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Voices of the Community

George Koster, Voices of the Community

Welcome to Voices of the Community, we strive to amplify solutions facing where we live through featuring residents like you, along with change makers, and thought leaders to support our fellow residents and people visiting or working in our area. “Our goal is to feature the unheard comments and stories from communities across our region in hopes to create dialogues to address our common problems and support the change of the status quo.” - George Koster, Creator/Host

society & culture documentary

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00:30:00

All your preconceived notions are wrong

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2019/05/17

Fred has worked over twenty-five years with STAND developing over 400 units of affordable housing in South Stockton as well as working with residents and the police department to implement and manage community policing. To understand the birth of STAND, one needs to understand the history of the “neighborhood” of Fair-view Terrace. The neighborhood is a seventeen-block area of southeast Stockton, consisting of very low to middle income residents, most of who are African-American and Hispanic

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00:29:08

What choice are you going to choose today?

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/16

Samuel Nuñez, Executive Director of Fathers & Families of San Joaquin is a state and nationally recognized expert in the field of youth development, violence prevention and community organizing for social change. After experiencing first-hand the trauma of community violence and incarceration, Sammy founded Fathers and Families of San Joaquin to be a catalyst for healing, policy change, and community empowerment. Since then he has mentored and built power with thousands of young people and

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01:00:09

Unedited Episode 6 Our strength is our diversity 18

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/15

In this unedited episode, we feature the voice of Dillon Delvo, co-founder of Little Manila Rising. Dillon shares his passion, insights and organizational work around advocacy, education, arts, and culture as part of Little Manila Rising’s efforts to revitalize the Filipina American community in Stockton.Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community’s Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

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00:30:23

Unedited Episode 5 Be the change you want to see 17

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/15

In this unedited episode, we feature the voice of Lange Luntao a third-generation teacher who has taught at Aspire Langston Hughes Academy and is a self-proclaimed education nerd. Lange shares his passion, insights and organizational work with youth, parents and the school system. Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community’s Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

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00:39:19

Unedited Episode 4 All your preconceived notions are...

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/15

In this unedited episode we feature the voice of Fred Sheil the Administrator of STAND who shares his passion, insights and organization’s work over the past two-plus decades in South Stockton to address, policing, neighborhood revitalization, slumlord abatement, housing, and commercial development.Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community’s Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

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00:26:03

Owning Your Own Destiny

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/15

Nicholas Hatten is the Founder and Executive Director of the San Joaquin Pride Center (SJCP). A proven leader and agent for change, Hatten has challenged the San Joaquin County and Central Valley to evaluate how it can best serve its LGBT+ community. He forged a collaboration with the Los Angeles Pride Center and other LGBT+ agencies that resulted in a million-dollar Covered California Outreach & Education grant, the first time the Central Valley area was included in LGBT+ specific healthcare

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00:29:35

It Takes a Village

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/14

Rebekah Fenton a pediatrics resident at Seattle Children’s Hospital and longtime friend of Michael Tubbs, shares her insights into both her support of the creation of the Phoenix Scholars as well as Michael Tubbs’ drive to support access to a college education for low-income first-generation minority high school seniors. Listen to Teenagers: Gun Violence is a Public Health Problem: https://medium.com/@rdlucien/listen-to-teenagers-gun-violence-is-a-public-health-problem-2eb279b56c31 The Phoenix

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00:01:08

Unedited Episode 7 Trust your voice and your story

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/13

In this unedited episode, we feature the voice of Jasmine Dellafosse who shares her experience working with Michael Tubbs as well as the Reinvent South Stockton Coalition and the Stockton Schools Initiative in organizing students to address the crime, safety, recreation, health, and the education systems in South StocktonDive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community’s Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

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00:54:20

Unedited Episode 3 What choice are you going to...

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/13

In this unedited episode, we feature the voice of Sammy Nunez the Executive Director of Fathers and Families of San Joaquin who shares his story of transformation and work with the community to support struggling community members.Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community’s Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

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00:26:03

Unedited Episode 2 Owning Your Own Destiny

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/13

This is the unedited interview with Nicholas Hatten the founder and Executive Director of the San Joaquin County Pride Center Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community’s Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

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00:21:17

Unedited Episode 1 It Takes a Village

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/12

These are the unedited interviews with the voices of City of Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs’ Mother Racole Dixon, Grandmother Barbara Nicholson, and Aunt Tasha Dixon on their family legacy of community service as well as Michael Tubbs’ college friend Rebekah Fenton on the founding of the Phoenix Scholars program.Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community’s Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

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00:26:26

Homeless In San Francisco Part Three of Three Parts

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/10

When we first broadcast this show in 2017 the latest point in time homeless tally was 7,499 people and was fewer than the prior count in 2015 at 7,539 persons. The City of San Francisco estimates that 15% of the homeless population is families and that around 1,700 residents are chronically homeless which is being homeless for one year or more with a disabling condition. The expectation in 2017 was that the homeless population would continue to trend downward especially with the City of San Franciso

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01:00:00

Insight into the San Francisco Transportation System

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/09

Our voices of the community are: Edward Reiskin the Director of Transportation of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency also know as SFMTA San Francisco Board of Supervisor Scott Wiener who also sits on the SFMTA board and Melvin Clark a long time Muni Operator, Driver, Trainer Please rate us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts and share this story with your friends. Follow me @georgekoster and please email george@georgekoster.com with questions, comments and show

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01:20:05

Unpacking Gentrification: Leveraging the Shift in...

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/08

The Unpacking Gentrification: Leveraging the Shift in Communities Show will feature a panel discussion I lead with these voices of the community: • Jose Corona the Director of Equity & Strategic Partnerships, Office of Mayor Libby Schaaf, City of Oakland http://bit.ly/25bwzPF • Corrina Gould, Co-Organizer, Indian People Organizing for Change http://bit.ly/1Nz4Gck an • Junious Williams, CEO, Urban Strategies Council http://bit.ly/25bwIT4 • Deborah McKoy, Executive Director, Center for Cities and

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00:57:40

The Affordability Gap and Economic Disparity in the...

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/07

Our panel discussion focuses on how the lack of affordability is driving the cost of living up in the San Francisco Bay Area and in turn, is continuing to expand economic disparity. Today's Voices of the Community are: Stephanie Zamudio of the Family Independence Initiative www.fii.org Angela Woodall of the San Francisco Public Press http://sfpublicpress.org/costofliving Caroline Danielson of the Public Policy Institute of California http://www.ppic.org/main/home.asp Please rate us on iTunes or

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01:00:29

The Digital Divide - Have & Have Nots - How Digital...

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/06

Our show on the Digital Divide features fellow community members and organizations that are working to provide support and solutions to the digital inequality of people who do not have the resources and access to technology. We also discuss solutions to address the discrepancy between those who have the skills, knowledge, and abilities to use the technologies and those who do not. In this episode, we feature the voices of: Kami Griffiths Executive Director of the Community Technology Network

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00:56:22

Homeless In San Francisco Part One of Three Parts

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/05

Context of the Homelessness situation in San Francisco in the 2015-2016 time period when this episode was first broadcast: • In 2004 then-Mayor Gavin Newsom launched the Ten Year Plan to Abolish Chronic Homelessness in San Francisco. Ten years and over 1.5 Billion Dollars later 19,500 homeless people (about the size of the Castro neighborhood) have been moved off the street • But, in the 2014 survey of Homeless citizens, the number has remained almost the same over the past 2 years at around 6,686

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00:57:55

Homeless in San Francisco Part Two of Two Parts

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/04

There are between 1,500 to 2,000 homeless families in San Francisco alone. This episode is the second part of our Homeless in San Francisco series. To get more context about our fellow citizen’s experiencing homelessness I would recommend that you listen to our Part One show. Please copy the link: http://bit.ly/2Y3rc7T Part Two of the Three-Part series Homeless in San Francisco features fellow community members and organizations that are working on providing support and solutions to problems facing

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00:44:20

What is Civic Innovation?

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/03

University of Wisconsin professors Satish and Priya Nambisan, says that a trifecta of austerity, complexity, and digital technology has created this new opportunity for everyday citizens to help “co-create” new solutions for solving civic problems in their communities.http://brook.gs/MsUtPUThis episode is focused on Civic Innovation and its impact on our economy, community, and democracy. In this episode, we feature the voices of:Krista Canellakis the Deputy Innovation Officer from the City of San

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01:00:00

Economic Development to Address Our Economic Divide

Voices of the Community ·

2019/05/03

This show on Economic Development and Civic Innovation features fellow community members and organizations that are working to provide support and solutions to the Mom and Pop businesses that make up a large portion of our local economy, workforce and the fabric of our community. In this episode, we feature the voices of: Cathy Hickey, Founder of Hickey Consulting http://bit.ly/2YfgxqM Carla Mays, Founder of Mays Civic Innovation http://bit.ly/2OpR2i5 Andrea Baker, Founder of Andrea Baker

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