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Photo by Brandon Macz The 1.2-mile Arboretum Loop Trail opened in November 2017, and connects to Arboretum Drive. A grand opening for the Loop Trail will take place on Sunday, April 8.

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Arboretum Loop Trail to have packed grand opening event on April 8 By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor The Washington Park Arboretum Loop Trail took many years to complete, and many more will be spent in the future to ensure the trees and wetlands around it continue to grow and thrive. “When we laid out the trail in the arboretum, we actually laid out the trail six times,” said Garrett Farrell, projects manager with Seattle Parks and Recreation. After quietly opening the new trail that runs from East Madison Street to the Graham Visitors Center back on Nov. 10, a grand opening celebration will be held noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 8. A vine-cutting ceremony will officially open the Loop Trail at 1 p.m., and takes place in the Birch Parking Lot at Lake Washington Boulevard and East Interlaken Avenue. The Washington Park Arboretum takes many hands to care for, including the University of Washington, which maintains an impressive botanical collection there, and the Arboretum Foundation, which provides family programming, advocacy and volunteers to steward the park. “One of the main ideas here is we were trying to make the collection more accessible in that part of the arboretum,” said Niall Dunne, Arboretum Foundation communications manager. The trail was planned for in the arboretum’s 2001 master plan, and the $7.8 million that ended up funding the project came from mitigation funds provided

by the Washington State Department of Transportation in connection with its State Route 520 Bridge replacement project. “We did a lot at the negotiation end of things to get that money for the arboretum,” Dunne said, “because our partners

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Progressiveofficers Revenueassume Task Force recommends Seasoned command of East Precinct employee hours tax New captain, operations Small businesses back lieutenant have a pushing combined 20 on proposal, Finance Committee years servingexpresses precinctsupport for raising $75M By Michelle MacKinnon By Brandon Macz MPT contributing writer

levue coming in second, according to data provided by central staff, and Bothell having the least business-related taxes. Capt. Bryan Grenon is a 25-year veteran of Seattle the Seatand Bellevue differ most when it The Seattle City Council’s Finance and tle Police Department and the newest leader comes of the to East business services firms. Central Neighborhoods Committee is sorting out Precinct. He joins the precinct’s new Operations Paul StaffLt.provided an example that considers potential impacts an employee hours tax Leung, who was promoted last November after years 20034full-time equivalent employees and couldthe have on local businesses. with department. $100 million in taxable gross receipts, with While some citythe is moving Together they say willthe govern precinct’stoo patroltax officers for amounting to $429,000 and impacts fast next in developing newyears. revenue streams toprevious leader, the two to three The precinct’s $189,651, respectively. Image courtesy of SeattleChannel combatPaul Seattle’s homeless of emerCapt. McDonagh, wasstate promoted to the Real Time Councilmember Lorena González said Seattle residents, many with the Housing for All Coalition, speak in support of an gency, said Sally Bagshaw Crime unit Councilmember where he will synthesize data into direct police to understand “gross receipts it’s important said during a March 28 finance committee doesn’t equal profits” when assessing vari- employee hours tax for big businesses during a city finance committee meeting on action. Wednesday, March 28. meeting, shefamiliar doesn’twith feel work is going fast “I’m very the challenges that surround the of businesses. ous categories enough. The committee has favored making that stepped rates and exemptions for smaller East Precinct and the issues, so I really want to jump in and Councilmember Lisa Herbold, who led She said the 2017 Count Us In survey $75 million target set by the task force, businesses. get after those,” Grenon said. the Progressive Revenue Task Force with found 5,485 people living unsheltered which would require raising $370 per fullAccording to Central Staff, a payroll tax According to the crime dashboard at seattle.gov, overallsaid she wants to see Seattle González, Photo by Michelle MacKinnon across King County. time equivalent employee if businesses with no exemptions, and that assumes a incidents of crime in the East Precinct are on acompared downwardwithCapt. similarly sized cities, not-in command of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct. Bryan Grenon is now Paul Leung was promoted “Imagine fillingwhile all ofincidents BenaroyaofHall declaring less than $10 million in gross 2016 mean wage of $29.41 per employee trend from 2012, rapeand have doubled and to ing Amazon’s HQ2 search lieutenant is focused last on November. operations all of the Paramount Theatre, andpercent. we would aggravated assaults are up by 25 Grenon pre-some of which have corporate taxable receipts were exempt, according to for a full-time employee in Seattle, set at big was cities, still have people that would be standing in Staff. 0.3use percent generate across about the $80 viously in charge of the department’s officer training protaxes that Seattle doesn’t. of forcewould in departments constant pressure on politicians,Central eventually it will get bet- a spotlight on the line wanting to get in,” Bagshaw said. Before the March 28 finance committee, million. A 0.5 percent tax would generate gram, and “the good news is I may be able to take“Isome thinkoftaking country, Grenon addresses the public at large. ter.”a look at some like-sized Theskills City of did collect an EHTand of apply councilmembers sat down recentlyin the about $135 those andSeattle opportunities I learned to the Leung citiesthem around countryand andthe doing “Certainly, past, the million. police department hasn’t been rest aofsimithe department must adhere to thewith the $25officers.” per employee from mid-2007 to until lar exercise to this would be really illustra- formed Small Business Advisory Council, There are of meetings up our responsibility, whichlined led to decisions handed down by the municipal court prosecutor, the greatest steward of theira number itsCity repeal the end of 2009.around That had been tive,” Herbold said. which two weeks earlier had joined busifrom now through May 9, when the finance andat state legislation homewho dictates what laws the city will enforce. mistreatment. In the past four or five years, we have reused for funding transportation needs, and ness owners in of signing opposing a committee could have ordinances reviewed, Central Staff deputy director Eder impact lessness, illegal drug use and affordable ally tried to change that perception, so we hope people will ThoseDan decisions the ability policeatoletter there have subsequent EHT proposflat tax rate of $395 recommended by the amendments ready and possible votes, Bagsaid the Finance and Administrative Serhousing arebeen of major consequence to the have an open mind and let us try to prove it and show how enforce legal precedence, such as arresting in“I’m department very familiar als madeexpanding every year population since 2014. of 70,000, vices task force for businesses exempt an shaw could take up to rapidly goodfrom a department wesaid. are.” Grenon was the first officer to dividuals for six trespassing. Thatspans includes the proposal formiles an EHT employee hours tax. The fullincouncil received an“Iupdate on thetochallenges months develop rules for “We an employee which hundreds of street be- with the East Precinct. took on can arrest people, but if they don’t pilot body-worn cameras of 6.5 Judkins cents per employee hour to Cut. gen- hours tax, allowing for it to take effect by Bagshaw said at the start of the commitApril 2, a business roundtable is set for tween Park and Theper Montlake that surround the get charged...” he said. “Just look at the ar- the responsibility to be the sworn lead on that. Nine out of erate $25andmillion annually for housing tee meeting that have she understands business 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, work and then Jan. 1, 2019. Grenon Leung’s jurisdiction, along it serves to highlight the outstanding our eas around I-90, how many times they 10 times, East Precinct and and homeless services that the city council owners don’t care for its being referred to there will be a public hearing on April 22 “They would need longer if it wasn’t with the rest of Seattle, are at the precipice cleaned that area, which costs money, and officers do.” didn’t pass last year.that will shape the East the as a move “skin-in-the-game” tax, adding one began of where ordinances and legislation be something had done before,” of major legislation issues,that sowe I really Grenon his career as a downtown bike could officer, within twoEder weeks they back.” The council instead approved a resoluher friends says he’s felt “skinned alive.” The introduced. Two more finance committee said, adding a new EHT would be simpler Precinct for years to come. while Leung’s first assignment was as a patrol officer in the said they need guidelines. want to jump in and Leung tion in November create with the 17-memSeattle’s $15Precinct. mini- Leung meetings 25 and May will folbecause it wouldn’t include“Are exemptions Grenon spent the to weekend his famEast spentonhisApril formative years in 2the gang we serious councilmember about cleaning cited that areaber Progressive Revenue Task Force, which get after those. ” mum wage, scheduling unit and paid sick where low that. based on commute patterns.up?” he said. If not, ily before he and Leung got started on (1991-98) he saw similar threats to community “Why aresecure we spending publishedFeb. its 26, final in mid-March leave laws as some of the other impacts Herbold said the within that timeline The Bryan task force provided three options for Monday, withreport meetings at the Pine Capt. health rise and fall. He attributes success of bringing Grenon, money time after time after time?” that recommends an employee tax an employee hours tax, withOne business owners are facing. councilmembers will also be working on two options Street station. Grenon and Leunghours have 50 approach the precinct is using to miti- the roughly 70 yearly homicides in the early ‘90s down to Seattle Police, that generates $75 million Another potential new revenue source a spending plan, similar to what it does setting a gross revenue threshold for a busiyears of experience betweenannually. them, includgate issues with the homeless population is to about 20, in part, to the department’s cooperation with the East Precinct finance a briefthat goes discussed thesocial March Housing 28 commitwith According the housingtolevy. Gonzalez said there ingThe time with committee SWAT andreceived the gang unit, ness at $8 million, and another Authority. Leung, each time the increase their to interactions andduring focus on ing aoncombined the task 20 force’s $10 million. tee meeting was a payroll tax, which would are also meetings being planned the and yearsrecommendations just in the East drugs, outreach programs, such as Law Enforcement gang unit would charge a gang member with dealingwith on March 14, and asked Central Staff to There are about 1,000 businesses with take much longer to implement than an Small Business Advisory Committee and Precinct. As operations lieutenant, some of Leung’s re- Assisted Diversion (LEAD). Leung said offering support they would call the Housing Authority, who had grounds to return with answers questions about po- staffing gross taxable of further $5-$10entrenchment million, employee hours tax due from neighborhood of commerce. sponsibilities includeto sourcing funds, creating plans receipts issue a three-day eviction notice.chambers Eventually, this tactic sent to combat into homelessness “mayto starting tential business impacts. 387 between $10-$15 million and 750 with scratch with rule-making and setting up a Councilmember Mike will host and meeting equipment needs, a role that has given him not work the first time generally, but after the 20th time a message to the gangs that “if you live inO’Brien Seattle housing receipts more than $15 million, according Based on local business taxes, Seattle is database for it. a town hall 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at considerable insight into the efficacy of the city’s resource they may be more responsive. We don’t believe that sleeping to 2015 business and occupation tax data the most expensive city in the region for There are also payroll tax options, like Trinity United Methodist in Ballard, 6512 management. in a doorway is what anyone aspires to do.” by Central Staff. large employers to operate in, with the EHT, that include a flat rate, 23rd Ave. N.W.  PRECINCT, Page 6 As far as homeless encampments go,BelLeung provided said, “With With growing populations,with increasing diversity and Madison Park Times editor

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Editorial

Employee hours tax needs shouldn’t harm small businesses

here are several ways in which the Seattle City Council can go about crafting an employee hours tax to capture the $75 million annual revenue target, and we think it’s only fair to recover costs for addressing the city’s massive housing and homelessness problem from large companies that have contributed to Seattle’s growing affordability crisis. However, we don’t think there is a need to add small businesses into the mix with some “skin-in-the-game” tax, es-

pecially when it’s already hard enough to keep many locally owned businesses — particularly in the retail and restaurant sectors — operating successfully. Central Staff estimates that charging businesses exempt from the employee hours tax — if the threshold were $10 million in annual gross taxable receipts — $300 per year would generate about $3 million, which is no small amount, but certainly pales when considering how ineffectively the city uses more than $50 million a year to tackle the homeless crisis.

Small businesses face enough challenges making it in a city like Seattle, and among them is providing adequate compensation and benefits for employees. Our hope is that the city council makes a truly good-faith effort to minimize harm to small business owners who, just like apartment renters in Seattle, have no protections in place to keep them from being priced out of existence. If an EHT is necessary, big businesses can take it better than the momand-pops in our ever gentrifying neighborhoods.

Exploring the region’s depths takes a little skin Richard Carl Lehman Revisiting the Park

short 66 years ago, my friends and I experienced skin diving by way of a water tank, compressor and hoses. It was truly a great adventure, but the thermal layer cut it short. Chasing the aquatic dream, we saw a movie called “Frog Man,” which was about U.T.D. divers during World War II. There was even a diving suit in the lobby, which really got us pumped—something we could do regardless the weather conditions. There was news of a scuba diving club on Lake Union, so I drove to a large fishing boat building business. There I met a lady named Sheila and her husband in front of a small scuba supply store. I felt at home the minute I stepped inside — tanks, fins, regulators, snorkels, masks and suits! The very first diving suits were inner tube thin. The jacket and pants were extra long, so as to roll together at the waist and then tie with one circular rubber hose a half-inch in diameter. Shoes were included with the pants, and mittens were sealed at the wrists. The hood had an opening just small enough for a mask. Underneath, we layered underwear, jeans, alpaca jacket, wool cap and wool socks. Dressing was the easy part — now to get under the water. After a bit of classwork, reading dive tables and figuring length of time possible to stay under, we took our first dive. We secured 28to 35-pound belts around our waists and 40 pound tanks to our backs. Onlookers were everywhere—crowds gathered as we swam to the sunken dry dock near Edmonds Ferry Landing. While submerged we held a sleeve open to let air escape from the suit, making us heavier and able to sink. That first breath from the tank, I knew this was it! The sea was alive with color! The fish, sea anemones and kelp that reached beyond the surface created an effect like walking through a forest. I was proud to call myself a Puget Sound Mudshark! Seasoned divers like Frank

Photo courtesy of Karen Lehman Richard Lehman holds a starfish he found during a dive with Dennis Boyle. Wolf, Gary Keffler and Ted Roethlisberger joined us in that first dive. At 40 feet, an all-new silence enveloped us, and then we swam to 60 feet deep to an area called Devil’s Hole and swam under a structure. It was dark but thrilling to see the abundant sea life. Like today, adhering to the buddy system was of utmost importance. If a valve jammed, resulting in no air, you had to surface — even from 60 feet. The trick was to exhale a little air while swimming slowly to the surface, so as to prevent the bends (air bubbles in the blood stream). It was surprising there was air left to exhale. I tried it during the extreme diver’s test. Sharing a regulator with a buddy worked the best ,but if the mouthpiece wasn’t held down, you swallowed Puget Sound. Our club dove all over — even small lakes like Pine Lake, where we found old six foot saw blades lumbermen used for cutting trees at the bottom. One of the blades had a length of fishing leader tied to it, so I reeled it in to find a large trout with a hook grown into his mouth. Who knows how long he’d been in that situation, so I pulled the hook out and he swam away. He even stopped and looked

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back at me. Sheila, her husband and many others built fishing boats 40-60 feet and beyond. They needed hours on the engines, so asked the club to go along for $5 each. They had air compressors, so that meant a two-tank dive, and we would sometimes go as far as the San Juan Islands. We were the first divers to see the many virgin areas of the Puget Sound. Back at the Red Onion and The Attic, I shared my newfound passion with friends who were really into it or not. The ones who were interested took some lessons, rented some gear and, after the first dive surfaced saying, “Yah! Where do I sign up?” Similar to snow skiing, many friends were made sharing the sport. We never ran out of places to dive. Frank Wolf and his wife Marilyn owned West Seattle Skin Diving Supply, and asked me if I wanted to join them on a 40-foot cruiser to the Canadian San Juans. Oh yah! A compressor was aboard to refill our tanks. We cruised by a deserted lumber site and we went through the cabins after tying up the boat. The walls were covered with pages of the Sears Catalogue showing mostly fe-

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males under attired (pre-Playboy Magazine). The dates went back to the early ‘20s. Nearby we dove on rocks where a ferry had sunk in the teens. The bow at the shallow end was at 80 feet, so we didn’t go far beyond, but it was covered with sea anemones. The most memorable stop was the Princess Louis Inlet, where fresh water from the Chatterbox Falls ran into it. We had to wait until the tide changed to cross the fast-flowing river from the falls. A lodge nearby was popular in the ‘20s, welcoming celebrities to enjoy the area and lay on the white sand shipped in from Hawaii. WWII put a halt to that and the big submarine chaser (part of the lodge) filled with snow and sank in the mixture of fresh and salt water. This dive at 70 feet was super clear, with endless visibility. In another area nearby, two men started their 60-foot cruiser with no fans, which caused it to blow up. It sank and rested on the bottom in an almost circular ring of debris. That was at 90 feet. The early years of diving gave us a chance to bring home seafood like lingcod, crab and Cabazon. We ended up making it a rule — no octopus. Diving off Alki Beach, at 70 to 80 feet, was a wreck where an octopus lived, identifiable by the many clamshells scattered about. Reaching way in on the dark side of the wreck, we released a packet of copper sulfate, and the big old octopus showed some tentacles. Frank Wolf, who is a big dude, pulled on a tentacle, and the octopus pulled back, making Frank think better of hanging on — he let go in the nick of time. Sometimes we’d let an octopus touch us. They’d feel our mask, hose and hands, and that big eye let you know if he was tolerating you, so we tried not to push it. Diving as a sport has improved greatly in the last 66 years. My best dive buddy and wife took dives in many areas, but Molokini near Maui was by far the epitome of diving heaven. All you need there is a shorty jacket for comfort. At 80 feet of water, we could read the numbers on the boat. Who knows, we just might add a few more entries into our logbook in the future. Every time we see a new possible dive site, we say, “Wonder what’s down there?” Enjoy diving, and dive safe!

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 ARBORETUM, from Page 1 Drive was a delicate task, and one that required minimizing tree removals and putting many back in along the new trail and restored Arboretum Creek wetlands. “When I started this, so much of that creek was in a pipe,” said Farrell, and now huge areas of wetlands have been restored. “We can’t turn the clock back, and there are certain parts of Arboretum Creek that are still in a pipe “The key thing that or a culvert.” we hoped would Restoring aquatic habitats inside the Washington Park happen is creating Arboretum and along the this opportunity trail, including more plantfor recreation and ings, is expected to continue exercise in the for decades. “I still have huge areas arboretum.” of plantings that are under Niall Dunne, federal permits,” Farrell said, “and wetlands that are under Arboretum Foundation communications the Army Corps of Engimanager neers.” Farrell said there was a lot of concern about preserving both UW’s collection and native trees before the trail’s construction began. “Part of the whole planning and execution of the project was the tree collection,” Dunne said, “and there’s been a lot said and written about the care put into making sure the impacts were minimal.” Prior to starting on the trail or touching a tree, Farrell said, there was a three-year period of invasive species removals and new plantings at the Washington Park Playfield. Around 137 trees were eventually removed for the trail. Many of those that could not be moved elsewhere had tissue samples or seeds taken and planted in other parts of the arboretum. “Most of those trees removed are what you see around the banks of the stream or in the wetlands,” Farrell said. The trail winds around native collections, connecting to

Photo by Brandon Macz A bicyclist rides on the new Arboretum Loop Trail on a sunny March morning. All along the trail people will see the University of Washington’s large collection of plantings. Arboretum Drive for a 2.5-mile path open year-round. Farrell said he’s very happy with how the 18 benches turned out, designed in the style of the 1939 World’s Fair Bench developed in New York. Dunne said people can see where UW has been putting in new plantings along the wetland areas, and the Arboretum Foundation is working with the university to raise funds for a new education building planned next to the visitor center. The plantings in the wetlands, which are mostly native perennials, was done primarily by the city contractor as part of the required mitigation for SR 520. Among the festivities that will take place during the April 8 grand opening will be a Husky Marching Band Drumline march on the trail. “We keep adding little things to it,” Dunne said of the grand opening. “We seem to be getting a lot of interest from folks.”

The Secret Garden

Mapping the Origins of the 420 Holiday In today’s cannabis culture, the term 420 is synonymous with mostly anything weed related, and the phrase is frequently referenced in popular cannabis media. Many of the worlds largest cannabis festivals and events happen on April 20th, like 420 Toronto, London 420 Rally, and 420Fest in Seattle. Even the time 4:20 is celebrated as a daily stoner mini-holiday, and cannabis sales are reportedly increasing, sometimes even doubling, on that date every year. While plenty of people celebrate 420, few know the history and meaning of the phrase ‘420’ and how it came to be. One rumor suggests that “420” was a police code, and another rumor assumes that it references the 1960’s Bob Dylan song Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, because 420 is the result of 12 x 35, and there’s a line in the song saying “everybody must get stoned.” While neither rumor is true, music did play an important role in spreading the tune of “420.” In light of the upcoming holiday, I present the story of the Waldos and the origins of the 420 holiday: As with many great stories, 420 began with a group of rambunctious teenagers who played by their own rules. This particular group of teenagers called themselves the “Waldos,” and their story begins at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California, 1971. The story begins when five teenagers, “the Waldos,” were given a treasure map by a coastguard who knew the Waldos and wanted them to find his secret cannabis garden growing near Point Reyes, close to the Nunes Ranch. “420,” originally “420 Louis” refers to the specific time and place the group of friends would meet after school to go spelunking, underneath the statue of Louis Pasteur at 4:20 p.m. Though nearly four months of fun adventures ensued, The Waldos were unable to find the secret garden of cannabis. However, the term “420” spread beyond the Waldos and was adopted by other students at the high school to refer to anything cannabis related. After the term was coined, it spread through references by the Grateful Dead to become a widely known and commonly used synonym for cannabis. It’s believed that the Waldos also had a connection to the Grateful Dead and spread the use of the

phrase “420” around the band, who in turn spread it to the fans, which caused the term to spread even further into mainstream culture. In the early 90’s, some Grateful Dead concertgoers were handed a yellow flyer that read “We are going to meet at 4:20 on 4/20 for 420-ing in Marin County at the Bolinas Ridge sunset spot on Mt. Tamalpais.” This was one of the first examples of the phrase being used by the mainstream, and it has since proliferated into the well-known holiday celebrated by cannabis enthusiasts worldwide. After the phrase “420” was adopted by the High Times and other prominent cannabis literature it became truly emblematic of the cannabis community. To this day, the Waldos are still a tightknit group of friends, and nostalgically recall a plethora of other fun adventures from their teenage years. While differing opinions about the true origins of the original use of the phrase 420 remain, the Waldos are the only group that have documented evidence of the use of “420” as a phrase within their friend group, and several of their postmarked letters from college can be found online with the subtle “420” references, often included as a “p.s.” at the foot of the letter. The Waldos reunited in 2016 for an interview about the history of 420, and it was discovered that Gary was struggling with homelessness. It took several weeks for the friend group to locate Gary, and they actually hired a private investigator to find him. After reuniting, the group traveled to Point Reyes and the lighthouse they would visit as teenagers, and Gary is no longer homeless due to the kindness and generosity of his friends. So, there you have it! The legendary quest of an inspired youthful group of teenagers that would influence cannabis culture for decades began with a secret code “420 Louis.” The history of the phrase highlights the significance of cannabis fostering social connection and kinship, with large events uniting crowds of cannabis enthusiasts in the same way it began by uniting the adventuresome Waldos. — Cody Funderburk

Dunne and Farrell both note the popularity of the new Arboretum Loop Trail is evident to anyone using it on a sunny day, or even when weather is less than fair. “There’s a lot of families with strollers and people walking their dogs and riding their bicycles,” Dunne said. “The key thing we hoped would happen was creating this opportunity for recreation and exercise in the arboretum.” Farrell said now that the state capital budget has passed, funding is available for him to begin work on improving the Waterfront Trail at the Washington Park Arboretum, including addressing issues related to seasonal high water levels that cause occasional closures there. An Earth Day cleanup party will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at the Washington Park Arboretum. Volunteers will meet at Crabapple Meadow. Find out more at bit.ly/ EarthDayArboretum.

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SDOT installing new curb bulbs, enhancing the crosswalk By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Construction of long-awaited street improvements started in late March at the intersection of East Madison Street and McGilvra Boulevard East, and is expected to be completed by May. Michael Morrow, manager of the Wells Fargo branch adjacent to the intersection, having witnessed several accidents there, started working with the Madison Park Community Council and neighborhood business association years ago to lobby the City of Seattle for the improvements. Washington Park resident Dan Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury and broken bones from an August 2013 bicycle collision while crossing the street. Advocates were able to secure $480,000 in safety improvement funding from the city by 2016, with planning taking place in 2017. The Department of Neighborhoods also set aside $90,000 in funding for any cost overages. SDOT will construct curb bulbs on the north north and south side of East Madison Street, extending from East Garfield Street on the west to McGilvra Boulevard on the east. East Garfield Street would be realigned at Madison, and ADA and bike ramps will be added along these two streets. SDOT reports work is expected to start in midMarch, and last about a month. SDOT spokesperson Karen Westing tells the Madison Park Times construction will require intermittent closures of East Garfield Street on both sides of Madison, and McGilvra on the north side of Madison. A bus stop between Garfield and McGilvra on East Madison will be closed during construction. A bus stop between Garfield and McGilvra on East Madison will be closed during construction. King

Photos by Brandon Macz Street improvements at the intersection of East Madison Street and McGilvra Boulevard East began in late March, and includes new curb bulbs and crosswalk improvements. County Metro met with the construction crew and SDOT, and determined that the bus stop would be closed from March 20 to approximately May 1, and riders are being referred to another stop one block east. Work is slated to take place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, with some weekend work possible. Existing trees around the intersection will remain in place, and the city is adding a new conifer tree at the northwest corner of East Madison and McGilvra Boulevard East. Five on-street parking spaces will be lost as a result of the intersection improvements.

Teenager struck in back in Leschi when bullet went through door of home in early March Seattle Police report a 15-yearold girl was hospitalized Saturday night, March 10, after being struck in the back by gunfire directed at a house in the 3800 block of East Superior Street in the Leschi neighborhood. According to SPD, there had been a party at the residence ear-

lier in the evening, where several people showed up uninvited and were asked to leave. Three to five shots were fired from outside the house shortly after that, according to an SPD Blotter post, the teenager struck by a bullet that went through the front door. Officers responded to the shooting report around 8:15 p.m. on

March 10. The teen was transported to Harborview Medical Center with what is believed to not be a lifethreatening injury. Officers were unable to locate a suspect vehicle tied to the shooting, and the case remains under investigation.

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McGilvra Elementary lets colors fly for Holi School celebrates spring, diversity with holiday first on campus By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Like many holidays involving children, the Holi celebration at McGilvra Elementary on Friday, March 16, took a good deal of time setting up, and much less for colors to start flying. “Really, it’s a welcoming of spring, and farmers hoping for a good harvest,” said McGilvra parent Bhadra Vora. Vora’s mother volunteers reading to children in kindergarten teacher Maret Poole’s class, said Sian Wu with the McGilvra PTA. “Mrs. Poole was like, ‘Let’s do it,’” she said. “It just brings communities together, because it’s a nonreligious holiday,” Vora said. Holi is an Indian and Nepali spring “festival of colors,” best known for its colorful celebration. Revelers often cover each other and themselves in colorful powders at community celebrations in the United States. Vora grew up in India, and said people at Holi festivals there also have water balloon fights with paints, and use water guns. “When I was growing up, it was just a school holiday,” she said. McGilvra principal Maria Breuder said there are only a few students at the school of Indian decent. “We’re still trying to engage our community, and open our students’ eyes to different cultures and celebrations,” she said. The school is also planning a fall festival of lights for Diwali, and Vora said the school wants to plan other cultural events that engage Japanese and Portuguese parents and students. Students filed out of McGilvra near the end of the school day on March 16. Breuder gave them instructions about how to use their powdered paints, and student Diwit Gupta gave the other children a quick history of Holi. Children made quick use of their bowls of paints, and many stayed after the bell to go back for more.

Photos by Brandon Macz Wanting to expose students to different cultures in a fun and engaging way, McGilvra Elementary worked with parents and students to host the first Holi celebration on March 16. Holi is an Indian festival that celebrates spring and seeks good crops for harvests.

Seattle Japanese Garden receives opening blessing 2018 season runs through end of November, continues free first Thursdays, family activities on Saturdays By Brandon Macz

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Photo by Brandon Macz Reverend Koichi Barrish of Tsubaki Grand Shrine traveled performed a Shinto blessing for the Seattle Japanese Garden on opening day, Sunday, March 4.

A crowd gathered in the newly reopened Seattle Japanese Garden on Sunday, March 4, to witness a Shinto blessing ceremony that was meant to bring good fortune to the green sanctuary within the Washington Park Arboretum. “May the ceremony bring good fortune to the garden and everyone who visits it this year,” said Skip Vonckx with the Arboretum Foundation. “It’s truly one of the gems of the Seattle Parks system.” Juki Iida designed the 3.5-acre garden, and oversaw its installation in 1959, the Seattle Japanese Garden opening a year later. The Arboretum Foundation has long supported the Japanese Garden, and in 2016 it stepped up its role by partnering with

Seattle Parks and Recreation through a cooperative agreement, said Jessa Gardner, programs manager for the Seattle Japanese Garden. “Fundraising is definitely a big part of that, and some of that support is of course capital project fundraising,” Gardner said, as well as running the garden’s volunteer program and providing special arts programming. The Arboretum Foundation introduced two new programs last year, which will continue in 2018. One provides free admission to the garden on the first Thursday of each month, and the other is the Family Saturday program, where special activities geared toward families with children take place, Gardner said.  GARDEN, Page 11

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St. Clouds keeps helping homeless on the menu Monthly program provides savory meals for those in need By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Eight-year-old Maya Hancock has been helping prepare meals for people experiencing homelessness for more than two years now at St. Clouds in Madrona. She takes time off from school once a month to pursue her love of cooking and helping people. “There’s a lot of homeless people,” Maya said. “I feel sorry for them. Some kids don’t even get an education.” “It’s important for her to come,” said her mother Nicolette Hancock, who joins her at the restaurant’s monthly Homeless Cooking event. “She feels like it’s a commitment.” The monthly Homeless Cooking event was started by original St. Clouds owners John Platt and Paul Butler in 2001, and Michael McGloin has kept the 17-year-old program going since taking over the business in June 2017. “It felt like a unique program that deserved to keep going,” said McGloin during last month’s Homeless Cooking event on March 21. Homeless Cooking takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month, and the meals are distributed across around nine tent cities and shelters in Seattle. “It’s really cool,” McGloin said. “They’re so appreciative, really appreciative.”

Photo by Brandon Macz Volunteers at St. Clouds in Madrona help prepare food for meals to distributed to people experiencing homelessness on Wednesday, March 21. The next Homeless Cooking will be on April 18. “I’m grateful for them,” Hancock said. “This is a really good opportunity to teach my child how to be a good citizen and contribute.” Volunteers are asked to bring some vegetables — about enough for a dozen people — a knife, cutting board and their kitchen skills. While many volunteers were chopping up veggies, making marinades and squeezing lemons, others were in the kitchen cooking up the 80 pounds of pork loin, 50 pounds of sockeye salmon and 15 pounds of rockfish. Leanne Beane has been volunteering for a decade, and found out about Homeless Cooking from her former classmate Betsy Johnson, who has since passed. “At our high school reunion, she told us about this, and

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Police: Drug smuggler arrested during sting in Capitol Hill Adrian Perez reportedly found in possession of 315 pounds of methamphetamine, some at Leschi rental By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor An alleged member of a transnational drug smuggling organization was arrested for drug trafficking in Capitol Hill in mid-March, and more than 315 pounds of methamphetamine was reportedly later recovered between a Leschi home he had been renting and vehicle he was driving. Homeland Security Investigations has been investigating this drug smuggling organization’s transporting large amounts of drugs from the United States to Canada since April 2017, according to a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in U.S. District Court on March 14. An undercover HSI agent had communicated to the organization that they could assist in transporting drugs from San Diego to Seattle. Representatives from the organization met with undercover agents in San Diego

in February. The undercover agents showed the smugglers 100 kilogram-sized packages of cocaine — previously seized by the U.S. Coast Guard during a June 2016 smuggling case, according to the complaint. The organization reportedly tested 50 packages, and then purchased 18 for transport to an organization member in Seattle, according to the criminal complaint. In order to ensure the right person was identified when they made the handoff, the complaint states an undercover agent ripped a dollar bill in half, and the contact in Seattle would later need to verify the correct serial number. A controlled delivery was set up for March 13, and an undercover agent with the duffel bag filled with 18 packages of cocaine met 41-year-old Adrian Perez at

a parking lot in the 1500 block of 15th Avenue in Capitol Hill, according to the complaint. Perez reportedly checked the packages of cocaine in the parking lot, and then put them in the back of the GMC Sierra he had arrived in. At that point law enforcement came in and took Perez into custody, according to the complaint. The Seattle Police Department reports it assisted with the investigation and drug bust, which resulted in officers serving a search warrant at a HomeAway rental property in Leschi that Perez had been staying in four days prior to his arrest —HomeAway is a shortterm rental platform similar to Airbnb. SPD reports officers found 150 pounds of methamphetamine in the home and $4,000 in cash. HSI allegedly found another 165

pounds of meth in Perez’s vehicle, according to SPD. “Methamphetamine is second only to opioids when it comes to fatal drug overdoses,” said Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best in an SPD Blotter post. “Getting these dangerous drugs off the street is a testament to what is possible when we work together with our federal partners.” SPD reports Perez is facing a mandatory minimum 10 years in prison if convicted, due to the large quantities of drugs allegedly found in his possession. “HSI continues to work closely with the Seattle Police Department and other partners to investigate crimes like drug trafficking,” said Brad Bench, Special Agent in Charge of HSI Seattle, in a news release. “Three hundred pounds of meth and 18 kilos of cocaine can have devastating effects on a community, and the quick action of HSI and the Seattle Police Department thwarted that from happening.”

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Photo by Brandon Macz Nikolai Paloni wears his Ombraz shades while doing a little work at Essential Baking on East Madison.

Madison Park resident launches crowdfunding campaign for sunglasses being made. Ombraz eyewear By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Madison Park resident and entrepreneur Nikolai Paloni and business partner Jensen Brehm believe they’ve developed the last pair of sunglasses anyone will ever need — now they need the capital to hit the start button on mass production. The idea came about after Brehm came back from a year abroad in India, where his sunglasses had broke while on safari. With the desert sun beaming down, going on without sunglasses wasn’t an option, Paloni said. “He just took a piece of twine and wrapped it around,” he said, later replacing the twine with leather. After receiving much attention for the armless sunglasses that held on better with an adjustable strap during vigorous outdoor recreation, the duo decided to team up and refine the concept. “Our goal was an uncompromising pair of sunglasses,” Paloni said, “something that was durable and useful for sports and athletics.” Ombraz is the product of lots of trial and error, multiple prototypes and local and international assistance. Leather straps wouldn’t do, because the material reacts poorly when exposed to water. They ended up choosing a poly-cotton material treated with organic cedar bees wax, making them water resistant and less prone to abrasion, Paloni said. The Ombraz duo received help finding the right frame for their sunglasses from Eyes on Fremont owner Nate Agura, after they came in with a prototype they’d just unsuccessfully run over — their final product can be seen on marketing films surviving a steam roller. Agura has a few glasses lines of his own, and he connected the Ombraz owners with a manufacturer in China, where all of the manufacturing will take place. The Eyes on Fremont owner said he initially thought the idea was a little “wacky.” “I think it’s kind of a cool thing now, what they’ve got,” Agura said. “They got the cord to be a pretty functional, cool thing.” Paloni said it was hard to find manufacturers in the United States willing to work with a startup, especially as they worked through the product development cycle. Brehm and Paloni spent three weeks in China, touring every factory and watching the parts for their

While they would like for everything to be produced domestically, Paloni said, down the road Ombraz will likely have all manufacturing sited where the market is strongest, whether that be China, Europe or the United States. The frames they landed on are a cellulose acetate, and the lenses are a polarized and scratch-resistant poly-carbonate. The German-born Zeiss company, which specializes in camera lenses and optics, was willing to work with them on their sunglasses, Paloni said. “They kind of were on the hunt for some optics, so I helped them out with some lens info as well,” Agura said. “…There’s a lot more detail that goes into coming up with a finished eyeglass product than a lot of people realize.” When the team isn’t working in Brehm’s grandmother’s barn-turned-workshop in Clyde Hill, Paloni spends time in Madison Park coffee shops, working on the business on his laptop. The two-man company launched its crowdfunding campaign on March 24, with what Paloni believes is a realistic starting goal of $25,000. If successful, Paloni said he believes Ombraz could begin shipping product by June. Focused on sustainability and what they call “treecommerce,” Ombraz has partnered with nonprofit Eden Reforestation Projects to plant 20 trees for every pair of shades purchased. The trees are planted in Nepal, Indonesia and Madagascar. Rather than commit a percentage of its profits to a cause, which Paloni said lacks transparency, planting trees felt like a concrete goal, and a benefit people could actually see. Ombra means shade in Italian, Paloni said, and Ombraz is selling shades while planting trees to provide shade, so the name just made sense. While Ombraz is on its 30-day crowdfunding campaign, Paloni said the company is committing to planting one tree for every social media share, whether that person invests or not. Ombraz will be pushing out a number of videos showing the durability of the sunglasses, whether stepped on or run over, as well as how they stay strapped in during even the most extreme of sports. For people wanting to test the product before committing to buying a pair or chipping in during the crowdfunding campaign, Ombraz will have a product display up at LumberUnion in Pacific Place, 600 Pine St. Find out more at Ombraz.com.

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Keeping an oven light on Madison Park Bakery owners renew lease on nearly 90-year-old business, consider exit strategy By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Madison Park Bakery owners Terry and Karen Hofman recently signed a new 5-year lease, committing to keeping the nearly 90-year-old business dishing out baked goods on East Madison Street. “I just turned 65, so I’m thinking about a long-range exit strategy for myself,” said Terry Hofman. The longtime Madison Park bakery was started in 1929 by Ben Oppenheimer, and sold to Herman Stoll in 1945, who named it Stoll’s Madison Park Bakery. His son, Fred Stoll, would later take over the business. At one point it was located at 4220 E. Madison St., where Cactus restaurant now resides. It is now located between Choppers Salon and The Original Children’s Shop, at 4214 E. Madison St. When the Hofmans were approached by Fred Stoll about taking over the business so he could retire, they were certainly reticent, Hofman said. “We both worked for Boeing, and my wife and I met at Boeing,” he said. “I kind of got disillusioned after 11 years.” Terry Hofman ended up leaving the company, and Karen Hofman was later laid off. At 40, Hofman said he didn’t have much experience when it came to baking. “Well, I guess I did know how to bake Pop Tarts,” he said. Fred Stoll stayed on for six months to train the Hofmans, with an agreement that they could walk away from

Photo courtesy of the Hofmans Karen and Terry Hofman took over ownership of the Madison Park Bakery 24 years ago, and have signed a new 5-year lease. the business if it didn’t work out. Hofman said Stoll, like we’d be a donut shop.” him, was a first-generation German-American, and insistOpen Tuesday through Sunday, an employee clocks in at ed on a certain work ethic. 2 a.m. to get started on the donuts and danishes. Hofman “He ran us pretty hard at first, to see if we could do it,” comes in around 5:30 a.m. to get everything else ready. Hofman said. The Hofmans’ daughter, Sophia, is helping out now, beBut the Hofmans stuck with it, and have kept Madison fore she goes back to college. She’s focused on psychology, Park Bakery running for the past 24 years. but Hofman said he’s encouraging her to think about busi“A lot of things we had to change,” he said. “We cut the ness classes. menu in half, believe it or not.” Madison Park Bakery has seen a lot of its older customHofman said he’d like to keep working the business for ers come and go, Hofman said, and now their children have at least another 10 years. taken their place. He said it’s interesting to have watched “Running a business in Seattle is tough,” he said. “It’s them grow from children to adults, who then come to harder and harder year after year.” them to make their wedding cakes. There are slow periods throughout the year, Hofman Where Madison Park Bakery will be when the next gensaid, but Madison Park is still a popular destination spot eration comes calling for a cake remains to be seen, but in the summer. Hofman says he’s keeping his apron on as long as he can. “Donuts are always popular,” he said. “I never thought Find out more information at madisonparkbakery.net.

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