Renton Reporter, April 03, 2015

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Two trouble bars may lose liquor licenses

Burglars entering unlocked homes

More than a dozen recent reports of burglaries of occupied homes in North Renton/South Newcastle

BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

Two restaurants in Renton with a history of liquor-law violations and police responses could lose their liquor licenses. The Washington State Liquor Control Board sent letters in early March to the owners of Golden Dynasty Bar and Restaurant and the now-closed HomeRun Restaurant and Lounge, informing them of the board’s intent to not renew the establishments’ liquor licenses. Both businesses have requested hearings on their license renewal but dates haven’t been set yet, according to Mikhail Carpenter, a liquor board spokesman. Golden Dynasty is open but HomeRun has been closed for some time. The final decision whether to renew the licenses will be made by the threemember liquor control board. “All licensees are subject to the Administrative Procedures Act which affords them rights; when you are taking someone’s license, you are in many cases taking their livelihood, so there is a series of checks and balances,” Carpenter [ more LICENSES page 8 ]

Prepared to help | Local Boy Scout collected and delivered more than 10,000 pounds of food to local food banks. [Page 7]

BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

A lovely walk

Residents are taking advantage of the re-opened Cedar River Trail and the beautiful spring weather to get out and do a little hiking. See Page 2 to find out if this weekend’s weather will be conducive to a nice walk. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter

Renton Police urge residents to keep their doors and windows locked, especially at night, because of a rash of residential burglaries – many when the residents are at home. More than a dozen such burglaries have been reported in recent weeks in north Renton and in south Newcastle. The suspects simply enter through an unlocked door or open window and grab easily located items, such as cash or car keys, before leaving, according to police. The idea is to turn the stolen items into something valuable quickly. In some cases the burglars have left behind tools and other bigger items that are harder to pawn, according to police. [ more BURGLARS page 6 ]

Senate bill could help schools better serve homeless students Renton School District has highest population of homeless students among Eastside schools surveyed tcompton@rentonreporter.com

Hundreds of Renton homeless students and their families could potentially benefit from a bill that’s currently working its way through the state Senate. The Homeless Student Stability Act (HB 1682) seeks to provide direct financial support to school districts to allow them to

provide new and increased levels of service to homeless students. It passed in the state House of Representatives by a vote of 82 to 16 on March 6. A report by Columbia Legal Services analyzing data for the last school year released by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction found a statewide high of 32,494 homeless students. The

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and 439 last year. So far this year, there have been 390 cases of reported homelessness in the district and Renton School District officials expect it to increase before the year is over. Jason Breaker is the designated district McKinney-Vento or Homeless Liaison. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act was passed by the U.S. Federal Government to strengthen education support for students who find themselves and their families temporarily homeless. Many of the homeless liaisons sur[ more HOMELESS page 9 ]

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BY TRACEY COMPTON

school districts surveyed were in eastern King and Snohomish counties and most saw the districts’ homeless populations increase during the past year, according to a press release. The Renton School District has the highest population of students experiencing homelessness of the other districts surveyed, which were Bellevue, Index, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Monroe, Northshore, Riverview, Skykomish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie Valley and Sultan. Renton’s homeless student population was 430 in the 2012 to 2013 school year


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