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Merissa Hamilton on City of Phoenix Policy
2021/2/10
Breaking Battlegrounds
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Marissa Hamilton
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Sam Stone
Marissa Hamilton：作为前凤凰城市长候选人，Marissa Hamilton 分享了她竞选期间的经历以及对现任市长 Kate Gallego 政策的批评。她认为 Gallego 的政策，例如‘零死亡愿景’计划和警察监督计划，是失败的，并且不符合大多数市民的利益。她还批评了媒体对 Gallego 的偏袒报道，以及 Gallego 利用来自华盛顿特区的资金网络来影响选举。她强调自己竞选期间关注的议题，例如保护妇女和儿童、解决无家可归问题以及改进警务关系，并认为这些问题需要切实可行的解决方案，而不是虚假的宣传。她还分享了她与选民互动的经历，以及她对从其他州搬到凤凰城的居民的观察。
Sam Stone：Sam Stone 作为节目的主持人，对 Kate Gallego 市长的执政表现提出了严厉批评。他认为 Gallego 的‘零死亡愿景’计划会导致交通瘫痪，并且她的警察监督计划是为激进分子提供工作岗位。他还批评了亚利桑那州共和报对 Gallego 的偏袒报道，以及 Gallego 在 COVID-19 疫情期间的表现。他认为 Gallego 的应对措施导致了更多的恐慌和混乱，并且她未能有效领导城市应对疫情。他还批评了凤凰城雇佣了一位非医学博士作为 COVID-19 专家，并为此支付了巨额费用，认为这位专家提供的建议毫无价值。
Erin Morris：Erin Morris 作为 Sam Stone 的同事，也参与了节目的讨论，她分享了她对 Kate Gallego 市长及其政策的看法，并补充了一些细节和背景信息。她还分享了她收养和照顾患病宠物的经历，这与节目的主题形成了对比，为节目增添了一些轻松的氛围。
Sam Stone: Sam Stone criticizes Kate Gallego's performance as mayor, citing Vision Zero, police oversight, and the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as failures. He highlights the biased media coverage favoring Gallego and the substantial out-of-state funding she received. He also points out the ineffectiveness of various programs implemented under Gallego's leadership, such as the climate action plan and the housing plan, and emphasizes the need for evidence-based solutions to address homelessness. He expresses concern over the lack of transparency and accountability in city government.
Marissa Hamilton: Marissa Hamilton, a former mayoral candidate, shares her experiences during the campaign and criticizes Gallego's policies. She argues that Gallego's policies, such as Vision Zero and the police oversight plan, are failures and do not serve the best interests of most citizens. She criticizes the media's biased coverage of Gallego and Gallego's use of a D.C.-based funding network to influence elections. She highlights the issues she focused on during her campaign, such as protecting women and children, addressing homelessness, and improving police relations, and argues that these issues require practical solutions, not empty rhetoric. She also shares her experiences interacting with voters and her observations of residents who moved to Phoenix from other states.
Erin Morris: Erin Morris, a co-worker of Sam Stone, participates in the discussion, sharing her perspective on Mayor Gallego and her policies, adding details and background information. She also shares a personal anecdote about her work rescuing animals, providing a contrasting, lighter moment in the podcast.
Deep Dive
Marissa Hamilton discusses her motivations for running for mayor of Phoenix, including her advocacy for city issues like homelessness and child welfare reform, and her desire to understand government from the inside by working in Sal's office.
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