We often talk about the bright future and changing face of our community in terms of economic and cultural development. These are great things, indeed, and we're falling in love with our city more and more these days. However, at the same time, Everett (like many other communities) faces challenges such as addiction, homelessness, poverty, mental illness, etc. 

Real, human issues.

How do we address these issues compassionately and deal with the cognitive dissonance of wanting a healthy, vibrant, and safe community, while simultaneously caring for, and trying to understand those dealing with addiction and mental illness?

In our interview with Hil Kaman, the City of Everett's Public Health and Safety Director we discuss these questions, and learn all about what the Mayor's office is doing to make Everett a safer place for us all.

Enjoy part one of a two-part interview below.

Learn more about the City's Safe Streets plan, here.

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Special thanks to our producer Henry J. Catch his show the Stereo Wire every Friday night at 8:30pm on KSER 90.7 FM.

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Garret and Tyler are the founders of Live in Everett. They enjoy sharing about the good things happening around Everett. They also own Milltown Creative and sell real estate.