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The Trump Administration continues its fight against Harvard and other higher education institutions. // Big Local: Bob Ferguson’s office reportedly had plans to help the Trump Administration with border enforcement along the northern border. A bizarre attempted burglary in Puyallup resulted in the suspects calling the cops on themselves. The FBI continues their investigation into the Tesla charging station attack in Lacey. A Spanaway man was arrested for alleged child sex crimes. // You Pick the Topic: A federal judge ruled against New Hampshire parents that protested against men competing in women’s sports. Did Whoopi Goldberg actually agree with Trump on something?

URSULA'S TOP STORIES: Did the President engage in the biggest stock market manipulation in US history? // Neighbors called 911 for hours before Spanaway house party shooting // WE NEED TO TALK. . . 

Rantz Exclusive: There was an ‘explosion’ at Tesla charging station in Lacey as anti-Musk violence continues and the FBI is involved. The teen charged in the shooting at a Spanaway house party had his bail reduced. WA legislators are raising the price of the Discover Pass. // There’s a spat in the Trump administration between Elon Musk and adviser Peter Navarro over tariffs. // Jason was featured in John Oliver’s show on HBO during Oliver’s ridiculous monologue about trans athletes.

The local media has another biased sob story about the effects of DOGE cuts. Chris Sullivan on Real ID deadline and some big projects on I-5 starting this weekend. // Big Local: One of the survivors of the shooting at a Spanaway house party has spoken out. An Everett home that was plagued by fights and drug use has been cleared. The city of Lakewood is suing a problematic mobile home park. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim: Jason and Jake Skorheim discuss the new ‘Naked Gun’ reboot and a new study about how screen time in bed might be affecting your sleep.  

A scary shooting near a vigil has West Seattle residents spooked. An Orangutan at Woodland Park Zoo bit a zookeeper. The mainstream media reached a new low point due to some of the questions ‘60 Minutes’ asked a former Hamas hostage. Trump has a big announcement tomorrow on ‘Liberation Day.’ // Big Local: The Everett organization ‘Hope N’ Wellness’ has a found a new location after a city ordinance demanded it leave the downtown core. A postal worker in Spanaway was robbed at gunpoint and had their master key stolen. Kent might impose a SODA ordinance. There’s been a spike in whooping cough cases in Washington State. // You Pick the Topic: ‘Torpedo bats’ are taking baseball by storm.

URSULA'S TOP STORIES: New details on Spanaway shooting // Tacoma deputy chief fired // WA man posed as ICE agent for YouTube stunt // Kennewick School Board asks Trump's help to enforce trans athlete ban // WE NEED TO TALK. . . Sex and relationship therapist explains ghosting

Washington Democrats have proposed tax hikes for all in their latest budget. The White House allegedly accidentally leaked national security conversations to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg. Guest: Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders on how the obsession with protecting inmates has led to more drugs in our prisons. // Big Local: A Gold Bar family had to evade bullets in a house fire that killed 20 of their pet snakes. There was an officer-involved shooting in Spanaway this morning. Chik-fil-a is coming to Tacoma. // You Pick the Topic: An insufferable liberal woman harassed a Trump supporter for wearing a MAGA… and it didn’t go well for her.

Renton Law Enforcement and families are fed up with a soft-on-crime King County judge. Guest: Cliff Mass tells us if we’ll be getting snow this weekend. // Big Local: ICE made another arrest in Washington, this time in Centralia. The City of Cle Elum might be declaring bankruptcy. Businesses in Parkland are struggling due to a construction project on the Spanaway loop that has no end in sight. // A HS basketball coach in Colorado was suspended after he refused to shake hands with the other team’s Jewish coaches and hung a Palestinian flag.

What’s Trending: You’ll never believe how many times this Seattle restaurant has been broken in to. A woke bishop chastised Trump and J.D. Vance at the National Cathedral. Trump announced a new AI infrastructure project. // Big Local: Mt. Rainier is being watched closely for seismic activity. A tattoo shop in Spanaway had thousands of dollars in equipment burglarized. A Puyallup teen is learning to walk again after being hit by a car on Halloween. // Jeff Bezos’s fiance Lauren Sanchez is taking heat for her revealing inauguration outfit.

The guys from the band Brother Elsey join us (all 4 of them) to talk about their upcoming debut record, albums from 2017 (including "White Noise" that I consider my 2nd favorite album of that year), Phoebe Bridgers, basements in L.A., The Doors, Setlist.fm stats, Spanaway & Centralia Washington, and how do we get Noah to listen to this episode and have him answer some of our questions and....AND...invite Brother Elsey to open some shows for him?Check out Brother Elsey at:  https://www.brotherelsey.com/Check out Noah Gundersen at: https://www.noahgundersen.com/ Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisitedPodcast.com or one of your favorite podcast providers like Apple Podcasts, Castbox, iHeartMedia, and Spotify. Additional content is found at: Facebook.com/recordsrevisitedpodcast or twitter @podcastrecords or IG at instagram.com/recordsrevisitedpodcast/ or join our Patreon at patreon.com/RecordsRevisitedPodcast

URSULA'S TOP STORIES: Tacoma firefighters getting defunded // Spanaway homeless village facing opposition // A new baby for the Hawks coach // United CEO's murder case develops // WE NEED TO TALK. . . About carry on baggage bounties

4pm: Pierce County breaks ground on controversial new homeless village-GUEST Paul Lubbesmeyer, Spanaway concerned citizens // WSDOT: Massive project will disrupt traffic for 3 years as crews work to repair I-5 // the Case of being ungrateful // Matt Gaetz joins Cameo

Eric and Todd kick off their epic “car & museum guy” journey across Japan on the way to represent LeMay Family Collections at Marymount at the World Forum for Motor Museums. The first episode comes from a tiny sushi restaurant within the world famous Tsukiji Outer Market in Chuo City, which is part of Tokyo. Eric and Todd discuss the welcoming nature of the Japanese people, the food, the interesting array of coins and currency, using Japanese TV remotes and stumbling through our basic Japanese. More episodes of our epic journey coming!

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What’s Trending: Exclusive: We don’t really house juveniles in juvenile detention. Tim Walz’s one decent moment of the debate last night was when he questioned J.D. Vance about the results of the 2020 election. Members of the left-wing media are trying to claim that Tim Walz won the debate. Crime numbers have gone up on Sound Transit, but Sound Transit claims it’s only because they have gotten better at reporting crime. // Big Local: Tim Walz will be in Hunt’s Point next week for a fundraiser, but he won’t be holding any public events. A stolen car crashed into the entrance of Bethel High School in Spanaway. A teenager was arrested after a crazy high-speed pursuit that finally resulted in a crash in Sea-Tac. It took a Bothell-area school a decade to install a new crosswalk for safety reasons. // Grifter Ta-Nehisi Coates is out with a new antisemitic book.

In the latter half of 1985, a series of brutal killings rocked the quiet woods of Mineral, Washington. On August 10, 1985, 27-year-old Steven Harkins and his 42-year-old girlfriend, Ruth Cooper, departed from their home in Tacoma, Washington, for a weekend camping trip at Tule Lake in Pierce County. Four days later, on August 14, hikers in Pierce County found Harkins shot dead in his sleeping bag at a remote campsite, with the couple's dog also killed nearby. On October 26, Cooper's skull was found near Harts Lake, 1.5 miles from Harkins' body. Two days later, her body and purse were discovered 50 feet away. A tube sock was tied around her neck, and she had died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.In December 1985, Mike Riemer, 36, his girlfriend Diana Robertson, 21, and their 2-year-old daughter Crystal traveled from Tacoma to Pierce County to find a Christmas tree. Later that evening, Crystal was found alone outside a Kmart in Spanaway, saying her "Mommy was in the trees." Two months later, Diana's body was discovered near Riemer's truck, with a tube sock around her neck and 17 stab wounds. Investigators suspected Riemer, who had disappeared, might be responsible, though some believed he was also a victim. He had previously been charged with domestic assault against Diana.Ossuary 6 - Air Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Contact us at: weeknightmysteries@gmail.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/weeknightmysteriesTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@weeknightmysteries

What’s Trending: A man was stabbed to death at the Capitol Hill light rail station on Saturday night. Michael Cohen took the stand in Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” trial. Cohen revealed he secretly recorded Trump without his permission in 2016. // Big Local: A 13-year-old boy in Spanaway died in what the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is calling a suspected fentanyl overdose. Federal Way’s K9 unit was able to detect a burglary suspect that was hiding under the floor boards. Shoreline parents are rallying behind a lesbian teacher that was fired for her same-sex engagement. // The popular dating app bumble says AI will soon be able to help you find the right partner.

New study shows alcohol consumption is a big contributor to dementia later in life. Biden falsely claimed he went over the bridge in Baltimore by train in the past. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre got upset when a reporter asked if President Biden has dementia. Gross: a homeless man in CA was arrested for eating a human leg. // Prince Harry linked to Diddy parties but he's accused of no wrongdoing at this point. Woman with gunshot wound dies is Spanaway crash.  A checking of the texting. // Bryan is against recent U.S. policy that he thinks is hindering Israel's ability to win the war in Gaza. Biden was heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters during a speech on healthcare, yesterday.

Keith sits down with Aaron Stauffer to discuss growing up in Stillicum, Washington, the rise of alternative music and the scene in and around Seattle in the late 80's and 90's, Aaron's history with music, the formation of Seaweed, the band's history, signing with Sub Pop Records, their Hollywood Records debut "Spanaway", the follow up LP "Actions and Indications" and the initial end of the band. We also discuss Aaron's new band Ghost Work, how Aaron joined the band and the making of their upcoming LP "Light a Candle For The Lonely." Artist Spotlight: Keith speaks to Chris Johns of Stay Inside to discuss the band and their new LP "Ferried Away."

Rep. Melanie Morgan champions equity in most everything she does, and she does a lot. Join us today for a conversation with Rep. Morgan, who in six short years in the Legislature has become a force to be reckoned with. Today's Capitol Ideas covers everything from agriculture to Black History Month -- and Black history -- to renewable energy and Washington's growing housing shortage.

Join LeMayZing Host Eric LeMay and Co-host Todd Kelley from LeMay Collections at Marymount as they are joined by Pandora Paul, the curator at LeMay-America's Car Museum, both located in Tacoma, WA. We have a wide-ranging conversation about car collecting and creating a meaningful car museum experience for a more diverse audience by connecting them to their own memories and experiences. A great conversation, live from the Hideaway Tavern in Spanaway, WA, all during a Seattle Seahawks game!

What’s Trending: Sheriff Eric Peter of San Juan County is outraged over the rulings of a defedant that gave fentanyl to a minor and as a result died to an oversdose. Holiday travel is back, what are some of the worst things to see on your flight? // Big Local: Juveniles are in custody after another attempted escape plan at Echo Glen detention center in Snoqualmie. A 50 year old man in Spanaway was killed while attempting a u-turn on SR-7, he was hit by a 14 year old driving a stolen Kia //  You Pick The News: Breaking News: another synagogue was sent another suspicious package. 

URSULA'S TOP STORIES // 14 year old with a stolen Kia kills 50 Spanaway man on SR-7 // WE NEED TO TALK about hotel amenities

Join Eric LeMay and cohost Todd Kelley as they bring the fun of car shows indoors, live from the Hideaway Tavern in Spanaway, WA. With the summer of 2023 in the books and the holidays upon us, this episode explores what you (and your visiting holiday relatives) can see at LeMay Collections at Marymount's “year-round car show.” Hear many of the “back stories” of how several of the cars ended up in Spanaway, including the 1948 Tucker and the “Rat Pack” 1958 Dual Ghia, once owned by actor Peter Lawford and how it may have been used to connect Frank Sinatra to the Kennedys!

News Roundup - an act of kindness as Lewiston, ME grieves after a mass shooting, unsafe walks to school for Spanaway students, getting the royal treatment in-flight.//Guest: Kate Stone on the runaway barge story.//A man planned to leave his partner and take a large sum of money for himself, she found out and plotted his murder - and it was all a scam.

It Takes Work To Be LuckyCharlie Maxwell, a confidant and longtime employee of Harold Lemay, at a Lakewood Historical Society event, narrated tales of the man behind the Pierce County Refuse Company. From a single garbage truck in 1942, Lemay's empire swelled, becoming Washington's largest trash removal service and the 10th largest nationally. Yet, it was his fixation on vintage cars that brought Harold LeMay true fame.Like a vine reaching for sunlight, his car collection burgeoned to over 3,000 vehicles, crowning him in the Guinness Book of World Records as the possessor of the largest privately owned automobile collection. When Harold passed in 2000, his wife Nancy and son Doug continued the family business and preserved the car collection while maintaining their annual August open house tradition – an event held at their, as Harold was called it, a three-story home with a 300-car garage.In 2008, Waste Connections Incorporated bought Pierce County Refuse. Two years later, the Lemay Family Collection Foundation emerged as a non-profit corporation, welcoming visitors to explore its treasures at the former Marymount Military Academy in Spanaway. In June 2012, America's Car Museum sprouted in downtown Tacoma beside the iconic Tacoma Dome.Harold E. LeMay's love for automobiles transcended all boundaries, capturing stories from countless individuals at his annual car show. His passion propelled him to purchase cars for their historical and cultural significance rather than as investments. He once remarked, "I don't go for just the dollar value of a car. If it's unusual, I like it." Dubbed "Lucky" in his youth, Harold adhered to his mantra: "It takes a lot of hard work to be lucky." And luck indeed followed him as he amassed an unparalleled collection.Lucky's Garage stands as a tribute to Harold E. LeMay – an enduring exhibit at America's Car Museum. Meanwhile, the LeMay Family Collection at the Marymount Event Center continues to showcase over 500 vintage vehicles, primarily American-made cars, trucks, buses, fire engines, and motorcycles. This ever-growing collection, which began with Harold and Nancy LeMay, remains an emblem of their enduring legacy.Unfortunately, Harold passed away on this day in 2000.www.nodrivinggloves.com#cars #car #collectorcars #oldcars #cartalk #electriccars #ev #hotrod #carhistory #automotivehistory #automobile #thisdayinautomotivehistory #thisdayinhistory #classiccars #napodpomo ##americascarmuseum #lemaycollection

6am hour -- Burien City Councilman describes a proposed homeless camping ban as "white supremacy", the claim underscores the tactic of playing the race card when you can't argue against a political issue you disagree with, Biden's DHS Sec. appoints two former Obama officials that pushed the 2016 Russia collusion hoax to a new "intelligence experts group", Sea Tac Airport ranked among the worst in North America by travelers, the grieving mom of a dead 2-year-old girl in Spanaway speaks out after the girl's father is charged with possessing the fentanyl that allegedly killed her, Las Vegas teens charged with running down a bicyclist in a car and they actually had the stupidity to record/stream it on their cell phone. 7am hour -- Yakima mayor calls 911 to report "right wing" signature gatherers, the curious excuse the mayor offers about the "nuance" of the law on signature gathering, a Snohomish Co. youth pastor (age 27) gets a terribly short 14 months in jail for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl, an 18-year-old arrested for the shooting murder of a 19-yr-old in Puyallup was on probation for an armed crime as a 17-yr-old, the 18 yr old's arrest shows how dis-interested local and state lawmakers are in stopping gun crimes. 8am hour -- Burien City Councilman proclaims homeless camping ban for the city is "white supremacy", progressives are interested in intentions not results, Gov. Inslee cringe-inducing NYC climate week video, the five main WA governor's candidates are asked about their top two campaign priorities to help the state, only two candidates give answers that correspond with latest public opinion polling of WA residents.

What's Trending: Pierce Co. prosecutor should be getting warning when dangerous people are released from mental hospital and Tim Eyman weighs in the mayor of Yakima calling 911 because conservatives were collecting ballot initiative signatures. Big Local: One child died due to a fentanyl OD in Spanaway, a street racing event in Tacoma has neighbors upset and Rantz makes fun of Dow Constantine for wearing too much makeup. You Pick: Rantz doesn't think banning plastic bottles will help the environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by metro news columnist and opinion editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Matt Driscoll! They discuss numerous counties suing Washington state over behavioral health failures, the importance of a raise for Tacoma City Council and other public servants, Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward's shady association with Christian nationalist Matt Shea, devastating wildfires and smoke across Washington, and the backstory of Pierce County Village and a recent veto override. 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, Matt Driscoll, at @mattsdriscoll.   Resources “Most of Washington's counties are suing the state for refusing to provide necessary behavioral health treatment under state law” by Andrew Villeneuve from The Cascadia Advocate   “More than half of WA counties have filed suit against the state for behavioral health failures” by Shauna Sowersby from The News Tribune   “Tacoma City Council is getting a big raise. Think they don't deserve it? Think again” by Matt Driscoll for The News Tribune   “Spokane mayor says she didn't know Matt Shea would be at Christian nationalist concert headlined by Matt Shea's Christian nationalist buddy” by Nate Sanford from Inlander   “Destructive fires swept through Spokane County last weekend, killing two and leaving hundreds without homes” by Samantha Wohlfeil and Nate Sanford from Inlander   “How behind-the-scenes politics helped win approval for Pierce County homeless village” by Shea Johnson from The News Tribune   “In rare move, Pierce County Council overrides executive veto on homeless village zoning” by Becca Most from The News Tribune   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. 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: metro news columnist and opinion editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Matt Driscoll. Hey! [00:01:08] Matt Driscoll: Hello - thanks for having me once again - it's always a pleasure. [00:01:11] Crystal Fincher: Thanks for coming back. We love our super informative and inside look into Pierce County whenever you're on - always a pleasure. I wanna start off talking about something that a lot of counties got together to do this week - and that is sue the state of Washington. Why are they suing and what's happening here? [00:01:32] Matt Driscoll: It's part of a long-running failure in our state mental health system involving folks who enter the criminal justice system and then get referred, one way or the other, to either competency evaluations or to stand trial, then flipped over to a system of civil commitments. This lawsuit involves 22 counties coming together to sue the state, claiming that the state - at facilities like Western State Hospital - is failing to provide the services to folks who do flip into that civil commitment area. And recently DSHS, Western State has been refusing a lot of those patients because they say they've been working to make room for folks who fall under the Trueblood settlement, which was the State Supreme Court ruling that basically - found that the state has an obligation and needs to do more to provide the competency evaluations and those sorts of things and potential restorative services to make someone able to stand trial. So it all involves folks who enter into the criminal justice system, then get referred to behavioral health, mental health stuff, and basically just the state's long-running failure to be able to provide the kinds of services and beds that those folks need and they deserve. It's all very complicated. It's just another indication of the state's continued failure to provide those services and beds. We've been talking about this for a very long time. It's very clear that it's still a total failure on the state's part, at least in my opinion. [00:03:01] Crystal Fincher: As you said, we've been talking about failures in this system for years - have heard some shocking and horrifying stories over the years. This is an issue that has been one of the biggest dogging Governor Inslee's administration during this term. And not to say he's absolutely the cause of all of these problems - I'm sure some of them were definitely inherited, there's a lot of challenges within this system. And as they point out, there have been recent investments to try and deliver on that settlement in the Trueblood decision, to try and turn the corner and get out of this crisis. One of the challenges here that they brought up is that there seems to be a conflict in that Trueblood decision - something that essentially is breaking this current system. As the Governor's office pointed out in their response, the Trueblood decision actually prevents them from taking new civil commitment clients. And that's one of the things that the counties are saying - Hey, they shouldn't be doing. So this almost seems like partly a corrective measure or seeking order to say - There's a conflict here - this order is essentially grinding this system to a halt. Once again, we're trying to fix it - we need some order. Do you know if there's some other entity that can take these civil commitments? [00:04:15] Matt Driscoll: Just to be 100% clear on this, I am by no means an expert on the intricacies of the state's behavioral health system - it's supposed to work and it's not working. That being said, it's another one of these massive gaps that we see so often in our system. You're right about the horror stories, going back to the Trueblood decision - you still hear, to this day, stories about folks who end up in jails for long periods of time, even before they've stood trial, waiting to have services available at somewhere like Western State where they can even get a competency evaluation. Think about the human rights aspects of that - of people being warehoused in jails, awaiting these court-mandated evaluations - that's the problem that Trueblood's intending to fix. On the same token, we've clearly got all these folks who shouldn't be in the criminal justice system. As the governor pointed out and others pointed out - in defense of the state, if you will - the referrals for these civil commitments are way up in recent years. I forget the statistics off the top of my head, but I think it might be like 40%, so we're seeing more and more of these folks being flipped out of the criminal justice system intended to send to the civil commitment system. It's just not working and there's a huge gap. And we can talk about how complicated it all is, and the way it gets siloed, and all the ways it's supposed to work, and the way it's not working - we have a wholly inadequate behavioral health system in our state. Decades and decades of underfunding - we've never acknowledged, we've done some piecemeal stuff. I certainly give the state and the Inslee administration credit for recent investments, but the bottom line is that this is piecemeal drops in the buckets trying to patch up a system that is just wholly unprepared to meet the demands of today. And people are suffering because of it. [00:05:54] Crystal Fincher: People are suffering, their civil rights are being violated, and some of these are resulting in horrific abuses in these overworked, sometimes unaccountable systems. This is happening against a backdrop of several employees within DSHS calling for the head of DSHS to resign. How does this even get untangled? It's time for major, systemic, urgent action beyond what we've done - clearly, what is already happening is not enough. [00:06:25] Matt Driscoll: One thing that the counties point out in the lawsuit is because these civil commitments are not being accepted or in some cases being discharged, you've got public safety issues. You have folks who the system has determined would be best served by ongoing treatment and civil commitments essentially being released. And that's, again - wherever you fall on the debates of how the state should be handling the interaction of criminal justice and behavioral health, it's just a bad scene all around. As a state with as many resources as Washington, we should be ashamed - similar to our public education system. A left-leaning state with progressive lawmakers and clear Democratic majorities - the fact that we are so clearly failing on this stuff is a black eye and again, people are suffering because of it. [00:07:10] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. I also wanna talk about a recent decision from a commission in Tacoma that's going to take effect soon to increase the salaries, by a pretty significant amount, of the Tacoma City Council. And you wrote a column about this this week, which I thought was very timely and appropriate and a conversation that a lot of cities are having and more will continue to. And that's - these raises are absolutely justified and should go further when we look at the scope of responsibility involved in these positions. What did you talk about in your column? [00:07:46] Matt Driscoll: This has been an issue for me for a long time, as someone who's followed City Council government in Tacoma. At the root of the problem, it's that historically - City Council in Tacoma, third largest city in the state - it's considered a part-time job, it's paid as such. The reality of it is that anyone who served in that position knows it's not a part-time job, it's a full-time job. When I started at The News Tribune, councilmembers were making $40,000. Considering the challenges that Tacoma faces, I think there's lots of room for critique. People can see these raises and think about job performance - Do these guys deserve raises? But that's not really what it's about, right? It's about our system of government and who has the ability to run for office and serve under kind of the framework we have set up. We have historically considered this a part-time, low-paying position. If you're an average person in Tacoma with a family or financial responsibilities, the idea of signing up for what you're paid for as a part-time job that's clearly gonna be a full-time job and still trying to meet any of that - it becomes impossible. It severely limits the pool of candidates that are available. [00:08:56] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely - several perspectives are left out. Beyond that, we're asking them to do such an important job. The things we talk about every week on this show - from public safety to economic development to land use policy and educational decisions - every thing that touches your life, we're asking them to do. It's wild to me that in the same society, we will justify $100 million salaries of CEOs of companies, yet cities and organizations with comparable budgets we're asking to settle for $30,000, $50,000. When we look at how important the job is and the expertise and commitment that it really does require, there's no getting around the fact that this is definitely a full-time job, especially - when it's done right, it's beyond a full-time job. I think most people can agree, no matter what your political affiliation, that it's not. We also are talking about shortages in several of these sectors too, so we need to pay people more for the work that's being done if we wanna expect better results. [00:10:00] Matt Driscoll: And it's like, regardless of what you think about the current council's job performance, what do you want your City Council person to be? Do you want it to be someone who is dedicating 20 hours a week to it and juggling a bunch of other stuff, or do you want somebody who's able to attack it like a full-time job and dedicates the time and energy it takes - both to be responsive to citizen concerns and do the homework that it takes to make good policy decisions? This isn't to call out any particular City councilmembers over the years, but I think if you've closely observed City Council here in Tacoma, you can see folks are learning these issues as they go and they're asking these questions, and a lot of times you'll be - Oh my God, that's a pretty obvious question. Do you want someone who has the time to dedicate to the job? And even more than that, do you want to make this a job feasible for some people to take on, or do you want to make this a job that only a few fairly privileged, essentially wealthy or better off folks can take on? For most people, the question is the latter. I think historically the idea of making Tacoma City, or a city council, and even the State Legislature part-time is that it would allow average people to serve in democracy - that's one of the ideals there. But in practice, I think what it really does, particularly these days, is it severely limits the type of people who are able to feasibly serve in office. You see that in some of the races that we've got going this year in Tacoma, particularly on the Jamika Scott District 3 race, where she's a local community activist and artist. She's more of an average person - she doesn't have a bunch of money, she's not the executive director at some nonprofit. For an average person to make the commitment to run for office and find the time to doorbell, it's a huge commitment - full-time plus work for part-time pay. [00:11:50] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely - completely agree. I want to talk about another city - the City of Spokane and the activities of its mayor. The mayor and Christian nationalist extremist, former State Representative Matt Shea, attended a TPUSA event where they were just talking about a bunch of extreme, out-of-touch things while the ashes of neighborhoods were still smoldering nearby. What happened here? What is the reaction? [00:12:23] Matt Driscoll: Mayor of Spokane, Mayor Woodward, appeared at an event - Matt Shea was involved, Christian nationalist organization. She was apparently invited on stage for prayer, and Shea was there and prayed for her. And of course then all hell broke loose because of Shea's background and the backgrounds of some of the other folks involved. Of course, the mayor immediately said - Didn't know Shea was going to be there, wasn't my intention, I'm disgusted by all his views. It turns out maybe she'd been to events with Matt Shea in the past - I think a lot of people really didn't buy that excuse. But the bigger thing here, really, is yet another instance that illustrates the complexity and tension in the Republican Party. Lawmakers on the right who are "the good ones" or "the saner ones" - and there are a lot of Republicans, on the whole - in Pierce County in particular, Bruce Dammeier, JT Wilcox, leaders that I disagree with fundamentally. This tension between trying to be one of those not-extremist conservatives, but then the votes relies to some extent to courting the more extreme elements of the party. What ends up happening is these leaders awkwardly, unsuccessfully try to find this middle ground where they can not alienate the extreme elements of the party while not appearing extreme themselves, or maybe not even being "extreme" themselves. But it just never works and it ends up looking dumb. And this is just another example of that where they try to have it both ways - they try to disavow the extreme elements of the party, but then they still rely on extreme elements of the party for the support they need to win elections and serve in office. I certainly have no sympathy for the mayor of Spokane. It was very predictable that this would happen. If you find yourself at white nationalist organized events or religious extremist organized events, it's very easy to not get on stage or not do that. She signed up for it. She got what she deserved. I don't think it's probably the last time we'll see something like this either. [00:14:20] Crystal Fincher: I don't even view the situation as there being extreme elements within the party - that is the party, that is the base, that is now the mainstream of the party. It's beyond local party activists - these are their leaders. There is a nostalgia that I see, especially from national political pundits, wanting to still give credit to those moderates - those moderates are enabling the extremism. They are enabling this extremism that in public they try and distance themselves from. Even though she tried to say - Oh, I had no idea, she's been to an event just like this before. Even if she had no idea Matt Shea was there before, which no one buys, she got up there, saw him there and gave him a hug, and allowed him to lay hands on her and pray. Heard right before - them talk about the "problem with homosexuality" - obviously there is no problem with homosexuality, that's an extreme belief. That is the party - several electeds within the party, donors within the party, the people making decisions about the platform on the party. I made the bad decision of watching that Republican debate. I saw a lot of people going - Oh, these are extreme beliefs. They're not targeting the average American anymore - they're really fine with disenfranchising the average American. They are speaking to that base that's going to elevate people like this to these elected positions and hope for treatment as moderates in the media. This is an opportunity in Spokane to once again point out that these are extreme beliefs. These are beliefs that our Supreme Court has rejected, our State Supreme Court has rejected - and that we don't want. Clearly she knows that. She wasn't really sad about it happening, or else she wouldn't have appeared with him before and been chummy. They want to be able to do this behind closed doors. And lots of people will cite JT Wilcox, who I know lots of people have good relationships with - people like that need to contend with who the party is today. You're affixing your name to that label? - you can be what you are without that label. If you are attaching that label and participating in that, this is what you are enabling. [00:16:24] Matt Driscoll: Where do the folks like the JT Wilcoxes or the Bruce Dammeiers go within this party, right? If they are the moderates they claim to be, the Republican Party depends on that support. If they try to find that middle ground, then it ends up working out like this. Again, I don't have any sympathy for it. I wrote a column in the Trump years and I've just halfway defended folks like JT Wilcox and Bruce Dammeier about why they hadn't condemned Trump. What JT Wilcox will tell you - I'm a local guy and I stay out of national politics. And that's fine, I have a lot of respect for JT as an individual. But can you see what's going on? And do you have the backbone to stand up and say - This is wrong, this is not what I represent - even if it means that you might get voted out, or that you might not be in office, or that you might make your life more difficult. What we see most of the time is elected officials, politicians - they're not willing to do that. They're not willing to disavow or distance themselves from this stuff because they don't want to risk their jobs as an elected official or their powers - and maybe some of them genuinely do it out of the hope that if they just stick it out long enough, they'll be able to course correct on that party. That's a flawed idea. Whether you agree with Chris Vance or not, the way he describes it is pretty accurate at this point - it's the base of the party and folks need to make their decisions on whether that's the party they agree with. What we see, more times than not, is folks trying to have their cake and eat it too. [00:17:56] Crystal Fincher: Chris Vance made the decision to not affiliate with that label - if that's who's standing beside him, then he needs to move to a different place. On both the Republican and Democratic side, that affiliation with the party comes with tremendous resources - an absolute resource advantage over someone who is running as an Independent or with a minor party - everything from voter file access, which is useful, important information about voters from public sources and from private commercial sources, information like that is very helpful to a campaign. Things like donations and structure and endorsements and volunteers - those kinds of things are often built-in to the support of a party. It is a challenge to run outside of a major party. There were some character-defining moments for a lot of these people - maybe if they would have seen this rising extremism take over the mainstream of the party, maybe we don't find ourselves here. That attachment to power also can be corrosive - if you see something that is turning your stomach, it's not okay to stay silent, no matter which party you're a part of. [00:19:03] Matt Driscoll: Yeah, this continues to be a character-defining moment. These leaders still have the opportunity - they can still come out and say - This is wrong. And continually they don't. I don't really expect that to change. The opportunity still is there for them to take a stand. They don't, because if you alienate the base of the party, you're gonna be out of luck. And Chris Vance, for all his wisdom, is out of luck. He ran for office a couple cycles ago, and he lost badly - can't be a moderate conservative without the support of the Republican Party and if you alienate the Trump support, you're out of luck. [00:19:40] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, part of what made this so scandalous in the first place and so offensive to people is that this was happening amidst really destructive fires that swept through Spokane County last weekend. We see the 20,000 acres at that time up in flames, 265 structures destroyed, including a ton of homes, two people killed that we know of, lots of people not knowing what to do. Spokane City Councilmember Zack Zappone showed a picture of the street where his parents live - all of the houses were burnt down - his parents lost their home, his uncle lost his home. Just feel for everybody involved in that situation - I can't even imagine - it's just so totally devastating. [00:20:21] Matt Driscoll: On the human level, on the individual level - that loss, the death toll is staggering - just a lot of thoughts for everyone going through that. For a long time in my life, we talked about climate change and we talked about the problem it presented. It was academic, right? We saw the video of the polar bear with nowhere to go. When I started at The News Tribune, there wasn't really a summer smoke season. And now it's late August - it's the smoke season - it's a reality of life now. And then I think about my kids - I got a 16-year-old daughter, a 12-year-old son, 8-year-old daughter. It's really heavy to think about the impacts that we've seen from climate change and the way it's escalated. History is so long - a lot of times it's difficult to track the change, right? - it feels long. But with this devastation that we've seen that's tied to climate change in recent years and that trend - it's just really depressing - in Western Washington now, and this will probably be our reality moving forward. It's heartbreaking. [00:21:24] Crystal Fincher: This has not been normal for me my entire life. The warnings from climate scientists - we did not heed them for decades, and here we are - it's scary. The reality is this is as good as it's going to be for a while. This is actually going to get much worse. It's up to us and what we decide to do now - it's gonna get worse before it gets better. Are we gonna choose to make it better or not? This is a tangent - I'm on an age divide - you look at polling, and I'm right there on the divide where opinion splits. I talk to people on the older side of that divide who are more complacent, who don't necessarily feel the urgency. And then those on the younger side - and it's 15, 20 years ago, 10 years ago, especially working in politics - you see things like slogans, "fighting for our lives, fighting for our futures," and those are slogans to some people. What does it look like when you are literally fighting for your life? What does it look like when you don't want to see this kind of destruction happening everywhere? We're not even talking about the hurricane in Southern California and Nevada - this is all wild, and we're seeing increasingly wild things across the globe. This is only going to accelerate. It's decisions like whether to build a new freeway or not. It's decisions like whether to invest in and build out pipelines for gas and coal. At every level of government, at every level of power - decisions are being made every day - we can't afford for more hurt right now. We're seeing activism, we're seeing direct action. These stakes are high, and I just wish more people understood and felt that. It's just really hard right now. There are a lot of different interests. These are the consequences. [00:23:00] Matt Driscoll: There is one thing that gives me any glimmer and hope in this - is the younger generation. The stakes are exactly as you described for them. I think of my kids and the world that we've left them - the idea that this is baseline. How much worse do you want it to get? I'm not going to chalk this up to human nature, but you mentioned complacency. It's a little crazy how easy people grow accustomed to something like smoke season now. Are we cool with just getting used to this? Are we all right with that? It feels like a lot of people are. Maybe it's just my nature, but I have a lot of empathy for people in general, 'cause it's hard, man. It's hard out there being a person. It's hard to support yourself. We haven't made it any easier in the United States. There's a lot that just goes into surviving. Asking people to think above and beyond that, it's a big ask - and it's also unfair. We lay a lot of this climate change stuff, this environmental stuff on the individual - like you shouldn't be watering your grass, or you should buy an electric car. Those things are good, but it almost gives the real culprit - the governments and the fossil fuel companies - a pass. We end up guilt tripping each other - How long was your shower and stuff? If we really want to do something about this, it's gonna take exactly what you talked about - reimagining transportation, not building freeways, being willing to say - Yeah, traffic's bad right now, we're not gonna build another freeway, we gotta figure this out a different way. Or we have the capacity for a new airport, but air travel's terrible and it's one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gases - we're gonna figure something else out, and it's probably gonna be difficult in the interim, but we just don't have a choice. We never want to make that choice. We always want to push it down the road a little bit, make a little bit of improvements. This incremental change - the incremental change is not going fast enough. It's gonna take drastic measures. It's gonna take major changes to the way our life. It's gonna take just major restructuring of the way we do things. We still get to make the choice. It's just that one of those options results in stuff like we're seeing now. [00:25:09] Crystal Fincher: The final thing I want to talk about today has been the topic of discussion in Pierce County for quite some time, a hot topic on the Pierce County Council - and they've gone back and forth. It's this Pierce County Village, which is the county trying to solve one of the problems, one of the crises that it's dealing with - homelessness - and looking at building a, what is it, 265-unit building to house and service people who've been experiencing homelessness and try and get them on a path to housing stability. But oh, it is not simple, and there have been some twists and turns. What is this and what has been happening? [00:25:50] Matt Driscoll: Yeah, it's a very Pierce County story - I really love it for that, 'cause it is very complicated. What the county wants to do - and by the county, I mean the County Executive Bruce Dammeier and his administration - is permanent supportive housing. It's housing designed for chronically homeless individuals. It's not like an apartment building-type situation - it's actually individual homes in a community. The County Executive's office became enamored with this model - it has had some success, from what I understand, in Texas - and they wanted to bring it back to Pierce County. This was a number of years ago. They started the process of potentially looking for a location for it, which proved really difficult because it's a major project. They eventually settled on a piece of land out in the Spanaway area - it's got some wetlands, it's got some concerns around it. They ended up choosing a provider to run it - Tacoma Rescue Mission. What they want to do is use about $21, $22 million in federal COVID money to build this site and then let Tacoma Rescue Mission run it. To make it feasible, they changed some zoning. Broadly, it's an idea that has widespread support. It's something that the Democrats, liberals have supported for a long time. I support it, I think it's a good idea. Providing permanent supportive housing, 200-some-odd units of it, it's a good idea. But the details of it have become very tricky. There's some questions about - was the Rescue Mission kind of baked in as a provider even before they saw it for applicants? Are they pushing too hard on this specific piece of land? There's challenges now to the zoning changes. It is very complicated. It's moving forward, but it's got some significant hurdles to clear. The most recent development is the County Council changed the zoning to make it possible - that was challenged by a couple of places, and that's where things stand. [00:27:34] Crystal Fincher: I just want to point out for those who are not familiar with Pierce County politics, Pierce County Council - the Pierce County Executive is a Republican. And what's the split on the Council now between Republican and Democrat? [00:27:46] Matt Driscoll: It's a slight Democrat majority - I believe it's 4-3. The only reason I hesitate is because Tacoma has nine, Pierce County has seven - I always have to do the math - it's 4-3, 4-3 leaning Dems. [00:27:56] Crystal Fincher: I always get confused with the numbers. You look at a city like Burien and the mess that they're going through with their majority on their council - this is a different kind of situation. Sometimes where you have a Republican executive saying - Hey, we think this can work, there's a model somewhere, let's go learn about it - actually engaging in trying to have a solution, the conversation is starting with action, and what are we going to do? There was a piece this week in The News Tribune going through public records - looking at this model, one of the controversies starting out was that this trip was taken with the Tacoma Rescue Mission and went on this learning, fact-finding mission to see what Austin's doing up close, to see if it's something that could be feasible here. And the contract to do this that was competitively bid ended up going to the same person, which made - the same organization involving this person - making some people go - Wait a minute. Was the fix in on this contract? - especially looking at some of the scoring of the bidding. That seems like maybe it was cooked a little bit in favor of this, but then you have other people saying - This is a pretty normal way that something like this progresses. How did you see this? [00:29:09] Matt Driscoll: Yeah, Pierce County is a big county, but just small-town style - I love this stuff, there is so much depth to it. At the center of this, you have the county, which has access to $21, $22 million in federal funds to do something about homelessness. The county executive wants to give that to Tacoma Rescue Mission, which as you point out, won a competitive bid to build this facility. The idea is that through philanthropic fundraising and just what the Rescue Mission does, they'll be able to fund it moving forward. What makes it slightly different is you've got a Republican county executive saying - We have to do something to serve this population, to house this population, and the answer is permanent supportive housing - which is a little outside the box for conservatives. The County Executive's Office believes that, with this one-time investment, the government can step back. Then you get into questions of Duke Paulson from the Rescue Mission going on these trips even before the bids start being taken - lo and behold, the Rescue Mission wins the bid, LIHI was the other bidder. There was a competitive bid process - they did go through steps, but naturally it raises questions of - Was that kind of procedural? Was that legitimate? When it all comes out in the wash, it's a very Pierce County thing - there's reason for concern of - was this the outcome everyone wanted from the beginning? You can make the answer that - yeah, yeah, clearly it was. I think they went down there, they got this idea in mind, they thought the Rescue Mission would be a good place to run it, and that's where they ran with. On the other end of the spectrum there, I think it's important to keep in mind that the Rescue Mission has a long history of serving homelessness in Pierce County. Regardless of what you believe about the religious aspects of Rescue Mission does, they're a well-respected organization in Pierce County when it comes to serving the homeless. Pierce County is a small place. Should we not expect the County Executive's Office to have a close working relationship with one of the primary providers of homelessness in Pierce County? It raises a lot of questions about backroom deals. It's important to keep in mind at the end of the day, they are trying to do something good. I think it's good that we're asking these questions. It's good that we have this coverage. My colleague, Shea Johnson, just delivered a big package on this this week - it's really well done, folks should read it. It's small-town politics and they're trying to do something good, but there are a lot of questions along the way. [00:31:21] Crystal Fincher: Including questions about the site that has been determined for this. Siting is always a major issue, especially when it comes to siting things that are going to serve the homeless. People have a lot of feelings about this - some don't want it to happen at all, but a site was chosen. This site that was chosen - in the Spanaway area - there may be some environmental concerns. Sometimes things look very black and white from a simple explanation, but it is not infrequent in these situations where you have multiple issues, multiple interests, multiple people who ultimately want good things having different perspectives and having issues impact these groups and these stakeholders in different ways. Is it okay to move forward on a site? We just talked about having to take urgent action to mitigate climate change, to not - continuous sprawl, destroying local ecosystems - that seems to be the major issue in first passing this and then the repeal of the passage over the veto of the Pierce County Executive of the zoning for the site. They could still move forward, but wouldn't have future flexibility attached to this use without another change. [00:32:36] Matt Driscoll: You're right. The Rescue Mission has cleared certain hurdles at this point - the reversal of the zoning change wouldn't affect them - they're vested, they can move forward provided they continue to check the boxes in terms of all the sorts of things they'd have to do to make it happen. The ways that this is potentially getting derailed has a lot to do with politics. At the center of what we have going on here is a dispute on the Growth Management Act. And one of the reasons that this was interesting from the beginning is you had a Republican county executive proposing a major facility to serve the chronically unhoused - the most difficult population to serve. He wanted to put that in rural Pierce County. Normally what happens with something like that is it gets smack dab in the middle of Tacoma, right? Because none of these outlying, more conservative areas want anything to do with that. So the very fact that he was willing to acknowledge that it would be advantageous to put a facility like this somewhere in the more rural parts of the county where - assuming his base is out there - that took some guts and there's been a lot of pushback on that. But you also see attention here where the county executive is saying - Look, in order to build the type of housing we need to serve the unhoused, we need to build facilities like this in areas that are potentially sensitive. That's a broad description, but I think that's what it comes down to. The zoning was challenged and the County Council is getting advice that there might be something to those challenges, particularly the second one has them a little bit worried. They went back and changed the zoning to get out of trouble, to quash those challenges. You have a much broader debate about land use and sprawl and what we should build where, and you've got familiar conservative talking points of - like we need to make it easier for people to build wherever they want. Then you've got kind of Democrats on the Council saying - You know, zoning matters, we have to protect these areas, we have to limit sprawl. But does that then mean that all the stuff that we build ends up being dense, transit-oriented? One of the elements that the county executive's office would say is appealing about this model is because it is more individual homes, it's not a warehousing situation, it's a community. This tension over growth management and how much flexibility should we create to allow this to be built in areas that are designated as sensitive or more rural - I don't know. [00:35:01] Crystal Fincher: You're doing a fantastic job explaining it. This is a complex issue that takes some time to talk through. One of the reasons why I do this show is so we can talk through it and really come to an understanding. I really appreciated that package in The News Tribune this week that gave really helpful background and context to what's happening. The final element is that the viability and success of this relies on private fundraising - it does seem there's some money out there. The flags raised with this repeal of zoning is that this may make fundraising for this property more complicated, more challenging - seeing as that there may not be the flexibility moving forward, or the seeming collaboration, or green light that some people may have previously thought was there. Who knows what's gonna happen? Do you see this likely being built? What do you see moving forward? [00:35:55] Matt Driscoll: I'm not exactly sure how much of that I buy from Tacoma Rescue Mission and its supporters - I've got a lot of respect for that agency - I know Duke well. What we're seeing here is they're trying to maintain as much flexibility as possible to move forward from a development standpoint, as advantageous to what they wanna do in the future. The bottom line is they could build what they propose to build, provided they clear the necessary hurdles as it speaks. So I don't know how sympathetic I am to the idea that they need additional flexibility to build even more on sensitive areas or whatever - or we need to change the zoning across the whole county to make this thing possible - but I could be wrong on that. But in terms of its overall prospects, one other thing I would note that makes this interesting is because there is another political element in this question about funding. The Democrats on the Council, to their credit, support such an idea. They really leveraged the County Executive and Republicans' desire to build this thing into passing a behavioral health sales tax, which could potentially go to fund something like this, or something much like this, down the road. That's another element of that - the support for this village ultimately hinged on Republicans being willing to support them and passing that - they needed a super majority. So that's another interesting wrinkle on this. And one of the reasons I love this issue - because it's just so Pierce County - it's politics and power and relationships, but I think everyone is trying to do a good thing. We're trying to build permanent supportive housing. We're trying to protect sensitive areas and limit sprawl. So your broader question - Will this thing get built? I have no idea. When it initially went through, I probably would have put it at maybe 70/30. The package that Shea Johnson put together really illustrates the desire and the support to get this thing together. It has bipartisan support. Everybody wants to build 200-some odd units of permanent supportive housing. There's the desire locally to do it. I do think that politics in Pierce County requires Democrats and Republicans to work together to do things. There's not a potential here in Pierce County for Democrats to just do everything the way they want to do it - that's not gonna happen - you're gonna have to work together in some regard. And here you have an opportunity to work together to build what could be a really important project for the area. [00:38:09] Crystal Fincher: Makes sense to me. Well, we will continue to follow that - certainly a lot to follow and a lot left to see as it develops. And with that, we thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, August 25th, 2023. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is the incredible Shannon Cheng. Our insightful co-host today is metro news columnist and opinion editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Matt Driscoll - always great insight and information from Matt. [00:38:38] Matt Driscoll: It was wonderful to be here once again - like I think I said last time - I always enjoy the opportunity to come on here and play exotic Pierce County man for the listeners up north. Again, I feel like I - there's so much to get into with the homeless village and I appreciate your time, your willingness to dedicate some time to it and talk about it. I would just recommend folks read the package 'cause I don't really feel like I did it justice - it's very complicated, it's been going on for a long time, but it's really important for this neck of the woods. So thanks for having me on. [00:39:04] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. And we will link that in the resources in the show notes and online. You can find Matt on Twitter @mattsdriscoll. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter @HacksWonks. You can find me on all of the platforms @finchfrii, that's two I's at the end. You can catch Hacks & Wonks on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts - just type "Hacks and Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get the podcast - to get the Friday week-in-review shows and our Tuesday topical show - delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, please leave a review wherever you listen. You can also get a full transcript of this episode and links to the resources referenced in the show at officialhacksandwonks.com and in the podcast episode notes. Thanks for tuning in - we'll talk to you next time.

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The LeMay Collections at Marymount is more than an interesting place to store the classic car collection of the late Harold LeMay. Prior to the property becoming an interesting venue for a world-class car collection, not to mention a “collection of collections,” it also has a significant place in local history as a military academy for young boys, run by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Tacoma. Join host Eric LeMay and co-host Todd Kelley as they interview Nancy LeMay and the members of the committee that is preserving the rich history of the former Marymount Academy in Spanaway, WA. Come visit us at https://lemaymarymount.org/. There's some LeMayZING things you'll see!

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LeMay-zing co-host Todd Kelley talks to local car aficionado, collector and classic car dealer Sam Barer, who has a special family connection to a car on display at LeMay Collections at Marymount. He also shares the story of his 1929 Franklin, his six-of-a-kind Ferrari and memories of special times with his car-loving father. For more information on Sam's business, Class Winners, go to http://www.classwinners.com/

Capitol Ideas is pleased to introduce Rep. Sharlett Mena. She's done policy and communications work in the Washington state Senate, Gov. Inslee's administration, and the U.S. Congress. We've got her now, as a brand-new state representative and member of the House Democratic Caucus. Today she talks about her life, her values, her legislative priorities, and more.

In this week's show, as we kick off the season of Lent, Lloyd reflects on the Asbury revival and the "He Gets Us" ad campaign and we replay a classic Lenten Pontification from Pastor Bennett. Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us   Thank You to this Week's Members! Ron from Lexington Park, MD Drew from Excelsior Springs, MO Ethan from Auburn, IN Kurt from Rialto, CA Austin from Dysart, IA Steve from Vernon, TX Stuart from Spanaway, WA Curtis from Junction City, KS Bryan from Riverton, WY and our newest member James from Rincon, GA     Duty to Defend: Volume 2 is now available! Pick up your copy today in paperback, Kindle, or ePub formats! www.ArmedLutheran.us/books     Prayer of the Week O Lord, mercifully hear our prayer and stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to defend us from those who rise up against us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.     Use these Links to Support Armed Lutheran Radio Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, or shopping at your favorite online stores using the links below. Join the Reformation Gun Club! - http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Check out the other Great Armed Lutheran Books - http://www.ArmedLutheran.us/Books Shop at Amazon* - http://www.armedlutheran.us/amazon Shop at GunMagWarehouse* - http://www.armedlutheran.us/mags Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at Dunkin' Donuts* - www.ArmedLutheran.us/Coffee Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network - https://www.armedcitizensnetwork.org     Get in Touch Visit our Feedback Page - http://www.armedlutheran.us/feedback Please tell your friends about us, leave an iTunes review, and like us on Facebook Join our Facebook group - http://www.armedlutheran.us/facebook Subscribe to us and follow us on Youtube - http://www.armedlutheran.us/youtube Check Out More at our Website- http://www.armedlutheran.us     Disclaimer The links above which are indicated with an asterisk (*) are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with all of these items, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you.     Original Music "Clouds of Judgement," "Life of All the Living," and "A Mighty Fortress" performed by the Artist formerly known as METALloyd, copyright 2023.     Keep Shooting, Keep Praying, We'll Talk to you Next time!  

What's Trending: WA democrats want a pay-by-the-mile tax, SeaTac was named one of the most punctual airports and Damar Hamlin was able to return to Buffalo.Big Local: Two young girls in Spanaway were robbed for sandwiches and a site could be announced for a new regional airport. // Rob Gronkowski is kicking a field goal during the Super Bowl as a promotion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this, the first episode of 2023 (our eighth year), Lloyd looks back at 2022 and ahead to what's new for 2023. Thank You to this Week's Members! Austin from Dysart, IA Bryan from Riverton, WY Curtis from Junction City, KS David from Kennesaw, GA Michael from Janesville, MN Scott from Granville, OH Scott from Sheridan, WY Steve from Vernon, TX Stuart from Spanaway, WA Sam from Milton, WA Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! www.ArmedLutheran.us/GunClub Our New Book is now Available! Duty to Defend - 2nd Edition Prayer of the Week Lord, we implore You, give ear to our prayers and lighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You now live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Check Out the New Armed Lutheran Shop www.ArmedLutheran.us/Store Get in Touch Visit our Feedback Page - http://www.armedlutheran.us/feedback Please tell your friends about us, leave an iTunes review, and like us on Facebook Join our Facebook group - http://www.armedlutheran.us/facebook Subscribe to us and follow us on Youtube - http://www.armedlutheran.us/youtube Check Out More at our Website - http://www.armedlutheran.us Disclaimer The links above which are indicated with an asterisk (*) are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with all of these items, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you. New Music, "By All Your Saints," by the Artist formerly known as METALloyd, copyright 2023. Keep Shooting, Keep Praying, We'll Talk to you Next time!

Powered by 10pm coffees and Truly, the Bad Brothers share some cooking history and get a few things off their chests. Michael defends the English language. Will has Pop-Tarts. Also: Le Coin is not Arby's, conspiracy vs critique, Pepsi, malaphors, a QR giveaway, the dictionary.com definition, and lamb steaks with tzatziki. Instagram https://instagram.com/badbrotherspodcast  Apple https://apple.co/2JeSUIr Spotify https://sptfy.com/badbrotherspod   Bad Brothers Pod Michael and Will Browning Port Orchard (& Gig Harbor) (& Tacoma, Seattle, Puyallup, Spanaway, Wenatchee, etc), Washington's Finest Podcast  

Crime is on the ballot in the 2022 mid-terms. The Left doesn't know how to deal with it because they don't understand the nature of evil. As proof, Lloyd points to recent media examples, including Amazon's bastardization of the dark lord Sauron in the "Rings of Power." Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, The Reformation Gun Club! http://gunclub.armedlutheran.us Thank You to this Week's Members! Stuart from Spanaway, WA The Disreputable Bartlett Steve from Vernon, TX Austin from Dysart, IA Scott from Granville, OH Michael from Janesville, MN David from Kennesaw, GA George from Hammond, LA Bryan from Riverton, WY And our newest member Scott from Sheridan, WY Our New Book is now Available for Pre-Order! Duty to Defend - 2nd Edition Prayer of the Week O almighty God, who has knit together Your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, grant us grace so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those unspeakable joys that you have prepared for those who unfeignedly love You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Use these Links to Support Armed Lutheran Radio If you value the information and entertainment we provide, consider supporting the show by joining our membership site, or shopping at your favorite online stores using the links below. Check out the other Great Armed Lutheran Books - http://www.ArmedLutheran.us/Books Shop at Amazon* - http://www.armedlutheran.us/amazon Shop at GunMagWarehouse* - http://www.armedlutheran.us/mags Get Regular Refills Coffee Subscriptions at Dunkin' Donuts* - www.ArmedLutheran.us/Coffee Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network - https://www.armedcitizensnetwork.org Get in Touch Visit our Feedback Page - http://www.armedlutheran.us/feedback Please tell your friends about us, leave an iTunes review, and like us on Facebook Join our Facebook group - http://www.armedlutheran.us/facebook Subscribe to us and follow us on Youtube - http://www.armedlutheran.us/youtube Check Out More at our Website- http://www.armedlutheran.us Disclaimer The links above which are indicated with an asterisk (*) are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with all of these items, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you. New Music, "A Mighty Fortress," by the Artist formerly known as METALloyd, copyright 2022. Keep Shooting, Keep Praying, We'll Talk to you Next time!

What's Trending: A horrifying crime was committed by teens in Spanaway, Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell reacts to a violent weekend and President Trump is suing CNN for defamation. // CNN says crime is overtaking abortion as this biggest issue this election cycle,  the left is still pushing an anti-cop agenda and John Fetterman wants to take away guns but release violent criminals. //The Mariners likely won't be playing a home playoff game and former Seahawk Bobby Wagner tackles a protestor.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bobby Wagner leveled a guy who ran onto the gridiron during Monday Night Football.  Sen. John Kennedy releases a memorable ad ahead of the midterms and invokes crackheads. Kanye West wore a “white lives matter” t-shirt. Double shooting in Renton. Spanaway mom carjacked after being followed home. // Bryan and producer Greg check the texts. Anthony Blinken says the the explosions on Nordstream present a “tremendous opportunity”. // North Korea fires missiles over Japan. Nuclear convoy moved from Russia to Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Country star Loretta Lynn dies at the age of 90. Washington's Attorney General has secured half a billion dollars that will apparently go towards fighting the opioid epidemic. // Bryan and producer Greg check the texts. // Remembering one of Loretta Lynn's greatest songs. Jonathan Choe confronted by Dow Constantine's handlers outside proposed homeless camp. Carjacking in Spanaway is a metaphor for everything going wrong in the pacific northwest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Official Website: https://www.lawabidingbiker.com In this episode, I'm joined by Lurch and Jonathan "Fuente" Holen.  Earlier in the day, we replaced Fuente's fuel pump on his 2016 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special.  Fuente began hearing a whining noise after turning on his ignition when then the fuel pump was priming the system.  This is a tell-tell sign that your fuel pump is beginning to have issues.  The kit that Fuente ordered also includes a new fuel filter.  Harley recommends the fuel filter be replaced every 100,000 miles.  We can tell you from experience that you'll want to change it sooner than that.  Fuente's filter had almost 50,000 miles and it was quite dirty. If you appreciate all the free content we put out, please consider supporting us by using our affiliate links below. No additional cost to you and if you do click through and make a purchase we do get a small commission. Thanks in advance.  Get the Pump/Filter kit get we used HERE SUPPORT US AND SHOP IN THE OFFICIAL LAW ABIDING BIKER STORE Of course, in true Law Abiding Biker fashion, we recorded the fuel pump and fuel filter replacement.  The job is not overly difficult, but it is quite tedious.  A bit of patience is required to remove the gas tank top plate with filter, fuel float, and fuel pump from the tanks.  You can get the fuel pump replacement video HERE and you can get the filter replacement only video HERE.   CHECK OUT OUR HUNDREDS OF FREE HELPFUL VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE! We also talk about our annual Sworn Few Motorcycle Club trip that is coming up in June.  We will be riding from Washington State to Minnesota to meet up with our brothers from Maryland and Tennessee.  Naturally, we record the entire trip and a full documentary video will be created.  These documentary videos are truly my passion.  You can check out our documentary videos HERE.   NEW FREE VIDEO RELEASED: Out with chrome and in with Ciro LED Fang Headlight Bezel & TAC 10 Light Cannons!! Sponsor-Ciro 3D CLICK HERE! Innovative products for Harley-Davidson & Goldwing Affordable chrome, lighting, and comfort products Ciro 3D has a passion for design and innovation Sponsor-RickRak CLICK HERE The Ultimate Motorcycle Luggage Rack Solution Forget those messy straps and bungee cords Go strapless with a RickRak quick attach luggage system & quality bag Sponsor-Butt Buffer CLICK HERE Want to ride longer? Tired of a sore and achy ass? Then fix it with a high-quality Butt Buffer seat cushion? New Patrons: John Bordley of Baltimore, Maryland Matas Kiznis of Kaunas, Lithuania Scott Pants Robert Dalen of Noblesville, Indiana Dwayne Hillier of Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada Jesse Enriquez Robert Burke of Syracuse, New York Ava Gainey of Raleigh , North Carolina Matt Holm of Spanaway, WA If you appreciate the content we put out and want to make sure it keeps on coming your way then become a Patron too! There are benefits and there is no risk. Thanks to the following bikers for supporting us via a flat donation: Carl Stout Darrence Lovejoy of Charlotte, North Carolina Howard Stinson of Salida, California ________________________________________________________ FURTHER INFORMATION:   Official Website: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com   Email & Voicemail: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com/Contact   Podcast Hotline Phone: 509-731-3548 HELP SUPPORT US! JOIN THE BIKER REVOLUTION! #BikerRevolution #LawAbidingBiker

On the morning of February 9th, 2012, a teenager disappeared on his way to work in Spanaway, Washington. He left behind no clues, no witnesses, and no answers for what would be two very long years. His own parents would have to turn into detectives to try and find him because no one else would. And this tragic case will end with not one, but two shocking and senseless murders. Paul and Melanie Virdell share their son's story with me on this infuriating episode of Washed Away. Show notes can be found at washedawaypodcast.com

Official Website: https://www.lawabidingbiker.com This is part one of a two-part series and is all about our 2021 West Coast motorcycle trip. In June 2021, members of Law Abiding Biker™ Media along with members of the Sworn Few LEMC embarked on a 9-day, 2019-mile, 4-state cross-country motorcycle trip. This trip would take us out of Washington State and into Oregon, California, and Nevada. We stayed over in cities such as Newport, Oregon, Eureka, California, San Fransisco, California, Lake Tahoe, California, and Diamond Lake, Oregon. You can find the Harley-Davidson Ride Plan HERE.  We took a day trip from San Fransisco to Santa Cruz, California which turned out to be a great ride and a lot of fun.  You can find the Harley-Davidson Ride Plan HERE.  There will be a motorcycle documentary film released later this year on this entire trip and experience! SEE ALL LAW ABIDING BIKER MEDIA DOCUMENTARY FILMS HERE! During our West Coast trip, we met up with our beloved Patron Members outside of Placerville, California.  We usually meet up with our Patrons for a day ride.  This year, our Patrons traveled with us for part of our trip. They joined us from Placerville to Lake Tahoe where we enjoyed some food and drink at a local park.   Our Patron Members support us financially, so we can continue to help as many bikes as we can worldwide. Of course, our Patron Members get benefits and exclusive access such as meetups like this. There was an awesome day ride prepared for the members. We all met up in the morning and we all went on a beautiful day ride together. We had plenty of time to visit and get to know each other on a more personal level. We ended the day at a private location where the Patron Members enjoyed a catered dinner by Law Abiding Biker Media!. We ate, drank, and visited and it was a great time. SUPPORT US AND SHOP IN THE OFFICIAL LAW ABIDING BIKER STORE We visited many places and saw a ton of great country on our West Coast motorcycle trip. We stayed at some good and not-so-good hotels and motels. We ate at some good restaurants and some bad ones. We experienced good and bad weather and a few of the bikes experienced some mechanical problems that had to be fixed. CHECK OUT OUR HUNDREDS OF FREE HELPFUL VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE! We had some very funny times as a group and made memories that will last a lifetime. Everything that happened shaped the trip in some way. Listen in as we tell all the stories of our West Coast motorcycle trip. We also share tips and tricks to assist riders who may be thinking of a long-distance motorcycle road trip. NEW FREE VIDEO RELEASED: Grand Canyon & Zion National Park Motorcycle Documentary Film Sponsor-Ciro 3D CLICK HERE! Innovative products for Harley-Davidson & Goldwing Affordable chrome, lighting, and comfort products Ciro 3D has a passion for design and innovation Sponsor-RickRak CLICK HERE The Ultimate Motorcycle Luggage Rack Solution Forget those messy straps and bungee cords Go strapless with a RickRak quick attach luggage system & quality bag Sponsor-Butt Buffer CLICK HERE Want to ride longer? Tired of a sore and achy ass? Then fix it with a high-quality Butt Buffer seat cushion? New Patrons: Mark Matthews of Windsor, Virginia  Patti Dean of Daytona Beach, Florida  Bob Arbuthnot of Strawberry, Arizona David Wilcox of Factoryville, Pennsylvania  Shannon Arbogast of Dayton, Virginia Wendy Lizak of Ashland, Wisconsin Steve Irvine of Montgomery, Texas James Robert Clark of Spanaway, Washington Anders Lyngholm of Sydals, Denmark Stewart Jabbusch of Mission, British Columbia, Canada Jack Carver of FPO, AE United States  Beau Knutson of Lamberton, Minnesota If you appreciate the content we put out and want to make sure it keeps on coming your way then become a Patron too! There are benefits and there is no risk. Thanks to the following bikers for supporting us via a flat donation: Christie Stray Richard McKean of The Villages, Florida Joseph Malecki ________________________________________________________ FURTHER INFORMATION:   Official Website: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com   Email & Voicemail: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com/Contact   Podcast Hotline Phone: 509-731-3548 HELP SUPPORT US! JOIN THE BIKER REVOLUTION! #BikerRevolution #LawAbidingBiker

What's Trending: Pierce County deputies were shot in Spanaway, WA AG's office forcing boosters on staff to return to the office, and Psaki's pre-defense. Erik Christianson is a King County Metro bus driver. He says the county isn't taking seriously the complaints about open drug use on the buses. Chris Vance is going to challenge Sen. Phil Fortunato. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12PM - The Big Lead @ noon // Most media edits the stair attack // BREAKING:  Two Pierce County Officers Shot in Spanaway // Hanna Scott on "marijuana" being "racist" // City Attorney announces approach to prolific offenders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.