Segment 1:
Occupy protestors were forced out of Pioneer Park Saturday night, 48 hours after one of their own was found dead in his tent. With tighter limits on where it can gather and colder weather on the way, what are next steps for Occupy SLC?
Guests:
- Chief Chris Burbank, Salt Lake City Police Department
- Tara Bueche, Occupy SLC
Segment 2:
Last month, President Barack Obama honored University of Utah professor Peter Stang with the National Medal of Science. Stang joins us to discuss his remarkable personal story as well as his contributions to organic chemistry and his devotion to teaching.
Guests:
- Peter Stang, University of Utah Professor of Chemistry and a National Medal of Science winner
City Views was a daily public affairs program that ran on KCPW from 2011 to 2013. It was hosted by Jennifer Napier-Pearce, who later went on launch and host "Behind the Headlines," the weekly news roundup from KCPW and The Salt Lake Tribune. The show featured news reports and interviews with policymakers, local newsmakers and
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I’m very disappointed in Mayor Becker’s and Chief Burbank’s action against the Occupy SLC protest. I have no doubt that the city powers have been waiting for an excuse to shut down the protest, and the death is just the excuse they were waiting for. The supposed sanitation issue appears to be yet another smoke screen to shut down effective protest.
The show of force calling in UPD was unnecessary and heavy-handed. It looks to me as if Salt Lake City has been coordinating its actions with Portland and other municipalities that would rather have Occupy go away.