The Olympia Standard

The Olympia Standard
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The Olympia Standard

A podcast about politics in Olympia, WA

  1. 04/04/2024

    #106: Sine Die with Sam Hunt

    We are joined by Senator Sam Hunt to review the legislative session just past and talk about what Olympia got from Olympia. We also delve into his political history and the history of our community as we look back on his year's of service.

    19 min

  2. 03/08/2024

    #105: Do we want to close Madison and McKenny schools?

    We have been slow rolling through a very large discussion on school closures since last summer. We sit down with three different community members on how we got here, where we've been before and what we need to do now. Guests: Maria Flores, Olympia School Board Kelcy Schaffer, OSD4ALL Russ Lehman, former Olympia School Board OSD School Efficiency Review page OSD4All Closure Forum

    50 min

  3. 02/16/2024

    #104: New City Council member Robert Vanderpool

    Robert Vanderpool just started his job on the Olympia City Council. So, to get to know Olympia's new policy-maker, we asked him some questions about himself, about where he's coming from and what he's been up to since joining the council. And about Baltimore and about why you shouldn't like the Orioles. The really cool Olympia City Council meeting where Robert was elected to council using Ranked Choice Voting

    23 min

  4. 01/11/2024

    #103: The Multifamily Tax Exemption and You

    We conducted a couple of interviews about how the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) impacts the city in terms of growth, housing affordability and finances. We sat down with Darian Lightfoot from the city in the first segment to go over recent changes in Olympia's MFTE. In our second segment, with talked to Robert Pantley and Angela Rozmyn from Natural and Built Environments to talk about their experiences statewide with the MFTE. Natural and Built Environment: https://www.naturalandbuilt.com/ We discussed a specific kind of city landscape analysis that looks at city infrastructure costs and tax productivity. A good example in the Pacific Northwest is one conducted in Eugene, OR: https://www.urbanthree.com/case-study/eugene-or/ As a good, all-around, backgrounder on the MFTE, the state Department of Commerce is hard to beat: https://www.commerce.wa.gov/serving-communities/growth-management/growth-management-topics/planning-for-housing/multi-family-housing-property-tax-exemption-program/

    28 min

  5. 10/03/2023

    #102: Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo (with Howard Rosenfeld)

    Today we hear from Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo, a candidate for Olympia School board. Interviewing Jess is Howard Rosenfeld, an old friend of the podcast who is stepping in this season to do at least one candidate interview. Jess and Howard talk about her background, the recent history of the school board and how we can find a path forward.

    52 min

  6. 09/15/2023

    #101: We’re Doing It Live!

    We brought back host emeritus (and newly crowned friend of the podcast and I suppose city council member) Dani Madrone! We were also joined by Olympia city council member Dontae Payne! Jemmy was there and he got on mic! It was wild! And guess who else was there? So many of you! Thanks so much for everyone who came out! And thank you, listener, for enjoying our show in a new segmented format, now with Trivia and a Tip of the Hat!

    51 min

  7. 08/23/2023

    #100: What is Olympia doing about homelessness?

    In the primary part of this episode, we visit with Darian Lightfoot, who is leading the City of Olympia's response to the homelessness crisis. She talks about the One Olympia plan, the city's 2020 blueprint to respond to homelessness. We also get into housing preservation, renter protections and what we can do to open up housing capacity in every Olympia neighborhood. Before we get to Darian, though, I talk about Mayor Dick Abram and how we've been here before. Actually, Olympia: What is the city even doing about homelessness?

    29 min

  8. 06/21/2023

    #99 Where are all the state offices going?

    In the first half of this episode, we sit down with Yvonne Knutson (Office of Financial Management) and Maurice Perigo (Department of Enterprise Services) to talk about how state offices are contracting all around Olympia and our region. Second, we visit with official Friend of the Podcast Mike Reid to go over how these office contractions will impact Olympia going into the future.Here is some additional reading:The Washington Standard (hey nice name, where'd you find it?): State looks to dump leased real estate as remote work leaves offices empty The Olympia Subreddit discussion on the above article Senate State Government & Elections work session on post COVID-19 office space needs (March 2023)

    41 min
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A podcast about politics in Olympia, WA

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    The Olympia Standard
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    107
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