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A new report shows how the growing OurKidsCode network of creative coding workshops and clubs for families is enabling parents in communities across Ireland to be more proactive in their children's use of technology, with mothers comprising 72% of the parents involved. The OurKidsCode project, based in the School of Computer Science and Statistics in Trinity College Dublin, has built an infrastructure and partnership network with county councils across Ireland, including for leveraging Ireland's rural grid of broadband connection point community centres, and Microsoft Dream Space, as well as with the National Parents Council. This network of relationships is successfully enabling OurKidsCode to deliver facilitator-led workshops and a 'Start a Club' programme that supports the establishment of parent-led creative coding clubs for families with primary-level children. The OurKidsCode programme builds parents' confidence and skills in technology alongside their children at informal, hands-on creative coding workshops. These take place outside of school hours in libraries, primary schools and rural broadband connection point community centres. Creative coding is the playful use of computer programming to make art, stories, or interactive projects, combining coding, crafting and making. OurKidsCode workshops are appealing to parents who are looking for ways to increase their children's active creation rather than passive consumption of technology. OurKidsCode has collaborated with Microsoft Dream Space since 2022 to support young people, families and educators in rural communities through inclusive STEM opportunities. Core to this collaboration are the opportunities given to rural clubs to come together to enter The Dream Space Showcase, a national STEM event that celebrates innovation and creativity found within rural clubs, schools and communities. OurKidsCode has established fiscal and operational partnerships with county councils across Ireland and has worked closely with an increasing number of county council broadband officers since 2021. In 2024, OurKidsCode began to expand its work with county councils to include partnerships with county libraries. Facilitated by county councils and through its broadband officers, OurKidsCode offers workshops and provides support to clubs at broadband connection points across the country, which are publicly accessible sites in rural and remote areas that have been provided with a high-speed broadband connection. Funded by Research Ireland and the Department of Rural and Community Development, OurKidsCode has reached 5,240 parents and children in 111 predominantly rural locations across Ireland. The report shows females (mothers and girls) comprised 55 per cent of participants, with males (fathers and boys) making up 43 per cent, busting the gender stereotype that females are not as interested in computing as males. OurKidsCode is committed to promoting inclusivity and diversity in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths). By partnering with DEIS schools, local development agencies and NGOs, it strives to make workshops that are accessible to all families. Speaking at the recent launch of OurKidsCode's Impact Report, OurKidsCode project lead and assistant professor in the School of Computer Science and Statistics at TCD, Dr. Nina Bresnihan, said: "OurKidsCode is committed to increasing opportunities for parental involvement in children's computing education and contributing to greater diversity, inclusivity and equal access, with a particular focus on rural communities where access to such initiatives is often limited. Getting parents involved in their children's coding education can have powerful outcomes. Research in our new report shows how this boosts knowledge and confidence. It also sustains families engaging together in computing activities and promotes computing as a subject choice and future careers in STEAM-related fields. Furthermore, it challenges stereotypes b...

"Se vós estiverdes em Mim, e as Minhas Palavras estiverem em vós, pedireis tudo o que quiserdes, e vos será feito.Nisto é glorificado Meu Pai, que deis muito fruto; e assim sereis Meus discípulos." João 15:7-8

A North Clare primary school is set to provide a specialist therapeutic programme for its pupils for just the second year ever, on foot of community donations. Play therapy is designed to help children overcome trauma, anxiety and other issues through a blend of creative arts and recreational activities. Furglan National School in Lahinch is a DEIS facility, but as it's the smallest school in Clare, it relies on fundraising to fulfil extracurricular services and local Café, Anna and Co has now come on board to sponsor play therapy sessions. Principal Patricia Vaughyn says it's a gamechanger.

Bob Deis is a pulp and pop culture historian who collects and writes about vintage men's adventure magazines (MAMs) and paperbacks published in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He owns one of the largest and most complete collections of MAMs in the world.Since 2013, Bob has co-edited the MEN'S ADVENTURE LIBRARY book series with Wyatt Doyle, head of the New Texture indie book publishing imprint. That series, which reprints classic MAM stories and artwork, now includes over 20 illustrated anthologies and art books, including one that focuses on the significant role MAMs played in increasing and shaping public awareness of Bigfoot and other cryptid monsters, titled the CRYPTOZOOLOGY ANTHOLOGY. It features commentary by David Coleman, author of THE BIGFOOT FILMOGRAPHY and was named one of the "Best Cryptozoology Books of the Year” in 2015 by Loren Coleman, founder of the International Cryptozoology Museum.Another recent illustrated anthology co-edited by Bob and Wyatt, ATOMIC WEREWOLVES AND MAN-EATING PLANTS, features supernatural and science fiction stories published in MAMs. It was named as one of the best books in the “Weird Tales' tradition by NEW YORK TIMES book critic Micheal Dirda published in 2023.In 2021, Bob launched MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY magazine with graphic designer and head of Pulp 2.0 Press, Bill Cunningham. The MAQ reprints MAM stories and artwork, provides background on the writers, artists and magazines, and includes articles about related vintage paperbacks, movies and TV shows. Each issue has a theme.The latest issue, MAQ #11, features classic UFO stories and artwork published in men's adventure magazines in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Commentary in that issue also shows how MAMs played a key role in increasing public awareness of UFOs and of the U.S. governments' attempts to suppress and coverup reports of UFO sightings. The MAQ has developed a loyal following of fans and for combining classic stories and artwork with the eye-poppingly cool layouts created by Bill. Bob and Bill also co-edit THE ART OF RON LESSER book series, which showcases Lesser's famed paperback cover art, historical artwork and more recent paintings.Bob's main website is www.MensPulpMags.com. He also writes a blog about famous quotations, www.ThisDayinQuotes.com .He lives near Key West, Florida with his beautiful wife BJ (who graciously tolerates his piles of old magazines and books), their three dogs and four cats.The gorgeously illustrated MEN'S ADVENTURE LIBRARY books and MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY magazine issues co-edited by Bob Deis are available on Amazon worldwide or directly from Bob at:https://www.menspulpmags.com/Bob visits with Talking Weird to chat about an assortment of classic UFO and cryptid cases, first recorded and published in classic men's adventure magazines decades ago, and recently collected and reissued in some of Bob's amazing publications: Including articles from such notable researchers as John Keel, Donald Keyhoe, and Ivan T. Sanderson.Do not miss this fascinating episode about an assortment of some classic as well as some long-forgotten tales of the weird and anomalous.

Este avance en el tratamiento de enfermedades pulmonares, que consiste en reducir la intervención a una incisión de solo tres centímetros, ha supuesto un salto exponencial que pasará a los libros de historia como la técnica que nació para reducir el trauma quirúrgico, mejorando la recuperación de los pacientes y disminuyendo el dolor postoperatorio. Su enfoque innovador ha sido adoptado por cirujanos en todo el mundo y se ha convertido en un estándar en la cirugía torácica moderna. Después de más de 10.000 pacientes operados en 138 países, su labor altruista no se limita a reducir el dolor y transmitir su conocimiento. Recientemente ha puesto en marcha la Fundación Diego González Rivas, para llevar su técnica a países en circunstancias extremas e incluso ha desarrollado un camión medicalizado para poder realizar este tipo de cirugías en los lugares más complicados de África, como recoge en su libro autobiográfico 'Curando el mundo. Diario de un cirujano nómada'. "Nadie me obliga a trabajar un sábado y un domingo. Nadie me obliga a ir a Perú a operar a una paciente. Nadie me obliga a ir a Roma el fin de semana a operar. Sino que lo hago porque me encanta, me divierte, me hace feliz, y al final esa es la motivación que hay que tener. Cuando estás haciendo algo que está mejorando la calidad de vida de las personas, ya merece la pena", concluye el cirujano.

On this episode a discussion about a DEIS school teacher being attacked by a student took an unexpected turn when Jeremy revealed what he witnessed this week involving shocking child neglect.

The Dáil has heard that a Clare town isn't getting the educational supports it needs due to an assessment mechanism that isn't fit for purpose. Meelick Fianna Fáíl TD Cathal Crowe is calling for a change in the way schools are given DEIS status, claiming the process doesn't currently take vital aspects of educational disadvantage into account. DEIS schools are schools that receive extra resources to assist students considered to be at risk of educational disadvantage and at present, a total of 18 primary and post-primary schools in Clare have this status. Deputy Crowe says Shannon is one area which it could be argued deserves a helping hand.

A recent survey highlights strong parental support for STEM education, with 80% of parents willing to back their child's participation in extracurricular STEM activities. In addition, over half (54%) of the surveyed parents actively encourage their children to pursue an interest in STEM subjects. These figures are part of a survey conducted by Red C Research and released by ESB to mark the start of ESB Science Blast 2025. The first showcase events are taking place in RDS Dublin from Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th March 2025. ESB Science Blast, an RDS led initiative, is a free educational programme which actively encourages child-led investigation and scientific discovery. This non-competitive initiative aims to address inequities in STEM education by ensuring equal access for all students, with a 50/50 gender participation and a core focus on DEIS schools and Gaelscoileanna participation. Parents attitudes to STEM In the survey, almost half (48%) of parents with primary school-aged children stated they are satisfied with the STEM learning opportunities in the classroom. A regional disparity does exist as 40% of parents based in Dublin feel their child's school offers adequate STEM support compared to 33% of parents outside of Dublin. Overall, STEM ranks third in importance among school subjects, underscoring the need for greater awareness and advocacy in this area. STEM Career Opportunities and Understanding of STEM The survey also sheds light on perceptions of STEM career opportunities. Three-quarters (74%) of adults believe that a career in STEM would offer good job prospects. Yet only 35% are familiar with the career opportunities associated with STEM. There is a gender divide in perceptions of equal career opportunities in STEM, with 53% of men and 44% of women agreeing that such opportunities exist regardless of gender. The survey also reveals a gap in understanding regarding the term 'STEM', with 58% of participants admitting they do not have a clear grasp of the term. Commitment to STEM Reaffirming their commitment to fostering STEM education, ESB and the RDS today announce a five-year extension to their partnership of ESB Science Blast. Since 2019, ESB Science Blast has engaged over 70,000 pupils from all 32 counties, inspiring primary school pupils to explore the world around them and develop skills for the future, such as communication, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and curiosity. Commenting on the survey results and sponsorship renewal, Marguerite Sayers, Deputy Chief Executive, ESB said: "ESB Science Blast has been a transformative experience for thousands of students across Ireland. Supporting ESB Science Blast is one way we help nurture a diverse talent pool and encourage children to see the endless possibilities a career in STEM can offer. We are proud to extend our partnership with the RDS and continue our mission to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders, "The enthusiasm and creativity displayed by the students is truly inspiring. Every year, the vast array of projects highlights the curiosity of primary school children as they investigate the science behind simple but intriguing questions. We look forward to welcoming students and their teachers to ESB Science Blast 2025". The positive and significant impact of ESB Science Blast is evident in the positive feedback from both pupils and teachers in an external evaluation study conducted by RDS. An impressive 71% of pupils reported improved teamwork skills, while 86% of teachers noted enhanced presentation skills in the classroom. The programme has also sparked a greater interest in STEM careers, with 65% of pupils expressing a desire to pursue a future in the field. Commenting on the partnership, Niamh De Loughry, Deputy Chief Executive Foundation said: "ESB Science Blast exemplifies our unwavering commitment to fostering innovation and addressing critical societal needs. As a cornerstone of our Science and Technology programme, this initiati...

Professor Emer Smyth, Resarch Professor, ESRI discusses how programmes in DEIS schools to help disadvantaged children complete their education are proving to be a postive experience.

Clare's most disadvantaged schools are set to receive targeted supports under an enhanced version of the DEIS scheme. Education Minister Helen McEntee has confirmed that details of 'Deis Plus' will be rolled out this week and will have a particular emphasis on tackling high levels of absenteeism and improving literacy and numeracy. The new programme is also expected to make therapeutic and counselling services more accessible. Clare Irish National Teacher's Organisation Representative Brendan Horan says increased resources are required.

More supports are to be put in place in schools to meet the needs of children growing up areas with the highest levels of disadvantage. Minister for Education Helen McEntee said she is considering enhanced funding, staffing and wellbeing supports as part of a new DEIS Action Plan will be published in 2025. The Minister joined Sarah in studio.

No podcast de hoje, "Não Deis Lugar ao Diabo", o Pastor Juanribe Pagliarin nos ensina sobre como o inimigo se aproveita das nossas fraquezas e brechas para entrar em nossas vidas. Ele nos alerta sobre a importância de manter nossa mente e coração alinhados com os princípios de Deus, para que não deixemos espaço para as armadilhas do diabo. Essa mensagem é um verdadeiro despertamento para que possamos viver em paz e vitória, protegidos das ciladas do mal.

É um grande privilégio, o maior de todos, saber que nosso Deis está sempre de braços abertos para acolher os filhos que o buscam. Nosso Deus é, também, nosso Pai e nunca rejeita os filhos que clamam a ele. Ele infunde força, coragem e todos os recursos necessários para viver cada dia com dedicação e fidelidade. Não desperdice este privilégio, busque ao Senhor agora mesmo e você encontrará nele tudo de que precisa. Ser sempre acolhido é uma grande bênção que nosso Deus nos dá.

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Natasha Adams is CEO of Tesco Ireland. Today, the company announced an extension of the stronger starts school food programme to schools - the programme delivers food fruit and vegetable packs to 240 DEIS schools across Ireland every week including here in Kerry. She spoke to Jerry.

New research from Tesco Ireland into families benefitting from the Stronger Starts Food programme reveals that almost 9 out of 10 parents surveyed have seen their children eating healthier at home The initiative sees Tesco provide free packs of fresh fruit and vegetables to thousands of children in 240 DEIS primary schools across Ireland every week. Natasha Adams CEO Tesco Ireland explained more about the programme to Pat this morning.

Your favorite Triple Cs (co-parents, colleagues, collaborators), Drs. Dorimé-Williams and Williams tackle  (a) reaffirming the importance of education, (b) reading outside of your comfort zone, and (c) the bar for leadership in America. Our Attempt at Minute Markers: Kids who can't read good | 1:00 Shock & Awe | 7:18 Listen you DEIs! | 15:42 What are you reading? | 25:20 Professor Corner | 41:00 Figureheads & Felons | 44:44 Links: The Nation's Report Card | NAEP  Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good - Zoolander Absolutely Relative: How Education Shapes Voter Turnout in the United States - PMC Federal judge blocks Louisiana's Ten Commandments law in public schools Tracking Trump Administration Litigation | Lawfare   Constitution 101: An Uneducated Populace Is A Grave Threat To Liberty America's billionaires are worth a record $6T. Where does that leave the rest of us?   Why They're Turning On Elon | Josh Johnson Med schools face a new obstacle in the push to train more Black doctors    Where Trump's cabinet picks went to college  Republicans blame DEI for the LA fires. This fire captain disagrees. - POLITICO  Republicans worry GOP-led states will suffer from Trump's firings of federal workers • Nebraska Examiner Congressional Republicans worry about Trump's cuts at home, but barely speak up | Opinion Lightlark (Lightlark, #1) by Alex Aster | Goodreads     How Reading Fiction Can Shape Our Real Lives James & Annelle Whitt Entrepreneurial Development Foundation Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman | Goodreads Black Families Severed by Slavery Trump to Become First Convicted Felon to Serve as President - Common Cause

This is part two of our series on the Forest Service's major proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan.  As most of our listeners know, the 30 year old Northwest Forest Plan provides critical protections to over 24 million acres of public land in Oregon, Washington, and California.The Forest Service has proposed sweeping changes to the Plan through their recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement, or DEIS, and public comment is open until March 17th. The DEIS would, among other things, give them wide latitude to drastically increase industrial scale logging, including in Mature and Old Growth forests.In part one of this series, we explored one most important, and also complex, aspects of the proposed changes - meaningful Tribal inclusion.  I highly recommend you listen to that episode if you haven't yet. You can find wherever you're listening to this episode!We are going to focus on two other key components of the plan, fire, and the fight to protect mature and old growth forests, in upcoming episodes.  And in the meantime, you can find guides on how to submit comments to the Forest Service in the links below.Today we are going to explore an often overlooked issue in the Northwest Forest Plan, and Forestry in general - Labor.  And more specifically, the exploitation of immigrant labor in our forests and timberlands.I'm joined by Manuel Machado from Oregon State University.  Manuel has done a lot of research into labor issues and exploitation of workers in the forestry sector.  Comment Writing Guides!Northwest Forest Plan DEIS Engagement toolkit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MOAORP7b1YenBZsZj27qfBJiJU4b6oXAX6vXKtqdQ-w/edit?usp=sharingRecommendations for Tribal Sovereignty and Environmental Justice in the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/nwfpjustfutures/resource-guide-for-making-public-comment/ Support the showPlease Donate to Help us Keep This Show Free!

The stigma surrounding DEIS schools is serving to undermine the confidence of students. That's the view of teachers, which is highlighted in a new survey. The survey, by the Think-tank for Action on Social Change and commissioned by the TUI, asked 227 teachers and 49 school leaders about their attitudes towards the scheme. While 62 per cent said the DEIS programme improved access to higher education, they mentioned various issues, including the stigma surrounding DEIS schools, infrastructure and resource problems. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Principal Furglan NS, Patricia Vaughan and Agnes Hehir, St Joseph's Community College Kilkee.

The Northwest Forest Plan is one of the primary reasons that we have any forest left in the Northwest.  Without it, and other protections that are now also at risk because of the Trump administration, our public lands would look no different than the industrial clearcuts and monocrop tree plantations that surround me in the Coast Range.In December, the Forest Service released its planned amendment to the Northwest Forest Plan in what is called a ‘Draft Environmental Impact Statement', or DEIS, and we the public have until March 17th to submit comments on their proposal.We are going to release several episodes focusing on the good, the bad, and complexities of the Forest Service's proposed changes, and we'll provide as much guidance as possible for how to submit comments and get involved in other ways.You can find guides to submit comments in the notes of the podcast version of this episode, and we will also be sharing links to comment writing guides on our website and social media very soon!For now, I'm so excited to start this mini-series off with Ryan Reed.  Ryan is from the Karuk, Hupa and Yurok tribes in Northern California, an Indigenous Fire Practitioner, wildland firefighter, co-founder of the Fire Generation Collaborative, and a member of the Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory Committee, among many other things!  Ryan is a thoughtful, dynamic speaker, and I've wanted to have him on Coast Range Radio for a long time.Real quick before we get started, I love to get feedback, questions, show ideas or whatever else is on your mind.  My email is michael@coastrange.org.  If you appreciate what we do, please share this show with people in your community!Show Notes:https://www.firegencollab.org/https://fusee.org/Braiding Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Climate-Adapted Forests: https://depts.washington.edu/flame/mature_forests/pdfs/BraidingSweetgrassReport.pdfComment Writing Guides!Northwest Forest Plan DEIS Engagement toolkit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MOAORP7b1YenBZsZj27qfBJiJU4b6oXAX6vXKtqdQ-w/edit?usp=sharingRecommendations for Tribal Sovereignty and Environmental Justice in the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/nwfpjustfutures/resource-guide-for-making-public-comment/Support the showPlease Donate to Help us Keep This Show Free!

Our last episode was a great discussion with a Forest Service scientist and a forest ecologist with the Nature Conservancy about the effects of various fire treatments on subsequent fire behavior.  While I appreciated their perspective and research, I wanted to bring in a different viewpoint on fire and forest ecology.It's important to remember that western forests have existed and thrived long before humans arrived in North America.  The impulse to “manage” the world around us is an ingrained human trait, and not even particularly unique to humans. However, while indigenous people throughout the Americas sustainably and vibrantly stewarded their lands for millennia, Western notions of forest management and stewardship have proven disastrous everywhere they have been forced upon landscapes and communities.So we as a society should be very cautious and humble about the idea that we can improve on nature, especially as we enter a deepening phase of the climate crisis.I promise that coast range radio is not becoming a wildfire policy podcast, but wildfire policy is the number one factor (after profits for the 1% of course) driving massive landscape management decisions across all ownership types.And it's especially relevant as the Forest service seems to be going all-in on aggressive ramped up logging in the name of wildfire management in its recently released draft environmental impact statement on its plan to amend the landmark Northwest Forest Plan.(In case you don't know, an environmental impact statement, or EIS, is a document produced by an agency as part of a mandatory process assessing environmental impacts for a given project or policy, and a draft EIS is the public's opportunity to weigh in on the agency's assessment.). Some call it genuine public engagement, and some call it a farce with a predetermined outcome.  We'll have a lot more to say about how you can engage meaningfully in the process and fight back regardless, as we'll begin a whole series on the northwest forest plan DEIS in January.So with all that in mind, I'm sharing a great talk that the Sierra Club's Stop Clearcutting California Team put on with conservationist George Wuerthner, as part of their Forest Protection Forum series.George Wuerthner is a well-known ecologist and author who has dedicated his career to studying and advocating for wilderness and wildlife conservation. He is the author of nearly 40 books on environmental issues and natural history, including co-authoring and editing “Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy” His talk was too good to edit into one episode, so I'm breaking it in two.  This is part one, and I will put out a full version in the podcast feed of coast range radio.I love to hear your thoughts on the show, email me at michael@coastrange.org anytime!Research Links/Show Notes:George's Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbWfIM5JA58Stop Clearcutting CA: https://www.sierraclub.org/grassroots-network/stop-clearcutting-ca/resources#fpfGeorge's book, Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest PolicySupport the showPlease Donate to Help us Keep This Show Free!

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Today, Maynooth University, in partnership with Microsoft Ireland, Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland and the Department of Education, has published the STEM Passport for Inclusion Impact Report, which reveals that over 5,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds have participated in the initiative to date. Notably, 76% of these students are now considering a career in STEM. The All-Ireland STEM Passport for Inclusion programme is a joint initiative by Maynooth University, Microsoft Ireland, Research Ireland and the Department of Education that addresses inequalities with access to STEM careers among post-primary school students in socially disadvantaged communities. Initially developed as a pilot in 2021, the programme was expanded nationwide in December 2023. The programme's innovative approach, which combines a recognised qualification (Level 6 NFQ), education support, and mentoring from industry role models, provides a unique pathway for female students to progress to third-level education and achieve a STEM qualification. Since its launch, over 5,370 female students from DEIS schools in all four provinces have been engaged, with 50% of participants from rural areas. As part of the programme, 1,100 industry mentors have delivered 2,524 mentoring hours. The outcome has been that students from 117 DEIS schools have been empowered to graduate with a university accredited STEM qualification while still in post-primary school. A survey of programme participants revealed that STEM Passport for Inclusion has positively changed students' view of STEM with 79% now considering applying to study STEM at third level while 76% are considering a career in STEM. The programme has also increased students' knowledge of, and familiarity with, STEM. Only 45% of students reported knowing what STEM was before participating in the programme. This increased to 95% once students completed the programme. This has helped to reduce the STEM confidence gap between girls in DEIS and non-DEIS schools. Previously, only 3 in 10 girls from DEIS schools were confident they could study STEM in the future while close to 6 in 10 girls from non-DEIS were confident. Once girls took part in STEM Passport for Inclusion, the STEM confidence gap between girls in DEIS and non-DEIS schools was all but eliminated. While the report details the significant impact of the programme to date, it also includes several informed recommendations to further STEM engagement and the impact of the programme across Ireland. STEM Impact Recommendations Expand the Programme Across All DEIS Schools: Secure funding to implement the programme in every DEIS school in Ireland - ensure nationwide access to STEM education for disadvantaged students. Provide Necessary Resources to DEIS Schools: Many schools lacked the resources to fully participate in the programme. Supplying these institutions with loaned technology, mobile lab kits, and internet support would help bridge this resource gap. Introduce Funded STEM Work Experience Programmes: Partner with industry to provide work experiences to enhance real-world learning and skill development. This initiative would be particularly valuable for DEIS students, who often lack exposure to STEM career pathways. Fund Longitudinal Research on Programme Impact: Invest in further comprehensive research so stakeholders can gain insights into long-term outcomes, enabling data-driven improvements and enhancing the programme's sustainability. The National Skills Strategy identified a need to increase STEM participation to develop the talent and skills that are needed for the future of work. Despite female students accounting for more than half of third-level students, they only make up 35% of STEM students. Moreover, fewer than one in ten graduates in STEM fields are from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. STEM Passport for Inclusion seeks to address this by ensuring that every student, regardless of background, leaves school STEM-prepared. ...

So Drake is taking Kendrick to court for a conspiracy charge? Pls be serious. Add the complicated nature of RFK, good change, and the dangers of pseudo-science, the rolling back of DEI (while the literal DEIs make up the Trump Cabinet), and our wrap up of the great Trans Debate. Not new to this but true to this, jump in with Janaya Future Khan.

Lt. Gov. Mark “Horndog” Robinson is suing CNN and a former porn shop worker named Louis Love Money for $50 million. And Texas's worst(?) federal judge threatens to tank a Boeing plea deal because the federal monitor might do DEIs. Can't have the airline pay victims of airline crashes unless the deal is 100 percent woke free! And for subscribers, a deep dive into the latest Trump election interference case foolishness.   Links: Liz on Andrew Bailey: “Missouri AG Andy Bailey Face Plants All Over Federal Docket In Media Matters Case” https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/missouri-ag-andy-bailey-face-plants   Judge McBurney Order re Georgia Hand Count Rule https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25214879-file_0479    ‘I'm a black NAZI!': NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html    The Lt. Governor Owes Me Money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4CbWIXGzvE    Ex-Porn Shop Employees Say Mark Robinson Was A Regular. He Denies It. https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-election-governor-republican-mark-robinson-porn-allegations/    Robinson v. CNN complaint https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25215289-robinson-cnn-complaint   NC Pattern Jury Instructions https://www.sog.unc.edu/resources/microsites/north-carolina-pattern-jury-instructions/north-carolina-pattern-jury-instructions-civil-cases   NC Rule 8(a)(2) https://ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1A/GS_1A-1,_Rule_8.html   Boeing Order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.342881/gov.uscourts.txnd.342881.275.0_1.pdf    US v. Trump (DC docket) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656595/united-states-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod Patreon: patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod  

...A data-heavy slacker-upload episode for you - too much to do, so go do it. We did: wrasslin' animals and eating' bears, recalling Fords and Fords and DEIs and Toyotas and Fords and GMs and pickups and some junk in the trunk, as well as recalling a run from El Paso to Wisco in one of BFGoodrich's fleet of jacked-up Suburbans, and revisiting the Garage Hour rule that if you dig two holes in England (or Europe) there will be a skeleton or a bomb in at least one of them. There's also a Dude Food shout-out to liverwurst, a warning tear for DeWalt (what's trying to pull a Bud Light), and a serious discussion about how artificial reinsertion of apex predators into environments from which they've absconded (ie: Colorado's wolves, which are being eaten by cougars, and Italian bears, which are eating liberals). More goodies: cheap akiya homes in Japan, awesome actors in "Copland" and "Demolition Man", terrible flame throwing pinko battery deaths from scooters and other electric deathtraps worldwide, essential electronics repair and the necessity of having a wiring and circuitry guy in your stable, plus Sinister, Fishbone, Cheap Dates, Alien Faktor, U2 (really), Earthlings?, Desert Sessions, Butthole Surfers, L.S.G., Sausage, The Dead Elvi and Incubus.

...A data-heavy slacker-upload episode for you - too much to do, so go do it. We did: wrasslin' animals and eating' bears, recalling Fords and Fords and DEIs and Toyotas and Fords and GMs and pickups and some junk in the trunk, as well as recalling a run from El Paso to Wisco in one of BFGoodrich's fleet of jacked-up Suburbans, and revisiting the Garage Hour rule that if you dig two holes in England (or Europe) there will be a skeleton or a bomb in at least one of them. There's also a Dude Food shout-out to liverwurst, a warning tear for DeWalt (what's trying to pull a Bud Light), and a serious discussion about how artificial reinsertion of apex predators into environments from which they've absconded (ie: Colorado's wolves, which are being eaten by cougars, and Italian bears, which are eating liberals). More goodies: cheap akiya homes in Japan, awesome actors in "Copland" and "Demolition Man", terrible flame throwing pinko battery deaths from scooters and other electric deathtraps worldwide, essential electronics repair and the necessity of having a wiring and circuitry guy in your stable, plus Sinister, Fishbone, Cheap Dates, Alien Faktor, U2 (really), Earthlings?, Desert Sessions, Butthole Surfers, L.S.G., Sausage, The Dead Elvi and Incubus.

Vote For the MONICA PEREZ SHOW for Austin Fit Magazine's Best Podcast: https://vote.austinfitmagazine.com/lifestyle/best-podcast Watch and chat LIVE on Youtube, Rumble, Rokfin, Twitter and Instagram Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00PM PST/ 5:00PM EST! Support: True Hemp Science https://truehempscience.com/ PROMO CODE: MONICA Become a PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER on Apple Podcasts for AD FREE episodes! all for the cost of one newspaper a month-- i read the news so you dont have to! Subscribe to my Substack: https://substack.com/@monicaperezshow Find, Follow, Subscribe & Rate on your favorite podcasting platform AND for video and social & more... Website: https://monicaperezshow.com/ Rokfin: https://rokfin.com/monicaperez Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/monicaperezshow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MonicaPerez Twitter/X: @monicaperezshow Instagram: @monicaperezshow For Full Shownotes: https://monicaperezshow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote For the MONICA PEREZ SHOW for Austin Fit Magazine's Best Podcast: https://vote.austinfitmagazine.com/lifestyle/best-podcast Watch and chat LIVE on Youtube, Rumble, Rokfin, Twitter and Instagram Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00PM PST/ 5:00PM EST! Support: True Hemp Science https://truehempscience.com/ PROMO CODE: MONICA Become a PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER on Apple Podcasts for AD FREE episodes! all for the cost of one newspaper a month-- i read the news so you dont have to! Subscribe to my Substack: https://substack.com/@monicaperezshow Find, Follow, Subscribe & Rate on your favorite podcasting platform AND for video and social & more... Website: https://monicaperezshow.com/ Rokfin: https://rokfin.com/monicaperez Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/monicaperezshow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MonicaPerez Twitter/X: @monicaperezshow Instagram: @monicaperezshow For Full Shownotes: https://monicaperezshow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an t-aonú lá is fiche de mhí Mheán Fómhair. Is mise Sibéal Dempsey. Tharla an dara hiarracht ar Donald Trump a fheallmharú tráthnóna Dé Domhnaigh ar a chúrsa gailf in West Palm Beach. Bhí an t-amhrastach ag fanacht i dtoir an chúrsa gailf sula bhfaca Gníomhairí na Seirbhíse Rúnda é. Tá an t-amhrastach cúisithe as coireanna gunna cónaidhme agus d'fhéadfadh go mbeadh cúiseamh breise i gceist. Tá sé ina thacadóir glórach don Úcráin, tar éis dó a bheith faoi agallamh ag an BBC roimhe seo ar an ábhar agus ag rá go poiblí go raibh sé ag iarraidh saighdiúirí Afganastánacha a earcú chun bogadh go dtí an Úcráin. Tá leabhar ar an ábhar foilsithe aige ar Amazon freisin. Labhair Trump go poiblí an lá tar éis na hiarrachta feallmharaithe, ag moladh na Seirbhíse Rúnda as sár-jab a dhéanamh agus ag cur an mhilleáin faoin dá iarracht feallmharaithe ar “reitric” ó na Daonlathaigh a thug “baol don daonlathas”, dar le Trump. Bhí dhá bhabhta pléascanna sa Liobáin an tseachtain seo a bhain úsáid as gléasanna leictreonacha. Phléasc na mílte glaoirí agus siúlscéalaithe de chuid Hezbollah, maraíodh tríocha dó duine agus gortaíodh na mílte. Ní dhearna Iosrael trácht go sonrach ar na hionsaithe ach thug sé faoi deara níos luaithe an tseachtain seo go raibh sé ag dul isteach i “gcéim nua sa chogadh”, mar a bhog a chuid trúpaí ó thuaidh go dtí an teorainn idir Iosrael agus an Liobáin. Níl sé soiléir cé chomh díreach agus a phléasc na gléasanna, le roinnt ag éileamh go raibh insíothlú déanta ag Iosrael ar an gcóras déantúsaíochta chun pléascáin a phlandáil laistigh de na gléasanna sular shroich siad Hezbollah. Gheall Hezbollah, as a chuid féin, freagra a thabhairt. Cháin grúpa príomhoidí atá ag obair i mBaile Átha Cliath tuarascáil ón OECD a choimisiúnaigh an Roinn Oideachais chun feidhmíocht na hÉireann maidir le dul i ngleic le míbhuntáiste i scoileanna a mheas. Fuarthas amach sa tuarascáil go bhfuil difríochtaí fós i dtorthaí idir scoileanna DEIS agus scoileanna eile agus daltaí ó chúlraí faoi mhíbhuntáiste. Rud amháin a cháin na príomhoidí, áfach, ná go raibh an tuarascáil ag brath go príomha ar fhéintuairisciú na Roinne Oideachais, go raibh na moltaí gan samhlaíocht agus doiléir, agus nár tugadh cuairt ach ar shé scoil le linn tréimhse seachtaine sa bhliain fiche trí. Tá an grúpa ag iarraidh leibhéal nua tacaíochtaí deis a chur i bhfeidhm ag an roinn chun freastal ar riachtanais a gcuid scoileanna. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS feallmharú - assassination amhrastach - suspect coireanna gunna cónaidhme - federal gun crimes glaoirí agus siúlscéalaithe - pagers and walkie-talkies príomhoidí - head teachers/principals míbhuntáiste - disadvantage

For this week's Friday News Roundup, host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Hey Austin newsletter editor Kelsey Bradshaw and executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec to break down a few stories that caught our eye this week. On our agenda: Barbs B Q in Lockhart wins a place on another prestigious list, a worker at Superstition sues over harassment and unpaid wages, and how to celebrate Deis y Seis, the kick-off for National Hispanic Heritage Month. Stick around after the roundup for our Don't Go Gently tip for this weekend.  We'd like to thank Tecovas, who makes our favorite Western wear in town, for being our exclusive launch sponsor.  Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter.  Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail.  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE 

Eoghan Rooney is principal of St Kevin's boys school Ballygall, Dublin 11

O apóstolo Paulo, inspirado pelo Espírito Santo, orientou todos os cristãos a não darem oportunidade ou espaço para que o diabo influencie suas vidas.

The Limerick and Clare Education And Training Board is calling on the Government to tackle inequalities in the education sector in the upcoming budget. Representatives have met with members of the Oireachas at the launch of the # Support Your Local ETB campaign, which was organised by Education and Training Boards Ireland, the representative body of 16 ETBs nationwide. The campaign calls for an increase the number and profile of Community National Schools and in the Deputy Principal allocation in ETB post-primary schools with DEIS designation. It also wants to see increased funding for Further Education and Training and for funding for youth work to be restored to pre-austerity levels, with pay parity for youth workers. Chief Executive of the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, George O'Callaghan hopes progress can be made in October's budget.

Niall Moynihan principal Coláiste Bríde, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford and Paul Downes Professor of Psychology of Education and Director DCU Educational Disadvantage Centre

this week Im joined by the fam Genghis Kellz for our annual Pride episode - HAPPY PRIDE!!! - Unctie Billy - The WNBA vs the DEIs with mics - we need more than drag for Pride! - fuck these baby gays - much more... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lou-cypher/support

Coding Ireland is excited to announce the publication of the Coding Ireland STEM Report 2024, the largest survey and analysis of the current state of STEM and Digital Skills education in Irish Primary and Secondary Schools, Youth Centres, and Libraries. By surveying teachers from schools around Ireland, including DEIS schools, as well as youth centres and libraries, the report gathers essential data on current practices, challenges, and resource availability in the teaching of Digital Skills such as Coding and Robotics. The report, including charts, statistics and commentary, can be viewed at https://www.codingireland.ie/STEMReport2024 Areas of Focus: 1. Current Practices: Investigating how STEM and Digital Skills are currently being integrated into school curriculums, youth centres, and library programs. 2. Resource Availability: Assessing the availability and adequacy of equipment and materials for effective STEM education. 3. Teacher Training: Evaluating the level of professional development and training that teachers and educators have received in coding and robotics. 4. Barriers to Implementation: Identifying the obstacles that schools, youth centres, and libraries face in adopting and implementing coding and robotics programs. Key Findings: 1. National Integration of STEM & Digital Skills: Two-thirds of educational bodies in Ireland are actively teaching STEM and Digital Skills, showcasing a significant commitment to preparing our students for the future. 2. Barriers and Supports Needed: 58% of respondents cited lack of funding as a major barrier, while 72% expressed the need for more professional development opportunities to enhance their teaching methods. 3. Professional Development: 60% of educators across Ireland participated in STEM-related professional development in the past year, highlighting a strong interest in improving their skills and knowledge. 4. Funding and Resources: A significant 62% of educators identified a critical need for increased funding to improve STEM education in their institutions. 5. Awareness Among Parents: 55% of educators believe that increasing parental awareness about the importance of STEM will significantly benefit students' engagement and learning outcomes. 6. Future Outlook: An optimistic 80% of educators across Ireland feel positive about the future of STEM education, foreseeing substantial growth and improvement in the coming years. About Coding Ireland: Coding Ireland is dedicated to making coding and robotics education accessible, engaging, and fun for students of all ages. We work with schools, youth centres, and libraries across the country, providing a digital skills curriculum designed to support STEM education from Junior Infants to 6th Year. "We are thrilled to launch the Coding Ireland STEM Report 2024. By providing a detailed overview of the current state of STEM education in Ireland, we hope to inspire improvements that will benefit students and educators alike," Alan Joyce, Founder, Coding Ireland

Our good friend Katriona O'Sullivan came back into us this week to update us on life since the release of her best selling book 'Poor', which has included giving a speech at the UN. She showed us how there's so much more to her than poverty and spoke about the importance of education and ensuring equality of opportunity for people from working class communities.She spoke openly about the need to forgive yourself for the less palatable acts committed during addiction and the need for society as a whole to be more understanding.Katriona now runs a programme encouraging girls from DEIS schools to get involved in coding and technology, and explained how important women are to improve the lives of the working class.This podcast includes a paid advertisement by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BOLLOX and get on your way to being your best self.

Megyn Kelly is joined by Heather Mac Donald, author of "When Race Trumps Merit,” to discuss the whiny anti-Israel protests on college campuses growing, why this is all an outgrowth of the indoctrination of the left, the silencing of conservative students at universities and the need to allow speech of all kinds, decline of merit on college campuses in America, uneducated students unsure of what they're even protesting, the ignorance of our next generation, MSNBC host Joy Reid's praising "my DEIs" including Trump prosecutor Alvin Bragg, the lowering standards of lawyers and law students,  the leftist lie that "violent crime is at its lowest point in 50 years," the truth about the stats, what's really behind the rise in crime in American cities, the truth about policing and the black community, and more.Mac Donald- https://www.amazon.com/When-Race-Trumps-Merit-Sacrifices/dp/1956007164 Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

Brand new Techish! This week, hosts Abadesi and Michael dive into • Diddy the Diddler (0:30) • Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis (5:15) • Is DEI the new n-word? (11:50) • Marissa Mayer's new app embracing risk (20:40) • Reddit goes public (29:35) • Trump's Truth Social stock soars (32:20) ————————————————————  Extra Reading: • ‘They Don't Have The Courage To Say The N-Word'—Baltimore Mayor Condemns ‘DEI' Attacks Following Bridge Collapse [Forbes]  ————————————————————   Use the hashtag #Techish on X/Twitter & IG Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/ Support Techish at https://www.patreon.com/techish  Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2  ————————————————————  Stay In Touch:   https://www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_  https://www.twitter.com/abadesi  https://www.twitter.com/hustlecrewlive  https://twitter.com/techishpod  Email us at techishpod@gmail.com #techish 

Episode 101:  Shoutout to All My DEIs, We'll See You In Atlanta! Welcome to Episode 101 of Shea Butter FC, a podcast by, for and about Black women in soccer. In this episode, Skye and Sylvs discuss the first two weeks of the NWSL and talk about how we're feeling about each team. Then, you will hear player interviews from the Gold Cup W Final and the Challenge Cup, and then we will discuss the USWNT roster for the SheBelieves Cup. Finally, we will give you our Hits and Riffs and Rants and Raves of the week.  Interviews in Episode include Mixzone interviews after the Gold Cup Final with Jaedyn Shaw, Casey Kruger, Lynn Williams  and Naomi Girma Mixzone Interviews after the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup with Gotham FC's Yazmeen Ryan, Crystal Dunn, Maycee Bell, and San Diego Wave's Jaedyn Shaw and Naomi Girma As noted in the episode, we are partnering with Black Rosie Media to play select Shea Butter FC Throwback Episodes on their media platforms. This partnership is made possible through sponsorship by Bounceless Control Sports Bra  use PROMO CODE SBFC for 15% off your first purchase at bounceless.com.  More information on this partnership with Black Rose Media, and Bounceless Bras can be found here.  As always, like, rate and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform and Follow us on: Twitter - @sheabutterfc Instagram -sheabutterfc Join our SBFC Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/sheabutterfc Visit our website, get up to date on episodes and all things SBFC at our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sheabutterfc SBFC Website:  www.sheabutterfc.com Make sure you support Maya and follow Kick Undefined on IG @ kicksundefined  Much love and appreciation to KC Nevijay for letting us use some of his beats and mixes within many of our episodes. His beat appears at the intro piece at the beginning of the episode. Peep his other work at YouTube Channel @ KC Nevijay Also much love and gratitude goes to D.O.P.E Chick Beats for allowing us to use some of her beats for several of our episodes. Her beats appear during SBFC Superlatives and at the end of the episode.  Follow her on ig :  alexandria_theaudiowiz and on twitter: DOPECHICKBEATS Photo for this episode features a picture of Croix Bethune celebrating with her Washington Spirit Teammates after scoring the Game winning goal. 

In this episode, Whitney talks about the demonization of diversity and the hypocrisy of hatred. Thank you for your likes, shares and subscribes! Don't forget to leave a review! Support Row House Publishing!: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-publish-more-diverse-voices-that-matter Join us at https://www.patreon.com/WhitneyAlese for dope community and exclusive content. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/TheReclaimedPodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/TheReclaimedPodcast/support

"Não ME escolhestes vós a MIM, mas EU vos escolhi a vós, e vos nomeei, para que vades e deis fruto, e o vosso fruto permaneça; a fim de que tudo quanto em MEU NOME pedirdes ao PAI ELE vo-lo conceda." João 15:16

On this episode we interview Triangle ArtWorks ArtSwell Education Director, Cynthia Deis, about a challenge that many artists struggle with… Pricing! Are you pricing your work correctly? How do you do it? Where do you start? Why is it so notoriously difficult? These are all questions that we cover in today's episode! So whether you are an emerging artist just getting started, or an experienced veteran updating your books, this episode is for you! Stay Connected with Cynthia and Triangle Artworks: https://www.CynthiaDeis.com https://www.triangleartworks.org Episode Blog Link: https://www.levelupartists.com/lua-podcast/149 Sign up for our studio newsletters at: https://www.AmeighArt.com https://www.JaclynSanders.com https://www.levelupartists.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmeighArt https://www.instagram.com/JSandersStudio https://www.instagram.com/LevelUpArtists Music by: https://www.coreyclaxton.com Watching or listening to one of our earlier episodes? In 2022, the Art Studio Insights podcast was renamed the Level Up Artists podcast!

Deis ag feirmeoirí go bhfuil teora orthu de dheasca an eitinn bhólachta,ainmhithe sláintiúla a dhíol ar líne.

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Publisher of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm! The show kicks off with a rundown of The Urbanist's primary election endorsements, followed by discussion of a Federal Way shooting that raises lots of questions, the Burien council majority's continued failure on homelessness response, Ed Murray being spotted at political events, a court ruling that Seattle's primary encampment sweeps tool is unconstitutional, and a Mayor Harrell change of heart on South Lake Union light rail stations. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Doug Trumm, on Twitter at @dmtrumm.   Doug Trumm Doug Trumm is Publisher of The Urbanist, where he has contributed as a writer and editor since 2015. He graduated from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at UW in 2019 with a concentration in urban policy. As a car-free renter living in Seattle, his policy focuses include improving transit and street safety and tackling the housing affordability crisis. His cat Ole is a national treasure.   Resources “Carrie Barnes, Chair of the King County Democrats” from Hacks & Wonks   “2023 Primary Election Endorsements” from The Urbanist   “The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 1, 2023, Primary Election” from The Stranger   “Seattle Times editorial board endorsements: Aug. 1, 2023, primary” from The Seattle Times   Endorsements from PubliCola   Progressive Voters Guide from Fuse WA   2023 Policing and Public Safety Voter Guide - Seattle City Council from People Power Washington   “Person killed during drive-by shooting in Federal Way, police say” by Lauren Girgis from The Seattle Times   “Burien still can't decide whether it'll take homelessness offer” by Anna Patrick from The Seattle Times   “After Refusing Shelter Offer from King County, Burien Proposes Camping Ban” by Erica Barnett from PubliCola   “Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announces his resignation on September 12, 2017.” by Nick Rousso from HistoryLink.org   “City's Primary Tool for Sweeping Encampments Without Notice Ruled Unconstitutional” by Erica Barnett from PubliCola   “Harrell Advances New Denny Station Options That Could Delay Ballard Link” by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist   “Transit Advocates Push to Save South Lake Union Light Rail Station” by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist   Ballard Link Extension: South Lake Union Stations Webinar #2 | Sound Transit   Find stories that Crystal is reading here   Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get the full versions of our Tuesday topical show and our Friday week-in-review delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. If you missed our Tuesday topical show, I chatted with Carrie Barnes, Chair of the King County Democrats, about how the county party engages in local elections and politics to improve lives in our area. Today, we are continuing our Friday week-in-review shows where we review the news of the week with a co-host. Welcome back to the program, friend of the show and today's co-host: Publisher of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm. Hey. [00:01:20] Doug Trumm: Hey, good to see you - thanks so much for having me. [00:01:22] Crystal Fincher: Very, very happy and excited to have you. And as we sit here, people have ballots at their homes - you should have received your ballot - if you haven't, you should pursue getting another one or tracking down where that is. But primary election is in full swing. The primary election end date is Tuesday, August 1st. And wow, there have been a lot of endorsements, including endorsements from The Urbanist. Who did The Urbanist decide to support in several different races? And what was the approach The Urbanist took to making these endorsements? [00:01:58] Doug Trumm: Yeah, we are excited to announce our slate. I'll, I guess, start with how we got there, which was a painstaking process - we've done it the same way, going back six, seven years. And that involves - first, the questionnaire to get people on the record about some issues important to urbanists and Safe Street advocates and housing advocates. And then after they've submitted their questionnaire, we invite them in for actual interviews that are now happening over Zoom - which has been convenient, I think, for everyone, since we're covering a wide area. We probably should have been doing this the whole time - save the candidates time and you get through more candidates. And it's about a 25-minute interview and you learn a little bit more - when you get a vague response in a questionnaire or some issue becomes relevant that maybe wasn't when you sent out the questionnaire. And then we debate what we felt about it. And luckily we didn't have any big fights this year, but obviously some disagreement. And I guess I can start with the Seattle City Council. We also endorsed in Bellevue this year, but where we endorsed, there's not a primary - so not the big fireworks that rolled that one out, but there will be more in the general. But we'll start in order. District 1 in Seattle - Maren Costa, we liked. She's a climate activist and clearly had the best housing platform. A slam dunk as far as what urbanists are looking for, I think, as some of the other candidates were much more wishy-washy about how much housing are they going to allow and how many ways are they going to allow to block it. Costa was pretty clear - I want housing. And then in [District] 2, we liked the incumbent, Tammy Morales. She's been the most strident Safe Streets advocate in the council, so we need someone like that 'cause it's very hard to get Safe Streets projects done. And her district is also in most in need of it, and she's been very clear about that. So it just seems like we need a strong voice, especially in that district. D3, we went with Alex Hudson. We thought she had the most policy chops experience - a lot of progressives in that race, but we thought Alex had the most ability to get it done. In D4, we liked Ron Davis. Didn't really seem to be anyone else who wanted the progressive mantle in that race, and maybe that's a credit partially to Ron Davis being a strong candidate. And we think he is really clear about where he stands and not very politician-y in that way, which is refreshing - was very clear about he wanted a lot of housing in the Comp Plan update that's due next year. Just to underscore that it's a really consequential election because that Comp Plan update is happening next year and a lot of big stuff happening next year, so definitely don't sit out this election. And Ron seems like the person clearly who actually believes in urbanism, believes in 15-minute cities, and things that can make it easier to get around the city as well. Competition just isn't very good. Then in D5, we went with Nilu Jenks. And that is interesting, right - so maybe I get your take on that rather than keep grandstanding here with our endorsements - but we liked Nilu a lot, but then it turned out The Stranger went with ChrisTiana ObeySumner, who we didn't get a chance to interview, otherwise we might have been so inclined potentially - just couldn't get that scheduled. So we ended up going with Nilu, who is pretty strong on most of our issues - was clear she was for housing abundance. And we didn't love some of her police takes, but we thought she was the best candidate we interviewed. And then The Seattle Times went with Cathy Moore. D5 is a weird race because Cathy Moore is now the de facto business chamber candidate, but there aren't as clear of lines. Did you have anything on that or should I keep going? [00:05:18] Crystal Fincher: I think you should keep going and I will chime in at the end. But I do agree that is a race with a number of very interesting candidates that I think are all worthy of looking into. And I think looking deeper into, particularly ChrisTiana ObeySumner and what they're doing is warranted. [00:05:36] Doug Trumm: Yeah, we're gonna continue to try to get that interview scheduled, so there's always potential in the general - it can be different. Also, who knows who's gonna make it through that primary, so it could be a very interesting field - there's a lot of candidates who have a decent shot. Tye Reed also has the Transit Riders Union endorsement and some other progressive endorsements, and is running probably farthest to the left. We wrote in our write-up that we liked Tye as well, but we just thought Nilu had the stronger chance in the general and also a little bit more of a bridge builder. Then moving on to D6, we went with Dan Strauss. We weren't terribly excited about it. He's been someone who's definitely tacked to the center and to the right. And his district has too, so maybe that's just survivalism, but we don't think those votes are good - I'm thinking of his recent vote that gave Ann Davison the power to lock poor people and drug users on the street. It just seemed like a forced vote - there wasn't actually a treatment plan and a diversion plan offered, but on pinky swearing - I don't know how you would take that pinky swear from Ann Davison. So that was a culmination of a continuing slide to the right, especially on safety. And he's been all right as Land Use Chair, but also has moved fairly slowly. But compared to Pete Hanning, his main competition, Dan's still clearly better so we went with Dan. And then D7, we went with Andrew Lewis. We thought Andrew Lewis and Dan Strauss were very similar - they both reflected as progressives and there was always questions about how progressive they really are, but I think Andrew's done a better job than Dan at defining himself and taking some brave votes here and there - he's been more accessible in explaining his waffles, rather than waffle-and-hide - I think that waffling is indicative of his kind of process to get somewhere. I'm not sure, always, what Dan's thinking. So we went with Lewis. The people running against Lewis also are all running pretty far right. It wasn't like there was someone who was gunning for The Urbanist endorsement in that race. But I think Lewis, as Chair of the Homelessness Committee, has done some good stuff and been very clear about trying to set up a alternate response and really hammering on that, so he's definitely worthy of a second term. We also endorsed in King County Council. One really hard race for us to endorse - because we had so many candidates we liked and we really went back and forth about how to do it - we ultimately decided not to do a dual. But in District 4 of the King County Council, which is Northwest Seattle, we went with Becka Johnson Poppe. And she works at King County now as a Budget and Policy Director, and that experience pushed her over the top for us. She's someone who already can hit the ground running. She knows this stuff inside-out and she has credibility - she is a progressive and has pushed on stuff. And one thing we're really watching on the King County Council is Metro Transit service - it's not where it was pre-pandemic, there's less frequency. And she's someone who's been clear about county-wide Transportation Benefit District, which could fund bus service and get us back to that pre-pandemic level eventually. Oddly, the King County Council's been dragging their feet on that and letting obstacles stand in the way rather than solve those obstacles, which is always frustrating to see. I think getting some new people in there, maybe they can take more of a problem-solving approach rather than - We can't get enough bus drivers, so I guess we're gonna accept mediocrity from our transit delivery. [00:08:32] Crystal Fincher: If that would have been a dual endorsement, who would have been the other? [00:08:36] Doug Trumm: Probably Jorge Barón. The vote didn't go that way, so I couldn't say for certain how it would have went. We liked all three candidates in that race, so I think it would probably have been Jorge - who got in late, but has an incredible record as far as leading [Northwest] Immigrant Rights Project. He's led that organization, has done incredible work. We certainly heard from him how he was going to apply that background to advocating for people of color communities in the county and understanding their issues better. And even though you're not gonna be determining that policy at the county level, you are doing a lot of policy that still affects people's livelihood. So liked Jorge Barón - he ended up getting The Seattle Times endorsement, he's pretty progressive for a Seattle Times endorsement. It might just be a reflection of three pretty progressive people in the race. Did The Stranger also go with Jorge? [00:09:19] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, he nailed what many candidates don't usually nail, which is getting both The Times and The Stranger endorsement. That doesn't happen that often, but when it does, it is usually a very encouraging sign for that candidate. But you're right, this is a race where there are only good choices. And so it just depends on your personal preferences and who you think can best carry out the vision - three solid candidates, each with impressive resumes and impressive experience. [00:09:49] Doug Trumm: Yeah, the third being Sarah Reyneveld, who got the Transit Riders Union endorsement, and I think a handful of labor endorsements. And has also been someone who's been active on transit issues - that countywide Transportation Benefit District, or other funding measures, to get the county back on track. Another open seat in the County Council in District 8, a more West Seattle-type area all the way to Burien and Tukwila. We went with Teresa Mosqueda, which was an easy choice for us, especially after her main competition - Burien Mayor Sofia Aragon - has been on this get-the-homeless-people-out-of-our-city-and-not-provide-services tangent now. So Teresa Mosqueda has been a great City Councilmember in Seattle, and obviously it'd be tough to see her go. She has a clear plan of how she's going to continue working on these issues at the county - transit, housing, healthcare, and childcare kind of being the pillars of her platform. And yeah, she's just someone who got a lot done, including JumpStart, which was the biggest step forward for progressive tax reform in Seattle in maybe ever. So I think that kind of resume is tough to beat. [00:10:49] Crystal Fincher: And that makes sense. There are a number of races for people to choose from this year - definitely going to be reshaping what the Seattle City Council looks like, with so many vacancies and so many open seats and new candidates that are going to be coming aboard. I think it's a solid group of endorsements. There are arguments that can be made for some other candidates in some of those races. I think District 5 is one of those where there are a number of good choices. You talked about Tye Reed, who was instrumental in the passage of social housing in Seattle - making that happen, getting that passed, and has been an organizer for a while around a number of different issues in the city. No one can question Tye's dedication to these issues and real personal investment - and making sure it can get better. We talked about ChrisTiana ObeySumner and Nilu Jenks, so we'll see how that race turns out - that's going to be another interesting one to check out. So we'll leave that there. We'll probably include links to other endorsing entities - just as you try to make up your mind as a listener and a voter - just to give you resources there to assist with those. Also want to talk about a number of other things, but we will go to this brief story about a drive-by shooting - evidently, sheriff deputies were on-site. There's not much that's been reported, and it really seems like the reporter dictated an initial statement from the police and didn't ask any questions. I'll read it to you, and then we can talk about it. Title - Person killed during drive-by shooting in Federal Way, police Say. A person was killed during a drive-by shooting while King County Sheriff's Office deputies were performing a wellness check early Saturday morning in Federal Way. Officers were attempting to check on the person seen behind a property in the 3900 block of South 320th Street shortly before 3 a.m. when two vehicles sped off and two shots rang out. Sheriff's spokesperson, Sergeant Eric White said the person was hit by gunfire and died at the scene. Deputies followed the two vehicles but they got away. No arrests had been made as of Saturday afternoon. Several businesses are located in the area of the shooting. That's the whole story. That's quite an interesting tale. What is your initial reaction to this, Doug? [00:13:16] Doug Trumm: Yeah, it's a head scratcher - have a story, we don't have a lot to go on. It tears down the mythology of what policing can do, especially with us rolling back our police chase limitations and letting police go hog wild in these chases again - at this past session at the State Legislature - because of pushback from the police lobbying forces. Theoretically, they were gonna do these chases and catch people exactly like this. They saw someone doing a drive-by shooting and they were in their cars, conceivably - this is the perfect time to do that chase. And yeah, it didn't work out, so it just underscores that using police chases is such a uncertain and certainly dangerous type of way to try to apprehend criminals when you can easily just ID the car and catch up with them later. And there's so many pedestrians and other bystanders that die in these chases - there really has to be a good chance of a good outcome, like some sort of win, to deal with that collateral damage. That's the first thing that popped into my mind. And the drive-by was apparently someone else. All these police press releases, reported with very little critical eye - when police are involved, they put it in passive voice and passive action. But because of that way they write the press releases, you wonder - Did the police open fire? Did they do anything? - we don't have that information yet. It was reported as a drive-by, so one would assume it wasn't just police opening fire during a wellness check. Were these people involved in the wellness check at all? - you end up with more questions than you have answers. In real-life situations, you realize there's so much that could go wrong. [00:14:42] Crystal Fincher: So many questions I have - a person was killed during a drive-by. Okay, so King County Sheriff's Office deputies were performing a wellness check. First thing, Federal Way has its own police department - doesn't contract with King County for its deputies. So these deputies, for some reason, responded instead of the Federal Way Police Department. Was it in response to a call? Who called it in? But they decide to go by themselves. Why were they on scene? So they were attempting to check out a person behind a property, they say, when two vehicles sped off and two shots rang out. I notice it doesn't say those shots came from the vehicle - it's vaguely worded and isn't useful, especially when there's so much that can be consequential, based on their characterization of what happens. Then the Sheriff's spokesperson said the person was hit by gunfire and died at the scene - I'm wondering if this reporter did anything but dictate this statement - did they ask anything about this? This is just a very vaguely worded statement. Deputies followed the two vehicles, but they got away. Again, this is a situation where even with the police pursuit law, they would have been able to follow them, but they said they needed a rollback to be able to catch criminals like this, and evidently that's not the case. What happened here? So no arrests have been made, no information has been shared that we've seen. What was the make and model of the car? Any description of the people inside the car? What came of that whole thing? There's no information. So if we take what they say at face value, what a spectacular failure in public safety. You have two officers on-site, and a person still gets murdered according to this account? All the excuses of they need more officers, they need more funding, we need to be able to have the officers nearby, on-site to protect people - there were two here, and they couldn't protect one person. How does that happen? Why does that happen? What was the situation? Was something missed? Did they not see people prowling in the area? What a failure. They assume that the shots came from this vehicle that killed this person. How do we not have a description of the car, a license plate, the people inside, any followup on that? Where does this case stand? None of that information provided. If police departments want to restore trust, if they want to have people work for them - those are the kind of answers that people want to see. Do people want to work for a department that can't stop a murder when two deputies are on scene, that can't apprehend a perpetrator when they have a zero-second response time and they can immediately respond? What is the purpose and utility here? And are they doing the work to figure out how to keep this from happening again, to figure out how to actually ensure safety? Unfortunately, too often that is not the case. And that's if you take everything just at face value here. It would be great to see some supporting information - some dash cam, body-worn camera video - just to see what happened, how this happened, and does the evidence match up with the narrative here? There is work that the Federal Way Police Department needs to do, that many departments need to do, and that the King County Sheriff's Office needs to do to rebuild trust within the community. [00:17:54] Doug Trumm: Why even run the story if you have so little information? It plays right into the police narrative. [00:17:59] Crystal Fincher: Yep, definitely a decision that The Seattle Times should dive into and ask themselves a lot of questions - about how this came to be published and what information they were relying on. Also wanna talk about the City of Burien and their continuing shame, really. The council majority deciding that not only do they wanna refuse the offer of shelter - the million dollars, 30-some odd Pallet shelters on provision, 100-ish parking spaces to backfill some space that a dealership was using. They are turning all that down and moving towards just a blanket camping ban in the city, which we've seen fail in so many other cities, but they are determined to do it themselves. This again is happening on a 4-3 council vote. The council majority, unfortunately, is winning this. What do you see happening here? What's your reaction to this, Doug? [00:18:57] Doug Trumm: Yeah, it's pretty sickening. I don't know that folks necessarily saw this coming. We saw some progressives elected onto the Burien City Council, so there was some hope that they were actually going to be looking towards making progress on this issue, doing things that actually work in the long term - rather than sweeping it under the rug and pushing it to other cities. But the four centrists on Burien City Council continue to hammer on this issue - they're not taking this offer of help that very few other cities in the region have, with so few strings attached, to a million dollars worth of housing for their homeless people. It's the type of thing that makes your head explode because - if you're mad about homeless people, having more roofs over the people's heads is the most direct way of dealing with that. And they had a million process complaints, like - Oh, what's gonna happen in five years or whatever? We're gonna be on the hook. It's just that type of thing that they wouldn't ask for any other offer of a million dollars from the county - suddenly they want a 20-year plan for this when they have no plan themselves. It's really, like you said, shameful. They've lost the majority of their Burien Planning Commission, as you've talked about in this podcast before, because of this move when the mayor decided to remove the head of the Planning Commission and then some other Planning Commissioners quit in protest. We all covered all that, but the one thing that's gonna happen if that commission continues to be unfilled is it's gonna slow down the production of housing in Burien - large projects have to go to that commission. If that happens, you're exasperating your housing shortage - they're creating the problem that they're complaining about. It's maddening, it's not treating these folks as human beings - I think it was Stephanie Mora referring that they should poop in doggy bags like they're dogs - it's clearly dehumanizing language. I think should be disqualifying for holding this office, but hopefully they lose their seats. For now, they're the people making policy for a city of about 50,000 people - it's crazy. [00:20:43] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, it absolutely is. And as you talked about, Mayor Sofia Aragon, Deputy Mayor Kevin Schilling, Councilmember Jimmy Matta have been part of making these decisions that are unconscionable. This is really a depiction of this soft, kind of progressive rhetoric with a wink and a nod. In previous statements, they had talked like - We definitely want to sweep, but we'll do it in a nice way, in a compassionate way, in the progressive way. But when it comes down to it, they really weren't interested in that at all. They just wanted to get people away and using very dehumanizing language. The real tell is - the place where they usually make an excuse and get away with it - We don't have the money. We don't have the resources. If we could, we would, but we just can't - we don't have anything, I'm sorry. So the only choice we have is to sweep because we just don't have the choice to do anything else. King County basically called that bluff and said - Okay, we've got a million dollars for you. We've got Pallet shelters ready to go. We've got a location that we can partner with. And hey, this dealership is gonna be impacted? We'll provide 100 parking spaces, which is larger than their inventory. - every objection, every excuse, every hurdle that they had was basically responded to by the county. And by the way, kudos to Dow Constantine and his office for taking a stance and for trying to constructively work with the City of Burien. There sometimes have been criticisms for Dow doing that in South County. He is doing it here. And Burien and the Council majority - they turned all that down. They could have already housed the people there. This would make a meaningful, visible, substantial difference in their situation overnight - once this is implemented - and they just decided not to. They're just looking for a ban. Bans are wholly ineffective, as the prior sweeps were wholly ineffective. And they just moved people from one location to another and making, as you said, the problem they're allegedly trying to fix even worse. This is just a continuing shame and negligence from the council. These people are their constituents - whether someone has a home or not, these are Burien residents - and their job is to help them and to serve them. And they refuse to do so. And it's shameful. It's pathetic. [00:22:59] Doug Trumm: Hopefully they come to their senses - this 4-3 split has been pretty durable. [00:23:03] Crystal Fincher: We will see what the primary elections hold. Sofia Aragon is running currently for King County Council against Teresa Mosqueda. I don't think anyone really expects Sofia to win this race. But it is really important to make sure people don't just rest on their laurels and sit on the sidelines. And even in this primary, even when it seems like one person is clearly more qualified than the other, you actually need to vote and make your own choice. [00:23:28] Doug Trumm: These are like conservative trial balloons - they're testing the waters - can Democrats get away with very conservative Trump-esque rhetoric, dehumanizing homeless people, pandering to cops in completely unaccountable ways? They want to see if that works. I don't know if Sofia is connecting these two - it seems like she would be when she declares for office for the King County Council race. But maybe her calculation is this makes her more popular. And I think it's really incumbent upon people who don't agree with that to actually turn out to an odd-year election, because it's validating that approach. And you're going to see more and more of it if people get rewarded for that. [00:24:05] Crystal Fincher: That's blatantly the calculation that they're making. Kevin Schilling has an opponent - Patricia Hudson - running against him right now, who is the progressive choice who is endorsed by King County Democrats. I mean, they received a very unusual letter of rebuke from the King County Executive's office, also from the 33rd District Democrats, which encompasses part of Burien. And the other part of Burien is the 34th, who also submitted an open public letter of rebuke. Anyone who calls themself a Democrat on record, locally, is outwardly opposing it. And it hasn't stopped them. In fact, they seem to be using that as cred. So this is important. These are still the people in office. They do need to be held accountable, and people need to make their voices heard. Another disillusioning development we've seen over the past couple of weeks is Ed Murray evidently popping up at political events around the region and definitely catching a number of people off guard. There seem to be some people who are okay with it. But just as a reminder - Ed Murray, former legislator, former mayor of Seattle, had to resign in disgrace as mayor of Seattle after credible allegations of molestation of underage people who were under his care and also potentially a family member. Also troubling was his response using someone's background against them - they were going through hard times as unhoused youth working with LGBTQ youth, who oftentimes very unfortunately are disowned by family, kicked out of the house, and left in very vulnerable positions - to then cite that vulnerable position as a reason why someone may not be believed was really victim blaming. The entire community, who has so many people who have been victimized - was a re-victimization to hear that. But he's been out of the public eye for a while and seems to be doing a soft launch to get back in. What's your reaction to this? [00:26:04] Doug Trumm: With someone like that who's had such a long political career, they don't start going to political events just for fun. They're plotting getting back into politics. He's clearly testing the waters here, seeing if he can get back into politics. He's seeing if he can get acceptance enough to the point where he can run for something again or be a campaign manager. I don't think it should happen. And it's also not a pleasant experience for folks who did have a negative reaction to his handling of that situation - making it very hard for his accuser to come forward because he was using the whole weight of his office against that person. That's not how you handle it if you're a leader - you don't victim blame. Luckily, he finally resigned, but he was going to hold on to that office with everything he had. [00:26:44] Crystal Fincher: I also think that's a low bar. It's wholly inappropriate for him to be in these. There's been no atonement. There's been no acknowledgment of what he's done. And while I don't believe in throwing people away forever, there has been nothing to indicate that he acknowledges what he's done, that he's attempted to make amends to his victims. In fact, that seems quite the opposite. He's just hoping to pick up where he left off. I think it is going to be really interesting to survey who is okay with him being at political events, and at their political events, and who is not - and what that says about different people as candidates. Who is finding this troubling and who is finding it just fine? I'm curious about where he does feel welcome and why, and what that says about those spaces. We will see how this continues to unfold throughout the city. And if you spot Ed Murray, shoot me a message. Also, a pretty significant court ruling this week came in about encampment sweeps, particularly about the City of Seattle - Seattle has been sweeping too broadly and is unconstitutional in its application. When there's clearly a risk to public safety or they are blocking completely a sidewalk, there is cause for encampment sweeps. But they've been doing it too much and for reasons that are too broad - they need to effectively offer shelter and provide shelter if they're going to sweep people. Without that provision of shelter, there's nowhere else for someone to go. It is illegal to say you can't exist here - in essence, you're saying you can't exist anywhere. And this court ruling was powerful with some pretty clear statements calling the current policy dehumanizing, destabilizing, and counterproductive. How did you see this? [00:28:31] Doug Trumm: The two individuals who brought it - their story was so tragic - they mentioned losing wedding rings, family heirlooms, because they've just been repeatedly swept while they're getting services or going to work or whatever. One person mentioned losing their work boots and then that jeopardized their employment and that sunk them deeper into the spiral of homelessness. They kept getting these last-second-notice sweeps because they were supposedly an obstruction. If the definitions are broad, they don't have anywhere to go. The ruling says the two main ways they were bending this rule is they were defining the blockages - 50% blockage, it becomes 100% blockage in their eyes, or even a 30% blockage - because some of these sidewalks in downtown are fairly wide. And unfortunately, some sidewalks in our city are pretty narrow. Often folks aren't trying to block the whole sidewalks. They're trying to go somewhere they can and not fear that their stuff's gonna get snatched up and taken away. They lost all these valuable possessions, including their wedding ring. What are we doing here? This cruel unusual punishment that rises to a constitutional violation and this judge issues this ruling. Now the City's gonna have to rethink how they do this. The other main way they avoid the Boise ruling, Martin v. Boise, is they say that anything in the park is an obstruction - because someone wants to use that particular part of the park, even if it's some secluded, say in the forest, in a large park when 99% of the park is still accessible. Part of Mayor Harrell's campaign pledges to clear the parks. Some of the parks are clearer than they were when he took office, but others still have encampments and it goes to this whack-a-mole approach of you're constantly chasing people around the city at great expense and great suffering to some individuals, like the two that brought the suit, and we haven't made durable progress. [00:30:11] Crystal Fincher: Another event this week with Sound Transit - Mayor Harrell is up for a Denny Station on West Lake Avenue again. How'd this happen? [00:30:19] Doug Trumm: Hey, I gotta give credit to grassroots organizers there - there's a lot of people involved. Seattle Subway sent, I think, over 6,000 letters via online petition. Uptown Alliance got a lot of letters because they were also very dismayed to see that the station on the eastern edge of their neighborhood was suddenly gonna disappear - at a whim - six, seven years into this process. And what was happening here, if you didn't follow this story, is there's gonna be obviously this new Ballard Link Light Rail line that will go from Downtown to Ballard. And on the way, it's gonna pick up Denny Triangle, it's gonna pick up South Lake Union, it's gonna pick up Uptown. And these were gonna be really high-use stations, but there's one problem in that some of the corporations and real estate interests in Denny Triangle were not excited about the station location. Folks like Amazon, Vulcan, were lobbying against this location because they didn't like the closure of Westlake Avenue, they said, which South Transit at this point in this process was estimating a full closure of four years. They're putting the station right under Westlake so they do have to mine it, it's gonna be closed for that part. But they realized that they could put decking over the top - they didn't propose that initially 'cause it's more complicated and expensive. But they realized they could do that, obviously, if the alternative is putting some station two blocks to the west, which is what the proposal that came forward out of this last-minute wrangling - wasn't in the DEIS, the draft environmental impact statement. So that means it requires more planning and process. So there's two public meetings online that Sound Transit is hosting - I think one of them is today and the other one is a couple of days from now - we can link to that in the notes maybe. But because this shifted-west alternative came forward late in the process, was proposed as a way to alleviate these concerns from corporations and real estate - they had to do this process. The mayor backed it at a meeting last month, I think it was, but then last week he walked that back. He said - You know what? We really need to keep the South Lake Union Station because what happens with shifting the station west is it gets super close to the other station on Aurora, which is a major bus artery. - so that's where a lot of people were going to transfer from bus to rail. And it would put you closer to Uptown too if you're headed to the eastern part of Uptown. So the shifted-west alternative consolidates the two stations into one. And that's what sort of set off all these alarm bells with Seattle Subway and Uptown Alliance and the urbanists and others that - Hey, why are we dropping a station? And they presented to Uptown Alliance - Sound Transit did two days ago, I think it was - and apparently the consolidating those two stations, they shared their ridership analysis, which was new information. It's gonna cost about 10,000 riders - someone who was at that presentation told me. And that's a pretty big deal - 10,000 daily riders. So the mayor didn't have that information last week when he made his statement - he said he was still waiting for ridership to confirm his decision, but he said he's starting to lean Westlake and just wants a good mitigation plan, which I don't know why we couldn't start there from the first place - because we're seeing across, especially the Ballard Link Station, that there's lots of changes that are happening because people don't like the construction period and don't think the mitigation plan is very good. And there may be something to that. The mitigation plan should be really good, but rather than focus on the mitigation, we've been just tossing around all these different ideas and extending the - what that means is you have to do a whole new study and that delays the whole project. So maybe small progress there on the Denny Station decision - we can focus on how to do that right and get a good construction mitigation plan, rather than last-minute options that are un-vetted and are going to require another year or two of study. [00:33:51] Crystal Fincher: And with that, we thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, July 21st, 2023. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Shannon Cheng. Our insightful cohost today is Publisher of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm. You can find Doug on Twitter @dmtrumm, that's two M's at the end. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter @HacksWonks. And you can find me on all platforms - Bluesky, SPILL, Twitter, all of them, Mastodon - @finchfrii, that's two I's at the end. 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