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Saturday Apr 25, 2020
168: with Kitty Piercy, Eugene Mayor (2005-2017)
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Kitty Piercy served as Mayor of Eugene from 2005 to 2017. She was only the second woman to be elected Mayor, and she served the second-longest of any Mayor.
We chat about being teachers (0:53), housing/sheltering (3:44), Oregon’s constitution (8:21), Peace Corps in the ‘60s throughout Africa (10:55), Eugene history between business and environmental interests (15:03), Council arguments devolving into sandwich-throwing (18:53), music we love (22:18), UO women’s basketball (24:20), her time at China’s 2nd climate summit (29:41), energizing the Council (33:33), the power/authority of Eugene’s Mayor (39:22), the West Eugene Parkway (40:11), our stories with the Obamas (53:02), appreciating candidates of all stripes (1:04:47), Facebook (1:06:40), and more.
The discussion is on beautifully closed-captioned video at https://youtu.be/be9CdnodjSI.
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