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Citizen Tacoma Channel 253
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Citizen Tacoma explores how Tacoma's local politics function and how regular people get involved to make change. We talk to elected officials, candidates, activists, organizers, and learn how to engage and make government work for us.
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Talking transit (again!) with Tacoma City Councilmember Kristina Walker
On this episode, we welcome Tacoma City Councilmember Kristina Walker, a Pierce Transit commissioner and a Sound Transit board member. We discuss what's happening with transit in Tacoma and the wider region.
We focus on the bus driver shortage that is affecting the 590 and 594 routes, light rail, the PT Runner service, the "Stream," and much more.
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Kristina Walker
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Michelle Douglas—Emergency Food Network
Welcome back to another episode of Citizen Tacoma! Michelle Douglas joins the podcast to discuss hunger in Pierce County. She gives an update on some of the ways Emergency Food Network and the food pantries across the county are serving those who need food.
We also check-in about the arts, the economy, downtown Tacoma, and more.
Enjoy!
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Emergency Food Network
Channel 253 membership
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Steve Wamback – Tacoma’s Charter Review Committee
Did you know that Tacoma is governed by a "charter?" And that every ten years, a group of citizens gets together to review it and propose new changes. It's true!
Steve Wamback is the chair of the committee that is tackling this process. With more than 50 meetings planned in six months, they have a big workload ahead of them.
So what are they looking at? How does the process work? And how can you share your input? All that and more on the next episode.
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Tacoma's Charter Review Committee
Flyer for extended public comment session on Monday, February 26 (.pdf file)
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Melissa Malott — Communities for a Healthy Bay
Welcome back to another episode of Citizen Tacoma! Melissa Malott joins the podcast to discuss the health of Commencement Bay and what's threatening it. She gives an update on some of the industrial uses in the port and the work CHB is doing on that front. We get into the proposed rebuilding of the animal rendering plant and much more.
She also speaks a little bit about the Tacoma Charter Review Committee and what's happening there.
Enjoy!
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Melissa Malott at Communities for a Healthy Bay
Tacoma Charter Review
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Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland joins the podcast to talk about the recent speakership elections, government shutdowns, conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, bridging the digital divide, her view on what's at stake in the 2024 elections, and more.
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Marilyn Strickland
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Talking transit with Deputy Mayor Kristina Walker
On this episode, we welcome Deputy Mayor Kristina Walker, who is a commissioner with Pierce Transit and a board member with Sound Transit. We discuss what's happening with transit in Tacoma and the wider region. We focus on the opening of the extension of the Link T Line in Tacoma. We also look at bus rapid transit, access to transit, and we check in on projects in Seattle and on the Eastside of Lake Washington.
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Kristina Walker
Channel 253 membership