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Firefighters’ union expresses no confidence in city leadership This story was first published on kirklandreporter. com on Dec. 12. BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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n a scathing letter, the Kirkland firefighters’ union rejected a proposed domestic violence resolution with the city of Kirkland, lambasted Kirkland City Manager Kurt
Triplett for not taking stronger action against some of its members and announced its opposition to the proposed construction of a new fire station. The Dec. 9 letter, written by IAFF Local 2545 President Bryan Vadney, turned down a proposed domestic violence resolution between the union and the city, saying
its policies on both domestic violence and sex trafficking are already clear. The resolution, drafted by Mayor Amy Walen and Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet, would have directed the city manager, fire chief and director of human resources “to take all actions necessary through administrative policies, discipline procedures
and collective bargaining agreements to ensure that no firefighter commits an act of domestic violence.” It would have also called upon the fire department and union to “enact an administrative policy regarding domestic violence by December 31, 2014.” Vadney told the Reporter that “The city is asking us
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brought to light. Michael Aguilar Varela recently signed a separation agreement with the city of Kirkland after it was discovered he was involved in a prostitution ring scandal earlier this year. During an internal investigation, they also discovered he had a deferred conviction in 2012 related to a 2011 incident soliciting prostitutes in Seattle. [ more UNION page 7 ]
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The Kirkland City Council approved a new biennial budget for 2015-2016 during its Dec. 9 meeting after adding $1 million in spending from the preliminary budget, bringing the total budget to $584 million. According to Director of Finance Tracy Dunlap, the council revised the final budget by adding a social worker at John Muir Elementary school as well as a second school resource officer, whose salary is partially paid for by the Lake Washington School District. The final budget also set aside revenue to replenish the general Capital Contingency Fund, as well as money to evaluate options in response to the proposed closure of the Northshore Public Health Center by King County. The budget also acknowledges the $200,000 given to the city by Google for free Wi-Fi at Everest and Houghton Beach Parks. The new budget shows little change, a .2 percent increase, in spending from the last biennial budget. This [ more BUDGET page 11 ]
to stand with them and our position is we’ve been here all along, we’d liked them to catch up to us. Their actions don’t represent that.” As proof of this claim, the letter cites two firefighters, though not by name, accusing the city of being “cowardly” for not taking stronger action when the firefighters’ behavior was
Rep. Larry Springer has been elected as the new deputy majority leader in the Washington state House. ANDY NYSTROM, Reporter Newspapers
Former Kirkland mayor now deputy majority leader BY TJ MARTINELL
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State Rep. Larry Springer D-Kirkland of the 45th District has been elected deputy majority leader of the Democratic Caucus in the state House, which will focus on business outreach and engagement. As part of caucus leadership, Springer said he will help determine what legislation goes forward and whether a specific bill will be pursued by his party, as well as
build relations with business leaders in the state, including Kirkland and Redmond. The main topics that concern businesses, Springer said, are taxation, land use and regulations. “If you are a business person in Kirkland, if you own a particular business and you have concerns about transportation or healthcare or taxation, I’m the person that would be probably be handling it,” he said. As a small business own-
er, having run The Grape Choice in downtown Kirkland for 25 years with his wife and Kirkland City Councilmember Penny Sweet, Springer said his experience allows him to see how legislation directly affects business owners. “I understand probably better than most of my colleagues the struggles that small business owners face, the day-to-day struggle of keeping your business open and paying [ more SPRINGER page 2 ]
At least one of the suspects in an alleged sexual assault incident at Juanita High School is now attending another high school in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) despite being placed on emergency expulsion. This comes as two football coaches, who were not involved in the actual incident according to Reporter sources, are still on paid administrative leave pending the results of the LWSD investigation. The Kirkland Police Department (KPD) has also not concluded its investigation into the incident. The King County Prosecutor’s Office is still reviewing the case for charges. It is unclear whether the students will be charged as juveniles or adults in the case. Four sophomore football players were arrested for attacking the specialneeds student in the high school locker room after school on Oct. 22. A fifth student was arrested later. The alleged suspects were immediately given an emergency expulsion. The Reporter has also con-
firmed that at least one of the suspects is also being allowed to once again play sports for his new high school. The LWSD has confirmed that another one of the suspects has a record of repeated disciplinary measures dating back to 2008. Students are given an emergency expulsion if the district believes they impose a danger to other students or faculty members, Lake Washington School District spokesperson Kathryn Reith told the Reporter in October. The students can later be allowed back to school if they are no longer determined to be a danger. All of this information comes as both the KPD and LWSD have denied the Reporter’s repeated public records requests for access to the investigation documents and initial police report. The KPD initially granted the Reporter’s request but later denied it, stating: “RCW 13.50.050(3) All records other than the official juvenile court file are confidential and may be released only as provided in this chapter, [ more ASSAULT page 8 ]
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employees and dealing with the recession that we’re recovering from,” he said. “That is experience I think that has led to me be a fiscally conservative Democrat because that’s important to the business community. Some of the major issues that the business community is interested in in this area is transportation, getting the transportation package passed so we can finish the 520 project. Transportation is a huge issue for the business community.” One way he said he intends to help out Kirkland businesses is by pushing through tax exemptions for hi-tech and biotech startups, which have been popping up in recent years on taxes such as the business and occupation
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Woman hires gang members to hurt ID theft victim victim’s wallet, Ruiz allegedly admitted to having it, but added the victim had given it to her. She later claimed that Barcenas-Mora had shown up to the victim’s residence because “they like to, watcha’ call it, hit licks I guess you say.” When the officers asked her if she meant robberies, she allegedly confirmed it. While Ruiz initially offered an alibi that placed her in Kent during the attempted robbery, she later confessed to have driven Barcenas-Mora and CastroMarciel - whom she referred to as “David” - to the victim’s apartment complex to take her TV and laptop back because she hated the victim too much to go inside. Ruiz also confessed to having suggested a “lick” at the victim’s residence to Castro-Marciel, and that they had parked in the apartment complex 10-20 minutes before the victim had come home. According to police documents, Ruiz had parked in the same spot in the apartment complex where witnesses told police they had seen a suspicious man come and go from a vehicle the same night as the attempted robbery. From there, Barcenas-
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On Sept. 3, 2013, at 10:19 p.m., Kirkland police received a call from a woman at her residence in a Kirkland apartment complex. A Hispanic male, she claimed, had followed her home and knocked on her door several times. When she did not answer, she said the man, whom she described as holding a towel over his hand, became angry. A police officer arrived at the scene, but was unable to locate anyone matching the description before he had to go to a burglary call in Bellevue. When he returned later that evening, another officer had an 18-year-old man in custody, having discovered him sitting on the apartment building stair landing above the victim’s apartment door. Although they found no towel on him, they did discover a pair of rubber kitchen gloves and two knives, one of which was an illegal gravity knife. He told officers he had been dropped off by “George,” but couldn’t provide the rest of his friend’s name or the vehicle he had arrived in. While searching the rest of the area with a K9 unit, the officers were contacted by other residents in the apartment complex who had noticed a man in the parking lot who appeared to be a drug dealer, as well as a Hispanic man whom they described as resembling a “Cholo,” or Mexican gangster. The 18-year-old Hispanic man turned out to be Kent resident Eric Mora Barcenas, an acquaintance of Jocelyn Valerie Ruiz, believed to be a member of the Lil Valley Lokotes (LVL), a criminal street gang from the Yakima area. Documents from a police investigation obtained by the Reporter through a public records request reveal a plan concocted between Ruiz and two men to break into the 31-yearold woman’s apartment in retaliation for reporting identity theft allegedly committed by Ruiz during the same year. Following the arrest of Barcenas-Mora for possession of dangerous weapons and burglary tools on Sept. 3, police discovered a possible suspect vehicle in the northwest area of the apartment complex.
ing buh yup,” the person replied. When another person asked on Facebook what the job entailed, Ruiz allegedly asked “what’s the most extreme [expletive] you’ve done lol,” to which the person replied “lol trust girl I done some [expletive]-up [expletive] that’s why I ask.” Ruiz allegedly also told the person via Facebook that she wanted to “get rid of this [expletive] whatever sense I can. Whether [sic] it be driving her hours away from putting her in a hospital or whatever. She has a lot of money so I’m talking bout 10 grand each.” When asked why Ruiz wanted to burglarize and assault the victim, she allegedly claimed the victim had “put her up in RJC (Regional Justice Center)” and slept with her mother’s husband. Ultimately, Ruiz planned the actual robbery attempt with an 18-year-old Hispanic man and Kent resident, Alexander Castro-Marciel between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, 2013 over text messages. No messages between them were found in the Facebook data from Ruiz’s account. “We can beat her n leave her in Eastern Washington,” one of the texts reads. An alleged text from Ruiz also suggested “How about we wait for her outside her house or outside her work you guys [expletive] her up & then we get rid of her cause she knows who I am in case she sees me.” Further texts between Ruiz and Castro-Marciel discuss the details of the robbery, such as the hours the victim was at work, the security of the victim’s resi-
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When police were informed by the victim that Ruiz might have been involved in the attempted robbery, they obtained warrants for phone records from T-Mobile, as well as data from Facebook accounts. Recovered text messages from Ruiz’s phone, confiscated during her arrest, conveys an effort on her part to find someone willing to break into the victim’s home, physically assault her, and possibly kill her. One text message from Ruiz’s phone dated Aug. 27, 2013 to an unknown person stated she was “trying to get it done, but everybody is scared.” When the unknown person inquires about what she wanted to do, the response is “[expletive] her [the victim] up then drop her off somewhere?” Ruiz allegedly also bragged in the texts about how she had stolen the victim’s personal information and also claimed to have been “planning this for a while.” Although the texts indicate the unknown person seemed interested, communication shortly ceased between the two, according to the police investigation. Facebook messages recovered by police show Ruiz allegedly took to Facebook to find accomplices, posting that she had a job that paid $10,000, according to police documents. “Make 10k doing what?” one responding message to Ruiz’s Facebook account says. “It’s kind of a man job it’s really serious I can’t tell just anyone,” reads the reply from Ruiz’s Facebook account. “Lol well, you put it on Facebook so I was wonder-
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Mora had knocked on the victim’s door, at which point Ruiz texted the victim about the wallet to get her to come out. Afterwards, however, Ruiz got scared and drove away, leaving the men behind. Less than two hours after the robbery attempt, Kirkland police received a phone call from CastroMarciel, whose caller ID was Fidel Castro. CastroMarciel claimed to be a cousin of Barcenas-Mora’s and inquired about possibly releasing him from custody. Police inquired how he knew about Barcenas’ arrest, to which Castro-Marciel said nothing. About an hour later, they received another call from Castro-Marciel, who called himself “David,” inquiring about Barcenas-Mora’s release. Police provided him with Bercenas’ bail at $1,000. But when police informed Barcenas-Moras that his cousin “David” had come to bail him out of jail, he told them he had no cousin named David. Police later learned that “David” was one of Ruiz’s accomplices after she repeatedly mentioned the name during her interview. They were able to identify CastroMarciel, a recent graduate of Kent-Meridian High School, based on his Facebook page [ more ruiz page 11 ]
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hristmas comes but once a year (what holiday doesn’t?), and it’s always during this yuletide season I take a moment from my busy schedule of investigating tales of corruption and crime to challenge a disturbing and pernicious myth circulated concerning Santa Claus. In this generation of faithlessness, it has become incumbent upon me to state that there is definitely and without question a Santa Claus. “How would you know?” You might be inclined to ask. I know because every Christmas while I was growing up my family received a personal visit from him. Yes, yes, yes, I know many of you think you know the “real” Santa Claus. But our family alone had sole legitimate claim to this title. Santa Claus is like the Highlander. There can only be one. For the skeptical amongst you, let the record be taken. Every Christmas Eve, we’d be sitting in the living room when he’d arrived to the sound of feet stomping on the roof and weird noises only reindeer can make. Moments later, he’d appear at the front door to greet us with the sound of jingling bells that covered his bag of candy canes. The thing is, despite being overwhelmed at meeting him, over the years we questioned him about his legitimacy. We were tempted to pluck at his beard, but my father assured me after I informed him of this plan that doing so automatically gets a kid put on the naughty list until they turn 18. Instead, we asked him how he can eat cookies and milk at a million homes in one night and never gain weight. A magically high metabolism rate, he told us. He actually has trouble gaining weight and doesn’t like to talk about it. It’s the only part of that Rudolph animated film that’s accurate, he said. They took liberties with the rest of the story in order to draw a larger box office. His claim proved correct when I noticed several
years later that he had lost considerable weight and his face seemed much thinner. Meanwhile, my grandpa would always have to stay up on the roof during Santa’s visits in order to take care of the flying reindeer, an easily spooked species of animal that often kicked at the tiles while we ate candy canes below. One especially snowy year, Rudolph even knocked my grandpa off the roof, and he had the sore back to prove it. As the Christmases came and went, I finally worked up the courage to ask Santa something that had been on my mind for years. Why didn’t his elves come in his sleigh and handle the reindeer for my grandpa? The answer was rather confusing at the time, but apparently the United Elves Toy Workshop Local hasn’t allowed elves to ride in Santa’s sleigh since 1921 due to some contractual dispute that never got resolved. Interestingly, Santa prefers the Pacific Northwest weather and has a condo in Arizona where he stays during the rest of
the winter after Christmas, but he can’t move there permanently because the North Pole Labor Board has prohibited him from building a new workshop in any other part of the world out of fear that he might sleigh their jobs overseas. But what really sold me was when I questioned him about his friendship with my grandpa. Just how did the two of them run into each other in the first place? He claimed they had met one day while they were shopping at Sears for watches. Curious, I looked down at his wrist and noticed he had the same watch as my grandpa. When my grandpa finally came back inside after Santa had departed, I eagerly pointed this out to him. He didn’t have to speak, just smile that smile adults do from time to time at kids who are wise beyond their years. So yes, there is a Santa Claus. Only one.
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support and experience of Lele Te’o as an educator, coach and youth mentor. Lele has been an integral part of my son’s life, who is now a senior at Juanita, since my son was We are looking for information to locate the susin the 7th grade at Kamiakin Junior High. As a pect car and the driver of a hit-and-run accident. staff member at the junior high, I found Lele to be On Dec. 11, at around 6:08 p.m. at the Northeast a committed and open educator who shared his 85th Street and 122 Ave Northeast intersection in wisdom and mentorship with my son in a way that Kirkland, a female with blond hair, age between 20 found him to become a trusted and respected auand 36, driving a darker colored (gray, silver, dark thority figure. Many times over my son’s attendance blue or black) SUV hit a Mercedes-Benz C320 with at Kamiakin Lele was there to guide when times a father and 11-year old son inside, and fled the got hard with his peers or with school work. Lele’s scene. The condition of the boy is not clear at this messages were not always what my son wanted to point. hear but were much needed and delivered with The SUV, American or Japanese make, has such respect, care and concern that they damage at the front and front-right area. were heard and understood by my teenage KIRKLAND The SUV hit C320 on its side. It is possible boy, not an easy accomplishment. It was that the SUV may still have silver paint on largely Lele’s support, encouragement and it from hitting the Mercedes Benz vehicle. guidance that kept my son on track through The accident happened at a busy time and his junior high years. it is very likely that many who were around saw As a football coach, I have witnessed Lele’s something they could report. Police came to the unconditional commitment to his team. No matscene and began the investigation. ter what time of the year, Lele has been a rock of If you can provide any information on this acciwisdom and guidance to my son and his friends. dent including more information about the suspect, It has been Lele who has gotten up each mornplease reach out to Kirkland Police department at ing and motivated my son to get to early morning 425-587-3480 ext. 8390 or email zt.teo@frontier. workouts. These workouts not only bonded my son com. to his team and school community but ensured he Zarko Teodorovic, Kirkland was at school each morning, something that has been a huge struggle for me at times over the years. When my son has had struggles with his grades it has been Lele who has called my son, encouraging him not to give up, offering to help and reminding I am writing this email to express my personal
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him to reach out to his teachers and teammates to get back on track. As a coach I have watched him lead my son and his teammates with discipline, respect and caring that has been unmatched by any other coach my son has had in his 17 years of sports. Both my son and I know that Lele has strong convictions and expectations of his students to follow the rules, but also that he is fair and will help guide his students if they lose their way. Lele has gone over and above his job as an educator and is a true youth mentor. He has often spent his own personal time ensuring that my son and other students know he cares and is there to support them however he can. If it was not for Lele’s mentorship, I can honestly say I am not certain my son would still be in school. Each time my son has tried to give up, feeling like no one cares, Lele has stepped up to be that person who gives my son someone at school to believe and trust in. As a parent I trust and respect Lele more than any educator or authority figure who has ever touched my child’s life. I have witness this same care given to other students in my son’s class and also to one of our close family friends who is a current eighth grader at Kamiakin Middle School. This girl looks up to Lele as a role model, mentor and coach, and she has felt a huge loss, great sadness as well as much confusion about why he has not been at school.
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Dec. 11 Assault: 9:56 p.m., 12100 block of NE 106th Pl. A 39-year-old woman kicked her 35-yearold husband several times and continued kicking him while he was trying to separate himself from her. She was arrested for fourth degree assault.
Theft: 4:35 p.m., 10800 block of 104th Ave NE. A 27-year-old man reported his four Seahawks tickets had been stolen, only to be arrested when the police discovered an outstanding warrant for his arrest out of Bellevue for driving with a license suspended.
Hit and run: 2:26 p.m., 12500 block of NE 144th St. A 60-year-old man reported his vehicle damaged in a parking lot. Video surveillance showed a light colored Toyota Forerunner had backed out of its parking spot and struck the rear-end of the victim’s vehicle. A 55-year-old man was later determined to be the driver of the suspect vehicle. He was booked and then released.
Dec. 5 Theft: 8:21 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave NE. A 35-year-old man was caught by loss prevention at Costco concealing a $177 bottle of 17-year-old scotch in a $45 champagne box. He provided a written statement to police describing the theft as a “poor decision.” He was released and cited through investigation.
Warrant: 2:45 p.m., 11700 block of NE 188th St. A 58-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody per judges orders for DUI charges. Malicious mischief: 1:10 a.m., 13500 block of 129th Pl NE. A 40-year-old woman was arrested after she damaged her 48-yearold boyfriend’s windshield.
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Theft: 1 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave. A 20-year-old man was arrested for theft after he fled Costco with a digital camera. Police later caught him. He was booked, cited and then released.
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Warrant: 3:50 p.m., 8600 block of 120th Ave NE. A 33-year-old man was arrested for
Assault: 9:40 p.m., 900 block of NE 135th
Dec. 3 Felony warrant: 12:50 a.m., 14100 block of 83rd Pl NE. During a Child Protective Services check on an 11-year-old child, they discovered a 41-year-old man with an outstanding felony warrant who was later arrested by officers.
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Protection order: 3:55 p.m., 13000 block of 102nd Ln NE. A 44-year-old man was arrested for violating a no contact order with a 23-year-old woman after they were found together in an acquaintance’s condo. The woman was also arrested for her outstanding warrant out of Seattle and taken to King County Jail.
Vehicle prowl: 6:30 a.m., 10800 block of NE 112th St. A 67-year-old former law enforcement officer observed a 42-year-old man holding a flashlight and leaning in to the driver’s door of his neighbor’s vehicle. The former officer had another neighbor report it to police while he followed the suspect on foot. The vehicle’s owner later told police money had been taken from his vehicle. The suspect was arrested, booked, and then released.
Nov. 28 Harassment: 6:18 p.m., 14100 block of 104th Pl NE. A 28-year-old man who suffers from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ASL) threatened to kill his female roommate and her daughter. The woman and her daughter reported the statements to police, who later booked the suspect into the King County Jail for domestic violence.
Assault: 1:15 a.m., 14000 block of 89th Ave NE. A 30-year-old man got high on drugs and then struck his 63-year-old mother three times before stealing things inside her home and fleeing. He was arrested by police and transported to Evergreen Hospital. The victim did not need medical attention.
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Assault: 10:15 p.m., 12000 block of 120th PL NE. A woman reported hearing another woman yelling for help in a motel parking lot. When police arrived they located a 19-year-old with her 23-year-old husband, who claimed to be “comforting” her. The officers later determined the husband had grabbed his wife by the hair and pulled her to the ground, causing her to fracture her femur. The husband, who is homeless according to police, was arrested and booked into the King County Jail for second degree assault.
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Man arrested for showing gun at Juanita Village A man was arrested late in the morning of Dec. 11 in the parking lot of Juanita Village in Kirkland after he displayed his gun during an argument. Kirkland police were called at 10:45 a.m. to the shopping area on a report of a man with a gun. When police arrived they found the victim and the suspect in the parking lot. “It was a couple of guys with an ongoing dispute,” said Kirkland Police Department spokesperson Lt. Mike Murray. “The one guy knew the other had a concealed weapon. It was more response than would normally be expected.” Murray said that there were threats made but no physical altercation.
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DUI: 1:33 a.m., 9800 block of NE 116th St. A police officer pulled over a 34-year-old man due to his involvement in a separate police investigation as well as lane travel violations. He showed signs of intoxication and performed poorly on a field sobriety test. His blood alcohol percentage was .121 and .103. He was booked into the Kirkland Jail for a prior DUI offense in 2005.
Pl. During an interview with a woman, Child Protective Services workers discovered there was an unreported domestic violence incident from the night prior between a 37-yearold man involving her 11-year-old son. The man was arrested for third degree malicious mischief and fourth degree assault.
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...healthy living only a small fraction of those is based on actual hunger. The need for nourishment can have multiple causes, many of which we are not even aware of. When we reach for food, we may seek to satisfy emotional as much as physical needs, perhaps even more so. “Reasons for con-
sumption are many and varied,” said Dr. Katherine Appleton, a professor of psychology at Bournemouth University in Dorset, England and author of the study report. “Few of us eat just because we are hungry. Most of the time, we eat as a result of how we feel, or what we think, or even where we are and whom
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f asked why they eat, most people would respond because they are hungry. But that seemingly obvious reason is the exception rather than the rule, according to a recent study on the psychology of food intake and portion control. The fact is that our eating decisions are motivated by numerous factors, and
encounters still exists and influences our behavior. Even if we recognize these tendencies and consciously take counteraction, there is always the possibility that our control mechanisms get disrupted and overridden when we are faced with temptation, said Dr. Appleton, a response she describes as “disinhibition.” Based on her research, she found that even very health-conscious individuals proved vulnerable in this regard. The “what the hell effect,” as she calls it, is actually quite common, including among successful dieters once they start deviating from their regimen. Keeping tabs on one’s eating habits is particularly difficult when it comes to snacking. More than sit-down meals, snack foods are typically consumed without much attention. A study from the Netherlands found that intensely positive as well as negative experiences led study participants to reach for snack items to help them cope. Enjoying celebratory occasions turned out to be the dominant driver behind unhealthy snack-
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we are with. Most of these psychological factors, though, also result in us eating more than we know we should,” she said to Food Navigator. Her findings confirm what prior studies have also suggested, including those by Dr. Brian Wansink, the author of “Mindless Eating – Why We Eat More Than We Think” (Bantam Books, 2006). “We eat largely because of what’s around us. We overeat not because of hunger but because of family and friends, packages and plates, names and numbers, labels and lights, colors and candles, shapes and smells, distractions and distances, cupboards and containers. The list is almost as endless as it’s invisible,” he writes. By nature, we are genetically programmed to eat whenever opportunity presents itself, presumably stemming from times when food was much scarcer than it is today. And although the “feast or famine” scenario is no longer as common as it used to be, our instinct for making the most of opportune
ing bouts, followed by opportunity-induced eating, the researchers said. Other motivators were a desire for gaining energy and dealing with stress. On all accounts, women were more inclined to utilize snacks for emotional reasons (both positive and negative) than men. The most effective way to counteract urges for overeating is raising awareness, the study concluded. Once people become more conscious of their actions and the resulting damage to their health, they are better equipped to recognize the signals and avoid detrimental behavior. In any case, knowing why we do what we do is always an advantage.
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where the fire station might be located. The recommendations, he said, came from a two year strategic plan, developed by a committee which also had union members on it. The plan concluded a new fire station in Juanita or east Finn Hill was needed. Triplett also said union leadership was present during a recent city council study session on one of the proposed sites and did not speak out. “I don’t know why now they think it’s not an appropriate investment,” Triplett said. “There’s clearly something else going on. My goal is to find out if the union has a legitimate issue. I want to hear, and how to address it. To date, they have been on all the processes that have led to this.” Walen said that the city
has complete confidence in Triplett and she is confused as to why the union has come out against the new fire station. “I want the citizens of Kirkland to know we had a slow, deliberate and thoughtful process for the siting,” she said. “I’m extremely disappointed and surprised that the firefighter union leadership have come out now with concerns. They have been intimately involved every step of the way.” She also said that she had worked with Sweet on the resolution out of a desire to update the firefighter’s code of conduct, which she said is out of date and vague when it comes to domestic violence. “We need a new code to effectively deal with domestic violence issues,” she said.
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“I thought it would be a good partnership to form with the firefighters,” she said. “Our intention was they would do something similar to what our police department has already done, which specifically states that there is no tolerance for domestic violence.” Things fell apart, Sweet said, when union leaders felt as though the resolution was pointing a finger at the department, which she said was not their intention. She added that despite rewrites of the resolution and communication with union leaders, the conversation eventually tapered off. “It’s just been very strange,” she said. Triplett said the city is perplexed by the union’s letter declining the proposed domestic violence resolution, which he called “benign.” He also said he’s puzzled as to the union’s criticism of the separation agreement between the city and one of their members, as they were one of the signatories to the agreement. “Our decision was a difficult one, but we felt it was a way to get closure in a way that met everyone’s needs, the firefighter’s needs and the
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The other firefighter, Patrick McManus, has a history of domestic violence and is currently facing new domestic violence charges stemming from an alleged incident in February. He is currently on paid administrative leave. “We do not condone these activities, nor do we provide for the safe harbor of employment for those who perpetrate these activities,” Vadney’s letter read. “The firefighters we represent have zero tolerance for those who commit crimes against humanity. Let’s be clear, these activities are criminal.” “And while the court system is complicated and often results in deferred sentencing, firefighters are not,” the letter reads further. “We are quite simple in our application, zero tolerance. So you can imagine our dismay when our employer continued to employ and, incredibly, promote a repeat offender.” The letter further reads that “we are embarrassed by the activities of our members and will work relentlessly to rebuild the trust of our community, and in doing so, we will openly hold the city
of Kirkland accountable for cowardly providing continued employment to a repeat offender; worse, a separation agreement.” In rejecting the resolution, Vadney’s letter states the union has a lack of confidence in Triplett - whom the letter referred to only as the city manager - to run the fire department. He concluded the letter by voicing opposition to the city’s plans for constructing a new fire station, which he told the Reporter would merely reposition fire staff when more are needed. He also said the new station would be located too close to other stations and that the money would be better spent renovating the existing fire station. “We’re trying to politely tell council ‘We’re not with you,’” he said. “We don’t think it improves service whatsoever. You need to add more firefighters.” Sweet said she and Walen first thought of the idea for the domestic violence resolution during October, which is designated as domestic violence awareness month. She said that union leaders were initially supportive of the idea when they first presented it to them.
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Pat quietly passed away December 4, 2014 after a long battle with MDS (a form of blood cancer). She will be missed and fondly remembered by so many. Known to most as “Meema” she will always be remembered for having a smile on her face and a flower in her hair. Pat was born June 14, 1931 in Seattle and grew up on Hunts Point. A graduate from the University of Washington, Pat was a member and also president of the Delta Gamma Sorority. It was there she started her love of football. An original Seahawks season ticket holder there were not many Seahawks or Husky games she didn’t attend. On November 6, 1954, she married her husband, Richard (Dick) Shinstrom, and they promptly moved to Kirkland. It was there that they raised three boys and where she proudly lived for her remaining 60+ years. It was her love of the outdoors that started the family on many memorable outdoor and worldly adventures. A true champion of the Northwest, she loved to water and snow ski – even skiing on one water ski on her 82nd birthday! Meema, a nickname started by her eldest grandson, was a roller coaster nut, proudly taking the whole family on roller coaster adventures into her early 70’s. Meema liked to joke that her headstone should read “Her claim to fame was water skiing on the Amazon River and her greatest regret was not getting to fly with the Blue Angels.” Well, you’re flying with Angels now, Meema. She is survived by her husband Richard (Dick) Shinstrom, and by her sons, Mark (Sue), Scott (Jan) & Steve Shinstrom (Patty). She is also survived by six grandchildren: Dan, Doug, Jackie, Kellie, Eric & Alex Shinstrom. A celebration of her life will be held at Inglewood Golf & Country Club (6505 Inglewood Rd NE, Kenmore, WA 98028) on Friday January 16, 2015 at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Children’s Hospital, Delta Gamma Sorority Foundation or Goodwill Industries. To honor Meema at her celebration please wear your Seahawks or UW Huskies clothing.
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Richmond American Homes of WA, 310 29th St NE, Ste. 200, Puyallup, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Glenbrooke Village is located at 8421 NE 146th St, Kenmore in King County, WA. This project involves 1.79 acres of soil disturbance for Site development and residential construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to City of Kenmore storm facility to unnamed stream and ultimately Juanita Bay Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water qu ality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696. Published in the Kirkland Reporter on December 19, 2014 and December 26, 2014. #1206104.
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The attorney argues that Solo’s defense team cannot properly prepare for court proceedings if they cannot interview the witnesses. The motion also states that Solo was only defending herself from her nephew, who is 6-feet-9 and 280 pounds. Kirkland police responded to the call of a disturbance around 1 a.m. on June 21. The male caller stated that a female at the residence was ‘hitting people’ and they could not get her to stop or to leave the house. Officers could immediately hear the sounds of the disturbance from outside the residence upon arrival. When officers entered the home they noticed Solo was upset and intoxicated. They also observed visible injuries to Solo’s nephew and her sister. Solo’s nephew had visible scratch marks, was bleeding from his ear and his t-shirt was torn, according to court documents.
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stemming from an altercation with her half sister and 17-year-old nephew during a party at a family home in Kirkland. The request comes as her attorney claims he has not been able to interview the alleged victims. “The defense has been seriously prejudiced by the actions of the city’s witnesses,” the motion states. Her attorney also wrote that she believes the alleged victims will not appear for depositions or testify. Judge Michael J. Lambo granted the defense the opportunity to interview them during the last hearing in August.
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to act prudently.” Following a review by RCW 13.40.215 and the City Public Records 4.24.550.” Steering Committee, the The Reporter appealed appeal was denied: “Given the KPD’s decision, writthe nature of the offenses ing: “While it is important and the totality of the to protect the identity circumstances, no level of of the juvenile suspects redaction would allow the involved, as well as the city to disclose these realleged victim, we believe cords while adhering to its the location and circumduties to protect juvenile stances surrounding the victims, juvenile witincident, which took nesses and juveniles place at a public suspected of crimikirkland school involvnal activity.” ing students and The Reporter coaches, who have also requested the been placed on leave, results of the LWSD make it vital that the investigation into the incirecords, however redacted dent. That request was also they maybe, be released denied, and LWSD has so that the concerns of stated that any disciplinary parents in the community, measures ultimately taken who have their children will also not be released. enrolled in the district, No district employees might be adequately met have been willing to speak ... as an institution funded to the Reporter on the by taxpayer dollars, it is record concerning the inimportant for citizens who finance these schools, even cident. The principal at the school where one of the if they do not have any suspects is now attending children enrolled there, refused to comment on the be aware of what is taking situation. place at those facilities at The Reporter has retheir expense. In order for the public to make prudent ceived numerous inquiries from residents and parents decisions about what hapat Juanita High School pens in their community, concerning the incident. they must have access to the information necessary
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is mainly due to pay raises for city staff which was offset by the completion of major capital projects. The budget also places a renewed focus on replenishing emergency reserve funds, as well as financing a new fire station. The increase in spending among the general fund, is offset by a drop in spending for non-operating funds. Dunlap said this decrease in spending is the result of the completion of the Kirkland Justice Center and the Totem Lake culvert. The proposed budget shifts spending towards funding a new fire station, as well as replenishing emergency reserve funds. The Kirkland Justice Center, which houses the Kirkland Police Department and Kirkland Municipal Court, was completed earlier this year. The debt on the Kirkland Justice Center is $35.3 million in 30-year bonds, with debt service running through 2040. Though Kirkland Park-
place’s new owners recently announced plans for redevelopment, there probably will not be any positive changes until the 2020-2021 budget, Dunlap said. Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett previously told the Reporter that redevelopment at Parkplace or Totem Lake Malls would be a “game changer” though Dunlap stated those changes to the budget will have to wait until the effects are felt by construction, and there might even be a temporary negative impact if businesses are forced to close during that period. Additionally, the length of the construction phases would also be a critical factor. “It would be a couple of years at a minimum before it would start to significantly affect things,” she said. The budget also allocates $5.3 million to their reserve funds by the end of 2016 in anticipation of losing $4 million in annual annexation sales tax credits starting in 2021. The reserves were
used to help balance the budget during the Recession, and the city hopes to have the reserves filled by 2018, which can be used to help fill the budget gap if revenue does not increase. Last year, the city brought in $16.6 million in sales tax revenue, finally surpassing the $16.5 million in 2007 before the Great Recession, albeit the 2013 figure reflects the 2011 annexation of Finn Hill, North Juanita, and Kingsgate, which nearly doubled the city’s population from 48,000 to 80,000. Property tax and retail sales tax are expected to be the two most significant sources of revenue for the city’s budget at $35 million and $36 million respectively. Retail sales tax revenue is predicted to increase by 20 percent from the previous biennium budget. Legally, the city is required to have a balanced budget, which is made every two years. The city currently maintains a AAA credit rating by Standard and Poors.
JHS receives award at Model United Nations Conference Half of the Juanita High School (JHS) Model United Nations club attended the Pacific Model United Nations Conference Nov. 22-23 in Bellevue, which is the largest in-state conference of the year. These ten students impressed the judges, winning the school one of two “Best Delegation”
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shown to them by Ruiz during her interview. Castro-Marciel was arrested in Kent on Sept. 11, 2013 in connection to the armed robbery attempt. During a police interview, he told them he had known Ruiz for several years and had agreed to take part in the armed robbery, although he also described having a bad feeling about it once they arrived and he “didn’t want to be there.” Right before the attempted robbery, he received a phone call from his girlfriend complaining about him not telling her everything about his plans. His girlfriend then became upset when she heard Ruiz’s voice. CastroMarciel tried to calm her down, which got Ruiz confused as to whom he
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Members of the Juanita HIgh School Model United Nations club are photographed at the Pacific Model United Nations Conference. CONTRIBUTED awards. In addition, the following students received Outstanding Delegate awards: senior Deryck Gebe; junior was speaking. This also led to confusion for BarcenasMora’s, who decided to get out of the car to knock at the victim’s door again. At the same time, Ruiz insisted on using CastroMarciel’s phone to text the victim about the wallet. Later on in the interview with police, CastroMarciel admitted the plan became a mess and “none of us knew what was going on, or what was going to happen.” Police also found pictures on Castro-Marciel’s phone of a stolen Mercedes, which he told detectives he knew to be stolen. At the conclusion of the police investigation, the three were charged for the attempted robbery. Barcenas-Mora and Castro-Maciel eventually pled guilty and are currently serving prison sentences.
Monisha Weerasundara; and junior Fedor Pogulsky. Shawdi Mehrvarzan (freshman). On top of her charge for first degree identity theft against the Kirkland woman, Ruiz was charged by King County Prosecutor’s Office with second degree identity theft and first degree attempted robbery, with bail set at $30,000. When she failed to appear at her court appearance, a warrant was issued for her arrest with $250,000 bail, and the KPD put out a notice to the public seeking their help. For Ruiz, the chase ended in Long Beach, Calif., when she was nabbed by bail bond agents acting on behalf of Jail Sucks Bail Bonds, as well as U.S. Marshals, following an eight day hunt, but not before her flight from Washington earned her a spot on Washington’s Most Wanted. A trial date is scheduled for April 7, 2015.
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