LWVPDX Podcasts
Oct 5, 2022
Candidate Interview: Dacia Grayber, candidate for Oregon State Representative, District 28
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This is a podcast of an interview with Dacia Grayber, who is running to represent House District 28 in the Oregon State Legislature.
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Progress and Challenges for Portland Police and Policing Alternatives
The League of Women Voters of Portland and four expert speakers talk about policing in Portland, including police training, progress and problems with police compliance with the US Department of Justice Settlement Agreement and the creation of groups of unarmed professionals to handle nonviolent confrontations.
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Dec 1, 2022
Election Debrief: What's Next? Election 2022 Implications
A panel of expert election analysts discuss the results of the 2022 General Election in Oregon. What happened? What were the surprises? What may be the effects of the results for the nation, Oregon and Portland? The panelists were:
*Anna Griffin, *Vice President of news, talk and podcasts for Oregon Public Broadcasting. Before OPB, she spent 11 years as a reporter and editor at The Oregonian and 10 years as a reporter at the Charlotte Observer. She served as a 2011-12 Nieman fellow at Harvard University.
*John Horvick,* Senior Vice President at DHM Research. John serves as political commentator with expertise in opinion research and community based politics. His areas of interest include electoral politics, healthcare, education, land use planning, natural resource use, energy and utilities, transportation, and taxation. John is often quoted in local media such as OPB, the Pamplin Media group, the Oregonian, the Willamette Week, and national publications.
*Dr. Dan Qi, *Visiting Assistant Professor* *of Political Science at* *Reed College. Dr. Qi writes about race-ethnicity, and identity politics, especially in Asian American Politics and immigration, and does research on gender politics, news media and government, political behavior, public opinion, and political economy.
*Alex Zielinski, *News Editor for the Portland Mercury, writes about economic inequities, police, civil rights, and city politics. She received awards in 2022 for her articles from the Society of Professional Journalism. https://www.portlandmercury.com/authors/4416614/alex-zielinski.
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Oct 14, 2022
Forum with Pro & Con Speakers on Measure 26-228, Portland City Charter Reform
In this podcast, you will hear from speakers representing both sides of the debate about Measure 26-228, which would amend the Portland Oregon City Charter. Becca Uherbelau of Portland United for Change presents arguments in favor of passing the measure. Terry Harris of Partnership for Common Sense Government presents arguments against the measure. This is a timed forum. Each side has two minutes for opening statements and two minutes for closing statements. Each side also has 90 seconds to answer questions about the measure.
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