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    The Olympia Standard

    A podcast about politics in Olympia, WA

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    #43: An Update on Criminal Justice Aug 05, 2019
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    With the public discourse that arose from last year’s election of the Thurston County Prosecutor, our listeners have asked us to keep tabs on issues of criminal justice in our area. We interviewed the recently re-elected prosecutor, Jon Tunheim, as well as the Director of Public Defense, Patrick O’Connor, to track some of the ongoing issues that have been in need of reform. We talked about case flow management, diversion, opioid response, bail reform, and how people can track the progress of a changing system.

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    #42: Vaccines and Public Health in Olympia Jul 22, 2019
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    With measles outbreaks occurring in several counties in Washington state this year, we wondered: what would happen if we had an outbreak in Olympia? How vulnerable are we? How do new state laws impact school-age families, and what more needs to be done to support public health? To answer these questions, we interviewed Jeanie Knight, division director for Disease Control and Prevention for Thurston County, and Dr. Rachel Wood, the public health officer for Thurston and Lewis Counties. Tune in to learn more about the local landscape for vaccine preventable illnesses.

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    For more in depth look at the numbers behind the statistics for local schools, check out this blog post.

    There are some upcoming clinics this August to help families be ready for the new school year under the new state requirements for the MMR vaccine. See this flyer for details!

    #41: City Government Structure Jul 08, 2019
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    On this episode, we explored the structure of city government, the reason we have the system we have, and what a different system looks like in a neighboring city. Olympia has a council-manager system of government, with a city manager to run the day-to-day operations of the city and a mayor that doesn’t have much more authority than the rest of city council. Tumwater has a mayor-council system, where the mayor has much more authority than the city council. We interviewed Holly Gadbaw, who served on the Olympia City Council for many years after it adopted the council-manager system, and Pete Kmet, the mayor of Tumwater.

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    #40: Port of Olympia Update Jun 24, 2019
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    The Port of Olympia has new leadership and is undergoing a long-term visioning process. We spoke with Sam Gibboney, the new executive director, about the current status and future of the port. We talked about the nature of ports as local government institutions, what our local port does for the county, and what we can expect to see future. There is a critical seat up for election this year on the port commission, so we’d like our listeners to pay close attention to these issues!

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    #39: Legislative Update with Beth Doglio May 30, 2019
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    Here is our annual legislative update! As we did last year, we sat down with Representative Beth Doglio to talk about what Olympia brought to the recent session, and how the outcomes of the session will impact people in Olympia. We dove into homelessness and housing, climate change and the environment, the new code of conduct around sexual harassment, vaccine exemptions, and more.

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    #38: The Future of Transportation May 06, 2019
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    With all the talk about having a walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly city, what does it look like to get there? The city of Olympia is in the process of developing it’s very first Transportation Master Plan. To get a high level view of our local transportation system, the changing needs, and how we will be getting around in the future, we interviewed Thera Black. Thera is a former planner at the Thurston Regional Planning Council and now a local consultant on transportation systems.

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    #37: Downtown Olympia and City Government Apr 15, 2019
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    To wrap up our series on downtown Olympia, we invited two city employees who focus on downtown planning. Amy Buckler is the downtown programs manager and Max DeJarnatt is working on parking policy. We talked about how the city incorporates various perspectives into their planning efforts, the balancing act of addressing different needs, the vision for downtown, and what work remains.

    The city’s parking strategy will be adopted soon and can be found here.
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    #36: EGYHOP in Downtown Olympia Apr 01, 2019
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    EGYHOP (Emma Goldman Youth and Homeless Outreach Project) has been around for over 20 years providing services to homeless people in downtown Olympia. As part of our series of perspectives on downtown, we interviewed Cassie as a volunteer with this organization. We talked about why they provide the services they offer, how downtown has changed over the years, and how we could respond to conflicting needs and interests.

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    #35: Thurston Conservation District Update and Election Mar 18, 2019
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    Last year, the Olympia Standard broke the story on serious issues within the Thurston Conservation District (check out episode 10). Since then, two board members have been removed by the State Conservation Commission. We interviewed TJ Johnson to get an update on the situation and the future of the TCD. TJ is a candidate for the board in the current election. More details on how to vote in this unusual election process can be found here!

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    #34: Feeding the Hungry in Downtown Mar 03, 2019
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    The main hub for the Thurston County Food Bank is located in an area downtown that has a high concentration of tents. We spoke with their executive director, Robert Coit, about his vision for providing food to anyone who needs it from a central location. We talk about how that area has changed over time, the experience of patrons and workers, and how the Food Bank is responding to changing needs.

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