July 20, 2016 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2016
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Aug. 20 and Sept. 24. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., South Seattle College, West
Seattle Campus, 6000 16th Ave. SW.
CELEBRATING CULTURES RETURNS TO PEARRYGIN LAKE STATE
PARK: This is a free evening concertf eaturing cowboy and isher
poets and old – time music. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., On the East shore of
Pearrygin Lake State Park, 561 Bear Creek Rd., Winthrop.
TUESDAY, JULY 26
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
MUSIC WITH HIGH CLASS BRASS: High Class Brass, a local brass
quintet that includes Trumpets French Horn, Trombone and
a Tuba, will play a selection of classical, swing, Dixieland and
traditional music. 7 p.m. – 7:40 p.m., Lake City Mini Park, 12359
Lake City Way (on the corner of Lake City Way and 125th).
FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JULY 29 – 31
Vigil
Jeremiah Walters and his son Jameel, 11, joined 75 people at a peaceful vigil for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at Westlake Park
on July 13. Participants lit candles and stood silently listening to people talk about how the shooting deaths of Mr. Sterling and Mr.
Castile had afected them.
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tenant rights.
Portland Homeless Families Solutions, $50,000 to
support work that helps 125 families remain housed.
The grants program received requests totaling
nearly $2 million from 30 organizations. CareOregon
staf reviewed the applications to identify those that
best addressed both health and housing. They wanted
to fund work that helps people overcome economic,
racial or cultural barriers to obtaining health care.
These organizations are invited to share lessons
learned with CareOregon staf members. Together
they can identify successful practices and suggest
policies to help reduce homelessness and its root
causes.
Seattle News Briefs
Urban League of Seattle receives
$25,000 Grant for Career Bridge
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) this week
announced it philanthropically invested $25,000 in
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle to help Afri-
can Americans with criminal histories chart a new
course in life through its Career Bridge program.
Additional Wells Fargo Economic Opportunity
grant recipients in Washington for 2016 include:
• Ventures – $75,000 for microloans, entrepreneur-
ship training and technical assistance
• Neighborhood House – $25,000 for job training and
adult educations programs
In order to strengthen communities challenged
by the highest levels of unemployment, Wells Fargo
awarded $2.3 million to 59 nonproits across Califor-
nia, Alaska, Washington and Oregon. Thirty-ive of
the funded nonproits are from urban communities
and 24 are from rural markets. The organizations of-
fer people advancement opportunities by providing
services focused on small and micro business devel-
opment, workforce development or job creation.
In total, the 59 grants are expected to make the fol-
lowing impact in local communities (as reported by
grant recipients):
• 16,000 low-to-moderate income individuals to be
served
• 11,000 business owners to receive business plan-
ning support
• 8,900 individuals to receive employment and job
training
• 14,500 expected job placements
Upthegrove Proposes $87 Million
Investment in Afordable Housing
A plan to invest $87 million in afordable housing
projects near transit stations over the next ive years
was approved today by the Metropolitan King County
Council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee.
Upthegrove’s proposal will generate approximately
$87 million by selling bonds supported by lodging tax
revenue that must be spent on afordable housing un-
der state law.
Approximately $32.3 million will be distributed
throughout the County through a competitive pro-
curement process. Projects must be located within
one-half mile of transit stations. Preference will be
given to proposals serving low-income households
or other vulnerable populations such as survivors of
domestic violence, veterans, and people with devel-
opmental disabilities.
The remainder of the funds will be focused on
speciic high-capacity transit areas that include the
Northgate Transit Center, Des Moines Link Light Rail
Station, S. 272nd Light Rail Station in Federal Way,
Bel-Red Corridor transit stations, I-90 corridor from
Issaquah to North Bend, and South Seattle stations.
This plan represents an expansion of the previous
plan issued by County Executive Dow Constantine
and invests an additional $39 million towards hous-
ing projects.
The legislation will be reviewed by the full Council
later this summer.
Mayor: New Community
Engagement Plan Will Bring More
Diverse Neighborhood Voices Before
the City
Mayor Ed Murray today signed an executive order
to bring greater equity to the City’s outdated system
for promoting public engagement among residents
of Seattle’s neighborhoods.
The District Council system, established in 1987,
includes thirteen area-based councils whose mem-
bership includes local residents representing their
neighborhood’s community council, business associ-
ations, and nonproit organizations. In 2009, the City
Auditor issued a strongly-worded report advocating
for a reset of the District Council system, due in part
to the low-level of diverse representation on the dis-
trict councils.
In 2013, a demographic snapshot of District Council
attendees showed that they tend to be 40 years of age
or older, Caucasian, with the vast majority owning
their homes.
At least six District Councils had no reported peo-
ple of color attending, and only three District Coun-
cils reported any African American attendees.
Murray’s executive order directs City departments
to begin developing robust community engagement
plans, and takes steps toward dissolving the city’s ties
to each of the thirteen district councils.
The district councils may still exist, but Depart-
ment of Neighborhoods’ resources that previously
supported the district councils will be redirect to
support all City departments in these eforts.
6TH ANNUAL STREET FAIR: Come to downtown Bellevue and ex-
perience the original work of 120 artists in an open air showcase
of sculpture, jewelry, home décor, wood and glass work, fabrics
and more! 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday. Downtown pedestrian corridor, NE 6th St. & 106th Ave.
NE, Bellevue.
Throughout the month of August, the Department
of Neighborhoods will conduct civic engagement fo-
cus groups.
By September 26, the department will also drat leg-
islation for a new citywide community engagement
framework and strategic plan, including a new Se-
attle Community Involvement Commission to be es-
tablished by January 2017. The Department of Neigh-
borhoods and Seattle IT are also directed to submit a
digital engagement plan by March 1, 2017 to broaden
public accessibility.
An FAQ on today’s announcement can be found
at
http://murray.seattle.gov/wp-content/up-
loads/2016/07/FAQ-Executive-Order-2016-06.pdf.
Department of Financial
Institutions Warns Against Legal
Mediation Services Scam
The Washington State Department of Financial In-
stitutions (DFI) warns consumers that before doing
business with a inancial institution, company, or
individual, they should make sure that the entity is
properly licensed.
Consumers are urged to verify license status prior
to giving the inancial institution, company, or indi-
vidual any nonpublic personal information, such as
social security number or bank account number or
access.
DFI received a complaint indicating that “investi-
gators” claiming to represent “Legal Mediation Ser-
vices” contacted a consumer via telephone about the
collection of a debt.
The debt was purported to be from Direct Lending.
The individuals alleged that an arrest warrant was
put out for the consumer. The consumer reported
that she has never conducted business with either
entity.
Information included in the complaint:
Representative:
Tracey, “Investigator”
Mr. Wilson, “Investigator”
Phone number: 859-208-0826
“Direct Lending” is not to be confused with the fol-
lowing licensed and registered companies in Wash-
ington state: Direct Loans Online, Inc. dba Direct
Lending Group; B & E Personnel Services; Incorp. dba
Direct Lending; and Direct Lending Group, Inc.
If you feel you have been the victim of a scam please
contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-
HELP(382-4357) or online at www.tc.gov; or contact
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855) 411-
CFPB (2372) or online at www.consumerinance.gov.
If the scammers already have your bank account in-
formation, social security number, or other nonpub-
lic information, you may be a victim of identity thet
and you should take appropriate precautions.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has informa-
tion for victims of identity thet available online at
www.tc.gov.
