Losing Money to Gain a Hospital, Pandemic School Pitfalls, Westside Pickleball

City Cast Salt Lake

Will the Salt Lake City Council and Intermountain Health finally reach a deal on the Sears Lake hospital? Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means discuss what Salt Lakers could lose and gain from the proposal. Plus, Utah students are falling behind, Westside pickleball, and a City Hall legend is retiring.

Resources and references:

• City Council nears vote on upzone of Sears Block for IHC [Building Salt Lake]
• Four years in, Utah students still fall short of pre-pandemic proficiency rates in some subjects [Salt Lake Tribune]
• Could Utah Republicans Fix School Lunch Debt? [City Cast Salt Lake]
• Salt Lake’s Unknown Power Players [City Cast Salt Lake]

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