“Is that person a homeless person or is that person my neighbor?” – Roger Valdez
In discussions about homelessness, I’m always interested in hearing from people who stray from their inherent tribal orthodoxies. Roger Valdez, who directs Smart Growth Seattle, is certainly one of those people. Our wide ranging conversation swings from people camping in parks to migrant housing and name checks Jesus, Hayek, and Milton Friedman along the way. We began our conversation asking about what his organization, Smart Growth Seattle, does and how he began writing about homelessness.
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Episode 30: Barron Peper and Jescelle Major
Episode 29: Paul Simmons and Sylvana Niehuser
Episode 28: Jonathan Martin and Scott Greenstone of Project Homeless
Episode 27: Marla Torrado
Episode 26: Natasha Ponczek Shoemake
Episode 25: Alan Graham
Episode 24: Corina Luckenbach and Melanie Granger
Episode 23: Mike McGinn
Episode 22: Tim Harris
Episode 21: Sloan Dawson and Sara Zewde
Episode 20: John Malpede
Episode 19: John Wilson
Episode 18: Tamika Butler
Episode 17: Rachel Allen and Allen Compton
Episode 16: Mike O'Brien
Episode 15: Mark Vallianatos
Episode 14: Breanne Schuster
Episode 13: Richard Rothstein
Episode 12: Scott Gilmore
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