Carol Mitchell has worked at just about every government office and agency in Tacoma. As a well-respected attorney and government leader, she has a deep background in human resources and equal opportunity laws, and organizational…
Currently, there are at least 3,300 of our neighbors living unhoused in Pierce County — realistically, that number is much higher. The situation involves a complicated set of problems: high housing prices, lack of affordable…
GET YOUR COMMENTS TO THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION BY OCT 4: https://www.redistricting.wa.gov/ Redistricting Part 2: Evelyn Lopez returns to the studio with Phil Gardner and Marty Campbell to discuss Washington’s redistricting process. The maps are out!…
What do you know about redistricting? It happens every ten years, and it’s based on the population data developed through the census, and it’s the building block of our democracy. Redistricting is the process for…
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It’s Pride Month in Tacoma! And now also in Pierce County! Did you know that Pierce County had not previously recognized local Pride celebrations? Well, that just changed with the County Council’s proclamation! https://online.co.pierce.wa.us/cfapps/council/iview/proposal.cfm?proposal_num=R2021-110 County…
In the final Friday Forum of 2021, the discussion focuses on project and government decision making. How do infrastructure ideas become reality? How do problems like faulty sidewalks and inadequate bus stops get fixed? Policy…
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has been working on health equity issues for several years. In 2015, TPCHD published a comprehensive health equity report, focusing on increasing the quality of health and life for Pierce…
Ryan Mello has loads of experience with politics and governance in the City of Tacoma, but now he’s moved to a bigger, more partisan, arena in the County. Ryan was sworn in as a Pierce…
You’re going to enjoy this conversation! Jani Hitchens was a teacher for a long time before she decided to run for Pierce County Council, and that background in collaborative problem solving comes through loud and…
Whew, well we are all waiting to see, aren’t we? If you woke up this morning feeling grim, this discussion might help. Evelyn Lopez is joined by campaign consultant extraordinaire, Crystal Fincher of Fincher Consulting,…
Restaurant Rally: November 8-19, 2020. Info here: https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/7032/Restaurant-Rally Pierce County received hella money from the Federal Government to help offset costs and losses from COVID 19. Now, how to spend it all before December 31?…
Election Day 2020 is quickly approaching, and opinions abound! Evelyn Lopez asked Republican campaign consultant Alex B. Hays and Chair of the 27th LD Democrats Justin Camarata to talk about state and local campaigns. Let’s…
If you follow Evelyn Lopez on Twitter (and maybe you should), you probably saw a thread about local politics and the Tacoma Weekly paper. The Tacoma Weekly is a small, local, free publication that you…
Crystal Fincher, political consultant and principal at Fincher Consulting, and Erik Hanberg, Metro Parks Board Commissioner and Channel 253 Publisher, join host Evelyn Lopez to break down the primary results from the August 4 election,…
This year we elect a new Sheriff in Pierce County, and it’s turning out to be a difficult position to assess. There are four candidates under consideration in the August 4 primary, and while each…
We are at week 10 of staying home, and it’s been difficult. So, when you come across a ray of sunshine and a spark of joy, you have to grab it. When we saw a…
We delayed our weekly podcast to make sure we had the latest, up to the final deadline filings for all campaigns. And there were some last minute surprises! The election season is on us, and…
Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young joins Evelyn Lopez to talk about the County’s $158 million plan to fight COVID 19, stabilize the economy, and support our community. It’s a lot of money, and it won’t…
This week Evelyn Lopez talks with Saiyare Refaei and Renee Meschi of the Pierce Conservation District. Saiyare and Renee work in the Harvest Pierce County program working with county food programs and community gardens. During…
This week Evelyn Lopez and Joe Lopez talk with Pierce County Councilmember Marty Campbell about Pierce County’s actions on the COVID 19/Coronavirus front. Pierce County has small business loans to help businesses impacted right now,…
Locality, responsibility, and maybe, maybe, opportunity. Those are the themes that run through our discussion of current mental health issues in our community. Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young, and local attorney Joe Lopez join host…
Pierce County has benefited from years of stable and sensible leadership from Sheriff Paul Pastor. But now he’s retiring and someone new will be elected in 2020. There are two well-known individuals thinking about a…