July 13, 2022 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 5
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Calendar 2022
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 4:30 PM
MAVERICK CITY: Volunteers needed to help Food for the Hungry
at a Maverick City show! Register here more info on volunteer op-
portunities! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maverick-city-food-
for-the-hungry-volunteers-portland-or-tickets-324442104067
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 6 – 9 PM
FEMME-FOCUSED CONSTRUCTION NIGHT: Learn the safe way to
use the most common household power tools and a few more
for the adventurous types. Practice by building a bird house.
3029 SE 82nd Ave.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 7 PM
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL: a free Shakespeare performance
at Irving Park. 707 NE Fremont St.
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 7 PM
New Citizens Take Oath in Seattle
US Army member Jean Haegore Douyon, from Haiti waves at the crowd after his country of origin was announced during the call of
Candidates Countries at the Naturalization Ceremony July 4 at Seattle Center. Nearly 300 people from 74 countries took the oath of
citizenship at the 37th annual ceremony.
TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA: a free Shakespeare performance
at Irving Park. 707 NE Fremont St.
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 7 PM
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD II: a free Shakespeare perfor-
mance at Irving Park. 707 NE Fremont St.
Seattle
SATURDAY, JULY 16, 5 – 11:59 PM
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that low-income tenants struggle to manage without
this support.”
Low-income tenants facing eviction in Portland can
call 888-585-9368 or email evictiondefense@oregon-
lawcenter.org for free legal help from the Eviction Le-
gal Defense Program. Tenants should call as soon as
they receive a Notice of Termination to help prevent
an eviction from being filed against them. For more
information, visit https://www.portland.gov/phb/
rental-services/eviction-help-renters/eviction-le-
gal-support-tenants
Help BIPOC-founded Tech Firms
Grow and Scale
Prosper Portland is seeking a service provider to
support Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BI-
POC)-founded tech firms in navigating access to cus-
tomers and/or capital to better scale their businesses.
At the direction of Mayor Ted Wheeler, Prosper
Portland and the City of Portland’s Office of Commu-
nity Technology convened a working group of BIPOC
leaders in the technology industry and leaders of
community-based organizations, which has worked
together since the spring of 2020. The group identi-
fied tactical ways to support the technology ecosys-
tem for BIPOC community members, one of which is
helping tech industry founders with sales and access
to capital.
Deadline is Friday, July 29. Submit Proposals
through Prosper Portland’s portal at https://bidlock-
er.us/a/prosperportland/BidLocker.
OHA Releases COVID-19 Vaccine
Breakthrough Report
Oregon Health Authority’s most recent update on
COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, report-
ed 45,843 cases of infection during the month of June.
Of those cases, 19,923, or 43.5%, were unvaccinat-
ed people, and 25,907, or 56.5%, were vaccine break-
through cases. Among the breakthrough cases,
10,644, or 41.1%, were fully vaccinated and boosted.
To date, there have been 259,450 COVID-19 vaccine
breakthrough cases in Oregon. Of those cases, 78,313,
or 30.2%, were fully vaccinated and boosted at the
time of infection.
To date, 2.6% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have
been hospitalized, and 0.6% have died. The median
age of vaccinated people who died is 80.
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at protect-
ing people from getting seriously ill, being hospital-
ized and dying. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommends a COVID-19 primary series
vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older, and
COVID-19 boosters for everyone ages 5 years and old-
er, if eligible.
Seattle News Briefs
UTC Approves Auto-enrollment
for Northwest Natural COVID-19
Customer Assistance Program
Eligible customers to automatically receive up to
$2,500 toward overdue bills
LACEY, Wash. – On June 30 state regulators ap-
proved a change to Northwest Natural’s existing
COVID-19 Assistance Program (CAP), allowing the
utility to auto-enroll qualifying low-income custom-
ers who have not yet applied for energy assistance.
The change will streamline the grant awarding
process, allowing the company to auto-distribute
the remaining balance of its CAP fund that would
otherwise expire on Sept. 30, totaling approximate-
ly $500,000. Prior to this change, the company could
only auto-enroll customers if those customers previ-
ously applied for assistance since 2019 and have past-
due energy bills. Now, the company will auto-enroll
eligible customers who have not previously applied.
Customers are eligible if they earn up to 200% of the
federal poverty level, which for 2022 is set at $13,590
per year for an individual and $18,310 per year for
a married couple. The company has estimated that
with this change it will be able to distribute funds to
approximately 400 customers to help cover their ex-
isting overdue bill amounts up to the $2,500 annual
household funding cap.
Northwest Natural also plans to continue assessing
customer eligibility to automatically distribute re-
maining funds until the balance is exhausted or ex-
pires.
Executive Constantine Signs Order
to Prevent King County Executive
Branch Resources Being Used in
Abortion-Related Investigations
King County Executive Dow Constantine an-
nounced and signed today an executive order prohib-
iting the use of County executive branch resources
from being used in the investigation of any out-of-
state abortion-related prosecutions.
This action follows the allocation of $1 million in
emergency funding that was announced after the
Supreme Court’s ruling was issued, which included
$500,000 for Public Health – Seattle & King County.
Executive Constantine transmitted a request to the
King County Council that the remaining $500,000 be
allocated to Northwest Abortion Access Fund. Coun-
cilmembers Balducci, Kohl-Welles, Perry, and Zahilay
cosponsored the ordinance, which was approved ear-
lier today on an 8 – 1 vote.
“The Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike
down half a century of precedent and protection
MOSE AUTO GARAGE PARTY: Come to the Mose Auto garage for
live music, DJs and dancing! All to raise funds for non-profits in
housing, immigrant + LBGTQIA rights! 719 S Myrtle St
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 11:30 AM – 2 PM
SEATTLE JOB FAIR: Are you looking for a New Career in Seattle?
Now you can Meet & Conduct One-on-One Chat, Instant and
Scheduled Video Interviews with Local and Nationally Known
Employers at The Seattle Job Fair - Virtual Career Fair - All Posi-
tions. Register for this virual fair here https://www.eventbrite.
com/e/seattle-job-fair-seattle-career-fair-tickets-193066245337
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 6 PM
BILINGUAL YOGA (SPANISH & ENGLISH): Disfrute 60 minutos de
yoga bilingüe. Enjoy 60 minute bilingual yoga classes. 1951 Alas-
kan Way.
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 10 AM – 12 PM
SECRETS OF SEATTLE’S HISTORIC SHORELINE WALKING TOUR: Join
geology writer David B. Williams on a walking tour exploring
how the Seattle shoreline has shifted across time. 2101 Alaskan
Way.
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 10 AM – 8 PM
SUMMERFEST: Join Kitsap Bazaar at the Fairgrounds as we bring
you Summerfest 2022! Over 100 vendors, food, music, and a
beer garden! 1274 NW Fairgrounds Road NW.
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 3 – 5 PM
VILLAGE WORKSHOPWITH ADEFUA: Drum, dance, and history:
enjoy a family-friendly workshop of cultural arts and fitness
with ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop. 1951 Alaskan Way.
under Roe v. Wade will undermine the health and
wellbeing of millions of American women, girls, and
those who are biologically able to become pregnant,
as abortion moves from a safe, legal medical proce-
dure, to illegal and underground in dozens of states,”
said Executive Constantine. “By preventing the use
of King County resources in the prosecution of those
who are pregnant and fleeing other states in search
of safe abortion, we not only recognize this critical el-
ement of health care, but also send a message that we
will not allow these backward, dangerous, and spite-
ful policies to further degrade people’s privacy and
liberty.”
“In the long term, we will have to fight a long and up-
hill battle to re-secure abortion rights for all Amer-
icans. In the short term, we need to support women
whose rights, lives, and decisions have been abruptly
upended by the Supreme Court’s onerous decision.
That’s what we did today,” said King County Council
Chair Claudia Balducci. “I am not backing down from
this battle—personally and professionally, I will con-
tinue to do everything I can to make sure women have
the right to determine the course of their own lives,
including if and when to have children.”