Seattle's creative economy drives 18% of city GDP but artists can't afford to live here. Randy Engstrom, co-leading Mayor-Elect Wilson's arts transition team, argues culture must be central to solving housing, education, and economic challenges - not treated as expendable when budgets get tight. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at <a href= "http://officialhacksandwonks.com/">officialhacksandwonks.com</a>. Follow us on Bluesky at <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/hacksandwonks.bsky.social">@HacksAndWonks</a>. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/finchfrii.bsky.social">@finchfrii</a> and find Randy Engstrom on LinkedIn at <a href= "http://linkedin.com/in/randyengstrom/">linkedin.com/in/randyengstrom/</a>.

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Hacks & Wonks is a show hosted by political consultant Crystal Fincher, who talks with Policy Wonks and Political Hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work, with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening and what you can do about it.