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Kirkland’s first marijuana retail store to open this month Location regulations made process extremely long for new business owners

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

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ore than two years after Initiative 502 was passed legalizing recreational marijuana in Washington, Kirkland’s first marijuana retail store is set to open in the Totem Lake neighborhood.

Higher Leaf’s owner,

Molly and Andrew Honig, announced that it will be opening in the middle of February at 12525 Willows Road Northeast Suite 60, near the boudary with Redmond. According to a press release statement, they received their final inspection by the Washington State Liquor Control Board on

Monday.

Molly Honig, a stayat-home-mom with two children, said they have hired a general manager and a staff of nine to work at the store.

She said they were inspired to open the store out of a belief in personal choice.

“I think the legalization of

marijuana is one of the most exciting things our state has done,” she said. “My husband and I wanted to bring something that was once a shady business into the light. We really believe in openness and regulation being a positive thing for the state and the industry. We’re hopeful we’ll be successful at that.”

Out of the numerous cities on the Eastside, they decided on Kirkland, which was not only most convenient but had the most transparent process as to which locations were permissible to use, according to Molly Honig.

Yet, she described the difficulty in obtaining a license from the liquor control board, chiefly due to the lack of feasible locations.

School district’s reboundary decision praised, criticized

Spanish guitar for Valentine’s Day at performance center Award-winning musician moves show from Benaroya Hall to Kirkland

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

The Lake Washington School Board approved changes to the school zone Ride on Northeast 38th boundaries preserving the Place was slated to be a part current configuration for of Lakeview Zone. several neighborhoods such After organized protests as Yarrow Ridge, yet the against the school district’s effects on special education proposed scenarios by children remains to be seen. Lakeview parents that inThe final recommendacluded possible legal action, tion brought to the school the three scenarios were board Jan. 26 for the whittled down to two. One Lake Washington Learnof the options would have ing Community involved still moved them, while the moving 53 middle schoolother would not. ers to the Juanita Learning Bellevue resident Deanna Community, the latter of Androski, a parent with two which shuffled around children in the Lakeview 113 students as part of Zone who was among the what the school Yarrow Ridge “Ultimately it’s a district intended residents against to be a more even relief that they’re the proposed distribution of the not only not moving move, said they growing student any to Franklin but are pleased with population. anyone in the south the vote. At the The vote was a end.” same time, they victory for Yarrow Deanna Androski are surprised by Ridge residents the final boundin the Lakeview ary changes that School Zone. In Decembear little resemblance to ber, all three scenarios the original scenarios first for the learning commupresented. nity involved moving “Ultimately it’s a relief their neighborhood from that they’re not only not Lakeview to Ben Franklin moving any to Franklin but Elementary and Rose Hill anyone in the south end,” Middle School. Meanshe said. “We think there while, a subsidized housing are better neighborhoods to complex located across the choose. I think it would be South Kirkland Park and [ more BOUNDARY page 3 ]

“Of the 36 businesses that originally applied to open a retail store Kirkland only 11 were able to meet the requirements to enter the license lottery,” she states in a press release. “Of those 11, the liquor board is processing applicants in the order of their lottery position and four out of the five applicants processed so far have been rejected because of problems [ more MARIJUANA page 3 ]

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Spanish guitarist and artist Andre Feriante will perform on Valentine’s Day at the Kirkland Performance Center. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Andre Feriante’s upcoming concert at the Kirkland Performance Center marks his 20th year performing on Valentine’s Day. For the awardwinning virtuoso guitarist, it also marks 20 years of showcasing his blend of flamenco, classical and Brazilian music. Playing at Benaroya Hall for years, he recently brought his unique, multi-instrument experience to the Eastside.

Playing for Valentine’s Day seems appropriate for Feriante, as love is a common theme in much of his artistic work that also includes poetry and painting. Although he has a had a strong affection for Spanish-style guitar playing since his teens, his repertoire now includes ukulele, banjo and the harp guitar.

The son of an Italian father and American mother from Eastern Washington, Feriante grew up near Rome, where he lived until he was 17.

There, he was immersed in a millienia-old culture and architecture that helped encourage his artistic passion when he first started to play the guitar at 13, studying at the Overseas School of Rome.

One of the things that attracted him to the instrument, he says, is its nostalgic voice, its capacity to express the bittersweet and the mysterious. As a teenager, he said, its power fascinated him.

“As an adolescent our feelings are so deep,” he said.

The sense of mystery that came with the instrument seems to fit well with Feriante, who says he was destined to be a musician. At a Washington summer camp, years before he picked up the guitar, he said he and a friend were discussing what they would do when they grew up. For some reason, he declared he would be a guitarist, despite [ more KPC page 11 ]

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a better long term solution to do so.”

For parents spending hours of their week attempting to influence the final recommendation, Androski said it was “incredibly nerve-racking” waiting to see whether or not their efforts to keep their children at Lakeview would ultimately work.

“We’ve spent so much time and energy and emotion in trying to keep our neighborhood intact. When the proposal was posted we weren’t included, we were super excited but not trying to celebrate before the final decision because you never know what will happen at the eleventh hour. When we got the final decision we could finally exhale and breathe and be relieved. But not until it became final.”

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with their location.”

The city first tackled marijuana regulations in 2013 when it voted to approve the regulations found in I-502 without adding any additional rules. They later voted to prohibit marijuana businesses from opening up in the Norkirk, Moss Bay and Everest neighborhoods, along with light industrial zones where 50 percent or more of the zone’s boundaries are with commercial zones. In March, the council imposed a moratorium on marijuana stores in the Market Street Corridor and other neighborhoods such as Norkirk after residents complained about the potential impact on traffic and crime. Properties that are located next to the designated Kirkland School Walk Routes are also exempt from having marijuana shops.

The Honigs originally had a leased property but the landlord decided against it due to concerns about banking regulations, as marijuana is still illegal under federal law. They then attempted to purchase and develop property in Rose Hill, but discovered wetlands made it impossible to develop. Their plans at a third possible site, this time an industrial building in the Market neighborhood, fell apart when the city changed the zoning. At one point, the liquor control board told them that if they didn’t find a property within 60 days their license would go to the next applicant.

“There were many points throughout that we thought about giving up… we were thinking ‘There’s no way this is going to happen.’ We would be close to giving up and then think, ‘Well we have to keep trying.’”

Aside from having to drive their children outside of their neighborhood and away from a school where the parents have volunteered, parents who work in real estate said the change would have negatively impacted the value of their homes.

Now that they will remain in their school, Androski said, parents such as herself are looking to advocate for a new levy.

“Now we still have to deal with overcrowding,” she said.

Kathryn Reith, spokesperson for the LWSD, described the process as difficult, but ideally will enable the district to handle the overcrowding until they can present a new bond measure for voter approval. The boundary changes will remain in place for three years, at which point the district hopes to have the funding needed to

build new schools.

Last year Proposition 3, which included a $755 million bond, failed to gain the 60 percent majority needed for approval.

“The goal was to have something that would enable schools to continue for three years with our projected growth,” she said. “We can’t control who builds or grows or has kids, so obviously things could change and we will keep monitoring very closely.”

Not all people, however, are pleased with the changes.

In a letter to the editor, Kirkland resident Rob Tepper criticized the district for how the changes will impact special-needs students at Lakeview Elementary.

“While my three children are not a part of the special needs program at Lakeview Elementary, I think it’s

disgraceful that the Lake Washington School Board’s new strategy is to put specialneeds kids in the crosshairs,” he wrote. “The stress of relocation is more likely to have harmful effects on a special needs child than anyone else… Perhaps the School Board theorizes that they’ve now found the parents who are too consumed and exhausted in their every day lives to take on yet another battle.”

Reith said the decision to move the special needs program hasn’t been set in stone yet, as the district has not finalized all the details.

She added that they have also moved QUEST programs around as well.

“When that happens we communicate with the families but they aren’t announced,” she said. “There’s a lot going on people don’t

Within a month, after going through nearly 100 different landlords, they finally found the property at 12525 Willows Road, where the owner was willing to sell.

Molly Honig said they intend for the store to be inviting, not only to current customers but people new to the industry who are curious about it.

“We think the residents of the Eastside and Seattle have come to expect a certain level of quality,” she said. “We hope to replicate that. We want to be a fun, clean retail store.

You walk in and feel good about being there.”

While the city has imposed numerous regulations on retail marijuana stores, many of the council members consider state law to be too restrictive. Their hope is that the legislature and the liquor control board will remove certain restrictions on where they can be located. State regulations, for example, prohibit such stores from being located less than 1,000-feet away from daycare centers and parks. While the intentions of such regulations may be good, the unintended consequence is that cities with evenly-distributed parks or lots of daycare centers can result in a de facto ban on stores in an entire city.

Councilmember Toby Nixon said I-502 is overly strict in this regard and cities like Kirkland need to be allowed to have discretion in deciding where a marijuana store can be located. Many ideal locations for such businesses, he said, are ruled out because they are too close to a park.

“Maybe if we have done a worse job and had a big park instead of little parks,” he said.

“That’s not the way it should

be. I’m hopeful that we would be able to get some flexibility in that regard.”

Removing the daycare center restriction in particular, he said, would make a lot of potential locations available for prospective marijuana businesses.

“It doesn’t seem reasonable,” he said of the ban.

“There are areas like the Totem Lake west area that I think would work really well, except there’s a daycare center across 124th, south of the Wendy’s. It’s unreasonable to me to think even being 500 feet from a daycare should prevent that kind of business from operating in a retail area. Nobody sends their three year old to daycare, they’re always dropped off by their parents.”

Nixon added that fears of marijuana being sold to minors makes no sense with infants, and that the federal Drug Free Zone Act the regulations are based on doesn’t mention daycare.

“I think the solution is going to be cities who have a very open regulatory process, as we do, ought to be able to have some flexibility on that 1,000-foot limit,” he said.

“That would open up more spaces.”

Kirkland Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet, who said she has been invited to Higher Leaf’s grand opening, also thinks state regulations are too restrictive in regard to parks and daycare centers, but also believes the city did the right thing by creating their own regulations intended to protect school walk routes. Until the state restrictions are loosened, she said, it will be very hard for additional stores to open.

“There are very few spots where they can go,” she said.

“We have daycare centers all over.”

If and when the state legislatures gives cities more discretion on the matter, Sweet believes they should also look into creating a more specific definition of parks that would have the 1,000foot buffer. Some parks, she said, do not need one and needlessly prohibit stores in their neighborhoods.

“It’s exciting we’re going to have a store,” she said.

know about… This is the kind of thing we actually do from time to time, and oftentimes it’s because the space that’s really needed for a particular program isn’t available… in this case, the boundary committee studied all sorts of possibilities. We struggled with finding a viable boundary for Lakeview, so now we’re looking at ‘Is there a viable program move for Lakeview?’ but we’re looking at it and really trying to determine are there things we can now do through

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program moves that we couldn’t do through boundary moves.”

“Those kinds of things, it takes some time, because you have to look at the things for the program and space for schools,” she also said.

“All those things have to be reviewed and taken into consideration.”

Information about the approved boundary changes can be found at www.lwsd. org/News/Reboundary.

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Joan McBride goes to Olmypia

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Rep. Joan McBride

his morning beneath the brightening sky, I walked the few blocks from my weekday home in Olympia to the Washington State Capitol and my new job as a state representative. Usually, the mornings are shrouded in fog. I keep my eyes on the Capitol dome and let the light that shines from the top guide my way.

Nearly 50 years ago, on a school field trip to the Capitol, I recall standing near the state seal on the floor of the rotunda and listening to the sounds of voices and footsteps echo through the airy main foyer and bounce off high marble walls.

Today, I work in the Capitol Building. Every day I have the same thrill I felt as a child walking up the grand staircase.

There are the fun and historic things to know about the Capitol. There are urban legends like connecting tunnels. There are a couple of obscure, narrow and dark granite staircases that are a claustrophobic’s nightmare. Who knew all the chandeliers at the Capitol were designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany? Who knew that in the mornings the entire first floor smells like bacon from the basement cafeteria?

As a schoolgirl from Kirkland long ago, I didn’t think I would ever be a part of our state government. I didn’t know what it would mean to work in the people’s house and for our great state.

In my new job, I am constantly on my toes.

There are a huge number of people to know and issues to learn. As mayor of Kirkland, I

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worked with a team of seven. Here in Olympia, I am on a team with 146 colleagues, and those are just the legislators.

Every 15 minutes a new meeting takes place in my office and the topics vary from food insecurity to articulated tug-barges to mental health law. The sheer number of issues is overwhelming, but each is deserving.

And I am never too busy for my constituents.

In fact, I am delighted when my calendar shows the next meeting is with constituents from our great 48th District.

When I do have a moment between meetings, I think about what a privilege it is to be here. This will be a tough legislative session, some say the most critical one in decades. Education, transportation, mental health, economic development – all are critically important issues and there are no easy

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answers. And in Olympia, although there are many shared values, there are many opposing political views. Still, I am optimistic.

The grandeur of our Capitol, the history that resides here, call us, as lawmakers, to get the people’s work done, justly and with haste.

As I walk through these halls, I have the same feelings I did as a schoolgirl five decades ago, but once I get to my office, I roll up my sleeves and get to work. And if the day gets long and the debate falters, I look out my window at the light atop the Capitol and remember if that light can lead me to work and follow me home, I can get the work done.

iew Elementary their home.

While my three children are not a part of the special needs program at Lakeview Elementary, I think it’s disgraceful that the Lake Washington School Board’s new strategy is to put special needs kids in the crosshairs. The stress Overcrowding in the schools of the Lake of relocation is more likely to have harmful efWashington District is a part of the many fects on a special needs child than anyone else. repercussions of a twice failed 2014 bond For children on the autism spectrum, a regular proposal. Solutions agreed upon by the Lake routine provides a vital comfort level that is Washington School Board at the Jan. 26 meetnow to be callously disrupted. ing have furthered the folly.

Perhaps, the School Board theorizes that I find it ironic that educators today go to they’ve now found the parents who are too extreme lengths to teach students how to spot consumed and exhausted in their every day bullying characteristics before they can cause lives to take on yet another battle. It any harm, yet the school board’s new should be incumbent upon a school strategy revolves around picking on board to try to lessen these families’ a part of the community that is least KIRKLAND day to day hardships as opposed to likely to defend itself. increasing them.

On Dec. 2, re-boundary scenarios Moreover, it is a steady stream of were unveiled for the public schools in Lake Washington School Board blunders the Kirkland, Redmond and (parts of) Isthat have put the district in this predicament. saquah region. I empathized with the families Asking voters for over three quarters of a bilof the 44 children who were informed that lion dollars in extra tax money on the Februthey wouldn’t be continuing at the Lakeview ary 2014 ballot was far-fetched and egregious.

Elementary School in Kirkland in the fall of Adding to the “sticker shock” was the lack of 2015. I rallied around the irate voices of the any effort to explain or communicate to Eastaffluent Yarrow Bay parents as they promised to “lawyer up.” I rooted for them as they vowed side residents why it was necessary to request so large a dollar figure. The school board’s lack that their children were not to be relocated. of communication with the public, in turn, While, clearly, something transpired in the seemed arrogant and aloof. It basically came month that followed to allow them to win this down to: “here’s what we need, trust us.” And difficult fight, I was angered to hear that the while I still voted “yes” to the bond proposal, cowardly new solution is to usher out the speI don’t begrudge anyone who scoffed at what cial needs boys and girls who also call Lakev-

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was ultimately deemed a fiscally irresponsible and poorly communicated event.

Now, a year later, classroom sizes are getting larger, playgrounds are without room to play and school buses are so over capacity that students are literally sitting in the aisles.

Oh, and the bullies you were warned to steer clear of just may be the five members of Lake Washington School Board who have unfortunately been making one bad decision after another.

Rob Tepper, Kirkland

Heroes at fire station 27 in Kirkland My new heroes are the firefighters at station 27 in Kirkland.

My chirping smoke alarm was driving me over the edge.

I stopped at station 27 to ask questions. The firefighters sent me on my way with ideas to trouble shoot the problem and a new batterys (just in case the new battery I installed was defective).

The fix is in! The chirping has stopped & I am a happy woman. Appears the new battery I installed was defective. I guess we do not always get what we pay for. Lesson learned.

I will always send a grateful nod toward station 27 as I pass by.

Thank you for the great service.

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Kudos to Mr. Todd Myers for bringing common sense to the misguided cause du jour movement to ban plastic bags. And congratulations to the Kirkland Reporter for providing a reality check to your readers. Decisions whether to ban a widely accepted and, based on scientific research, environmentally preferable product with a variety of environmentally friendly uses, should be based on scientific research, not on unsupported speculation, emotion and anecdotal events.

I prefer plastic bags over other available options and use them in an environmentally-friendly way by using them for trash bags and storing them in the event that the misguided advocates prevail and force me to provide my own plastic bags.

Mike Main, Kirkland

Comments on the proposed changes to I-405 The Transportation Commission has request-

parent that very roughly 10 cars in 100 use the carpool lanes and of those 10 carpool vehicles, only about 1 contains more than two occupants. If those numbers are true (and I will be the first to admit that my numbers are only an estimate), then it seems that (during work hours on weekdays) only 1 in 100 cars would have three or more occupants. If the carpool definition were to change, then those other nine cars would be expected to be “pushed” into the non-carpool lanes, with potential impacts on the overall traffic flow.

2. The change in carpool definition would also penalize those who currently carpool with two-seat vehicles.

3. The “hot lane” would be used by rare remaining carpool vehicles (3 or more occupants, see above paragraphs) and those individuals able to pay an extra “tax” to use the lane. Although paid for by all citizens, it would basically become a rich person’s lane. Note that this is not my personal issue, as I personally could afford the toll, but it seems unfair to the daily workers whom I see going to work at Boeing every day.

4. Currently (although many are not aware of this fact), the carpool lane is open to everyone after 7 p.m. and before 5 a.m.

It is now proposed that the hot lane will operate 24 hours per day, but with different fees tolled based on whether use occurs during “peak” hours and “non-peak” hours.

My perception of this particular action is not as one designed to relieve traffic congestion, but rather as an action intended to increase funds received into the coffers of the State’s general fund (or wherever it is that such tolls end up going).

Assuming that reversible lanes are not a

feasible idea, here is what I propose: 1. Make the Hot Lane hours of operation only between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Outside of those hours, turn off the equipment and make the lane free to anyone who may choose to use it. Other than extracting more money, what would be the point of operation outside of those hours?

2. Maintain the current definition for a carpool as two or more occupants. If the law dictates that “45 mph or above must be maintained,” then change the law.

3. Support the Governor’s proposal to allow electric vehicle use of the

lane for free. Even better, formally study California’s experience with allowing hybrid vehicles to use the carpool lanes gratis (California may or may not currently do that, but that state did allow free use of carpool lanes by the new hybrid vehicles back when I was stationed in the military there in the early 1990s).

This would encourage the purchase of more energy efficient vehicles with positive environmental and national security impacts.

Thank you for your attention.

Stanley D. Adams, M.D., Kirkland

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ed input regarding the implementation of proposed changes with I-405. I feel compelled to comment on several items.

First, let me describe my typical use of I-405. I personally am not a heavy carpool lane user. I drive from Kirkland to south Everett every morning, and then make the reverse commute in the evening (traveling in the opposite direction of the bulk of traffic).

At the times and in the directions that I drive, the carpool lane is highly underutilized. It often seems to me like a better design would be to have reversible lanes, as used in many other locations, such as Seattle.

Points to consider: 1. The definition for what constitutes a “carpool” is now proposed to be changed from two occupants to more than two occupants. I am told that the reason for that proposal is that existing law dictates that the carpool lane or “hot lane” shall maintain a minimum speed of 45 mph. I do not know if a formal “census” study has ever been performed on I-405 carpool lane users, but based on my daily (weekdays) observations, I note that it seems ap-

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City responds to neighborhood concerns about traffic safety

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lthough the city of Kirkland declined to file charges against a driver who hit and killed a Kirkland resident last year, local residents in the neighborhood, as well as the city, are looking to improve safety at intersections.

For more than a year the city has received emails from residents in the Kingsgate neighborhood complaining of dangers posed by speeding drivers. The Reporter obtained the emails through a public information request.

In the emails, residents have also called on the city to step up police patrols and traffic enforcement in the area. Police documents detailing traffic complaints in that area indicate it has been a problem since at least 2012. Most of the complaints pertained to excessive speed-

ing and/or failing to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.

In June 2014, a collision spurred residents from the High Woodland Homeowner’s Association to approach the city on improving safety.

In response, the city installed traffic counters on several streets and placed pedestrian flags at the crosswalk at 117th Place Northeast and Northeast 140th Street.

In a Sept. 23 email to Council member Toby Nixon, Jim Eagan, president of the Evergreen Neighborhood Association, cited the results of the one-week traffic study conducted by the city, which showed 30 percent of all vehicles were driving 30 mph or over in a 25 mph zone. Of the cars going southbound in the area, 36 percent were going over 30 mph.

“For a neighborhood street, these numbers repre-

sent a dangerous situation,” he wrote.

Prior to the September accident, one person who has lived in the area since 1992 wrote to the city complaining about cars driving at excessive speeds in the neighborhood that have put children and other residents in danger.

“In that time, there have been several serious incidents at the intersection of our small cul-de-sac… all of which have included cars traveling at excessive speeds,” they wrote. “Most have caused property damage. It is by sheer luck there have been no serious injuries to bystanders.”

The September accident, in which Kyle Warnick was killed while walking in the crosswalk, led to discus-

sion on how to address safety concerns at the High Woodland Homeowner’s Association’s Oct. 6 board meeting. According to the meeting minutes, the KPD explained the most recent accident had not been due to speeding. The driver who killed Warnick was traveling an estimated 14-19 mph, below the posted speed limit.

They also stated that in the previous month, they had issued 15 citations for drivers in the area and five collisions reported during the year. In 2013, there was only one collision in that area, according to the minutes.

In November, Kirkland resident Christina Olson wrote the lack of traffic safety improvements had contributed to “an unsafe

Kirkland man pleads guilty to making threats against police

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A Kirkland man with a criminal history has pled guilty in Seattle to making threats on Facebook to kill white police officers in Ferguson, Mo., including former Ferguson Police Department officer Darren Wilson.

Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar pleaded guilty on Monday while at the U.S. District Courthouse in Seattle. He had been arrested in early December by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for three counts of interstate threats, two of which are expected to be dropped at his sentencing in June, according to court documents.

Abdul-Jabbaar began making the comments starting in August, when Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9.

Wilson recently stepped down from his position after a Grand Jury declined to indict him on charges of manslaughter.

Abdul-Jabbaar came to the

attention of the FBI’s International Terrorism squad when he allegedly called for killing cops on his Facebook account. A Philadelphia native, Abdul-Jabbaar also lived in Michigan and claimed on his Facebook page to have just moved into a Kirkland apartment. Investigators were able to confirm his residence through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, from which he received subsidized housing benefits.

Five days after the shooting, Abdul-Jabbaar allegedly posted a message complaining that the police hadn’t released the name of the police officer.

“Then we can find where that cop’s child goes to school at and hope that the same can be returned back to that white [racial slur],” he allegedly wrote according to the charging documents.

On Aug. 30, AbdulJabbaar allegedly reposted a news report claiming video surveillance contradicted the official story of what had happened during the Fer-

guson shooting, writing “we really need to start killing the police.”

Other messages and posts included “I would love to smoke a white motha [expletive] cop,” as well as “We the oppressed people need to kill this white cop” along with a repost of a news story containing Wilson’s address.

On Nov. 11, AbdulJabbaar allegedly wrote “Are there any REAL BLACK MEN that would love to go down to Ferguson Missouri to give back those bullets to Police Officer [D.W.] fired into the body of Mike Brown. If we’re unable to locate Officer [D.W.], then We’ll return them to his wife and if not her then his children.”

Two days before the Grand Jury’s decision whether or not to indict Wilson was announced, Abdul-Jabbaar allegedly wrote “I got my money to go to Ferguson… Who else is going to put in some work?”

When the Grand Jury decision was announced on Nov. 24, Abdul-Jabbaar

allegedly re-posted a news report containing Wilson’s name and photograph with the message “Ready to go and kill some cops.” He later allegedly wrote “We need to kill this white motha [expletive] and anything that has a badge on.” A day later he posted a cartoon graphic depicting a black man shooting a police officer in uniform. Above the graphic he allegedly wrote “We black folks shouldn’t been doing this to the police last night.

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Facebook records show that he allegedly attempted to acquire a handgun in late October despite being a convicted felon for unlawful possession of a firearm in 2009. The conviction stemmed from a shooting arising from a domestic violence incident with his friend’s sister, according to the prosecutors. He was also convicted on drug charges.

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Nixon added that neighborhoods can also submit project proposals for funding out the 2012 road levy, which allocates $300,000 per biennium toward safety projects. While he hopes they will be able to find a solution, he added that they have to also avoid implementing safety measures that turn out to be counterproductive.

“It’s just a difficult problem when it seems like the issue to me is not so much the design of the roadway, as it is it’s drivers who just choose to exceed the speed limit,” he said. “It’s people who live there as well, and people who aren’t adequately paying attention to what’s going on around them.”

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“In addition, joggers, mothers walking with strollers, skateboarders, and others who frequently use 117th Place Northeast and 119th Avenue Northeast are at risk from speeding drivers and lack of driving attention at crosswalks,” she wrote.

Since then, the city’s traffic engineering department has been working with a group of local residents on possible safety improvements, though Kirkland Neighborhood Traffic Control Coordinator Kathy Robertson said the city already has plans to add speed check signs along 119th Avenue Northeast as well as road striping sometime this year.

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Parents make trek to Olympia to advocate for education

Lake Washington High School senior Sydney Shepard was selected by WIAA staff as one of the Athletes of the Week for achievements in basketball.

Shepard broke a schoolrecord with 39 points, while handing Mercer Island their first league loss. Then she finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Sammamish and 14 points, five steals and four assists against Interlake.

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The meeting with Hill was so crowded that it had to be moved outside.

“I always like seeing some friendly faces in Olympia, so I was glad to see the biggest group of participants from the 45th District on ‘PTA Focus Day’ that I have ever seen,” said Hill in his newsletter.

“This past Monday I met with parents, teachers and students to talk about the budget issues we’re facing and the importance of fighting for high quality student learning. Thank you to all those who took the time to come down to the capitol to advocate for great schools.”

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A group of Lake Washington School District parents were among many from all over the state who recently visited Olympia for Focus Day, advocating for education with lawmakers.

The LWSD group of more than 50 people took a bus to Olympia and talked with local legislators Sen. Andy Hill and Rep. Roger Goodman on Jan. 19.

The visit also included a rally on the Capitol steps at noon, where many legislators spoke about the importance of advocating for education. One of the legislators even mentioned the large size of the LWSD group.

“This year’s Focus Day was a huge success,” said Kirkland Middle School parent Irene Neumann, who made the trip with her two children Sophia and Isabel. “We would especially like to highlight those KiMS parents and students who spent MLK Day in Olympia to support this paramount cause, including Hae Sue Park, Natalie Ada, Rosalind Vasquez, Debbie Ohman and Kathryn Lee, Liz and Paul Hedreen, Dan

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Between Jan. 16-22, there were 305 traffic incidents, 27 traffic accidents, six DUIs, 27 general traffic incidents, 40 alarm calls, eight abandoned vehicles, eight burglaries, five incidents of fraud, 13 civil incidents, eight cases of harassment, 17 thefts, 10 vehicle prowls, five vehicle thefts, 15 warrants served, 15 noise complaints, three animal calls, nine incidents of domestic violence, five incidents of malicious mischief, 18 disturbances, three trespasses, two sex offenses, three assaults, 12 hit and run and 40 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Jan. 28

Assault: 7:20 p.m., 1200 block of 100th Ln NE. A 48-year-old man assaulted his 12-yearold son by hitting him with a broom on his shoulder and rear. He then fled in a Honda and was later arrested by police.

Jan. 27 Assault: 2:54 p.m., 8400 block of NE 132nd Pl. A 23-year-old woman assaulted her 29-year-old fiancé and was arrested.

Northwest University security guards entering the apartment of a 27-year-old woman who was in the process of being evicted and not allowed to have men in the apartment. The woman later arrived and said nobody had permission to be inside, while the 30-yearold man claimed he had known her for a few days and had permission to retrieve his backpack. He was arrested and charged with trespassing.

Jan. 26

Obstruction: 11:33 p.m., 12200 block of NE 116th St. Two women, a 28-year-old and a 24-year-old, were reported possibly doing drugs in the restroom at Shari’s and were asked to leave. The women both lied to police about their names, which officers later found out was due to their outstanding warrants out of Bellevue and Federal Way. They were arrested for making false statements and booked on their warrants.

Drugs: 3:43 p.m., 12400 block of NE 116th St. A 22-year-old man passed out in a booth at Jack in the Box for several hours.

When contacted by police he provided a false name due to having a felony warrant from the Department of Corrections. He was arrested and booked into the Kirkland Jail.

Trespass/weapons/warrant/malicious mischief: 7 a.m., 11800 block of 124th Ave NE. A 42-year-old woman and 30-year-old man were arrested after they were found sleeping in a man’s motorhome.

The owner had left one of the windows open, which the two crawl through, and when he returned he found a pair of shoes and a person sleeping in the boot of the motorhome. In addition to trespassing, the 30-year-old man was arrested for possessing a dangerous weapon and making false statements to police.

Trespass: 12 a.m., 5500 block of 108th Ave NE. A 30-year-old man was observed by

Jan. 25 Warrant: A 31-year-old man was arrested on two outstanding felony warrants out of Snohomish County after he was found play wrestling with a 32-year-old man.

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Some incumbents on these boards and commissions have served one term and are eligible to apply for reappointment. Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk prior to 4 p.m. on Feb. 12. To learn more about each board and to obtain the community service application, go to www.kirklandwa.gov, visit Kirkland City Hall or call the City Clerk’s Office at 425587-3190.

Adult vacancies are available on the following boards and commissions: Cultural Arts Commission, Design Review Board, Human Services Advisory Committee, Library Board, Park Board, Planning Commission, Salary Commission, Tourism Development Committee and Transportation Commission.

Youth vacancies are available on the following boards and commissions: Cultural Arts Commission, Human Services Advisory Committee, Library Board, Park Board and Transportation Commission.

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It was also around this time he played his first St. Valentine’s Day concert, which proved to be a hit.

He would go to perform it for years at Benaroya Hall until he decided to bring it over to Kirkland two years ago.

“I noticed there was a big appreciation for what I’ve been doing,” he said of the Eastside.

Over the years, he has released numerous CDs, mostly solo, including “Bohemian Boulevard,” which won “Best World Album”

NAR Lifestyle Awards. Other albums include “Novella, Ukulele Mosaique,” and “Beatles Masquerade” in which Feriante plays classic Beatles’ songs.

Though he sets the appropriate tone for his audience, he likes to create a conversational atmosphere that personalizes the music.

“I respect my audience,” he said. “I basically put the energy out there like an open door… My music affects everybody differently. There is an intention behind it for people to look inwardly.”

At the same time, Feriante also believes silence plays an integral part of a performance.

“Music is all about playing with silence,” he said.

“And silence is really what you are. That is your actual essence. I want you to actually go inward and enjoy the beauty of the mystery of the human experience.”

Recently, Feriante said he has also sought to incorporate other instruments into his concerts. He’s also performed alongside other musicians. At his upcoming concert, he will be

accompanied by tenor Steve Thoreson, pianist Overton Berry, dancer Stella Rossi, with Steve Kim on the bass and Anil Prasad on the tabla - a pair of hand drums. In addition to gypsy songs, there will also be tribute songs to Segovia and the Beatles.

The concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the Kirkland Performance Center.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www. kpcenter.org.

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of scale reflects the large scale of the trees, the human scale and a smaller scale inviting one to sit and interact with the sculpture.”

The sculpture is made of structural bronze and consists of three sections on a 10-foot by 10-foot pedestal and is approximately eight feet tall.

The Cultural Arts Commission reviews city of Kirkland public art acquisitions and unanimously approved the recommendation to permanently acquire the sculpture.

“We are delighted to permanently add this incredible piece to the city of Kirkland’s growing public art collection,” said Cultural Arts Commission Chair Melissa Nelson.

at the Washington Music Educator’s Conference with six students. This year, the musicians will rehearse and perform in Spokane on Feb. 14.

After working for months on their excerpts and then submitting rigorous, recorded auditions to the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) last October, the following students were selected as being qualified for a spot in the 2014 Junior All-State Band or Orchestra: Claire Longcore,

clarinet; Davin Schaible, oboe; Evelyn Locker, bassoon, Grace Burt, alto

saxophone; Skylee Lorenz, clarinet; and Kelly Chen, cello.

Ken Davidson, developer of the Kirkland Gateway Project, signed an agreement donating Julie Speidel’s “Patination” to the city of Kirkland on Jan. 7. The sculpture occupies the corner of Northeast 85th Street and Kirkland Way on city-owned property. The sculpture has been displayed by the city on a long-term loan basis since the year 2000.

In 2000 when the Kirkland Gateway Building was under development the property owners realized their location is a “gateway” to the city and wanted to acknowledge this with a significant work of art.

“We knew Julie Speidel and her work and thought a sculpture by her would be an excellent addition to Kirkland’s public art scene,” Davidson said. “We commissioned her to create a work especially for this gateway into Kirkland. ‘Patination’ exceeded our expectations and we are pleased to make it a permanent part of Kirkland’s art collection.”

Speidel is a renowned Northwest artist whose public art resume includes installations for the Tacoma Art Museum, Swedish Hospital, Arizona State University, Meydenbauer Performing Arts Center and the University of Washington. Her art is recognizable by her use of local natural materials and totemic forms that express spiritual or mysterious qualities.

“Patination was designed as a portal, a gateway piece to welcome visitors to the city of Kirkland. This is my interpretation of an arch fragment sharing the sense of a tree trunk with abbreviated branching,” Speidel said.

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19. While teaching, he was accepted to study in Spain under guitar master Andres Segovia, now regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Training under him, Feriante said, was the highlight of his musical studies.

After a brief stint in computer programming, Feriante moved to Seattle and began a 13-year career playing at a downtown club.

It was also then he began exploring other artistic outlets, writing poetry and painting.

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“It kind of just came out,” he said. “I kind of knew guitar was going to be my life... The guitar had chosen me. I didn’t have a choice.”

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Continuing that leadership role, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on Jan. 21 a bill that would make the state the first to raise the legal age for purchasing and possessing tobacco and vapor products to 21.

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Smoking kills 8,300 Washingtonians every year, and $2.8 billion in health care costs are directly attributed to tobacco use in the state.

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www.kirklandreporter.com “The damage tobacco does to the lives and health of Washingtonians is devastating,” Ferguson said.

“Research shows the young adult brain, still developing between 18 and 21, is highly susceptible to nicotine addiction. We must do more to protect our youth from tobacco’s grip, and this bill is an important step toward keeping nicotine out of the hands of kids and young adults.”

The bill, Senate Bill 5494 and House Bill 1458, is agency-request legislation sponsored by Sen. Mark Miloscia (R-Federal Way) and Rep. Tina Orwall (DDes Moines).

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In 1998, then-Attorney General Chris Gregoire took on Big Tobacco when companies were using cartoon animals and other efforts to market cigarettes toward children. A multistate, multi-billion dollar agreement banned tobacco companies from marketing to kids and brought billions to Washington, funding anti-tobacco efforts and health insurance for lowincome Washingtonians.

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Designed to help patients considering various options and provide stronger healthcare transparency, hospital officials have said the program has received positive feedback from patients who have used it since they first started using it in December.

“Just in the few months that we’ve been offering this service to our patients, we’ve been pleased by both the volume of inquiries by our patients, and by the positive impact it has on their care,” said EvergreenHealth CEO Bob Malte in a release. “We’ve had patients tell us that amid the tumult associated with any medical procedure, having clarity around cost relieves them of the stress that many patients experience.”

They also say their estimates, so far, have matched that of actual out-of-pocket expenses patients end up paying.

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“This is all in the spirit of trying to be transparent for health care costs and how much patients have to pay,” she said. “We started to think about how we could do it more transparently with a tool that provides actual outof-pocket [costs], not what we charge.”

Yamada said that whereas before the hospital would have to have determine the costs manually, the program takes care of the calculations for a procedure using the patient’s insurance information, their to-date coinsurance and deductible, as well as the hospital costs of the procedure, to determine what the patient will pay themselves. Though it is an estimate and does not account for unknown changes, such as complications before, during, or after the procedure, Yamada said

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“If everything goes according to how it should, then the estimate is quite accurate,” she said.

One example of this, Yamada said, was when a patient was inquiring about the cost of a radiology service at the hospital. The program was able to determine the costs and compared it to one of the hospital’s joint ventures, which offered the same service for a much lower price. In the end, the patient saved several hundred dollars in out-of-pocket expenses, Yamada said.

“We hope consumers will become more informed and asking questions,” she said.

“We think our tools are very, very unique and the first in the Puget Sound area. We think it’s empowering to patients when they know how much it’s going to cost.”

Patients can obtain quotes by visiting www.evergreenhealth.com/estimate or by calling 425-899-3632.

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