Ogden City Council Candidates Clash Over ICE and Housing Policies

In Ogden, city council races are anything but quiet. A fiery forum saw candidates spar over immigration enforcement and ICE’s role in the community, while housing policies drew sharp divides between stabilization and gentrification. With four seats up for grabs, the outcome could reshape the future of one of Utah’s fastest-growing cities.

Cathy McKitrick

August 19, 2025

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Cathy McKitrick

MCKITRICK Cathy McKitrick discovered her love of storytelling in midlife, graduating from Weber State University in 1998 with a journalism degree in hand. She covered local government for the Standard-Examiner until 2005, when she was hired by the Salt Lake Tribune. During that eight-year adventure, she covered local and state government, poverty, homelessness, the opioid overdose crisis, and more. Following a mass layoff, she returned to the Standard-Examiner in 2013, again covering local government, opioid overdoses, cannabis and other health care issues. Cathy retired from the Standard-Examiner in April 2018, but her passion for journalism remains intact. She now freelances and serves on the board of the Utah Investigative Journalism Project. In her spare time, this grandma enjoys a leisurely run, a good laugh, and catching up with family and friends.