Sen. Blouin’s Offensive Posts, Homeless Camping Update, Trad Wife Fiction
Scandal hits the Congressional District 1 race with the surfacing of offensive online posts by Sen. Nate Blouin. Host Ali Vallarta, executive producer Emily Means, and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Chandler Rosenberg discuss the response and the impacts. Plus, Salt Lake City wants to update its no-camping ordinance, picks of the week, and a special bonus segment for City Cast Neighbors: Are Californians ruining Utah?
Resources and references:
- Nate Blouin reportedly derided LDS faith, made a crude joke about sexual battery in online forums [Salt Lake Tribune]
- Salt Lake police sit down with unsheltered Utahns to seek resource solutions [KSL]
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