This year Channel 253 is partnering with Downtown on the Go as a media sponsor of DOTG’s Friday Forums. We think that the topic is a good fit with our Crossing Division podcasts, so we…
It’s 2020 and another big, eventful year for Tacoma! Host Evelyn Lopez is joined by Tacoma lawyer and civic observer Joe Lopez to talk through and analyze some of the biggest local issues for this…
Tim Eyman. Who is he? Anti-tax crusader? Cynical initiative manipulator? Media attention addict? Maybe all of that, and now a candidate for Governor too! Crosscut’s Melissa Santos (formerly reporting for the Seattle Times and The…
Our state’s plan to resurrect affirmative action programs for public hiring, contracting, and admissions to state colleges and universities appears to be failing as R-88/I-1000 is voted down. But there are other paths to more…
It’s the day after the election, so time for Hulk-Smash 2019, this year without any electric boogaloo. As we anxiously await the second ballot drop later today, Erik Hanberg and Justin Camarata sit down with…
Pierce County has benefited from years of stable and sensible leadership from Sheriff Paul Pastor. But now he’s retiring and someone new will be elected in 2020. There are two well-known individuals thinking about a…
There are two important state-wide initiatives on the ballot this November: I-976 which reduces car tab fees to $30 and significantly reduces funding for transportation projects, roads and infrastructure improvements, and state patrol funding across…
Welcome to Tacoma’s Talk Show! It’s an EARTHQUAKE!!! Oh no, the VOLCANO IS ERUPTING!!! We’re getting ready for the 2019 Great Washington ShakeOut by talking earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and how to survive it all. Joining…
Campaigns are required to file weekly reports of the contributions received, and monthly reports of their expenditures. You can find the reports and overview data at our state’s Public Disclosure Commission website, www.pdc.wa.gov. But you…
Welcome to Tacoma’s Talk Show! In our second housing related discussion, we talk about backyard cottages (ADUs or accessory dwelling units), real estate financing, how to get more housing available quickly, and how one might…
You’ve certainly noticed that we have housing issues in Tacoma – issues that we simply didn’t have ten or twenty years ago. Housing prices are going up, but our housing is still a bargain compared…
The votes are in for our 2019 Primary Election! How did your favorite Tacoma candidates do? Should strategies change as the campaigns move toward the November General Election? What were the take-aways? And most of…
On this second and very special joint episode of Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division, we were thrilled to sit down with Puyallup Tribal Council Chairman David Bean and Councilmember Anna Bean (yep, they’re cousins). We…
Development at Chambers Bay, the county owned golf course and public park, is the latest land use controversy riling park lovers and environmentalists. Once a gravel pit, the land of Chambers Bay was purchased for…
Did you know that Tacoma High Schools had an 89.3% graduation rate for the class of 2018? That’s terrific! And it is the result of years of work by the district. But are all students…
Let’s Talk — with Students — About Diversity, Education, and Divisiveness
- April 25, 2019
- Tagged as: diversity, education, white supremacy
What do you think should be taught in our high schools? Is diversity education a divisive education, as one of our Tacoma high school history teachers recently claimed in an opinion piece published in The…
Let’s Talk About Democratic Caucuses vs Primaries
- March 26, 2019
- Tagged as: caucus, democrats, election, primary
Did you participate in the Democratic Party presidential caucuses in 2016? In 2008? Before then? How did it go? Although the Washington State Democratic Party has traditionally used caucuses to select the party’s preferred presidential…
It’s a very special crossover episode! Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division team up to bring you an informative discussion of recycling in Tacoma. Our guest is Tacoma City Councilmember Ryan Mello and Lewis Griffith, Solid…
Host Evelyn Lopez talks to The News Tribune reporter Sean Robinson about his recent story covering public settlements—usually payouts to settle lawsuits. But, as Sean reports, those settlements were voted on without telling the public…
Host and attorney Evelyn Lopez is joined by two guests Shannon McMinimee and Rachel Graves (who are also attorneys!) to discuss the October 11, 2018, Washington Supreme Court decision in State v. Gregory that invalidated…
Justin Camarata, Erik Hanberg, and Evelyn Lopez “Hulk-Smash” their way through the 2018 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington State, and federal election results. We start with the local stuff first and eventually get to the US…
Host Evelyn Lopez sits down with The News Tribune reporter Sean Robinson, who has been covering the ongoing Tacoma teacher strike. (Recorded Thursday morning, September 13) Below are links to his coverage (and Matt’s Driscoll’s…
Justin Camarata, Erik Hanberg, and Evelyn Lopez “Hulk-Smash” their way through what’s happening in Tacoma news and politics. Topics include: Teacher strike? Teacher pay. Tenants rights. “Just cause” Primary results Smoke, West Nile Virus, Sinking…
Guests Beth Kraig and T’wina Franklin join host Julie Anderson to talk about the gains of feminism, but also how white women have so often failed to bring others along through those gains when confronted…
We’re trying a new format for Crossing Division this week. Justin Camarata and Erik Hanberg, who have both hosted Crossing Division in the past, Hulk-Smash their way through what’s happening in Tacoma news and politics….
After a spring hiatus, Crossing Division is back! Two guests share their experiences in the public process. Maralise, with her background in mediation and conflict resolution shares ideas for the public and public officials to…
Three guests share their experience running different kinds of small businesses in Tacoma (a brewery, a restaurant, and a marketing company). They talk about Tacoma’s proximity to Seattle, our minimum wage hike, taxes, regulation, feelings…
This episode, our guests suss out the problems and possibilities when the personal and political values of citizens are at odds with Pierce County’s industries and businesses. Guests: Tom Pierson, President and CEO of the…
How should we think about the inequitable differences in things like education and infrastructure between Tacoma’s neighborhoods? Guests: Sheree Cooks is a Family Engagement Advocate working with Tacoma Public Schools, the Tacoma Council PTA president,…
After recent events locally and nationally, a high school student, a teacher, a former Vice Principal, and a community member discuss safety in school. Guests: Annie Jensen, teacher and co-host of Interchangeable White Ladies Larry…
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss growth in residential neighborhoods across Pierce County. Guests: Bill Lynn, land use attorney with Gordon Thomas Honeywell Samantha Sonju, resident and local activist in the Proctor…
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss Tacoma’s unsuccessful bid for Amazon HQ2 and the role of technology jobs in Tacoma. Guests: Andrew Fry Joel Larson Eli Moreno This Episode’s Host: Justin Camarata…
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss the effects of gentrification in their neighborhood. Guests: Laurie Arnold Josh Reisberg This Episode’s Host: Dave Jones Hosts and Credits Regular hosts are Julie Anderson, Justin…
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss the State Farm’s decision to close its operations center in downtown Tacoma, housed in the old Frank Russell Building, and then what’s happening more widely downtown….
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. We look for the issues dividing our community and look for ways to talk it out and, hopefully, cross that division. Today’s guests discuss the rising issues surrounding homelessness…
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. We look for the issues dividing our community and look for ways to talk it out and, hopefully, cross that division. Coming January 2018! Crossing Division is in the…