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Legal homeless camps, calls to suspend Davis and Alvord’s tweet to the VP on ‘Behind the Headlines’

Salt Lake Tribune journalists join KCPW’s weekly news roundup.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thomas Alvarado, 40, who grew up in Rose Park, now lives just a few blocks away at an encampment in Cottonwood Park, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. West-side Salt Lake City council members think legalized encampments could be one way to solve the homelessness crisis in Salt Lake City. Mayor Erin Mendenhall has her doubts.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thomas Alvarado, 40, who grew up in Rose Park, now lives just a few blocks away at an encampment in Cottonwood Park, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. West-side Salt Lake City council members think legalized encampments could be one way to solve the homelessness crisis in Salt Lake City. Mayor Erin Mendenhall has her doubts.

West-side Salt Lake City council members push for legal homeless encampments to clean up the area around the Jordan River. Dozens of Utah Democrats call for Gene Davis to be suspended following sexual misconduct allegations. And Salt Lake County Council member Dave Alvord faces a backlash after tweeting to Vice President Kamala Harris that fetuses aren’t part of women’s bodies.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Blake Apgar, Alixel Cabrera and Emily Anderson Stern, as well as news columnist Robert Gehrke, join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories.

Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by calling 801-355-TALK.

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