Chris Van Vechten's guest appearances

Chris Van Vechten

Citizen Tacoma

Crossing Division

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We’ve got a big pack of candidate interviews. We invited the five candidates to sit down with Citizen Tacoma and talk about the issues affecting District 3 and Tacoma. Four responded (so far?). This interview is with Chris Van Vechten. We talk about what he sees as the top issues affecting the district and how he sees himself working with the council. We also ask every candidate to fill in the blank. “Tacoma just wouldn’t be Tacoma without……?” And get some interesting answers! Tune in to this interview and then check out all the rest of the candidates on CitizenTacoma.com or in your favorite podcast app. Links Chris Van Vechten for Tacoma City Council, District 3 Channel 253 membership

We’ve got a big pack of candidate interviews. We invited the five candidates to sit down with Citizen Tacoma and talk about the issues affecting District 3 and Tacoma. Four responded (so far?). This interview is with Chris Van Vechten. We talk about what he sees as the top issues affecting the district and how he sees himself working with the council. We also ask every candidate to fill in the blank. “Tacoma just wouldn’t be Tacoma without……?” And get some interesting answers! Tune in to this interview and then check out all the rest of the candidates on <a href="http://CitizenTacoma.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CitizenTacoma.com</a> or in your favorite podcast app. <h3>Links</h3> <a href="http://vv4d3.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Van Vechten for Tacoma City Council, District 3</a> <a href="https://channel253.com/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Channel 253 membership</a>

Chris Van Vechten, candidate for Tacoma City Council, District 3

We have questions about local law enforcement agencies given investigations into Tacoma Police Department conduct and Black Lives Matter protests. We asked Tacoma criminal defense attorney Chris Van Vechten to talk with us about what he has experienced working cases involving the Tacoma Police Department and Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, and the changes he’s observed at the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office. Chris raises some interesting questions about law enforcement and how we end up with mostly very poor people incarcerated, mostly men, and mostly non-white races. Is it systemic racism, including our ingrained biases and fear of those who appear “other” or inherently dangerous? Is it that the police and prosecutors view themselves and the “good guys” in white hats protecting the community from criminals? Is it that we can’t seem to stop ourselves from creating more criminal laws (“that should be against the law”) to solve even our smallest problems? Listen to our discussion and let us know what you think. Chris Van Vechten:  253-666-8987; chris@soundlawyering.com Evelyn Lopez:  @True_Tacoma    truetacoma@gmail.com

We have questions about local law enforcement agencies given investigations into Tacoma Police Department conduct and Black Lives Matter protests. We asked Tacoma criminal defense attorney Chris Van Vechten to talk with us about what he has experienced working cases involving the Tacoma Police Department and Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, and the changes he’s observed at the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office. Chris raises some interesting questions about law enforcement and how we end up with mostly very poor people incarcerated, mostly men, and mostly non-white races. Is it systemic racism, including our ingrained biases and fear of those who appear “other” or inherently dangerous? Is it that the police and prosecutors view themselves and the “good guys” in white hats protecting the community from criminals? Is it that we can’t seem to stop ourselves from creating more criminal laws (“that should be against the law”) to solve even our smallest problems? Listen to our discussion and let us know what you think. Chris Van Vechten:  253-666-8987; chris@soundlawyering.com Evelyn Lopez:  @True_Tacoma    truetacoma@gmail.com