State Senate Candidate Pinky Vargas gives us her take on key issues in the legislative session, and L&I finds Sarbanand not guilty in the death of Honesto Silva Ibarra. Rosalinda Guillen responds on behalf of immigrant rights advocates.
EP 205 Gerry Ebalaroza Tunnell and the 40th LD Town Hall
Gerry Ebalaroza Tunnell on the Let’s Talk Workshop, and why “Stretching Our Edges on Race and Privilege” is more important than ever. And we feature the recent 40th LD Town Hall where Representatives Kris Lytton and Jeff Morris discussed their legislative priorities and responded to constituent concerns.
EP 204 Police Accountability, State DACA, Michael Vendiola, Liz Darrow
Guest Hosts Liz Darrow and Michael Vendiola. Issues: WA State’s stronger DACA, Initiative 990 may change laws around police prosecution. Bellingham Tent Encampments, Hirst, Loot Boxes.
EP 203 Senator Ranker, Edgar Franks, Liz Darrow
State Senator Kevin Ranker on carbon emissions and his actions to preserve education and the environment. WA Leg/Budget update And Immigration and Customs Enforcement targets local leader Maru Mora Villalponda for deportation. Liz Darrow and Edgar Franks join the hosts.
EP 202 Barbara Rofkar, MLK, Human Rights, Carbon Tax
Barbara Rofkar
Ep. 202 Longtime local activist and human rights leader Barbara Rofkar on the Martin Luther King Jr. Conference, the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force, and why this year it’s more important than ever to fight for human rights. WA Leg and Carbon Tax Initiative, and the future of public fiber optics, and interview with Jon Humphrey. Listen here
EP 201 Motel 6 Gross Privacy Violations and Bellingham Tenants Union
Dave Willingham, Galen Herz, and CNN Engineer Devlin Sweeney
EP 201 Guest-Host Galen Herz, Co-Founder of the Bellingham Tenants Union joins the crew to discuss the Motel 6 privacy violations of thousands of people with “Latino sounding names,” Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s charges and safe, affordable housing for all.
EP 148 On an Inclusive Native American Curriculum. Michael Vendiola and Smak i’ya’
Smak i’ya’
EP 148 On an Inclusive Native American Curriculum. Michael Vendiola, Office of Native Education Director at Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Smak i’ya’ , Ferndale Public Schools Lummi Language Instructor, talk about Washington State education and the Native American “Since Time Immemorial” curriculum. Smak i’ya’ on teaching and preserving the Lummi Language.
EP 147 City Hall Home Now Protest. Clean Energy.
EP. 147 Re-Sources Program Manager Eddy Ury joins the crew to talk about the Homes Now! Protest on the grounds of Bellingham City Hall, how housing, homelessness and the environment are connected, and upcoming Clean Energy initiatives.
EP 146 Demise of Local News and Media
EP. 146 Demise of Local News and Media. KMRE General Manage Suzanne Blais and Operations Manager Robert Clark discuss the future of independent, local voices in Whatcom County.
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EP 145 Human Rights in Whatcom County, Theresa Williams
EP. 145 WHRTF’s Theresa Williams on local human rights and racism past and present and on despair, inspiration, and hope. Click here to listen.
EP 144 Redline Salish Sea Warrant
Ep. 144. Guest Host Liz Darrow on Redline Salish Sea Facebook Warrant approval. The group also discusses the new Port Commissioners and the election’s implications for Bellingham’s waterfront. Click here to listen.
EP 143 Joe Teehan and the State of Returns
Ep. 143. Joe Teehan returns to commentary as a guest-host of Cascadia News Now! Joe joins Dave Willingham and Tim Johnson for insights on WA, Whatcom and Bellingham elections. Listen now.
EP 142 Whatcom Jail Proposition
Ep. 142: One last look at the Whatcom Jail Initiative Proposition 2017-6. Guests: No New Jail Tax Campaign Communications Director Genevieve Jones and concerned citizen Doug Starcher, who filed a Public Disclosure Campaign complaint against Whatcom County.