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You’ve heard him for the past 14 years as a KVI voice on The Commute with Carlson and now Phil Vandervort takes over as the host of KVI’s Morning Ride. Join Phil and his producer, Zach Wildfang, every weekday morning from 6-9, to bring you the day’s first insight into the top local and political stories that impact your life, your town and your wallet so we can Make Washington Livable Again. The Morning Ride is fast-paced, filled with guest interviews from local leaders and politicians along with nationally respected voices like economist, Steve Moore, to give you unique insight that you won’t hear anywhere else. Phil Vandervort is a life-long Puget Sound resident. Born in Tacoma and living in Seattle since 1994, Phil has worked in Seattle talk radio since 1997 at Seattle’s biggest stations and with Seattle’s most well-known talk show hosts like John Carlson and the dearly departed, Dori Monson and John Clayton. Phil and his wife have been married for 26 years and have a 17-year-old son. Off the air, Phil’s interests include finding new bands and music, playing bass guitar, going to local concerts (has he told you about The Sheepdogs?), staying healthy with exercise that’s easy on the knees--especially snow skiing--and grilling meat.
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson’s newly-announced transition team includes a mix of city hall veterans, social housing advocates, and community-development leaders. The five leaders of the transition team are Andrés Mantilla, Brian Surratt, Karen Estevenin, Tiffany McCoy and Quynh Pham. They will be tasked with identifying short-to-long-term priorities to advance Wilson’s vision for her upcoming term, including community engagement. “I ran for mayor on the vision that we can tackle big challenges,
(The Center Square) – Major repairs begin Wednesday night on the northbound State Route 167 bridge over 3rd Avenue Southwest in Pacific, following damage caused by an over-height truck back in September. All lanes will close overnight from 11 p.m. on Wednesday, to 5 a.m. on Thursday, between Stewart and Ellingson roads, with a signed detour in place. The real commute misery begins Thursday morning, when only the right lane will be open across the
(The Center Square) – Facing a $9 million deficit, the Yakima City Council is considering cuts that could shutter the only indoor pool open for public use, upending several youth swimming teams mid-season. The officials cut general fund spending by $3 million over the summer, hoping voters would approve a $6 million tax hike, but 51% rejected it earlier this month. Now, the council is considering $6 million in reductions that would close a fire
(The Center Square) – In early October, a lawsuit was filed in Thurston County Superior Court by a pair of state lawmakers and a public policy organization against two state agencies for what the plaintiffs say is the agencies’ failure to comply with a state law requiring the timely reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. Represented by the Citizen Action Defense Fund, state Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco; state Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy; the Washington Policy Center
