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Longtime Channel 253 host Evelyn Lopez joins the podcast to look back at Tacoma's 2024 and chat about the year ahead. We also look back at some highlights of the podcast Crossing Division. Note, we recorded this earlier in December before the board of Metro Parks called a special meeting to appoint Alisa Lee to the board. Evelyn was correct! They decided to handle this before they lost their quorum. Links Channel 253 membership
Well, here we are, three weeks from the general election. So many critical races, so many huge issues! This episode of Crossing Division is a companion to the Nerd Farmer voters' guide podcast. We will...
This is Part One of a Tacoma Audio Voters' Guide. In this conversation, we talked through the Congressional races, statewide initiatives, statewide offices, Pierce County judges, and a proposed fire and safety levy for the...
Happy New Year! Recorded live in the Moonyard Studios in gorgeous North Tacoma, this episode is the second of our two part 2023 Year in Review. If you missed Part I, you can find it...
Happy Holidays! Recorded live in the Moonyard Studios in gorgeous North Tacoma, this episode is the first of our two part 2023 Year in Review. We were joined in the studio by Erik Hanberg, President...
Local elections are never overlooked at Crossing Division. And this year we have several critical races for Tacoma. What direction will our City take? You have a chance to decide just that. Hosts Evelyn and...
We've been talking about housing and homelessness regularly on Crossing Division, and in this episode, we have the chance to talk about a really big idea—a game changing big idea. Governor Jay Inslee is proposing...
Over on Crossing Division, Evelyn has covered redistricting in Tacoma, in particular the 27th legislative district. In this conversation, we were planning to look at the whole state, including a conversation about the Congressional District...
Back when Washington State first started voting by mail in the 2010s, I started hosting Bring Your Ballot Parties. These were gatherings where we would discuss the merits of various candidates and ballot measures in...
Channel 253 continues its partnership with Tacoma’s Downtown on the Go Friday Forums in 2021. This year the forums focus on racism, urban design and transportation. After each forum, we will have a Crossing Division...
Channel 253 continues its partnership with Tacoma’s Downtown on the Go Friday Forums in 2021. This year the forums focus on racism, urban design and transportation. After each forum, we will have a Crossing Division...
Over the last week Tacoma social media has been abuzz with concerns about a “new” classroom schedule for Tacoma Public Schools that is to go into effect on February 8. The schedule shows “in person” teaching in the afternoons and remote learning in the morning.Why? Our COVID 19 numbers are far worse now than they were last March, and there are new variants that are even more contagious. Yes, everyone, especially teachers, students and parents, wants to get back to normal. But we need to do that safely. Can we safely return students to the classroom now?Well, it turns out that the schedule showing “in person” class periods really means “eventually, when we return to in person teaching, it will be on this schedule, so let’s try this schedule out now even if it is disruptive and results in less actual class time with students.” In response, many teachers and parents are saying “WTF TPS?!!!”In this joint episode of Crossing Division, Tacoma’s Talk Show, and Interchangeable White Ladies (IWL), Tacoma’s premier teaching and equity podcast, IWLs Hope Teague-Bowling and Megan Holyoke join Evelyn Lopez to talk about what’s going on in Tacoma School World. Why a schedule change now? Has the teachers’ union sold out its members? And what we can do about it? Listen and let us know what you think, and what should happen next!To understand this better, check out the following links:TPS Statement Doesn’t read like a draftSchool Schedules during Covid-19Hybrid School Schedules: More Flexibility; Big Logistical Challenges
Channel 253 is partnering with Tacoma’s Downtown on the Go Friday Forums in 2021. This year the forums focus on racism and urban design and transportation. After each forum, we will have a Crossing Division...
This week Nate hosted Crossing Division – Tacoma’s Talk Show, a sister podcast on the Channel 253 Network. He interviewed regular show host Evelyn Lopez about her recent discovery of the Tacoma Weekly’s pay-to-play endorsement...
This year, Downtown on the Go partnered with Channel 253 to coordinate podcasts of the Friday Forums, and follow-up Crossing Division episodes to further explore the issues raised in the Forums. Go back to check...
Channel 253 is partnering with Downtown on the Go as a media sponsor of DOTG’s Friday Forums. We think that the topic is a good fit with our Crossing Division podcasts, so we will record...
This year Channel 253 is partnering with Downtown on the Go as a media sponsor of DOTG’s Friday Forums. We think that the topic is a good fit with our Crossing Division podcasts, so we...
On this second and very special joint episode of Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division, we were thrilled to sit down with Puyallup Tribal Council Chairman David Bean and Councilmember Anna Bean (yep, they’re cousins). We...
On this second and very special joint episode of Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division, we were thrilled to sit down with Puyallup Tribal Council Chairman David Bean and Councilmember Anna Bean (yep, they’re cousins). We...
It’s a very special crossover episode! Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division team up to bring you an informative discussion of recycling in Tacoma. Our guest is Tacoma City Councilmember Ryan Mello and Lewis Griffith, Solid...
It’s a very special crossover episode! Citizen Tacoma and Crossing Division team up to bring you an informative discussion of recycling in Tacoma. Our guest is Tacoma City Councilmember Ryan Mello and Lewis Griffith, Solid...
Hello! Today I have the pleasure of introducing Interim Council Member Justin Camarata. He has been serving in this position since March 2018 but has been an active part of Tacoma's community for the last decade. He shares with us about some of the passion projects he is working on now and we were excited to learn how accessible getting involved can really be. Justin is a husband and father who also co hosts a podcast named Crossing Division on the Channel 253 podcast network. His pride for where he lives is abundant and you can tell by how he gets involved. Make sure to check out this week's episode! Thank you for listening! Sherah, David and TFAP team Links: 253 podcasts channel https://www.channel253.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justincamarata/
We’re trying a new format for Crossing Division this week. Justin Camarata and Erik Hanberg, who have both hosted Crossing Division in the past, Hulk-Smash their way through what’s happening in Tacoma news and politics....
After a spring hiatus, Crossing Division is back! Two guests share their experiences in the public process. Maralise, with her background in mediation and conflict resolution shares ideas for the public and public officials to...
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss growth in residential neighborhoods across Pierce County. Guests: Bill Lynn, land use attorney with Gordon Thomas Honeywell Samantha Sonju, resident and local activist in the Proctor...
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss Tacoma’s unsuccessful bid for Amazon HQ2 and the role of technology jobs in Tacoma. Guests: Andrew Fry Joel Larson Eli Moreno This Episode’s Host: Justin Camarata...
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss the effects of gentrification in their neighborhood. Guests: Laurie Arnold Josh Reisberg This Episode’s Host: Dave Jones Hosts and Credits Regular hosts are Julie Anderson, Justin...
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. Today’s guests discuss the State Farm’s decision to close its operations center in downtown Tacoma, housed in the old Frank Russell Building, and then what’s happening more widely downtown....
Crossing Division is Tacoma’s talk show. We look for the issues dividing our community and look for ways to talk it out and, hopefully, cross that division. Today’s guests discuss the rising issues surrounding homelessness...