Matthew Yook has been an activist for various human rights issues in Eugene, and is also running to be our 40th Mayor. We dig into a lot of his extensive and enthusiastic platform.
We chat about Asians onscreen (0:41), confrontation and alleging racism (5:20), grassroots strategies for challenging the incumbent (9:04), "the establishment" (11:20), American flags on pickup trucks (15:10), racism and privilege within activism (21:40), MUPTE (24:02), a lodging tax (28:50), Airbnb (30:35), "Housing: A Wish (A Hiss) 4 So Many Lips" (42:00), ADUs (44:22) limitations/violations of sanctuary city policy (48:47), opportunity zones (51:58), CAHOOTS (58:49), visibility of accomplishments (1:06:22), UBI (1:09:34), conservative dignity (1:12:56), feeling leaderless (1:16:41), tonkotsu vs. tonkatsu (1:23:29), Cybertrucks (1:28:47), live music (1:34:20), B.o.B (1:42:21), and more.
The discussion is on video at https://youtu.be/HmYRoZaaw_g.
