Taylor Clark and co-host John Mauro talked with Port Townsend Police Chief Thomas Olson about what’s going on with the Port Townsend police department, including some interesting statistics from Chief Olson’s presentation to City Council. It turns out the crime is down! We also talked about staffing, community policing, traffic enforcement, and accident hot spots.
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(Airdate: March 15, 2024) Jim Burke and co-host Commissioner Greg Brotherton welcome Brent Butler, Chief Strategy Officer for Jefferson County in the Department of Community Decision, to discuss the impacts of short term rentals like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Hipcamp.
(Reprise airdate: March 13, 2024) Join Nan Evans and John Calambokidis, whale scientist, as they discuss gray whale migrations from Baja California to the Arctic – how does that epic voyage benefit the whales? Recording the program from Mexico where she was visiting a gray…
(Airdate: March 12, 2024) Xi’an is the name of the city formerly called Chang’an in ancient times – the eastern terminus of the Silk Road….
Each month, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and his co-hosts, Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek cover the waterfront — its boats, its people and their stories. Eron gives us this month’s update about goings-on about our Port. Then Pam and Chris bring you a reprise broadcast about their visit aboard Arningali, a 38-foot Orca Sailing Cutter, with owner Kevin Stearns and friend Sally Harden, along with shipwright Ryan Chadwick (pictured above) from Cape George Boatworks. Port Townsend is “The City of Dreams,” and dreams are at the heart of our waterfront community. We’ll learn about how a 40 year old dream has finally come true!
