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Crossing Division

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Crossing Division is Tacoma's talk show. We look for the issues dividing our community and look for ways to talk it out and, hopefully, cross that division.

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DOTG Friday Forum – Can Street Safety be Anti-Racist? And How? (February 26, 2021) 27.02.2021 58:57

Channel 253 continues its partnership with Tacoma’s Downtown on the Go! In this second DOTG Friday Forum of 2021, the Panel discusses street safety and how safety rules and laws can set up negative interactions...

Let’s Talk About Pierce County with Councilmember Ryan Mello! (February 19, 2021) 20.02.2021 47:50

Ryan Mello has loads of experience with politics and governance in the City of Tacoma, but now he’s moved to a bigger, more partisan, arena in the County. Ryan was sworn in as a Pierce...

IWL Crossing: Follow Up On Returning to School (Really TPS???) (February 15, 2021) 15.02.2021 56:42

Tacoma Public Schools plans to return all grades to some in-person classroom teaching next month. Frankly, the “plans” sound more like “wishes,” “hopes,” “fingers crossed,” “it sure would be nice…” So, what do teachers think...

Let’s Talk About the County with Pierce County Councilmember Jani Hitchen! (February 12, 2021) 13.02.2021 1:03:10

You’re going to enjoy this conversation! Jani Hitchens was a teacher for a long time before she decided to run for Pierce County Council, and that background in collaborative problem solving comes through loud and...

Let’s Talk About Statewide Broadband Internet with Rep. Drew Hansen (February 4, 2021) 05.02.2021 29:59

Imagine if every city, town, county, port district and utility district could offer broadband internet service to their communities! Imagine what a game changer that could be! Internet coverage is essential. Especially now with remote...

Let’s Talk About Tacoma Housing and Homelessness with John Hines & Erica Azcueta (January 29, 2021) 30.01.2021 58:28

Tacoma City Councilmember John Hines and Erica Azcueta, Homelessness and Household Stability Manager for the City of Tacoma, join host Evelyn Lopez for a discussion about Tacoma’s housing and homelessness challenges. This is an excellent...

IWL Crossing: Tacoma School Schedules and Teacher Respect; WTF TPS?! (January 26, 2021) 26.01.2021 51:09

Over the last week Tacoma social media has been abuzz with concerns about a “new” classroom schedule for Tacoma Public Schools that is to go into effect on February 8. The schedule shows “in person”...

Nerd Crossing: WTF Tacoma! Who’s in Charge Here? (January 24, 2021) 24.01.2021 56:48

Sometime around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan 23, 2021, a crowd gathered at 9th and Pacific in Downtown Tacoma, watching one or more cars spin and burn circles in the intersection. A Tacoma Police Department...

Let’s Talk About When There Is No Sidewalk: Amenities, Equity, and Gentrification with Dorian Waller (January 23, 2021) 23.01.2021 53:01

Channel 253 is partnering with Tacoma’s Downtown on the Go Friday Forums in 2021. This year the forums focus on racism and urban design and transportation. After each forum, we will have a Crossing Division...

DOTG Friday Forum — Where the Sidewalks End: Racist Urban Design and Crime Prevention (January 22, 2021) 23.01.2021 1:03:21

Channel 253 is partnering with Downtown on the Go to make the 2021 Friday Forums available on podcast. The first Forum focuses on how urban design and crime prevention efforts can perpetuate racism. The panel...

Let’s Talk About the Tacoma Mutual Aid Collective (January 18, 2021) 19.01.2021 48:34

We have a housing crisis in Tacoma. While there are government programs to help our neighbors, and some terrific non-profits too, who is checking on the tents and cars today and providing clean blankets for...

Let’s Talk About Our Predictions for 2021 (mobs, impeachment, police reform, local elections) (Jan. 8, 2021) 09.01.2021 58:11

What a week it has been!!! An exciting and historic election on Tuesday, an insurrection and attempt to take over the US Capitol on Wednesday, followed by obsessive twitter and news watching for the rest...

Let’s Talk About Unionizing the News Tribune (Dec. 18, 2020) 19.12.2020 46:22

News Tribune reporters Josephine Peterson and Chase Hutchinson, and columnist Matt Driscoll, join host Evelyn Lopez to discuss the actions taken this week to launch a union for the staff of McClatchy newspapers in Washington...

Let’s Do a Wrap Up on Election Issues and TCPHD with Joe Lopez! (Dec. 11, 2020) 12.12.2020 55:46

It’s a month past the 2020 general election, and really things should be settled. The votes have been counted, and as of Dec. 8 elections results have been certified by all the states. Washington certified...

Let’s Talk About TPCHD, and the County’s Plan to Exit, with Derek Young (Dec. 4, 2020) 05.12.2020 47:36

Well, no chance for a quiet, reflective end of year in Pierce County! This is 2020 after all, and this week the County Council was presented with a surprise proposal to pull Pierce County out...

Let’s Talk About the President’s Post-Election Court Challenges with Joe Lopez! (Nov. 20, 2020) 21.11.2020 57:11

Joe and Evelyn Lopez break down the election challenges that have been filed by the Trump campaign and Trump supporters in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada and Arizona. So far, no cases have been successful, and...

Let’s Talk with Derek Young About Pierce County, COVID and What to Expect in 2021 (Nov. 13, 2020) 14.11.2020 52:31

Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young joins host Evelyn Lopez to talk about projects and priorities of the County Council. Specifically, the Youth and Young Adults Jobs Program that Derek helped create to provide training and...

Let’s Talk About the Election!!! (Nov. 4, 2020) 04.11.2020 52:57

Whew, well we are all waiting to see, aren’t we? If you woke up this morning feeling grim, this discussion might help. Evelyn Lopez is joined by campaign consultant extraordinaire, Crystal Fincher of Fincher Consulting,...

Let’s Talk About the Pierce County Restaurant Rally, and the Wisdom Thereof, with Marty Campbell and Maddy Sanders (Oct. 30, 2020) 31.10.2020 52:56

Restaurant Rally: November 8-19, 2020. Info here: https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/7032/Restaurant-Rally Pierce County received hella money from the Federal Government to help offset costs and losses from COVID 19. Now, how to spend it all before December 31?...

Let’s Argue About Election 2020! Disagreeing and Agreeing with Alex Hayes and Justin Camarata (Oct. 23, 2020) 24.10.2020 1:06:27

Election Day 2020 is quickly approaching, and opinions abound! Evelyn Lopez asked Republican campaign consultant Alex B. Hays and Chair of the 27th LD Democrats Justin Camarata to talk about state and local campaigns. Let’s...

Let’s Talk with Kamau Chege About the 2020 Census! (Oct. 3, 2020) 05.10.2020 59:28

Have you been counted? The 2020 Census is a few short questions, and the data is protected. You have one more month to get counted, and we find out from Kamau Chege, Manager of Washington...

Nate Bowling Guest Hosts: Let’s Talk About Paid Political Endorsements with Sean Robinson and Evelyn Lopez (Sept. 19, 2020) 20.09.2020 52:54

If you follow Evelyn Lopez on Twitter (and maybe you should), you probably saw a thread about local politics and the Tacoma Weekly paper. The Tacoma Weekly is a small, local, free publication that you...

Let’s Talk with Beth Doglio About the 10th Congressional District! (Sept. 11, 2020) 12.09.2020 52:38

Beth Doglio, currently a Representative for the 22 Legislative District, is running for Congress. The 10th Congressional District covers rural, suburban, urban areas, our state capitol, and all of the JBLM military base. We talk...

Let’s Talk About Fossil Fuel Expansion in Tacoma: 350 Tacoma and Plans for More Crude Oil Tanks (August 28, 2020) 29.08.2020 49:25

Did you know that Targa Resources, a fossil fuel pipeline, fuel storage and transportation company, runs crude oil storage and terminaling facilities in Tacoma? Those are the huge tanks you can see along the Hylebos...

Let’s Talk (a little more) About Education and Back to School: Shannon McMinimee and the State’s Paramount Duty (August 22, 2020) 23.08.2020 52:40

Last episode we talked with two Tacoma parents who are figuring out how to balance the educational needs of their kids while keeping them safe in the time of COVID. This week we wanted to...