30,000 Hungry Children: Marion & Polk County's Food Crisis Explained
Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem! In this critical episode, Jacob Espinoza sits down with Rick Gaupo from Marion Polk Food Share to discuss the unprecedented food insecurity cr...
14 Nov 202537min
Coffee Breaks: Salem's SNAP Crisis, School Budget Cuts, and ICE Arrests: What You Need to Know
Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem! In this Coffee Talk edition—a new series in partnership with Salem Reporter—Jacob Espinoza sits down with Rachel Alexander from Salem Reporter...
13 Nov 202512min
Coffee Breaks: Halloween Spirit, Food Insecurity Concerns, and Downtown Development Updates
Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem! In this Coffee Talk edition—a new series in partnership with Salem Reporter—Jacob Espinoza sits down with Rachel Alexander from Salem Reporter...
29 Okt 202511min
Coffee Breaks: Halloween, Homeless Camps, and Immigration in Salem
Welcome to this week's episode of Coffee Breaks! In this episode of our new series in partnership with Salem Reporter, Jacob Espinoza sits down with Rachel Alexander to discuss: Top Halloween activiti...
22 Okt 202511min
Building Bridges: How Salem Leadership Foundation Connects Community
Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem! In this episode, Jacob Espinoza sits down with Kyle Dickinson, Executive Director of Salem Leadership Foundation, to discuss the organization'...
21 Okt 202541min
Coffee Breaks: New City Manager, Safety Program Expansion, and Airport Funding
Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem! In this inaugural Coffee Breaks segment—a new partnership with Salem Reporter—Jacob Espinoza and Rachel Alexander deliver a quick 10-minute up...
16 Okt 202510min
Salem News: School Improvements & Downtown Reality Check
Welcome to this episode of What's Happening Salem! In this episode, Jacob Espinoza sits down with Rachel Alexander from Salem Reporter to discuss the state of local news and pressing issues facing our...
4 Okt 202528min
Vanessa Nordyke on Salem's Mayoral Race: Homelessness, Public Safety & Downtown Revival
Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem! In this episode, host Jacob Espinoza sits down with Salem City Councilor and mayoral candidate Vanessa Nordyke to discuss her campaign for may...
3 Okt 202540min
