In our fourth Adult Civics Happy Hour, we look at the role of policing in Tacoma. Nate Bowling, 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, will moderate the discussion with representatives from the ACLU, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, and an HR attorney for a school district. We’ll discuss use of community relations with law enforcement, use of force policies, selective enforcement, and issues regarding #BLM.

Thanks to Adam Wygle at Bootstrapper Studio and Doug Mackey at Moonyard Studio, and to Lindsey Stevens and Hope Teague Bowling for running the Q&A.

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Cristiano Valli, a radio host at Radio Popolare, is Italian-borne but has chosen to live in Tacoma instead of Seattle or San Francisco or anywhere else in the United States that he could live. His job is to report on the real story of the United States.

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Kristina Walker, from Downtown on the Go, talks about some of the efforts state legislators used to try to change or curtail funding for Sound Transit 3 in the last session. *So far* those efforts didn’t take, but Kristina talks to us about how to advocate for transit and transportation at the state, county, and local levels.

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This is the recording from our third Adult Civics Happy Hour event so far. Adult Civics Happy Hour (#ACHH253) is an opportunity for real talk about what’s happening in local government. We want to help regular people get involved and make their voice heard!

During this event, moderator Nate Bowling (2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, host of the Nerd Farmer Podcast) with guests Melissa Santos (reporter, The News Tribune), Andrea Cobb (School Board Member, Tacoma Public Schools) and Kate Davis (Office of Financial Management at the State of Washington) talk about funding education in Washington State, the McCleary decision, and how these big changes are shaking out for students in Tacoma.

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Josh Kilen, from Kilen IT, and Lynda Lopez, community manager at Surge Tacoma, talk about coworking in Tacoma and the newest Tacoma coworking space: Union Club!

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Michael Sullivan knows the history of all things Tacoma. He blogs regularly at tacomahistory.live. On today’s podcast he shares fascinating stories and nuggets from Tacoma’s history. Today’s episode covers (roughly) Tacoma’s history from the 1970s to 1990s.

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Michael Sullivan knows the history of all things Tacoma. He blogs regularly at tacomahistory.live. On today’s podcast he shares fascinating stories and nuggets from Tacoma’s history. Today’s episode covers (roughly) Tacoma’s history from the 1970s to 1990s.

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This is the recording from our second Adult Civics Happy Hour event. (We have no podcast version of the first event, but you can watch the Facebook livestream here.)

Adult Civics Happy Hour (#ACHH253) is an opportunity for real talk about what’s happening in local government. We want to help regular people get involved and make their voice heard!

During this event, moderator Nate Bowling (2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, host of the Nerd Farmer Podcast) with guests Candice Ruud (reporter, The News Tribune) and Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson give an inside take on how the City of Tacoma’s council works.

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Four guests (yes it was a full room) join Marguerite to discuss the recent candidate filings. This is an honest conversion with a progressive view of politics in Tacoma. The guests are all active in local politics which means that some of them have endorsed candidates or are working for candidates. They all disclose that at the beginning before dropping a wealth of insight about the races and local politics. If you want to know what’s going on in Tacoma politics this year, but also hear great phrases like “air quotes mayor,” then this episode is the place to start. (Actually, the episode prior to this one is the place to start).

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Four guests (yes it was a full room) join Marguerite to discuss the recent candidate filings. This is an honest conversion with a progressive view of politics in Tacoma. The guests are all active in local politics which means that some of them have endorsed candidates or are working for candidates. They all disclose that at the beginning before dropping a wealth of insight about the races and local politics. If you want to know what’s going on in Tacoma politics this year, but also hear great phrases like “air quotes mayor,” then this episode is the place to start. (And Part 2 is the place to finish!)

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