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King County Sheriff Candidates Debate

Some, but not all, King County sheriff's deputies have done crisis intervention training.
(Flickr photo/N i c o l a)

Whoever wins the election to lead the King County Sheriff's Department will have his work cut out for him. Two performance audits in recent months have criticized how the department handles internal investigations and use-of-force complaints. Steve Strachan has been interim sheriff since Sue Rahr departed earlier this year. Strachan faces a veteran of the department in the race, former KCSD spokesman John Urquhart. They join us in studio.

Plus, our “On The Job" series continues with a visit to the artists behind Hourglass Footwear, a Ballard company that works with shoes instead of canvas.