Today on Brewocracy Now, host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro discussed the following topics:
Affordable Housing and Housing Set Asides; Fee Waivers for Affordable Housing; the new Engage PT website; the City’s Strategic Plan; and Fort Worden PDA oversight.
Brewocracy Now
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 4/01
Today on Brewocracy Now, host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by City Councilmember Amy Howard. Topics discussed included – Housing Policy; Considerations in becoming a City Councilmember; Looking forward to pandemic next steps; The need to discuss Councilmember compensation.
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 3/25
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 3/18
Today on Brewocracy Now, host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Councilmember Ariel Speser. Topics discussed included the status of the Fort Worden PDA; the upcoming sale of the Hastings Building; COVID-19 updates; and Councilmember Speser’s accomplishments during her first term on the City Council.
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 3/11
Today on Brewocracy Now, host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by City Councilmember Monica MickHager. Topics discussed included the experience of working through the pandemic as a new Councilmember; status of the pool re-opening; the recent donation for Chetzemoka Park; and improvements to the Adams Street Plaza.
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 3/04
Today on Brewocracy Now, host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Councilmember Owen Rowe. Topics discussed included the announcement of the new Police Chief, Thomas Olson, status of the PDA Reorganization, the Police Department budget, and the status of the OlyCap affordable housing project.
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 2/25
On Brewocracy Now, host Charlie Bermant and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Vice Mayor David Faber. Topics discussed included the status of the Police Chief recruitment, the recently released City Annual Report, and the effects of the new Presidential administration on the City of Port Townsend.
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 2/18
Today on Brewocracy Now, host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Port Townsend Mayor Michelle Sandoval. Topics discussed included public engagement in the Zoom age, the problem of misinformation on social media, the new City Report, and the need to review City Council compensation.
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 2/11
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 1/28
On this week’s Brewocracy Now on Thursday, City Manager John Mauro and Tim Quackenbush were joined by County Administrator Philip Morley, PUD General Manager Kevin Street, and Port of Port Townsend Director Eron Berg. They discussed:
• How the elected jurisdictions of Jefferson County are working together for Recovery and Resiliency.
• How we may benefit from the upcoming Feb. 4 ICG presentation by engineer and planner Charlies Marohn.


