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Olympia City Council candidate Jim Cooper sits down with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler for an election season chat about “game-changing” decisions the city can make toward developing a destination at mouth of the Deschutes River. Cooper also discusses the possibility of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater merging resources, and what it’d take to entice businesses to open in Thurston County to create jobs.

He has spent the past 15 years working for non-profit, corporate and government organizations, including serving as executive director at “TOGETHER!”, president of the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention, member of the American Legion and member of RUaD, the statewide coalition to reduce underage drinking.

Watch all our interviews with City Council candiates on Einmaleins TV.

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Olympia mayoral candidate Stephen Buxbaum sat down for a relaxed chat with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler about development, urban housing, when to say “no” and challenging the city to be carbon neutral.

Buxbaum was elected to the Olympia City Council in 2009 and has served in Washington state government as assistant director for housing, managing director for community development and executive director of the Rural Development Council.

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Click here for previous interviews with Karen Rogers, Dick Pust, Nathaniel Jones and Steve Langer.

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Olympia mayoral candidate Karen Rogers sat down with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler to offer her take on how to bring more residents and visitors to downtown Olympia. The lively conversation also touched on Thurston County’s car culture, wise budget decisions, transportation and uncovering what locals truly value.

Rogers is an Olympia city councilwoman and works for the Washington State Liquor Control Board as a rules coordinator and policy specialist. She previously served at the Department of Ecology and the Washington State House of Representatives, where she helped draft a bill creating the Puget Sound Partnership.

She also serves on the City of Olympia Utility Advisory Committee and the Thurston County Planning Commission.

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Click here for previous interviews with Dick Pust, Nathaniel Jones and Steve Langer.

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Olympia mayoral candidate Dick Pust sat down with “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler for a personal chat about the former KGY radio voice’s charge to make the city a “destination place.”

Pust has served on Olympia’s planning commission, co-chaired the Olympia Citizens for Schools, was a founding board member of the South Sound Reading Foundation, and served on the Salvation Army Advisory Board.

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Watch Nathaniel Jones' video and Steve Langer's here.

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Nathaniel Jones joined “You Make Olympia” in a discussion about doorbelling, grilling, tourism in Olympia, urban living and which problems are most important to tackle in Olympia’s next four years. Jones is running for City Council Position No. 3, currently held by Rhenda Strub.

He has worked at General Administration for the past six years, including as staff to the Capitol Lake committee and being in charge of completing the Law Enforcement Memorial and Heritage Park.

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And if you haven't gotten the chance, here is  our episode with Steve Langer.

Einmaleins TV is kicking off an ongoing series of personal interviews with Olympia City Council candidates.

Steve Langer joined “You Make Olympia” host Mathias Eichler for a conversation about shaking up downtown, promoting tourism and challenging residents to make their city “green.”

Langer is an existing member of Olympia’s City Council, appointed in June 2010 to fill Position 7 when it was vacated by Joe Hyer. He is running for the council seat Craig Ottavelli will vacate, which includes a four-year term.

Einmaleins completed its transformation this month from a European lifestyle retail store to Olympia’s Internet broadcast network.

Mathias and Trixy Eichler positioned their downtown location in 2011 as a media hub for the Olympia community, partnering with multimedia production, client and web development professionals to provide original, hyper-local online content about Washington’s capital city.

Einmaleins’ growing family of media products includes “Einmaleins.TV,” an online video network that features entertainment shows about Olympia culture, leaders and news. The network’s flagship show, “You Make Olympia,” puts local creative professionals and entrepreneurs on the hot seat for a casual conversation about their efforts to transform the city.

The company also produces Olympia’s most influential independent websites, including “Everyday Olympia,” which publishes daily news and opinion articles about regional issues. Einmaleins also produces popular event- and topic-specific websites about Olympia’s Arts Walk event and local cooking.

Einmaleins’ downtown storefront remains open weekdays for visitors interested in its hyper-local promotional products. For more information, visit Einmaleins in Olympia at 121 State Avenue or contact via email at clients@einmaleins.co.

Perched along East Bay in downtown Olympia, Mathias Eichler and Brandon Rosage overlook development of what could be the city's best chance at attractive urban living.

But the vision begs two questions:

1. Will the grand opening of the LOTT clean water education center in East Bay inspire beautiful building in the area?

2. If housing were built, would Olympians hesitate to leave their three-car garages for an urban community?