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Wednesday morning, Pete joined Mark Starling from First News on 570 (WWNC-AM) to discuss how Asheville City Council received a report this week clearing themselves of any responsibility in the way police dispersed demonstrators over a four-day period. Police used tear gas, sting balls, and pepper spray to move protesters off an interstate. The report is the first step in the elected officials' goal to defund the police. You can hear a full analysis of the ...

The President of the Fraternal Order of Police in Asheville, Rondell Lance, joins me to discuss some policing reforms that might go a long way to address problems in the profession. He also describes his encounter over the weekend with the anarchist protest in downtown. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-...

A high-pressure campaign by local leftists and allies on City Council to use budget approval as leverage to force a 50% cut to police funding was successful - setting the city on a course for a government shutdown in September. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-support-us/ Marketplace: https://thepetekal...

The story went international, with media reporting that the Asheville City Council voted for reparations. But it didn't. It voted to create a commission. Which would make recommendations. And issue a report. And the some future City Council could look at maybe implementing some of those recommendations. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinersho...

An Asheville cafe opened in defiance of state and local #SHEO restrictions. Their neighbor - a seafood market that HAS been operating - were the ones who called the cops. We are learning who the Rolf Grubers are among us. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Marketplace: https://thepetekalinershow.com/marketplace/ Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-business...

Jason Sandford from Ashvegas joins me to discuss the article he wrote with Sally Kestin titled " The Long Road Back: A post-pandemic Asheville faces daunting return. " Plus, if we are to try to re-open the economy, what we really need to know is the risk of death from COVID-19. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Marketplace: https://thepetekalinershow.com/marketplace/ Adverti...

Asheville City Councilman Vijay Kapoor is resigning his position. He was the first person from South AVL elected to Council in almost two decades. Also, Twitter decision to slap a "manipulated" label on a video of a Joe Biden gaffe indicates the social media giant intends to manipulate for political purposes. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Get exclusive content here!: https://t...