We have a housing crisis in Tacoma. While there are government programs to help our neighbors, and some terrific non-profits too, who is checking on the tents and cars today and providing clean blankets for...

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Let’s Talk About the Tacoma Mutual Aid Collective (January 18, 2021)

What a week it has been!!! An exciting and historic election on Tuesday, an insurrection and attempt to take over the US Capitol on Wednesday, followed by obsessive twitter and news watching for the rest...

Let’s Talk About Our Predictions for 2021 (mobs, impeachment, police reform, local elections) (Jan. 8, 2021)

News Tribune reporters Josephine Peterson and Chase Hutchinson, and columnist Matt Driscoll, join host Evelyn Lopez to discuss the actions taken this week to launch a union for the staff of McClatchy newspapers in Washington...

Let’s Talk About Unionizing the News Tribune (Dec. 18, 2020)

It’s a month past the 2020 general election, and really things should be settled. The votes have been counted, and as of Dec. 8 elections results have been certified by all the states. Washington certified...

Let’s Do a Wrap Up on Election Issues and TCPHD with Joe Lopez! (Dec. 11, 2020)

Well, no chance for a quiet, reflective end of year in Pierce County! This is 2020 after all, and this week the County Council was presented with a surprise proposal to pull Pierce County out...

Let’s Talk About TPCHD, and the County’s Plan to Exit, with Derek Young (Dec. 4, 2020)

Joe and Evelyn Lopez break down the election challenges that have been filed by the Trump campaign and Trump supporters in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada and Arizona.  So far, no cases have been successful, and...

Let’s Talk About the President’s Post-Election Court Challenges with Joe Lopez! (Nov. 20, 2020)

Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young joins host Evelyn Lopez to talk about projects and priorities of the County Council. Specifically, the Youth and Young Adults Jobs Program that Derek helped create to provide training and...

Let’s Talk with Derek Young About Pierce County, COVID and What to Expect in 2021 (Nov. 13, 2020)

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,...

Let’s Talk About the Election!!! (Nov. 4, 2020)

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?...

Let’s Talk About the Pierce County Restaurant Rally, and the Wisdom Thereof, with Marty Campbell and Maddy Sanders (Oct. 30, 2020)

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...

Let’s Argue About Election 2020! Disagreeing and Agreeing with Alex Hayes and Justin Camarata (Oct. 23, 2020)

Have you been counted? The 2020 Census is a few short questions, and the data is protected. You have one more month to get counted, and we find out from Kamau Chege, Manager of Washington...

Let’s Talk with Kamau Chege About the 2020 Census! (Oct. 3, 2020)

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...

Nate Bowling Guest Hosts: Let’s Talk About Paid Political Endorsements with Sean Robinson and Evelyn Lopez (Sept. 19, 2020)

Beth Doglio, currently a Representative for the 22 Legislative District, is running for Congress. The 10th Congressional District covers rural, suburban, urban areas, our state capitol, and all of the JBLM military base. We talk...

Let’s Talk with Beth Doglio About the 10th Congressional District! (Sept. 11, 2020)

Did you know that Targa Resources, a fossil fuel pipeline, fuel storage and transportation company, runs crude oil storage and terminaling facilities in Tacoma? Those are the huge tanks you can see along the Hylebos...

Let’s Talk About Fossil Fuel Expansion in Tacoma: 350 Tacoma and Plans for More Crude Oil Tanks (August 28, 2020)

Last episode we talked with two Tacoma parents who are figuring out how to balance the educational needs of their kids while keeping them safe in the time of COVID. This week we wanted to...

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