Community Focus with Jaden Jefferson

Jourdyn McQueary is the executive director of Equality Toledo and joins Community Focus to offer the organization's perspective on House Bill 68 and the governor's veto potentially being overrode in both chambers.

He returns to Toledo City Council to represent District 2 after winning an at-large seat back in 2009. Adam Martinez joins me on Community Focus to discuss his return to city government, thoughts about representation on council, and economic vision for the city.

On this first Community Focus of 2024, I'm sitting down with Toledo Police Chief Michael Troendle to discuss the department's focus on reducing non-fatal shootings, as well as the trend of homicides decreasing overall — but increasing among youth.

On this final Community Focus of 2023, I'm joined by Rachel Hepner-Zawodny, executive director for the American Red Cross of Western Lake Erie, to discuss one more gift you can give to close out the holiday season!

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, as well as Up First on Saturday, and she joins me on this week's Community Focus to discuss the importance of NPR's work, the wars overseas and domestic newsmakers, as well as digital misinformation.

On this week's Community Focus, I'm joined by Lucas County Commissioners Pete Gerken and Lisa Sobecki to discuss their colleague, Tina Skeldon-Wozniak, deciding to retire, and to also look back on this year's big projects and ahead to 2024.

Here's a check of your forecast and traffic from Jaden Jefferson Reports. Find more on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram under @Jaden_Reports, as well as Facebook and YouTube under Jaden Jefferson Reports. Have a great day! ☀️

Ahead of Monday's report on options to deal with rising rent, I'm joined this Sunday on Community Focus by Rashad Daoudi, a law student and paralegal who has some tips when it comes to the legal side of things.

From downtown Toledo's perceived need for a grocery store, to the $50 million investment coming to a crucial part of the city, to the need to better utilize space along water, ConnecToledo President Paul Toth and I are covering it all on this week's Community Focus.

Billy Little Jr. is a private investigator and attorney working alongside the family of Dee Warner to help shed light on her case by putting his expertise to use — and he joins me on this week's Community Focus with reaction and insight into her husband's arrest on murder.