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University of Washington’s Husky Pup Squad took the football field for Saturday’s 24-5 win over Northwestern. The Pup Squad is led by UW Dance Team members and made up of 200 8-10 year olds, including many from Queen Anne and Magnolia. After two practices and receiving their official uniforms and pom poms, the kids were ready to go. Charlotte, age 8, said, “I can’t wait to do it again next year!” For more information, go to www.uwspirit.com/pupsquad.
Electrifying Washington’s ferry fleet could cost $4.4 billion or more
By TJ Martinell The Center Square
Like with the Washington state highway system, Washington State Ferries also faces what it describes as “longterm unfunded needs,” the vast majority related to state efforts
to electrify the ferry system that could cost taxpayers $4.4 billion or more in the years to come.
For the upcoming 2025-2027 biennium, WSF is requesting $751 million for its operating budget and $1.1 billion for its capital budget. However, those requests combined are $230
million below what the state agency says it needs to maintain and operate the largest ferry system in the country.
WSF Senior Director Finance Todd Lamphere told the Senate Transportation Committee
By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer
At last week’s school board meeting for Seattle Public Schools, directors and district staff got an earful from a crowd of community members who showed up in support of our public schools and to express their concerns over the proposed school closures. The school board was considering the two proposed plans that close 21 or 17 elementary schools but only close about one third of the current budget deficit.
At the urging of online chat groups and the districtwide advocacy group All Together Seattle Schools, approximately 350 people showed up to make themselves heard. This powerful group included students and family members, education advocates, district employees, and local politicians. They gathered ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s regularly scheduled board meeting and protested for the better part of an hour.
When the meeting was coming to order, protesters filed into the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence.
In addition to being the heart of their neighborhood ecosystems, some of the schools on the closure list house some of the most diverse, unique, and sought-after programs in the district. The first plan closes all of the elementary option schools in the district and the second plan closes most of the option schools, but leaves one K-8 school in each of the city’s five zones.
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Over 350 community members rallied to protest the SPS school closure proposals last week at John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence.
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SMC’s Community Relief Day is Friday
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Seattle Municipal Court, along with social service providers, are hosting a Community Relief Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave S. in Beacon Hill.
Community members will get help with addressing SMC warrants and setting up payment plans or community service plans to address Seattle tickets. Assistance with setting up payment plans for King County traffic tickets will also be available, along with a wide range of supportive services from partnering
organizations.
“Community Relief Day is going to be an amazing resource event, thanks to the organizations that are coming to provide helpful services,” said Linh Le, Equity and Engagement Program Specialist at SMC.
SMC will be helping with quashing SMC warrants and SMC ticket options, and other organizations will be providing support in navigating other legal fines and fees, continues Le.
Nonprofit FareStart will be giving grocery vouchers to the first 100 participants, and the City of Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management will be handing out emergency backpacks.
Amazon's return-to-office mandate could boost downtown Seattle's recovery
By Spencer Pauley The Center Square
Amazon workers will be required to return to their offices five days a week starting at the beginning of next year, a decision that could boost the downtown Seattle area's ongoing post-pandemic recovery.
In a message posted on the company website, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that the company is requiring workers to return to their offices five days a week to be better set up “to incent, collaborate, and be connected enough to each other and our culture to deliver the absolute
Both plans close the Dual Language Immersion programs where students spend half of their day learning in another language, the highly capable cohorts where students learn advanced material in a group of their peers, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program where the entire school is learning sign language to communicate with their classmates, and locations that house the special education programs for the most medically fragile students in the district.
SPS claims that these students will be dispersed to their nearest neighborhood schools and offered services there. Many families would prefer that their children remain at the schools where they have developed relationships and made educational progress. Based on past broken promises, other families are convinced that SPS will not
best for customers and the business.”
Jassy added that Amazon executive staff have observed that it’s easier for workers to collaborate and brainstorm when interacting with each other in person.
“We understand that some of our teammates may have set up their personal lives in such a way that returning to the office consistently five days per week will require some adjustments,” Jassy wrote in Monday's message.
The decision to have workers return to the office full-time is seen
Seattle Philharmonic announces 2024-25 season
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The Seattle Philharmonic, the oldest of Puget Sound's community orchestras, is pleased to announce details of their 202425 season of concerts at Benaroya Hall.
Under the leadership of Music Director Adam Stern, the orchestra will perform four widely-varying programs comprising thirteen major works from four different centuries and eight different countries.
"The Philharmonic and I, now in our twentieth year together, continue to grow and flourish as we explore everything from repertoire staples to the newest music of our time," notes Stern with pride. "Any orchestra should be able to turn on a dime and convincingly perform music from the Baroque period to the 21st century, and the Philharmonic achieves the very highest standards in every piece they undertake."
Alongside familiar concert staples by Camille Saint-Saëns, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Carl Orff, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, the Philharmonic will present U.S. and local premieres of music by Kristina Vasiliauskaitė, Rosa García Ascot, Victoria Poleva, and Jenny McLeod. A major musical happening will be the Philharmonic's long-awaited performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, the most beloved choral work of the 20th century.
The season:
• IN SWEET MUSIC IS SUCH ART": LISZT'S ORPHEUS at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Benaroya Hall
• "THE SOUNDS OF PRIMITIVE MAGIC": ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA at 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at Benaroya Hall
• "PASSIONATE AND FASCINATING": SCHUMANN'S FOURTH at 2 p.m. March 29 at Benaroya Hall
• "COMPLETELY NOVEL AND INGENIOUS": BRAHMS' FOURTH at 2 p.m. June 7 at Benaroya Hall
For further information on concerts and ticket availability, go to seattlephil.org.
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be able to deliver these services at each of the neighborhood schools. Notethere were no interpreters available at this meeting that discussed the fate of dual language learning and the deaf and hard of hearing program.
In a statement on their website, All Together Seattle Schools said, “School closures have been proven to harm student learning and devastate communities. Seattle doesn’t want a bunch of cookie cutter schools that treat kids like widgets.”
More information on school advocacy efforts at www. alltogetherforseattleschools.org
Robert K. Wilson was born January 21, 1931 to Keith Reber Wilson and Wilma Creek Wilson. He grew up on a farm near Tolono, Illinois, graduating from Tolono High School. He was the last living survivor of the class of 1949. He attended the University of Illinois for three-and-a-half years. He spent 21 months serving in the Army at Fort Lawton in Seattle. After he graduated from the University of Washington in 1956, he married Joan Blake in 1958, in Seattle, WA. Their son, Kregg Reber was born on December 9, 1960, and their daughter, Carolyn Louise, on January 23, 1966. He started his career working for a hotel chain and worked for industrial firms including Marco; Leckenby Co.; Foss Launch and Tug; Anderson Bridge, and local CPA firms. He was office manager for a CPA firm in Juneau, Alaska for two years and later became a CPA. After buying and refurbishing an apartment building in Seattle in 1978, Rob and Joan purchased an Ace Hardware Store. They have owned it since. Their daughter, Carolyn Conn, now operates it. On March 2, 2001, Rob and Joan’s granddaughter, Darian Nicole Conn, was born to their daughter, Carolyn, and her husband, Dennis Conn. Carolyn returned to run the store once Darian was of school age. Rob and his daughter-in-law, Miriam Wilson took a three-week trip down the Danube to the Black Sea, and later in 2005 he took a four-week trip through Germany. He played German and English street organs at public affairs for fun, and enjoyed woodworking Rob and Joan have traveled all 50 states, and have seen 22 foreign countries. He collected mechanical musical instruments, including a Player Reed organ, Player piano, music boxes, and antique clocks. He was Treasurer of the Seattle Astronomical Society for 11 years, and Treasurer of Magnolia Community Club 14 years. He made a 22-inch, six-foot long telescope from Boeing 707 surplus parts. They have seen three solar eclipses. Rob was an Atheist from his teenage years. He celebrated his 93rd birthday January 21, 2024. Rob was predeceased in death by his son, Kregg, and is survived by his wife, Joan Wilson, his daughter, Carolyn Conn, and his granddaughter, Darian Conn.
by both first class and certified mail on April 23, 2024, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place April 24, 2024 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud. gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov Dated: May 28 , 2024 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032-5744 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/ Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 102786, Pub Dates: 09/04/2024, 09/25/2024, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS
TS No WA07000090-24-1 TO No 240155353-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: ALLEGRA GALLACHER, A MARRIED PERSON AS HER SEPARATE ESTATE, AND ISHMAEL EASTON, AN UNMARRIED PERSON Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY OF WASHINGTON, A WASHINGTON CORP. Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association dba HomeLoanServ Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20230530000139 Parcel Number: 4022900806 | 402290080603 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 4, 2024, 09:00 AM, Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: THE NORTH 64.45 FEET OF THE WEST 150 FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 14, BLOCK 4, FIRST ADDITION TO LAKE FOREST PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 20 OF PLATS, PAGE 82, IN KING COUNTY. WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 4022900806 | 402290080603 More commonly known as 20320 30TH AVE NE, LAKE FOREST PARK, WA 98155 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated May 25, 2023, executed by ALLEGRA GALLACHER, A MARRIED PERSON AS HER SEPARATE ESTATE, AND ISHMAEL EASTON, AN UNMARRIED PERSON as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded May 30, 2023 as Instrument No. 20230530000139 and the beneficial interest was assigned to Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) and recorded March 26, 2024 as Instrument Number 2024032600004 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba Home-
LoanServ), the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/ are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT
INFORMATION From August 1, 2023 To May 29, 2024 Total Monthly Payment $53,882.50 Total $53,882.50 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION August 1, 2023 May 29, 2024 $1,602.81 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: May 25, 2023 Note Amount $644,608.00 Interest Paid To: July 1, 2023 Next Due Date: August 1, 2023 Current Beneficiary: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Contact Phone No: (800) 526-7145
Address: 565 W Myrtle St., Boise, ID 83702 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $644,117.50, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on October 4, 2024. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by September 23, 2024, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before September 23, 2024 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the September 23, 2024 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS ISHMAEL EASTON 20320 30TH AVE NE, LAKE FOREST PARK, WA 98155 ALLEGRA GALLACHER 20320 30TH AVE NE, LAKE FOREST PARK, WA 98155 by both first class and certified mail on April 26, 2024, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place April 26, 2024 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 6064819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 6064819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov
Dated: May 29, 2024 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corp Order Number 102800, Pub Dates: 09/04/2024, 09/25/2024, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS
at its Friday meeting that “we operate a key service for the Puget Sound area. It's a very critical service that we provide to the citizens of Washington.”
Yet, the $230 million is a pebble in the bucket compared to the $5.5 billion in estimated long-term unfunded needs that WSF says it is facing in the years beyond the upcoming biennium.
However, of that amount, electrification of the state ferry fleet composes $4.4 billion or 80% of WSF's long-term unfunded needs. Those unfunded costs include $1.1 billion for four new ferries with 124 vehicle capacities at the cost of roughly $253 million apiece; WSF estimates it will cost another $2.8 billion for seven new electric ferries capable of carrying 144 vehicles, an estimated price tag of $400 million per vessel.
According to a presentation by WSF to the committee, they will need to add a new electric vessel every year in order to maintain and increase the existing fleet size as older ferries are retired.
WSF will also need more than $352 million to electrify 11 of its terminals, though “this amount for Terminal Electrification is an estimate and is expected to increase as the predesign studies are completed,” according to the presentation.
Outside of electrifying the ferry fleet, the other major unfunded need for the state agency is an estimated $889 million in preservation, which includes $504 million to preserve five new vessels.
Lamphere told the committee “while we
are building and converting vessels, it's not until they actually have the terminal electrification that they can actually realize the benefits that we want to see for that.”
Much of the funding for electrification of the public transportation sector comes from revenue generated by the Climate Commitment Act. For the 2023-25 biennium, the state Legislature appropriated $3.2 billion in Climate Commitment Act revenue that included the following spending:
• $64 million for converting three of the state’s Jumbo Mark II ferries to hybridelectric
• $24 million for new electric ferry for the Anacortes-Guemes Island route
• $4 million to help pay for the infrastructure design plans of the Kitsap Fast Ferries service
In an update on CCA appropriations, Gov. Jay Inslee said state would invest $563 million of that revenue on electrifying the state’s ferry fleet.
AMAZON from Page 3Æ the value of in-person work to the success of companies and organizations.”
as a key step in the recovery of downtown Seattle. Amazon is the area’s largest employer.
Downtown Seattle Association Director of Media Relation James Sido told The Center Square he has seen estimates of
55,000 Amazon workers based in the Emerald City's downtown area.
“Downtown’s largest employer bringing people back more frequently is a home run for downtown,”
Downtown Seattle Association CEO Jon Scholes said in a news release. “Amazon’s decision reinforces
According to the association’s data, approximately 90,700 workers reported to their offices in the downtown area last July. That is the second-highest rate of return since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic became widespread.
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The 90,700 workers represents a 14% increase from July 2023.
However, the July average is only 62% of the daily worker foot traffic that was reported in 2019, meaning the downtown core has still not fully recovered from the pandemic.
Despite a lot of positive reactions to the return of Amazon employees to their downtown Seattle offices, some workers panned the announcement. One Amazon employee even posted on LinkedIn, calling the return to the office “liveaction role playing and virtue signaling.”
Pre-pandemic working conditions go into effect on Jan. 2, 2025.
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