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Melissa Jensen, the director of Housing and Neighborhood Development, talks about how she came to be in the position, what the department does, and how the city can make a difference in the realm of Affordable Housing.

Amber Pehrson and Priscilla Tuuao work as liaisons in the City Council office. They tell us exactly that entails and what it is they do for the community and for the members of the City Council.

Ryen Schlegel, the Special Events Permitting Manager, talks with us about his job to keep events in the city safe and orderly, which is a much bigger job than one might imagine.

Officer Eldon Oliver from the Salt Lake City Police Department represents District 2 in the Community Intelligence Unit as a liaison to residents there. In this episode, he talks to us about what that entails and how the police department is focusing on communities.

Lara Fritts, director of the Department of Economic Development for Salt Lake City, talks to us about her job and why art is so meaningful to the economic health of a city.

Moana Uluave-Hafoka is the new senior policy advisor and head of the Mayor's Office of Diversity and Human Rights. We talked to her about her goals for the position and where she came from that makes her a good fit.

Su Phyoe was a fellow from the American Council for Young Political Leaders sent to work in the Salt Lake City Transportation Division to learn about how we do things in Salt Lake City with the goal of bringing that information home with her.

Blake Perez talks about his transition from Community Councilmember to City Employee with the Transportation Department and his work with the Hive pass.

Bryan sat down with the city's Fire Marshal, Ryan Mellor, to talk about the history of his job, exactly what a Fire Marshal does, and why it's important.

Brooke Young, the head librarian at the Glendale Branch of The City Library tells us about her work for the library and how she became a librarian.

We talked to Ed Figueroa and Tyler Christensen, two members of Salt Lake City's parking enforcement team. They talk about what their job is, what their job isn't, and some funny stories about work.

Deputy Chief of Staff David Litvack talks about the process that brought us to the creation of the current configuration of Homeless Resource Centers.

Tony Gliot is the Urban Forester for Salt Lake City. Bryan Young interviews him about his job, how he got into Urban Forestry and why it's even a thing cities pay attention to.