We're sitting down with Tiffany Fouse for Roseburg City Council, for a conversation about local leadership, community involvement, and the issues shaping Roseburg's future.

Tiffany shares her background, her work in community engagement, and what ultimately motivated her to run for City Council.

We also get into some of the bigger conversations happening around Roseburg, including homelessness, public safety, downtown parking, communication between city leadership and residents, and the importance of making sure people feel heard.

And there's something a little different about this episode...After being unable to attend the recent candidate forum due to illness, Tiffany joins us to answer the four questions she missed, giving the community an opportunity to hear her responses directly.

We also talk about political division, the importance of understanding different perspectives, and how we can have more productive conversations about the challenges facing our community.

Whether you agree, disagree, or simply want to learn more about the people running for local office, we believe these conversations are worth having.

We're sitting down with Steve Hammerson candidate for Douglas County Commissioner, and Zackary Weiss, Roseburg City Council Ward 4. We get into why so many young people leave Douglas County and don’t come back, homelessness and the factors behind it, the long-standing gap between city and county government, trade and medical pathways that could keep more skilled workers local, the future of downtown, and how ordinary people can get a seat at the table. Both Steve and Zack found their way into local government in ways they probably didn’t expect. Zack talks about leaving a council meeting feeling unheard, then remembering something he tells his own child: if something matters enough to be upset about, it matters enough to try to change it. Steve shares how wanting a greater voice in the direction of his kids’ school district eventually led him to run for the school board. The conversation also gets personal. Zack talks about years spent hitchhiking and living out of a backpack, and how those experiences influence the way he looks at homelessness today. They talk about the volunteers behind projects many people assume are funded by government, including Roseburg’s downtown Christmas lights. And they talk about how surprisingly accessible local government can be, including what it means when a city council race can be decided by roughly a thousand votes. Whether you agree, disagree, or simply want to better understand the people involved in shaping our community, this is the kind of conversation The Outlet was made for.

This week on The Outlet…We’re sitting down with Steve Loosley, candidate for Mayor of Roseburg.

This conversation gets into Roseburg’s future, the role of the mayor, city government, downtown, homelessness, housing, small business, public trust, and what it could look like for local leadership to help bring people back to the same table.

Steve talks about growing up in Roseburg, serving on local boards, why he’s running, and what he sees as some of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the city.

Whether you agree, disagree, or just want to better understand the people asking to lead our community, this is the kind of conversation worth hearing.