Eric and MYA's newest member Jeff Bittle talk to Carlos Ramirez-Rosa of the 35th Ward Acronyms: COPA: Civilian Office of Police Accountability ECPS: Empowering Communities for Public Safety CPAC: Civilian Police Accountability Council GAPA: Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability Links: COPA Website: <a href="https://www.chicagocopa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.chicagocopa.org/</a> COPA Phone Number: 312-746-3609 Ward Website: <a href="https://www.carlosrosa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.carlosrosa.org/</a> Ward webpage (City of Chicago website): <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/about/wards/35.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/about/wards/35.html</a> Want to know who YOUR alderman is? Find more information here: <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/iframe/lookup_ward_and_alderman.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/iframe/lookup_ward_and_alderman.html</a> Follow us on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/TweetUrAlderman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@TweetUrAlderman</a>) and DM us any questions you may have for future guests!

Meet Your Alderman presents “Meet Your Government” (Trailer)

Politics, in one sense, is what happens when policy objectives meet reality. Hosts Sarah Scott and Eric Geber explore how local policies are debated and implemented right here in Chicago. Each episode of "Meet Your Alderman" introduces listeners to a different alderman from the city's 50 wards and covers policies like education, economic development, policing, and housing. Meet Your Alderman is brought to you by the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P).