Council Conversations

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About Council Conversations

Join host Josephine Cheng to learn more about the Seattle City Council members. Find out why they got into politics, what drives their decisions and why they love the Emerald City. Tune in each month to hear more from one Council member as Cheng dives into their history as politicians in a different spot around town - a spot that means something to each lawmaker.

Host Josephine Cheng has been a Seattle television reporter, host, and producer for more than 20 years. She started at KOMO as a daily news reporter, interviewing presidents, governors, mayors and everyday folks. Then as feature reporter for KING’s Evening Magazine, she travelled the world, bringing home stories from China, Costa Rica, Europe, Mexico, and Hollywood. At KCTS/PBS, she hosted the financial show, About The Money, produced The Golden Apple Awards spotlighting outstanding teachers, and produced award-winning arts documentaries. Josephine’s work has been recognized throughout her career: she has won 14 Regional Emmys, as well as several national awards from the American Federation of Women in Television, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Asian American Journalists Association.

Council Conversations with Lorena González
Council Conversations with Lorena González
9/15/201614:15

Lorena González is the first Latina/o elected to the Seattle City Council. One of two at-large (citywide) council members, González was raised in a migrant farmworker family, became a civil rights attorney and activist and then legal counsel to Mayor Ed Murray before being elected to the City Council last fall. She joins host Josephine Cheng at El Centro de la Raza to discuss how her background influenced her commitment to workers' rights, equity and affordability issues and to weigh in on city policies related to "secure scheduling," homelessness and more.

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