June 15, 2016 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2016
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80TH ANNUAL SOUTH BAY GRANGE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL:
Vendors new and returning, entertainment, hamburgers, hot
dogs, strawberry shortcake, bulk strawberries for sale and
much more. This festival beneits our summer children’s theater
program. This festival is free for all. Noon – 6 p.m. South Bay
Grange, 3918 Sleater-Kinney Rd. NE. Olympia
SUNDAY JUNE 19
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM SERIES – “THE LEARNING TREE”! Join us
for the African American ilm series celebrating black actors, di-
rectors and ilms depicting the rich and varied African American
experience. 2 p.n. –4:30 p.m. Wallingford Library, 1501 N. 45th St.
HALF PRICE DAD’S DAY: Bring your dad to the zoo for a wild time
on his special day! All Dad’s will receive half-of general admis-
sion for their special day! 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Point Deiance Zoo &
Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St. Tacoma
UW Black Graduation
A processional of students participating in the 20th Annual University of Washington Black Graduation and Kente Ceremony June 10 at
the University Presbyterian Church walk into the ceremony. The annual pre-commencement ceremony recognizes the accomplishments
of graduates who have successfully completed an undergraduate or post baccalaureate degree at the UW and it gives them a chance to
honor those who helped them reach their goals with a traditional Kente ceremony where friends, family, teachers and mentors present
a Kente stole to the graduate.
Briefs cont’d from pg 4
schedule at http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/pages/t_
sem_taseminar.aspx#EMPLOYERSEMINARSCHED-
ULE.
Employers can also contact the agency’s Technical
Assistance for Employers hotline with sick time, min-
imum wage or other employment questions at (971)
673-0824.
Seattle News Briefs
County Council Recognizes
Juneteenth
The Metropolitan King County Council today rec-
ognized Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of two
centuries of bondage of Americans of African de-
scent in the United States.
Two years ater President Abraham Lincoln issued
the Emancipation Proclamation, two months ater
Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate forces,
and one month ater the last oicial battle of the Civ-
il War, the last Africans and African-Americans in
bondage were told of their freedom by Union forces.
That date, June 19, 1865, became a day of celebration
for the African-American descendants of those freed
slaves.
As those descendants let Texas and spread through-
out the United States, they took the celebration with
them, a recognition and remembrance of the chal-
lenges they faced then and today.
King County Announces New
Director of Police Oversight
The Metropolitan King County Council announced
today the hiring of Deborah Jacobs as Director for
the Oice of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO), an
independent government agency with responsibility
for reviewing complaints relating to the King County
Sherif ’s Oice, its policies and practices.
Jacobs takes the helm of a newly strengthened
agency. In November, King County voters approved
a measure to expand OLEO’s authority to investigate
complaints. New precedents for investigations and
advocacy will be established under her leadership.
In a career dedicated to human rights, Jacobs has
served in executive leadership positions for the
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Ms.
Foundation for Women. She brings extensive knowl-
edge of organizational management as well as ex-
pertise in police practices. As Executive Director for
the ACLU of New Jersey for 13 years, Jacobs worked
on a wide array of policing issues including Internal
Afairs policies, bias-based policing, sexual harass-
ment, local enforcement of federal immigration laws,
and training. In Newark, she created an unprecedent-
ed model for documenting police misconduct, suc-
cessfully making a case for DOJ intervention in the
troubled Newark Police Department.
In addition to expertise on police practices, Jacobs
has worked on a wide variety of civil liberties issues,
including First Amendment rights, privacy, govern-
ment transparency, economic justice, criminal jus-
tice policy and women’s health and safety.
Jacobs grew up in Ellensburg, where her father
taught Law & Justice at Central Washington Univer-
sity. She holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Liberal
Studies from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs,
NY. Organizations including the National Organiza-
tion for Women, the NAACP, and the Peoples Organi-
zation for Progress have formally recognized Jacobs’
advocacy. She was also the recipient of a Fulbright
Scholarship to study in Helsinki, Finland.
Youth tell the City how to spend
$700,000 of public funds
Mayor Ed Murray has announced the project
winners of Youth Voice, Youth Choice, the City’s
new Participatory Budgeting (PB) initiative in which
youth decide how to spend $700,000 of the City’s
budget. More than 3000 youth ages 11-25 voted on 19
project proposals in May.
The seven winning projects are:
• Houses for People Experiencing Homelessness
• Youth Homeless Shelter Improvements
• Job Readiness Workshops for Homeless Youth
• Homeless Children and Youth Liaison Services
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Checkout
• Park Bathroom Upgrades
• Safe Routes to Schools
“Thanks to the leadership of former Councilmem-
ber Nick Licata, we launched participatory budget-
ing to empower the youth of Seattle and to show them
that their voice matters in shaping this city,” said May-
or Ed Murray. “Through this process, we learned that
young people are concerned about the homelessness
crisis gripping our city, as well as issues of equity and
public safety. They want to help those who are sufer-
ing and to create safer streets for walking or biking.”
The process started in January with several assem-
blies where the public brainstormed ideas for proj-
ects it would like to see in their communities. The 20
youth delegates turned those ideas into 19 concrete
proposals with help from Seattle Department of
Neighborhoods and City staf. Now that the choices
have been made, City staf and local agencies will im-
plement the projects.
Participatory Budgeting is a civic engagement pro-
gram in which community members decide how to
spend a portion of a City’s budget. Seattle has joined
Chicago, New York, Boston, and cities across the globe
in using the process. Youth Voice, Youth Choice is
managed by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
For more information, visit the Youth Voice, Youth
MONDAY JUNE 20
CONVERSATIONS ON GRANDPARENTING: This informal discussion
is about how grandparents can provide the support and guid-
ance that children need today! Noon. County City Building, 930
Tacoma Ave. S. Tacoma
Choice website at http://www.seattle.gov/neighbor-
hoods/programs-and-services/seattle-participato-
ry-budgeting.
Alzheimer’s Association Ofers
Long-Distance Caregiver Support
Group
Caring for someone with memory loss long-dis-
tance? Do you need information and support? Alz-
heimer’s Association long-distance family caregiv-
er support groups provide a consistent and caring
place for people to learn, share and gain emotional
support from others who are also on a unique jour-
ney of providing care to a person with memory loss
long-distance. Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of
the month, from 6:00-7:30 pm, at Full Life Care, 6555
Ravenna Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98112. For information
call Marian Sheehan, (206) 323-2096.
HUD Warns of Housing Grant Scam
HUD’s Oice of Inspector General (OIG) has re-
ceived complaints about fraudsters contacting indi-
viduals to say they have been awarded a grant from
the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), but they need an upfront fee. HUD will never
email or call to “award” clients money.
In addition, HUD has learned about fraudsters us-
ing the same scam to trick their targets into sending
them “fees” to so they can process grants for thou-
sands of dollars. While the same phone number is
being used, that is likely to change over time. HUD
recommends members of the public do not take or re-
turn phone calls from (315) 675-4146, give identifying
information by fax or over the phone to anyone ofer-
ing you a grant or wire funds to cover the “fees” for
the federal grant.
If you receive contact from this number, or any-
one requesting money on behalf of HUD, ile a re-
port on OIG’s Web site (https://www.hudoig.gov/re-
port-fraud) or call the appropriate Special Agent in
Charge in the Oice of Investigation (https://www.
hudoig.gov/about/where-were-located).
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