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Seattle Mayor withdraws nominee to lead homelessness response after council controversy

caption: Tents are shown as people gathered to protest the sweeps of homeless camps on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at City Hall in Seattle.
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Tents are shown as people gathered to protest the sweeps of homeless camps on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at City Hall in Seattle.
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KUOW's Kate Walters speaks with host Kim Malcolm about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's announcement that, after months of controversy and delay, she's withdrawing her nominee to head the city's human services department.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.

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