#83: A New Member On The Olympia City Council The Olympia Standard podcast

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We are joined by Senator Sam Hunt to review the legislative session just past and talk about what Olympia got from Olympia. We also delve into his political history and the history of our community as we look back on his year’s of service.

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#105: Do we want to close Madison and McKenny schools? 50:11

1 year之前50:11

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We have been slow rolling through a very large discussion on school closures since last summer. We sit down with three different community members on how we got here, where we’ve been before and what we need to do now. Guests: Maria Flores, Olympia School Board Kelcy Schaffer, OSD4ALL Russ Lehman, former Olympia School Board OSD School Efficiency Review page OSD4All Closure Forum…

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#104: New City Council member Robert Vanderpool 22:42

1 year之前22:42

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Robert Vanderpool just started his job on the Olympia City Council. So, to get to know Olympia’s new policy-maker, we asked him some questions about himself, about where he’s coming from and what he’s been up to since joining the council. And about Baltimore and about why you shouldn’t like the Orioles. The really cool Olympia City Council meeting where Robert was elected to council using Ranked Choice Voting…

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#103: The Multifamily Tax Exemption and You 28:27

1 year之前28:27

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We conducted a couple of interviews about how the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) impacts the city in terms of growth, housing affordability and finances. We sat down with Darian Lightfoot from the city in the first segment to go over recent changes in Olympia’s MFTE. In our second segment, with talked to Robert Pantley and Angela Rozmyn from Natural and Built Environments to talk about their experiences statewide with the MFTE. Natural and Built Environment: https://www.naturalandbuilt.com/ We discussed a specific kind of city landscape analysis that looks at city infrastructure costs and tax productivity. A good example in the Pacific Northwest is one conducted in Eugene, OR: https://www.urbanthree.com/case-study/eugene-or/ As a good, all-around, backgrounder on the MFTE, the state Department of Commerce is hard to beat: https://www.commerce.wa.gov/serving-communities/growth-management/growth-management-topics/planning-for-housing/multi-family-housing-property-tax-exemption-program/…

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#102: Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo (with Howard Rosenfeld) 51:50

1 year之前51:50

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Today we hear from Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo, a candidate for Olympia School board. Interviewing Jess is Howard Rosenfeld, an old friend of the podcast who is stepping in this season to do at least one candidate interview. Jess and Howard talk about her background, the recent history of the school board and how we can find a path forward.…

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#101: We’re Doing It Live! 51:24

1 year之前51:24

51:24

We brought back host emeritus (and newly crowned friend of the podcast and I suppose city council member) Dani Madrone! We were also joined by Olympia city council member Dontae Payne! Jemmy was there and he got on mic! It was wild! And guess who else was there? So many of you! Thanks so much for everyone who came out! And thank you, listener, for enjoying our show in a new segmented format, now with Trivia and a Tip of the Hat!…

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#100: What is Olympia doing about homelessness? 29:18

2 years之前29:18

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In the primary part of this episode, we visit with Darian Lightfoot, who is leading the City of Olympia’s response to the homelessness crisis. She talks about the One Olympia plan, the city’s 2020 blueprint to respond to homelessness. We also get into housing preservation, renter protections and what we can do to open up housing capacity in every Olympia neighborhood. Before we get to Darian, though, I talk about Mayor Dick Abram and how we’ve been here before. Actually, Olympia: What is the city even doing about homelessness?…

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#99 Where are all the state offices going? 40:37

2 years之前40:37

40:37

In the first half of this episode, we sit down with Yvonne Knutson (Office of Financial Management) and Maurice Perigo (Department of Enterprise Services) to talk about how state offices are contracting all around Olympia and our region. Second, we visit with official Friend of the Podcast Mike Reid to go over how these office contractions will impact Olympia going into the future. Here is some additional reading: The Washington Standard (hey nice name, where’d you find it?): State looks to dump leased real estate as remote work leaves offices empty The Olympia Subreddit discussion on the above article Senate State Government & Elections work session on post COVID-19 office space needs (March 2023)…

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#98: Sine Die with a Housing Twist 44:07

2 years之前44:07

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Today we’re doing our traditional Sine Die (end of the legislative sesssion) episode, but with a Housing Twist. The Olympia Standard sits down with Representative Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) to talk about what Olympia got from the state legislature. But we specifically detour into the long-ish history of where the housing legislation that marked this year’s session came from. Hint: it came from Olympia.…

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#97 Housing history in Olympia and setting the stage for the state legislature 42:17

2 years之前42:17

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The state legislature is about to act on statewide zoning reform that would adopt much the same policy that we’ve been passing in Olympia for years now. To take a look at our own history, and to talk about how it impacts the debate in the legislature, we sat down with Janae Huber with Olympians for People Orientated Places. I also read a version of two essays that I’ve written on Olympia housing history, and how it relates to zoning reform and racial justice.…

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The Lacey Standard 50:58

2 years之前50:58

50:58

This is a non-numbered, out of the ordinary episode of the Olympia Standard. Ken Balsley passed away last week, and I thought it would be okay to share a conversation I had with him on his podcast a few years back. Maybe a little dated, but I thought you might get a kick out of it. I often got a kick of of Ken, even though I often disagreed with him. You can download the episode here. Speaking of which, here are two posts I wrote last year where Ken and I severely disagreed, which I referenced in the episode. We should be able to rename Priest Point Park if we feel like it. And Squaxin Park makes perfect sense. In response to “In Defense of Priest Point Park”…

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#96: Maria Flores, Talauna Reed and the Olympia School Board 39:17

2 years之前39:17

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The Olympia School Board filled a vacancy in November by choosing Talauna Reed, a vocal activist and candidate for mayor last year city council last year. In this episode, we chat with just recently former school board President Maria Flores and recently appointed Reed. We talk about the school district’s response coming out of the COVID pandemic, the pivot towards equity and the appointment process. We last spoke with Maria in 2019 in Episode #49. You can download the episode here.…

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#95 Olympia Strong and building an economically resilient city 41:01

3 years之前41:01

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As a community, we have been through a lot in the last three years economically. What path the city’s economic future will take will depend a lot on a new plan being developed by the city, Olympia Strong. We’re welcoming back Mike Reid and Amy Buckler, two verified friends of the podcast, to discuss the start up of Olympia Strong. You can refer back to two past episodes on the city’s economy with Mike ( 58 and 82 ). Amy previously appeared on an episode about Downtown. You can lend your voice to Olympia Strong now by filling out the city’s survey here . Download the episode here.…

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#94 OlyWA Days of Change 48:45

3 years之前48:45

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Between 1960 and 1980, Olympia and Thurston County went through a massive change. From a sleepy timber town with a state capitol building, Olympia grew (and continues) to grow by leaps and bounds. Compared to neighboring counties, Olympia has evolved into something new. And, the elements of what that newness came from is discussed by Don Martin and Anna Schlecht. They talk about OlyWA days of Change, an online community and book project about the history of Olympia between 1960 and 1980. Download the episode here.…

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#93: Inspire (the) Olympia (Standard) 13:35

3 years之前13:35