Take 2 Podcast: Salt Lake prepares for new homeless campus & Redistricting

Take 2 Podcast September 4, 2025 Hosts: Heidi Hatch Guests: Maura Carabello (Exoro Group), Liddy Huntsman (Salt Lake City Council Candidate, District 3) Episode Rundown:   New 1,300-bed homeless services campus Opening in 2027 on a 16-acre parcel at 2520 North and 2200 West off I-215 in Salt Lake City Room to expand to 40 acres for a 50–100 year plan Core services: recovery, employment, housing and criminal justice assistance Annual operations expected to cost more than $30 million $75 million needed for infrastructure, excluding land purchase   Homelessness in Utah up 18% Children experiencing homelessness increased 12% (589 to 662) Seniors rose 42% (251 to 356) Veterans increased 36% (121 to 165) More than 10,000 Utahns experienced homelessness for the first time in 2024, a 5% rise Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall called the report a “battle cry” for the Legislature to provide more funding   Redistricting and the 2026 midterms Judge Dianna Gibson ruled current congressional maps unconstitutional and denied lawmakers’ request to pause her order Ruling restores the intent of Proposition 4, the independent redistricting commission voters approved in 2018 Utah Republican Party Chairman Robert Axson called the decision “judicial activism”   Congress back in session Epstein victims pressed lawmakers to release the full Justice Department investigation files Looming Sept. 30 deadline for government funding raises threat of a shutdown A stopgap bill is likely, but Republicans need Democratic votes and Democrats are expected to push for concessions See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.