Sheena Corbus shared fascinating insights on the challenges facing her community - from crime and budget issues, to the importance of local leaders being open to diverse views. She emphasized the need to reduce reliance on government funding and empower local communities to find creative solutions. Sheena's pragmatic, transparent approach to governance is a great model for engaged public service.

Lakeside, Oregon is a small town facing big problems - from homelessness and public safety to aging infrastructure. But Mayor Nikki Wood is leading the charge to find solutions, collaborating with county, state, and federal partners to tackle these complex issues. In a recent interview, she shared the realities of governing a rural community with limited resources, and her vision for making Lakeside a safer, more vibrant place.

This week we continue our discussion of the Lakeside encampments with special guest Sara Coats who has been helping clean up the trash and abandoned RVs. We also showed more interviews with the folks who have been living in the encampments for years.

This week we show footage from our tour of the Lakeside encampments and an interview with one of the long term "residents".

Join us live on Wednesdays at 6pm for local news, political analysis, and spotlights on matters affecting our community here in Coos County.

In this episode we discuss the decision by the SWOCC college board to defend the hiring of a sex offender to work in the tutoring department with minors. We also cover government salaries, school funding, the need for investigative journalism, and how to run for elected office.