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In response to local complaints, law enforcement are targeting drug operations on the Jordan River Trail. But, in an area where many unsheltered people live, crime and homelessness are often conflated. Executive producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to draw comparisons between the Jordan River situation and 2017’s Operation Rio Grande — and muse on lessons learned so we don’t make the same mess.
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Raising Sales Tax, Juicy Texts, and More Sanctioned Camping? [City Cast Salt Lake]


Who Gets To Exist in SLC Parks? [City Cast Salt Lake]

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Introducing What’s the State of Misinformation? with Renée DiResta from Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.
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We’re all so used to turning to our phones for information, but how exactly does it travel across the internet…and what happens if that information is wrong? Renée DiResta is the perfect expert to break it all down for us! Jonathan and Renée dig into the differences and potential dangers of misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda. From generative AI and Father Coughlin, to political polarization and being subpoenaed by Jim Jordan, we cover it all.



Renée DiResta is the Research Manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory where she investigates the spread of malign narratives across social networks, and assists policymakers in understanding and responding to the problem. She has advised Congress, the State Department, and other academic, civic, and business organizations, and has studied disinformation and computational propaganda in the context of pseudoscience conspiracies, terrorism, and state-sponsored information warfare. Her latest book, “Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality” is out on June 11th.



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The Utah Department of Transportation will connect our entire state with a network of paved trails, and the first 19 projects have already been funded to the tune of $95 million. Host Ali Vallarta asks UDOT Trails Division director Stephanie Tomlin if this signals a statewide shift away from car-centric commuting — and when can we ride our bikes from Park City to St. George?
Related listening: Will A New Strategy Change Where We Recreate? [City Cast Salt Lake]
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Gov. Spencer Cox has a pointed message for homeless service providers: Show results or lose funding. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means break down the ironies in his speech and in the room. Plus, preview some Salt Lake City Council decisions, meet the county’s new public health boss, and find yellow watermelons.
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Utah Gov. Cox to homeless providers: Produce results, or you could lose funding [Utah News Dispatch]


Explaining the Salt Lake City Mayor's $475 Million Budget Proposal [Hey Salt Lake]

Attend the Salt Lake City Council meeting online or in-person.

Miya’s Market on Instagram and TikTok


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You know you’re a Salt Laker once you’ve had a Tan France sighting. The Queer Eye star has called Utah home for almost two decades — so let’s test him on his local credentials. Tan joins host Ali Vallarta to dish on the best and worst our town has to offer and the most Salt Lake thing about him.
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Developers want to turn West Valley’s Redwood Drive-In and Swap Meet into housing — for the second time. Executive producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to calculate its odds of survival. Plus, a vacant SLC building gets a sexy makeover, primary ballots hit mailboxes, and a weekend wrestle-off.
If the sponsored interview with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development grabbed your attention, learn more about the Startup State Initiative. 
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Vote in the second-round survey to name Utah’s NHL team.


Who’s To Blame for the Draper Home Slides? [City Cast Salt Lake] 

Public Comment on Redwood Drive-in Rezone: Email West Valley community development director steve.pastorik@wvc-ut.gov or attend the WVC Council hearing, Wednesday, June 12 at 4 p.m. (in person or on Zoom)


Old public safety building to be converted into affordable housing [Building Salt Lake]


Why Aren’t These Vacant SLC Buildings Housing? [City Cast Salt Lake] 

Salt Lake County primary election information


Get tickets to Wrestle Off 2024.

Listen to Canadaland’s DYNASTIES #9: The Harts.

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