Episode 39: Valdez Bravo, President of Health Care For All Oregon
Kip S “We could go from the system we have now… to having truly everybody in and nobody out, which is our motto at HCAO – and save over $800 million dollars…
Episode 38: Mark Douglass- Addiction Counselor and Program Manager
“What I’ve seen and what I kind of trust about people is that when they are given the opportunity to connect to other human beings, when they feel safe, when…
Episode 37: Blair Stenvick with Basic Rights Oregon
“Sometimes people want obviously some good news, and even if the good news is literally just ‘oh there are other people with the same emotions as you have and you…
Episode 36: The New City Council- Swearing in Day and Beyond
“A New Hope” – George Lucas (I assume) On December 19th, Kip and I attended the official swearing in of the new Portland City Council, Mayor, and Auditor. We were…
Episode 35: Post-Election Wrap-Up and What’s Next
“Anyone who’s ever filled in a circle and answered a multiple choice question can fucking handle ranked choice voting… Having 20 – 30 candidates running for office in each district…
Episode 34: Checking in with Lisa Freeman, District 4
“Our Public Safety Budget is $560 million dollar and the violence prevention budget is $5 million, so I advocate for doubling that- it’s really only a drop in the bucket…