A podcast about local government in the City of Destiny
On this episode, we welcome Deputy Mayor Kristina Walker, who is a commissioner with Pierce Transit and a board member with Sound Transit. We discuss what’s happening with transit in Tacoma and the wider region. We focus on the opening of the extension of the Link T Line in Tacoma. We also look at bus rapid transit, access to transit, and we check in on projects in Seattle and on the Eastside of Lake Washington.
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Korey Strozier, one of the five Tacoma school board members, joins Citizen Tacoma for a Back-to-School-themed episode. We check in on what’s happening with the district, including technology, high schools, leadership, budget, trans students, and much more.
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On this episode of Citizen Tacoma, we check in with County Councilmember Marty Campbell. What’s the county up to? What’s happening with Pride Month, homelessness, public safety, bike and pedestrian safety, and more? Are elected officials on the West Coast “incompetent?” Tune in for a wide-ranging interview.
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We’ve got a big pack of candidate interviews. We invited the five candidates to sit down with Citizen Tacoma and talk about the issues affecting District 3 and Tacoma. Four responded (so far?). This interview is with John Frazier. We talk about what she sees as the top issues affecting the district and how she sees herself working with the council.
We also ask every candidate to fill in the blank. “Tacoma just wouldn’t be Tacoma without……?” And get some interesting answers!
Tune in to this interview and then check out all the rest of the candidates on CitizenTacoma.com or in your favorite podcast app.
We’ve got a big pack of candidate interviews. We invited the five candidates to sit down with Citizen Tacoma and talk about the issues affecting District 3 and Tacoma. Four responded (so far?). This interview is with Malando Redeemer. We talk about what he sees as the top issues affecting the district and how he sees himself working with the council.
We also ask every candidate to fill in the blank. “Tacoma just wouldn’t be Tacoma without……?” And get some interesting answers!
Tune in to this interview and then check out all the rest of the candidates on CitizenTacoma.com or in your favorite podcast app.
We’ve got a big pack of candidate interviews. We invited the five candidates to sit down with Citizen Tacoma and talk about the issues affecting District 3 and Tacoma. Four responded (so far?). This interview is with John Frazier. We talk about what he sees as the top issues affecting the district and how he sees himself working with the council.
We also ask every candidate to fill in the blank. “Tacoma just wouldn’t be Tacoma without……?” And get some interesting answers!
Tune in to this interview and then check out all the rest of the candidates on CitizenTacoma.com or in your favorite podcast app.
We’ve got a big pack of candidate interviews. We invited the five candidates to sit down with Citizen Tacoma and talk about the issues affecting District 3 and Tacoma. Four responded (so far?). This interview is with Chris Van Vechten. We talk about what he sees as the top issues affecting the district and how he sees himself working with the council.
We also ask every candidate to fill in the blank. “Tacoma just wouldn’t be Tacoma without……?” And get some interesting answers!
Tune in to this interview and then check out all the rest of the candidates on CitizenTacoma.com or in your favorite podcast app.
Filing week is coming up in Washington State, which is when candidates file for office. This year, we are electing candidates to parks, schools, ports, city councils, and other “nonpartisan” seats.
Rosie Ayala ran for office (and won!) in 2021 to become a commissioner on the Metro Parks board of Tacoma. She joined the podcast to talk about that experience and give notes to anyone considering running for office this year (or another).
On this episode of Citizen Tacoma, Commissioner Rosie Ayala joins the podcast to talk about what’s happening with Metro Parks: playfields, natural resources, climate change, and more! Give it a listen.
Citizen Tacoma continues its five-part “Better Know a District” series! This episode, Joe Bushnell joins the podcast to talk about what’s happening in District 5. We check in on what’s happening on Hosmer Street, growing jobs in Tacoma, tree canopy, policing in Tacoma, and where “Tacoma’s Tacoma” is. Check it out!
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.