The CityVoice Podcast

CItyVoice - S03E04 The Road Less Traveled

Hear a recent article from Cityvision magazine about how Washington communities are pursuing a balance of financial resilience and public health by reframing and refocusing their core economic identities.

CityVoice - S03E03 Using CARES Funds

Listen in to a recent AWC-hosted discussion with city leaders across Washington as they discuss how they've used CARES funding in their cities and towns. 

CItyVoice - S03E02 Advancing racial equity

Hear part of the recorded 2020 conference session on advancing racial equity. 

CityVoice - S03E01: Local government after COVID-19

Hear highlights from the session, Rethinking local government after COVID-19, from AWC’s Annual Conference Online. Now is the time to reflect on the challenges cities have faced, the lessons cities have learned, and new ideas and programs that cities can implement to support their communities.

CityVoice - S02E03: Medication-assisted treatment in city jails

We focus on one of this year’s legislative priorities: medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder. We sit down with Jessica Blose and Tony Walton, two representatives from the Washington State Health Care Authority, to get a clearer picture of the opioid crisis in Washington. We also talk with AWC’s own Sharon Swanson to learn how city-owned jails are affected.

CityVoice - S02E02: The State of the Cities

At the start of the year we released our 2020 State of the Cities report, which found that cities are the economic drivers of our state and play an important role in the health of Washington. But cities are struggling to meet the basic needs of their communities and are facing new challenges. We sat down with Sheila, Candice, and Maggie to go over these and other report findings.

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CityVoice - S02E01: 7 Priorities in 2020

 

New year, new season! We're back for Season 2 with our first episode about what cities can expect during the 2020 legislative session. Listen in as we sit down with Candice and Carl from our Government Relations team to discuss the details of our seven legislative priorities. P.S. Don't miss the end! We have some fun making four lighthearted predictions about what's to come this session.

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CityVoice - S01E14: "Race Pace" & "Business School"

In this episode of the CityVoice Podcast, we cover articles from the CityVision magaizing. The first article, Race Pace, covers the city of Tumwater as they adopt a long-term approach to diversifying their fire service. The second article, Business School, follows the city of Walla Walla as they cater to a neglected niche of the city's would-be entrepreneurs.

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CityVoice - S01E13: Industrial symbiosis

This special episode of the CityVoice Podcast was recorded at AWC’s Annual Conference in Spokane. We sit down with Rhys Roth, Director of the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure to learn how Washington cities can become environmentally friendly economic hubs through “industrial symbiosis.”

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CityVoice - S01E12: A tale of two cities

It's a feud Shakespeare himself could have conjured: Two cities - Bingen and White Salmon - locked in a bitter rivalry dating back to their founding in the late 2800s. The issue? Access to the Columbia River. Read the entire CitiVision magazine here.