Kate Garman & Friends Kate Garman

On October 8, 2020, Seattle became the second city in the country to mandate a minimum wage structure for Uber and Lyft drivers. I talk to my former colleagues Kylie Rolf and Kerem Levitas with the City of Seattle to learn more about the City's study and outreach. 

Also making a KGAF debut is Gabe Klein, my colleague and co-founder of Cityfi, and the former director to the Chicago and Washington DC  departments of transportation. Gabe and I discuss Prop 22, the historically expensive ballot initiative in California, and what's next for the TNC industry. 

Jumping out of hibernation, KGAF is back to talk about the 2020 election. In this episode, you'll hear from politico friends working in the states of Washington, Nevada, and Iowa respectively. Julia Reed, Quentin Savwoir, and Matt Sinovic join to talk about what issues are resonating in the states they live in, and the long term impacts from the politics of today. 

On this episode you'll meet my partner, David Burns. David and I dated long distance for several years, until I moved 3,000 miles to live with him in a one bedroom apartment in Washington DC. That was January. This is our story of learning to live together in normal times, and then very quickly, in a pandemic. 

KGAF welcomes the incomparable Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, OH. Mayor Whaley is a leader among mayors, a driver for change, and a genuine soul in American politics. We talk about her life; how she got into elected office and how her friendships with mayors across the country have impacted her personally and professionally. She also has the best answer of the season explaining her first ever job. 

What does innovation actually mean? How do cities learn from each other during this era of innovation? Is this a particular "era," even? I speak with David Graham, the Chief Innovation Officer at the City of Carlsbad, CA, and with David Ricketts, the inaugural Innovation Science Fellow in the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard about these very questions and more.

Coffee is not only delicious, it brings people together. On this episode I talk with Bo Nelson, a coffee roaster and creator of intentional spaces. He brings his background of horticulture and community to disrupt the coffee industry and build exceptional placemaking. We also talk about his experience as an entrepreneur and, of course, our love of coffee.