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OCTOBER 21, 2026

VOL. 107 NO. 43

Queen Anne Girl and Her Dog Win Seattle’s Cutest Pet Contest

In This Issue:

Staff Report

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SEATTLE ANIMAL SHELTER

n 11-year-old Queen Anne resident and her three-year-old Australian labradoodle have officially claimed bragging rights as Seattle’s cutest pet duo. Ella Dearth and her dog, Mochi, took first place in the Seattle Animal Shelter’s inaugural “Picture Pawfect” photo competition, beating more than 160 entries in a close race that came down to the final minutes of voting. Ella was returning home from horseback riding when the contest ended. Her father, Jim, was following the results so closely that he stepped away from a work dinner to check the final tally. “My dad texted me, ‘Winner, winner, chicken dinner,’ and I knew,” Ella told the Seattle Animal Shelter. Mochi’s victory was the result of a campaign that began well before the final vote. Ella had considered entering him in agility competitions, but his habit of walking underneath obstacles rather than jumping over them suggested another path. She eventually discovered the photo contest and even persuaded her school, Seattle Country Day School, to launch a “Pet of the Month” feature, with Mochi as its first honoree. The competition was more than a contest for canine bragging rights. Participants submitted pet photos and supporters purchased votes for $1 each, raising more than $22,500 for Seattle Animal Shelter programs. The money will support services including animal adoptions, veterinary care and free community pet vaccination clinics. Mochi narrowly defeated Vanessa, a nineyear-old American Staffordshire Terrier, while Kingsley, a green-eyed cat approximately 10 years old, finished third. As the winner, Mochi will be featured on the shelter’s outreach van alongside

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runner-up Vanessa, making appearances at adoption events and community vaccination clinics throughout Seattle. Ella describes Mochi as affectionate, playful and a little goofy. His gentle personality has even helped some of her friends overcome their fear of dogs.

And how did Seattle’s newly crowned cutest pet celebrate his victory? According to Ella, he seemed to sense something special was happening because the family was showering him with affection. For Mochi, that may have been the best prize of all.

“Seattle Stands With Survivors, Every Step” to Fund Gender-Based Violence Services and Prevention Programs

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Seattle City Council

ouncilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Position 8) stood with more than a dozen survivor service organizations, public health and medical institutions, community leaders, and local and state elected officials at Seattle City Hall to announce the “Seattle Stands with Survivors, Every Step” campaign. The initiative is a multi-year effort to grow investment in gender-based violence (GBV) services for Seattle residents including prevention programs, survivor services, and accountability investments. The three-pronged plan looks at three key GBV investment areas including: 1. Accountability for Abusers and Justice for Survivors 2. Direct Survivor Services 3. Prevention The initial push for this year includes an amendment to add $8 million to Mayor Katie Wilson’s 2027-2028 proposed budget for immediate program stabilization and scaling of direct survivor supports, including legal advocacy, so that every survivor has someone to walk alongside them. Councilmember Rinck is also introducing a Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) to require City departments to provide progress

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reports on the issue to the Human Services, Labor & Economic Development (HSLED) Committee. “Today, we are sending the message that Seattle will stand with and support survivors every step of the way,” said Councilmember Rinck. “Our coalition

envisions a Seattle where survivors can heal, seek justice and accountability, and where the next generation learns healthy relationship skills and support cultural change, so the violence stops.”

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Helping an Older Parent Cope with Loneliness

By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, My 78-year-old father has lived alone since my mother passed away two years ago. He insists he’s fine, but I can tell he spends most of his time by himself and seems increasingly lonely and withdrawn. What can I do to help him, and are there any resources that could support him? —Worried Son

Dear Worried, ou’re right to pay attention to this. The loss of a spouse often leads to increased isolation in older adults, even when they insist they’re fine. But long stretches without meaningful contact can take a real toll on both emotional and physical health. Public health research shows that about one in three adults age 50 and older reports feeling lonely at times, and those who live alone are at higher risk for social isolation. But loneliness isn’t always easy to spot, especially in older adults who live alone. The good news is there are practical ways to help your father reconnect, along with programs and services designed specifically for older adults living alone. WHAT YOU CAN DO

Focus less on big changes and more on steady, predictable contact. A short call every few days, a standing weekly meal or coffee, or a regular shared errand gives him something to count on. Consistency matters more than length or intensity. Even if you’re not especially close, or don’t live nearby, steady contact can still make a difference. Technology can help bridge the distance through simple routines like weekly video calls, text check-ins, shared family schedules or photo threads. The goal isn’t constant communication, but fewer long stretches where isolation can quietly take hold. It also helps to widen his circle in practical ways. Siblings, grandchildren, neighbors and longtime friends can all play a role. Even brief calls, occasional visits or shared meals can slowly rebuild connection. Familiarity and repetition matter more than effort or duration. ENCOURAGE ACTIVITY

Staying active can help reduce isolation. Many communities offer exercise classes, hobby groups, church activities, volunteer opportunities and lifelong learning programs. The best fit depends on personality and whether your father prefers group settings or smaller, low-key interactions.

If transportation is a challenge, helping arrange rides or connecting him with local services can make participation more realistic. Just as important is a sense of purpose. Volunteering, gardening, pet care, time with grandchildren, helping neighbors or mentoring others can all add structure, meaning and a reason to stay engaged. AVAILABLE PROGRAMS

There are several well-established programs that can help reduce isolation among older adults. A good place to start is the Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116 or eldercare.acl. gov, which connects families to local Area Agencies on Aging that can help arrange services like meals, transportation, home visits and social programs. Meals on Wheels America delivers home meals and often includes brief daily check-ins from volunteers, offering both nutrition and a bit of regular human contact. AmeriCorps Seniors (americorps.gov) runs the Senior Companion Program, where trained volunteers provide regular visits, conversation and light assistance, depending on what’s available locally. For phone-based connection, the Institute on Aging Friendship Line (ioaging.org/friendshipline) offers 24/7 support and scheduled checkin calls for older adults living alone, while DOROT Caring Calls (dorotusa.org/programs/ caring-calls) pairs seniors with volunteers for weekly conversations based on shared interests. Local senior centers are also a strong resource, offering meals, classes, group activities and transportation in many communities. Libraries, churches and community organizations can provide additional low-pressure ways to stay connected. SIGNS TO WATCH

Loneliness can overlap with depression. If you notice changes such as poor sleep, loss of interest in usual activities, irritability, confusion or neglect of personal care, it may be time to involve his doctor. These issues are common and treatable. In the end, the goal is simply to help your father stay connected and reduce isolation. Start small, stay consistent, and those simple touchpoints can add up to a more connected and meaningful daily life.

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Rideshare Impersonator Picks Up Woman at Pioneer Square Bar Seattle Police Department

woman jumped out of a car after she was driven to Kent in a vehicle she believed was her Uber. On October 10th, a woman reported to police that she had been taken by a man who was impersonating an Uber driver. The 25-year-old woman had been out at a bar in the 400 block of 1st Avenue South in Pioneer Square when she was ready to leave and ordered an Uber. When the vehicle arrived, the woman opened the door and asked if the vehicle was for her. The driver told her that it was, but the woman didn’t verify the license plate or driver’s name. As the woman sat in the backseat, she saw the driver pass her exit and then got a notification that her Uber ride had been cancelled. The woman looked around the vehicle, and noticed that the driver was following directions from Google Maps and wasn’t using the Uber app. As fear and worry began to take over, she frantically started texting her friends about what was going on. The victim believed the driver exited at exit 156 in Kent, then went through 3 intersections. While sitting at a red light, the woman jumped out of the car and ran away as the vehicle sped off. The woman described the vehicle as a white 4-door sedan and the driver as a black male, between the ages of 30-50. Police contacted the Real Time Crime Center for possible footage of the incident, since the victim did not have the suspect vehicle’s license plate. However, the SPD cameras in the area were not functional and did not capture footage of the incident. Police are asking the public for assistance in identifying the suspect and vehicle in the incident. Tips or information can be submitted to the Seattle Police Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206)-233-5000. Rideshares can be an excellent way to safely get home from a night out, but every ride needs a safety check. By using these tips, you and your friends can enjoy the night and the ride home. 1. Wait for your ride in a safe, well-lit location and try to ride with a friend. Booking a ride home from a night out is a responsible thing to do. But waiting alone outside at night can be dangerous. Try to book your ride while you’re still inside and

ride with a friend if possible. 2. Always verify the driver’s name and license plate. Make sure the vehicle matches the one that you’ve booked. Always verify the license plate on the vehicle with the license plate in the app and if possible, confirm the driver’s name and photo as well. 3. Have the driver confirm who they are picking up. Before getting in the vehicle, ask the driver who they are here to pick up. Instead of asking the driver, “Are you here for ____?” ask them, “Who are you here for?” This gives the driver a chance to verify that they have your information without you providing them with it. 4. Sit in the backseat and check the locks. Sitting in the backseat gives you a safe distance from the driver and allows you to use

your phone if you need. This also gives you a chance to check the child locks on the door and ensure that you can leave the vehicle at any time, on either side of the vehicle. 5. Share your ride details with friends. Before getting in the vehicle, share with a friend the details of the trip. Key details to share are where you’re leaving from, the type of rideshare you’re using, the license plate and vehicle description, and your estimated time of arrival. Make sure to update your friend if anything changes with the ride. An example text would be: “I’m in my Uber heading home from the bar. It’s a light blue Prius and the license plate is ABC1234. The app says I’ll get home at 1:15am. I’ll text you when I get there.” 6. Know where you’re going and look out the windows.

If you’re headed home and you start to notice that you’re going a different direction, or you don’t recognize the area, take note of that and look for street signs or landmarks. 7. Trust your instincts. Booking a rideshare can be the responsible thing to do after a night out, but listening to your instincts when something feels off is important. If you notice something is odd about the trip or the vehicle, take note of that and text a friend. 8. Call or text 911 if you feel in danger. If you feel like you are in danger, you can call 911 and speak to a call taker. If you don’t know where you are, tell the call taker what you see out of the window, where you were supposed to be going, and where you left from. If you feel like you can’t talk out loud, you can always text 911.

Expanding our EV Charging Network – Apply Today! Seattle City Light

s electric vehicle (EV) prices continue to fall and gas prices rise, more people in Seattle are purchasing EVs as a trusted option for their everyday travel needs. Today, around 1 in 4 newly registered vehicles in our area are EVs. However, many people who live in apartments or rely on street parking don’t have consistent access to charging at home. That’s why City Light and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) are expanding our public charging network with hundreds of new curbside charging stations coming online by 2030 to help you and your neighbors safely, reliably, and conveniently charge your EV near your home. In 2023 and 2024, we completed a pilot program to install curbside EV chargers at 31 locations across Seattle to see if there would be high demand for curbside charging. These chargers were successful, drawing high usage numbers and positive feedback from the community. “As a homeowner without a home charging solution (no driveway/garage available, street parking only) in a densely populated area, the more street chargers the better in my opinion! It increases convenience

for folks like me and increased the viability of switching to an EV for my neighbors.” – Curbside Charger User Survey Respondent Now, we are expanding the Curbside Level 2 EV Charging Program to install new public charging stations in areas that need them most. Chargers installed in Seattle will be funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transportation Levy. Funding for chargers installed outside of Seattle in City Light’s service area, including Burien, SeaTac, Shoreline, and Tukwila, will come from our dedicated transportation electrification budget. This work will complement other Levy-funded EV charging investments planned at parks, community centers, and libraries, ensuring charging is accessible throughout the city.

POWERING A HEALTHY & RESILIENT REGION

Beyond helping our neighbors get where they need to go, the new curbside chargers will improve our region’s public health and help us address climate change at the neighborhood level. EVs produce less air pollution and noise (they have no carbon dioxide emissions and are much quieter than traditional cars and trucks), making it healthier to breathe and easier to be heard.

In Seattle, the environmental benefits of EVs are even higher because almost all electricity supplied by City Light comes from carbon-neutral sources like water and wind power. This means EVs can help our region make reductions in the car exhaust (fumes) that cause climate change – a major driver of floods and other natural disasters that make us less safe.

APPLY FOR A CHARGER NEAR YOUR HOME

To expand public charging opportunities, we are now accepting applications to install new curbside Level 2 chargers near where you live. We want to hear directly from communities where charging is needed. Once you submit an application, we will review and select locations that meet City of Seattle environmental and equity goals and address residential EV charging gaps. Selected locations must also meet the technical requirements to install a charger, including access to the proper power sources. Applications will be reviewed and locations will be selected on an ongoing basis from now through fall 2027, and chargers will be installed on a rolling basis from fall 2027 through 2030. Learn more and apply for a charger today! https://tinyurl.com/ ExpandEVSEA

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OCTOBER 21, 2026

New $16.7 Million Shortfall Renews Calls to Dissolve KCRHA Staff Report

new financial review has identified a $16.7 million funding shortfall at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), renewing calls to dissolve the agency just months before Seattle and King County are scheduled to reclaim oversight of locally funded homelessness contracts. The October 15 findings follow an April forensic evaluation that revealed serious financial management problems, including a $44.7 million negative cash position and millions in unreconciled balances. In July, Mayor Katie Wilson and King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced plans to substantially downsize KCRHA rather than eliminate it. The latest findings have intensified disagreements over whether that restructuring goes far enough.

WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?

Independent financial monitor Turning Point Strategic Advisors reviewed records dating to KCRHA’s establishment in 2021. The review found that approximately $15.6 million in anticipated administrative revenue never materialized because homelessness programs did not fully utilize their grant funding. KCRHA continued operating with expenses based on those higher revenue expectations. The review also identified approximately $3.3 million in administrative spending beyond supported levels and $2.4 million in net interest costs associated with the agency’s negative balance in the King County Investment Pool. Those figures overlap and should not be added together. The $16.7 million represents the estimated

remaining funding need, not money proven stolen or diverted. Investigators reported no evidence of fraud. Final reconciliation is expected in early 2027.

COUNCILMEMBERS DEMAND DISSOLUTION

Seattle Councilmember Maritza Rivera and King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski, who previously introduced proposals to dissolve KCRHA, renewed their demands following the findings. “It is shocking to learn that because of persistent financial mismanagement by KCRHA, the City and the County will now have to repay nearly $17 million in debt on its behalf,” Rivera said. “We have already taken back our homelessness contracts; it’s time to entirely dissolve the agency.”

Dembowski similarly characterized the findings as evidence of prolonged financial mismanagement, arguing that the organization should be shut down. Their dissolution proposals remain on hold while the governments consider KCRHA’s future.

MAYOR AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEFEND RESTRUCTURING

Wilson and Zahilay acknowledged the seriousness of the findings but reaffirmed their restructuring plan. “The $17 million unrecoverable balance is unacceptable,” they said in a joint statement, adding that both governments are working toward repayment while protecting homelessness services. Beginning January 2027, Seattle’s Human Services Department and King County’s

Department of Community and Human Services are expected to resume administration of locally funded contracts. KCRHA would retain federal funding responsibilities, regional homelessness data systems, coordinated housing referrals and other shared functions. The transition is intended to preserve existing shelter, housing and outreach services while establishing clearer financial oversight. The remaining questions concern how the shortfall will be repaid, whether the smaller authority can operate effectively and whether councilmembers will continue pursuing complete dissolution. A final financial accounting is expected during the first quarter of 2027.

Seattle Transportation Faces Cash Shortage as Council Questions $63.5 Million Loan Staff Report

A LOAN FROM WITHIN CITY HALL

Unlike borrowing from a bank, an interfund loan allows one city fund to temporarily use money held in another. Under the mayor’s proposal, SDOT could borrow from the Transportation Levy Fund and the Real Estate Excise Tax Capital Projects Fund, with a maximum outstanding balance of $63.5 million. The arrangement would function as a revolving loan. SDOT could draw money when needed and repay portions as funds become available, rather than receiving and spending the entire amount immediately. The loan would be due by the end of 2036, with annual repayments of $2.2 million beginning in 2027 under the proposed budget. City legislative analyst Traci Ratzliff told councilmembers that SDOT does not anticipate needing to borrow the full amount at once. The larger borrowing limit is intended to provide enough flexibility to avoid repeatedly requesting additional loans when cash balances fluctuate.

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eattle’s transportation department is seeking authorization to borrow up to $63.5 million from other city funds to manage a persistent cash shortage, raising questions among City Council members about how the department handles its finances and whether the proposed solution goes far enough. The request is part of Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed 2027 budget and comes alongside a plan to increase Seattle’s commercial parking tax. During an October 14 budget hearing, councilmembers questioned the size of the proposed loan, the status of previous borrowing and why the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) continues to experience substantial cash-flow problems. The department’s fund ended September with a negative balance of approximately $24 million. Its average daily balance for the month was negative $41 million, according to figures presented to the council. Those numbers are concerning, but they do not necessarily mean SDOT has exceeded its annual budget by those amounts. Transportation expenses and revenues do not always arrive at the same time. Employee payroll, contractor payments and other operating costs may come due before anticipated revenues are received or expenses are allocated to other transportation accounts. That timing can temporarily push the department’s cash balance below zero, even when money is expected later. What remains unclear is why the problem has persisted and whether the proposed borrowing arrangement will adequately address it.

But several councilmembers questioned whether the city should authorize such a substantial amount without a clearer accounting of the department’s financial condition.

PREVIOUS LOANS RAISE NEW QUESTIONS

The department received a $25 million loan in 2020 and another $15 million in 2021. According to information presented during the hearing, the 2021 loan was repaid in 2022. The status of the earlier loan, however, became a point of disagreement. Ratzliff told councilmembers that SDOT had paid off its remaining balance in December. Councilmember Dan Strauss said information discussed at a Debt Management Advisory Council meeting suggested the department had not fulfilled its previous repayment obligations. Strauss said the new borrowing arrangement should include stronger repayment requirements, particularly regarding interest payments. He also suggested referring the matter to the state auditor or hiring an outside consultant to examine SDOT’s finances and recommend changes. “As I’ve been digging into this situation, this issue, the information that I’m receiving is worse than I expected,” Strauss said. He added that the review had left him with more questions than answers. Councilmember Maritza Rivera described the proposed loan as a bailout and questioned whether the department was delivering the transportation improvements residents expect. “All the while, the projects that we’re requesting aren’t getting done, even when we do identify the money for it,” Rivera said.

Councilmember Rob Saka also questioned whether a smaller borrowing limit would be more appropriate. The concerns reflect a broader issue: even if borrowing solves the immediate cash shortage, councilmembers want assurances that SDOT can manage its finances and meet its commitments without returning for assistance.

PARKING TAXES WOULD INCREASE

The mayor’s proposed budget includes a separate measure intended to generate additional transportation revenue. Seattle’s commercial parking tax would increase from 14.5% to 17%, a change projected to raise approximately $9.3 million in 2027. For drivers, the difference would be relatively modest on an individual transaction. A $20 parking charge currently carries $2.90 in city parking tax. Under the proposal, that tax would increase to $3.40, adding 50 cents to the bill before other applicable taxes. Although the rate would rise by 2.5 percentage points, the amount of parking tax collected would increase by approximately 17.2% compared with the existing rate. The budget proposal also includes higher street-use permit fees. Together, the changes are intended to bring additional revenue into transportation operations, although they would not immediately eliminate the department’s cash-flow problems.

A CASH PROBLEM OR A LARGER FINANCIAL PROBLEM?

One of the central questions facing the council is whether SDOT’s difficulties are primarily a matter of timing or evidence of a

deeper mismatch between spending commitments and available revenue. A department can have enough revenue projected over the course of a year and still struggle to pay bills when they come due. Borrowing can help bridge that gap. But if expenses consistently outpace incoming revenue, loans may postpone rather than resolve the underlying problem. The distinction matters because Seattle is already managing competing demands for street maintenance, transportation safety, infrastructure repairs and capital projects. Borrowing from other city funds also requires attention to repayment schedules and the purposes for which those funds were originally collected. The council has not yet determined whether the proposed $63.5 million borrowing limit is appropriate or whether additional financial oversight should accompany its approval.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

The proposed loan and parking tax increase remain under consideration as the City Council reviews the mayor’s 2027 budget. Councilmembers could approve the measures, revise their terms or request additional reporting before making a final decision. For now, the department’s immediate challenge is keeping enough cash available to meet its obligations. The council’s larger challenge is determining why that has become so difficult. Until those questions are answered, the proposed loan remains both a potential solution to SDOT’s cash shortage and a reminder of unresolved concerns about how Seattle funds and manages its transportation system.

OCTOBER 21, 2026

After Kerry Park Shooting, Seattle’s Public Safety Debate Intensifies

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shooting at Kerry Park that injured two people has brought renewed attention to public safety in Queen Anne, adding urgency to an ongoing debate over gun violence, police staffing and Seattle’s proposed 2027 budget. The October 10 shooting at one of Seattle’s most recognizable viewpoints was followed by the fatal shooting of a gas station clerk near Seattle Center. Both incidents occurred in City Council District 7, represented by Councilmember Bob Kettle, who chairs the council’s Public Safety Committee. The incidents followed months of concern about violence around Seattle Center and Belltown, including the July mass shooting at Bite of Seattle that killed three people and injured four others. Mayor Katie Wilson and Kettle have both called for action. Their recent statements, however, highlight disagreements over how Seattle should coordinate police enforcement, crisis response and violence prevention.

VIOLENCE BRINGS RENEWED ATTENTION TO QUEEN ANNE

Seattle police reported that two people were injured and one person was arrested following the October 10 shooting at Kerry Park. Wilson addressed the incident during an October 13 media availability, describing it as connected to a late-night gathering and outlining plans to increase police patrols in areas where similar gatherings occur. “That kind of irresponsible, reckless, and dangerous behavior has no place in Seattle,” Wilson said. The mayor said additional late-night patrols would focus on preventing dangerous situations from escalating. Kettle responded with a call for a broader strategy involving the Seattle Police Department (SPD), Seattle Parks and Recreation, and the Seattle Department of Transportation. “Forty-four shots fired, two gunshot victims to Harborview — and another neighborhood traumatized,” Kettle said in an October 13 statement. He said his office had been communicating with the mayor’s administration throughout the summer about safety concerns at Kerry Park and had previously requested increased police patrols. He also called for specific information about the administration’s gun-violence strategy and how police staffing would support it.

PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS PREDATE KERRY PARK SHOOTING

Concerns about public safety were already mounting before the latest violence. Following the July 26 mass shooting at Bite of Seattle, business and community organizations pressed city leaders for a stronger response to violence affecting Seattle Center, Belltown and surrounding neighborhoods. On September 10, the Seattle Metro Chamber joined a coalition of organizations in sending city leaders a letter calling for immediate, coordinated action. The Chamber’s latest Index survey, conducted September 23 through October 1 among 700 Seattle voters, offered another indication of that concern. Crime and public safety ranked as respondents’ leading issue, cited by 39%, ahead of homelessness at 33% and affordability at 27%. Approximately 65% agreed that Seattle was losing the public safety and quality-oflife momentum associated with this summer’s FIFA World Cup. The survey also found that 75% lacked confidence in the city’s plan to address public safety, while 72% identified shutting down open-air drug markets as a leading policy priority. Despite those concerns, 75% said they remained proud to call themselves Seattleites. The findings were released October 13, three days after the Kerry Park shooting, but the polling itself was completed beforehand. The results measure public opinion rather than actual crime rates, and they do not establish that any particular shooting caused the change in sentiment.

WILSON PROPOSES A COORDINATED RESPONSE THROUGH CARE

Wilson has emphasized that improving public safety requires both police enforcement and programs designed to prevent violence before it occurs. Her September gun-violence plan assigns a larger coordinating role to Seattle’s Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department, known as CARE. CARE operates the city’s 911 communications center and provides civilian crisis responders for certain nonviolent behavioral health and welfare calls. Under Wilson’s plan, CARE would also coordinate community violence intervention programs that have historically operated through the Human Services Department. Those programs include teams that help deescalate conflicts, support shooting victims and their families, and work with people at elevated risk of becoming involved in gun violence.

More than $5 million in annual contracts with nine community organizations would move under CARE’s oversight. The proposed budget also funds two new positions: a Director of Gun Violence Reduction and a Coordinator of Gun Violence Reduction. The goal is to connect prevention programs more closely with emergency response, allowing community organizations and city departments to coordinate after shootings and intervene in situations where violence may recur. Responding to the Chamber’s survey, Wilson pointed to her proposed budget as evidence that public safety remains a priority. “I think that’s reflected in the budget that I transmitted to council and is reflected in the work that we’re doing right now. So we’re going to keep chugging along,” Wilson said. She emphasized that lasting progress requires addressing underlying causes as well as responding to individual incidents. “Real progress means not just reacting to incidents when they occur, but taking that really deep look at the root causes; and that’s something that takes time,” Wilson said.

WHAT ABOUT POLICE STAFFING?

The mayor’s proposal also increases funding for SPD positions. Her 2027–2028 budget funds 1,250 sworn police positions annually, an increase of 66 over the current budgeted level. However, funding a position does not mean an officer has already been hired or is available for patrol. Seattle has spent several years rebuilding its police workforce following substantial staffing losses, making recruitment, training and retention important factors in how quickly additional officers can be deployed. Wilson’s gun-violence plan calls for increased bicycle patrols in several neighborhoods, including Belltown, and closer coordination between police and community intervention teams. The administration also proposes a focused deterrence strategy, directing enforcement and intervention resources to ward people identified as being at particularly high risk of involvement in shootings. Kettle has questioned whether the proposed police staffing levels will be sufficient. In a September 28 statement, he warned that limiting funded staffing to 1,250 positions could leave Seattle with too few deployable officers relative to its population and public safety needs. Following the October shootings, he renewed his request for details about how SPD staffing fits into the city’s broader gun-violence strategy.

Kettle has emphasized that increased patrols alone are not enough and has called for coordination across city departments. The disagreement is therefore not simply whether Seattle should fund police or community-based programs. Both appear in the mayor’s proposal. The question is whether the combination of funded police positions, crisis response and violence prevention provides enough capacity to address the problems residents are reporting.

MEASURING PROGRESS AND RESTORING CONFIDENCE

The Chamber’s survey suggests public confidence remains a challenge, even as city leaders point to new programs and investments. At the same time, Seattle Police data cited in recent reporting indicated that shootings and shots-fired incidents were down approximately 30% year to date. Those statistics do not diminish the impact of individual shootings on victims, families or neighborhoods. They do illustrate why public safety must be evaluated through more than a single incident or survey. For Wilson’s strategy, important measures will include police hiring, response capacity, coordination with CARE and whether violence intervention programs reduce repeat incidents. For the council, the immediate task is evaluating whether the proposed budget provides sufficient resources and clear accountability for those efforts.

BUDGET DECISIONS AHEAD

The City Council is reviewing Wilson’s proposed 2027 budget and can amend funding for SPD, CARE and related public safety programs before final adoption. A public budget hearing is scheduled for November 5, giving residents another opportunity to comment. For Queen Anne, the Kerry Park shooting has brought an already active citywide debate into a familiar neighborhood setting. Wilson is proposing a coordinated approach combining police hiring, targeted patrols, civilian crisis response and community violence intervention. Kettle is pressing for clearer operational details and stronger assurances that police staffing and interdepartmental coordination will meet neighborhood needs. How those priorities are reflected in the final budget will help determine the resources Seattle commits to preventing and responding to gun violence in the coming year.

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The Most Important Thing

friend who grew up in Poulsbo now lives in a classic Craftsmen in Magnolia, a house she knew she’d buy even before she went inside because “sometimes you just know.” When the afternoon sun pours through its south facing windows, she likes to take a nap as the light settles around her, “because I nap now. I’m only fifty. Am I supposed to feel this tired at fifty?” When someone asks for my two cents, I have to think for a moment if I want to give it. Before the moment is up, she says she makes green smoothies for breakfast, adds Mary Lou something I’ve Sanelli never heard of Falling to her salads, Awake and I have heard of Reiki, but after she explains it, I still can’t explain it. She recites these routines as if sharing a mental list as proof that she is, at least, trying. The last time she and I talked on the phone, her voice grew thick. The first word that troubled me was “safer.” It came out as “thafer.” It was during one of our debates about the city. We disagreed about the Seattle Great Wheel, but everyone knows it as the Ferris wheel, and that’s what we call it. She thought it made the waterfront more inviting. And thafer. I said it’s more about imitating other cities than representing ours, sounding more serious than I intended because my friend was sloshed at three in the afternoon. And it broke my heart. I wondered how I would bring it up; wondered if I would bring it up. It’s a huge undertaking, trying to describe how it feels when you fear your friend is drinking too much, too often, too early in the day, and I wasn’t sure I’d be able to manage it all that well. I knew what I wanted to

say and I didn’t want to answer less truthfully, but you never know if an opinion―giving or getting―will be a stupid mistake or a real sign of concern. But this is what a real friend is supposed to do, right? Put concern into words. So here are the words: “I don’t think all the remedies in the world can counter the effects of too much alcohol.” Her cheeks flushed. She said, “Uh-uh,” meaning, “as if I don’t know that,” because for years we’ve talked about how we either repeat our parents’ mistakes (her father was an alcoholic) or try to move on. Then she leans away with her arms crossed in front of her the way she does. It’s the way she talks to me when she doesn’t want to talk to me. I should say this is one of the things I cherish most about our friendship, these behaviors we’d never show to just anyone.

In Celebration of Being a Beginner

By Nancy Weinbeck

just shared with our residents some thoughts on an older essay that I just read, Tim Wu’s “In Praise of Mediocrity” published in The New York Times back in 2018. Wu writes that there is so much societal pressure on the pursuit of excellence in whatever we endeavor, that we end up doing nothing rather than failing to be excellent. This made me think about my favorite topic, liminality and aging, and saw some interesting connections. A refresher: liminal space is an in-between space, and I often refer to aging as being a liminal state. You’re no longer who you used to be, and you’re trying to understand yourself in a different light.

Our tendency is to measure ourselves against a version of ourselves that doesn’t quite fit any longer. That can bring a lot of discomfort. The more we identify with our former selves, the harder it is to enter that liminal space of a new, unfamiliar identity. Rather than fight change as we age, we can recognize that we simply become novices at many things, to name a few: our changing bodies, our changing roles, changing technology, changing norms and expectations, and perhaps changing the place one calls home. So maybe “successful aging” is about leaning in to being a novice, to being a beginner again. Maybe we can start to think about aging as the “discovery of our novicehood”, a gift courtesy of liminality.

I’d challenge us to consider that aging well is not about “still” being excellent at things we used to do, thought it can be for some. But maybe it’s really about being willing to be a beginner. To be a novice. To be comfortable with being new at something. Everyone that moves to Bayview becomes a beginner again as a Bayview resident. And once they’re no longer a novice at that, they get to be a beginner at learning a new skill, making new friends, growing in unexpected and joyful ways. As we age, there can be much joy in embracing novicehood. Be a little daring. Try something new. Drop the self-judgment and the need to be excellent. Be comfortable with being a beginner. And watch as your world opens.

I know no one can stop someone from drinking too much, it has to come from within. Yet a feeling moved through me, a dare, if you will, to own up to my vastly imperfect knack for the risky work relationship can be sometimes, if you hang in there long enough. In a world gone increasingly remote, where tech companies design their platforms to heighten conflict, I feel even more determined to talk. (Remember it? The luxury of talking.) “Sweetie,” I say, “the bottle of vodka on your counter is big as a floor vase and you live alone.” But stop there, I think. This is too sensitive a place to go. I’m not sure what she ultimately thought of me as a friend just then, but I know that if our words wish to be said, they will be said. She is honest with me and me with her.

SURVIVORS, FROM 1 BACKGROUND

While violent crime has generally trended down in recent years, rates of domestic and intimate partner violence and homicides have notably increased. Domestic violence remains a leading cause of homelessness for women and children, with 37% of families utilizing King County’s Emergency Family Shelter Intake line in 2022 fleeing domestic violence. In Seattle, nearly one-third of all cases referred to the Seattle City Attorney’s Office (CAO) from the Seattle Police Department (SPD) are related to domestic violence. Thirty-three percent of cases in the CAO criminal case backlog are related to domestic violence, elder abuse, sexual assault, and/or stalking. It‘s also estimated that every two minutes someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. Half of all female homicide victims are killed by intimate partner violence, with Black and Indigenous women experiencing the highest rates. Despite the ongoing quiet crisis, organizations providing survivor services for domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse have been underfunded for years and some programs are on the brink of collapse due in part to aggressive federal policy and funding changes under the Trump administration. Some of these include: • Changes within H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) reduced millions of dollars in resources within Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) federal grant programs that fund survivor services and prevention programs. • H.R. 1 additionally includes changes and cuts to survivor specific housing assistance programs within the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). • Weakening of Title IX rules on college and university campuses that make it more difficult for student survivors to seek investigations and justice.

There is a bit of an edge to her voice as she fake-insists that gimlets (plural), made with organic cranberry juice, no sugar (that’s how badly she wants to believe) are “not that bad.” And while we’re at it, she squeezes her own lime juice. “It’s not like I’m drinking martinis.” For the longest time, we were quiet. Finally she stuck her tongue out at me with a smirk that made me walk over and hug her. I always prefer that my friends stick out their tongue to my face rather than behind my back, and it would just kill me if she didn’t hug me back. Then she threw up her hands and we had ourselves a good laugh. I’m not even sure why, exactly. Just all the years we’ve known each other, I guess. Because the truth is, for many of us, after our partners depart for whatever reasons (unfaithfulness, death, because we want them out), friendship may be the next―and for some, the only―intimate relationship left. And if we screw it up, the fallout is not a divorce, but it can feel like one. Worse than one. My own mother said as much. So have many others I’ve talked to about losing a close friend. So the fact that my friend (who is really about as good-natured as they come) and I can have this kind of run-in and emerge intact feels like a miracle. I cannot for the life of me think of a better name for our kind of miracle other than friendship. And I say it as though it ties everything together, which of course it does. Mary Lou Sanelli’s latest title, An Island Called Bainbridge, People Places, Conversations, will be released in October. Save the Date: She’ll be celebrating her launch at Elliott Bay Book Company on October 13th, 7 pm: Third Place Books/ Ravenna on October 29th, 7 pm; and signing copies at Magnolia’s Bookstore on October 3rd, 11 am to 2 pm. For more information visit www.marylousanelli.com.

• Attempts to exclude federal funding to organizations that provide survivor services and emergency housing support for LGBTQIA+ survivors under bans on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These exclusions are being challenged in the courts, but many small organizations are no longer pursuing them. In Seattle this looks like: • Across Washington state, federal VOCA funding has dropped from $74.7 million in 2018 to $17.8 million in 2024 which has weakened a major funding source for victims of crime statewide. While Washington state has made temporary appropriations to backfill each year, this has left programs across the state, including the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC), with a lack of predictable, sustained funding for programs and services. • Reduced capacity and service hours of the Safe, Healthy, Empowered (S.H.E.) Clinic at Aurora Commons due to loss of $345,000 in state and federal funding. • New Beginnings is anticipating an up to 75% reduction in federal funding for their Community Advocacy Program (CAP) due to changes related to HUD’s Continuum of Care program. This could mean less availability of survivor specific emergency housing.

NEXT STEPS

The City Council is currently in the middle of the 2027-28 budget process. Councilmember Rinck will submit her proposal next week and formal briefings on the potential amendments will take place beginning on Oct. 27. Members of the public are encouraged to voice their support, including at the next public hearing on Nov. 5. A full list of public comment opportunities including an overview of the budget process is available on the City Council webpage.

OCTOBER 21, 2026

By Dave Gil de Rubio

hen most hard rock fans of a certain age hear the name W.A.S.P., the image that comes to mind is an over-the-top act whose theatricality and excess regularly made them targets of the bi-partisan censorship-obsessed P.M.R.C. (Parents Music Resource Center). But for founding member Blackie Lawless, the goal for his band is pure and simple storytelling. For the “1984 To Headless” Tour, the narrative is about commemorating the four decade-plus anniversary of his band by revisiting the group’s early full-length albums. And being the spiritual/theatrical offspring of Alice Cooper, Lawless explains that fans can expect some topical theatricality mixed into this walk down W.A.S.P.’ s musical memory lane. “We’re going to kill Hitler,” Lawless said matter-of-factly in a September interview. “You will see his trial go on in the big screen behind us while we’re doing ‘The Headless Children.’ As the trial is going on, he is going to be wheeled out when his sentence is pronounced and we’re going to electrocute him right in front of the audience. With the anti-Semitism going on around the world, when people see this, it’s not a joke. It’s a serious thing.” The idea for this tour, which finds K.K.’s Priest as the opening act, dates back to when it was promoted just as the pandemic hit “When tickets went on sale in Europe, they exploded out of the

box,” Lawless said. “It was a good idea and we decided to put in on the backburner with the understanding that at some point, we would do it. We think it’s time.” Attendees will get a healthy mix of songs from the band’s selftitled 1984 debut, 1985’s “The Last Command,” 1986’s “The Electric Circus” and 1989’s “The Headless Children.” For Lawless, doing the deep dive on that part of his band’s canon yielded some gems for the tour set list. “We’re going to do material we haven’t done since the very beginning,” Lawless said. “It really is pretty interesting when it comes to that. People are going to hear things they’ve never heard and a big part of the audience is going to hear things they haven’t heard since the beginning. One of the things we’re looking at is ‘Fistful of Diamonds,’ which was written as an opener. We opened the second tour with that song and haven’t played it since. That’s an example of what we’re talking about -- trying to do stuff like that.” For the man Steven Edward Duren, his obsession with music began at the tender age of two while sitting in his high chair and Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” came on the radio. It was a transcendent moment that resonates decades later. “It’s the first memory of anything I have in life,” Lawless recalled. “I don’t have a memory of anything for a couple of more years after that. But that’s the one that stays with me the most. I thought to myself that I didn’t know what

it was, but somehow, some way, it was speaking to me. And it never went away. To this day, if I hear that song, it’s like a strange thing comes over me.” While growing up in Staten Island, Lawless’ first paid “gig” came when he was nine. Along with two buddies, he played at a local neighborhood party where the trio made the grand sum of $16.35 after the hat was passed around. “I didn’t make any money for years after that. It was just that first expression. Again, all these firsts leave that lasting impression on you and you never forget them. The idea of it stays with you for the rest of your life.” Fast forward to the mid-‘70s and Lawless found himself hired to replace Johnny Thunders after the latter quit the New York Dolls just as the band was set to embark on the Red Patent tour, the group’s last gasp with future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren at the helm. With Lawless having to learn 21 songs at a soundcheck, the Dolls lasted for two shows before Lawless and Dolls bandmate Arthur Kane headed out in 1975 to found the ill-fated Killer Kane “We worked together for about a year and Arthur had a really bad alcohol problem,” Lawless said. “I tried and tried and tried to make it work, but I couldn’t. That’s when I put the band Sister together, which was the precursor to what W.A.S.P. would become.” By the time 1982 rolled around, L.A.’s Sunset Strip became a hard rock scene that was a response to

Seattle Briefs INPUT FOR WEST MAGNOLIA PLAYFIELD PLAY AREA RENOVATION REQUESTED

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to help shape the future Magnolia Playfield Play Area. Please join us on Saturday, October 31 from 10 am to noon at the Magnolia Playfield Play Area to review three play area design concepts. SPR’s project team will be available to answer questions and collect your feedback. Look for our Seattle Parks and Recreation tent just south of the Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W., adjacent to the play area. Your input will help shape the final preferred design. If you are unable to attend, an online survey will be available the same day as the event. We look forward to seeing you and your families. Costumes encouraged and treats provided. For more information, please visit our Engagement Hub at https://engageseattleparks.com/west-magnolia-playfield-playground-renovation or contact Tizai Mauto at Tizai.Mauto@seattle.gov.

SEATTLE POLICE LIEUTENANT REPRIMANDED OVER COMMENTS AT 2025 PROTEST

Seattle Interim Police Chief Andre Sayles announced October 16 that a police lieutenant received a written reprimand for comments made during a May 24, 2025, rally and counterdemonstration at Cal Anderson Park. The disciplinary action followed an investigation by Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability (OPA) into remarks captured on body-worn camera footage as officers prepared to make arrests. The lieutenant, identified in previous reporting as Matthew Didier, was recorded using aggressive language while addressing fellow officers during the Mayday USA event. Sayles said the remarks failed to meet the department’s standards, particularly for a supervisor, and emphasized that officers’ language can influence how crowds are policed. He said the reprimand followed the department’s progressive discipline guidelines, noting the lieutenant’s limited prior disciplinary

history and that the penalty fell within OPA’s recommended range. Sayles also acknowledged findings from the Office of Inspector General that police actions during the event damaged trust within Seattle’s LGBTQ+ community. SPD plans to strengthen crowd-management practices, expand its LGBTQ+ liaison and advisory council efforts, and improve communication with community organizations ahead of future demonstrations. The chief emphasized that the department must protect the rights of all residents, regardless of identity or beliefs.

SEATTLE RESIDENTS INVITED TO SHARE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS IN SURVEY

Seattle residents and workers are invited to share their concerns about crime and neighborhood safety through the annual Seattle University Public Safety Survey, open through November 30. Now in its 12th year, the survey is conducted by Seattle University’s Crime and Justice Research Center in partnership with the Seattle Police Department (SPD). Researchers will examine responses to identify public safety concerns at the citywide, precinct and neighborhood levels. The findings will help inform SPD’s MicroCommunity Policing Plans, which guide neighborhood-specific policing priorities. “No Seattle neighborhood is alike when it comes to crime and public safety,” said Dr. Jacqueline Helfgott, director of the research center. Police Chief Andre Sayles encouraged participation, saying community feedback helps the department understand where improvements are needed. Survey results will be shared with SPD ahead of community-police discussions scheduled for March through August 2027. The survey is available in 11 languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, Somali and Vietnamese. Anyone who lives or works in Seattle can participate at publicsafetysurvey.org through November 30.

W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P. Turns Back the Clock - and Cranks Up the Shock

the disco and punk movements. Sister begat Circus Circus, which evolved into W.A.S.P. Lawless remembers it as being a heady time where major label A&R execs signed a number of acts including Ratt, Quiet Riot, Motley Crue and W.A.S.P. “Every label at that point was looking to see what they could find,” Lawless said. “There were half a dozen bands that made it out of the local scene that ended up having some real success and going on to what you know now. We were fortunately one of them.” All these decades later, Lawless and W.A.S.P. are still standing with plans to release new material in the next year or so. When asked about his band’s longevity, the septuagenarian rocker feels the answer is rather straightforward and obvious.

“It comes down to the same thing any band that’s been able to survive as long as we have -- it’s the quality of the songs,” he said. “If you’ve got that quality and it’s something people remember, then you’re going to survive. And if you don’t, you won’t. That really is the difference. Every band that starts, and I don’t care who they are, when you look back at their first five years together, that’s where they make their bones. That doesn’t mean you don’t make good records after that. You keep on making good records. Any artist needs a dozen songs that people really, really love. If you’ve got those dozen songs, then you can make a career out of what you’re doing. If you’ve got more than that, then you can last a long, long, long, long time.”

orita Robbins died peacefully, surrounded by her children on September 2 6 , 2 0 2 6 . S he wa s born and raised in San Francisco. She was one of seven women in 1951 to earn a business degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She moved to Seattle and was happily married to Burton S. Robbin s (dec ea s ed 2007) for 56 years, and lived in Magnolia for many of them. Sur vived by her three adoring children and their par tners. Darryl (Jani Semke), Dawn (Steve Law) and Keith (Peggy Beulig), f i ve grandc hil dren Zack (Ann Ishimaru) and Eli Semke, Rachel Jumago (Matt), Gabriel Law and Mona and five great-grandchildren ( Mik a , K ai and A k i Semke and Juniper and Rowan Jumago). She loved family. She bandaged her children’s owies, was involved with the Girl Scouts. She watched hundreds of sporting events, chaperoned dances, attended music

Norita Robbins performances and graciously hosted her children, their families and friends into adulthood. For many years, she and Burt played Santa Claus and Mrs. Santa Claus for Magnolia friends and their children and grandchildren. Norita had many interests. She was a docent at the Seattle Art Museum, an avid bridge player at the Women’s University Club and played tennis at Central Park Tennis Club. She loved her projec t s :

creating stationer y, knitting, and needlepoint. And she was a devoted friend to many. In her later years, she lived in Seattle’s Mirabella, where she made many friends and appreciated the care and devotion of the staff. In lieu of flowers, Norita would appreciate a contribution to the charity of your choice. Furthermore, she would smile upon a random act of kindness.

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Got Questions About Your Home? Seattle Has Answers at Free Home Fair Staff Report

lanning a kitchen renovation? Wondering whether your older home could withstand a major earthquake? Confused about rental rules, building permits or what improvements require city approval? Seattle residents will have an opportunity to get answers directly from the people who work with those rules every day. The City Of Seattle (SDCI) will host its free Seattle Home Fair on Saturday, Oct. 24, bringing together city specialists to help homeowners, renters, landlords and prospective builders navigate the sometimes complicated world of housing regulations. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Rainier Beach Community Center, and features more than 20 areas of expertise, along with three scheduled educational sessions. Unlike a traditional home show filled with remodeling vendors and product demonstrations, this event focuses on answering questions, explaining city requirements and helping residents understand their options.

IS YOUR HOME READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE?

Seattle’s older housing stock includes many homes constructed before modern seismic standards. While these buildings may have stood for decades, some have structural vulnerabilities that could become dangerous during a major earthquake. The fair’s earthquake retrofit presentation, is designed particularly for owners of homes built before the 80s. Retrofitting can involve strengthening the connections between a house and its foundation or reinforcing structural components to reduce the risk of damage during shaking. The appropriate improvements depend on a building’s age, construction and existing conditions. Not every home requires the same work, making professional guidance especially valuable before homeowners commit to expensive projects. For residents considering improvements, the session offers an opportunity to learn where to begin and what questions to ask before hiring a contractor.

WHAT CAN LANDLORDS CHARGE RENTERS?

Homeownership isn’t a requirement for attending. Seattle renters and landlords will also have an opportunity to learn about changes to rental housing regulations, including restrictions on certain fees. A session titled “Rental Junk Fee Ban,” scheduled from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., will explain new requirements and what landlords must disclose to prospective tenants. For renters, the discussion could help clarify which charges are permitted and what information they should receive before signing a lease. For property owners and managers, it provides an opportunity to better understand their responsibilities and avoid costly compliance mistakes.

The fair will also offer information about utility assistance programs, which may help qualifying households manage their bills.

BEFORE YOU PICK UP A HAMMER

Home improvement projects can quickly become complicated when questions about permits, inspections and construction codes arise. A homeowner might assume replacing a fixture is straightforward, only to discover that changing plumbing, electrical systems or structural components introduces additional requirements. Others may be unsure whether a planned addition, renovation or repair needs a permit at all. City specialists will be available to explain construction regulations, inspection requirements and permitting processes, including when a project may qualify for a subject-to-field inspection. Getting answers before work begins can help residents avoid preventable delays, unexpected expenses or having to redo completed improvements. The fair also provides an opportunity for people considering their first building project to better understand how city approval processes work.

UNDERSTANDING THE RULES THAT SHAPE NEIGHBORHOODS

The final scheduled session, “How Does the Code Impact You and Our Community,” runs from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. It will introduce residents to housing codes, property standards and Seattle’s Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance, commonly known as RRIO. These rules influence everything from minimum rental housing conditions to property maintenance responsibilities. For homeowners, renters and landlords alike, understanding the regulations can make it easier to recognize problems, plan improvements and communicate with city departments.

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10 OCTOBER 21, 2026

Fall Yard Cleanup? Don’t Forget the Alley Staff Report

A LITTLE TRIMMING CAN PREVENT A BIG INCONVENIENCE

SPU sends reminder letters to customers whose properties have had vegetation problems or where collection drivers notice growth that could interfere with future access. The letters are intended as early warnings, not violations. If vegetation is subsequently confirmed to obstruct alley access, the city may issue a formal compliance notice under Seattle’s vegetation regulations. Those rules require property owners to prevent vegetation from obstructing public rights-of-way, including sidewalks, streets and alleys. Seattle’s clearance requirements call for eight feet above sidewalks and 14 feet above traveled roads. Residents should also ensure that

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all has arrived, bringing familiar weekend chores to Seattle’s neighborhoods: raking leaves, cutting back overgrown gardens, preparing lawns for winter and perhaps planting a new tree before the rains settle in. But as residents turn their attention to their yards, Seattle Public Utilities has a reminder about an easily overlooked part of property maintenance: the alley. In an announcement, SPU encouraged residents to check whether trees, hedges, bamboo or other vegetation are growing into alleyways used by garbage, recycling and foodand-yard-waste collection trucks. An overhanging branch or encroaching hedge might seem harmless from the backyard. For a large collection vehicle navigating a narrow alley, however, it can become an obstacle that affects service for an entire block. The utility says regular maintenance and cooperation between neighbors can prevent missed collections, temporary requirements to place carts along the street and unsafe conditions for people using the alley.

vegetation does not obscure traffic signs or intersections. For properties sharing narrow alleys, the best approach is to check both sides of the passage and look for branches extending into the space vehicles need to maneuver. Neighbors may need to coordinate when growth crosses property boundaries. Residents uncertain about a obstruction can contact SPU.

FALL IS PLANTING SEASON IN SEATTLE

October is also an excellent time to add a tree to a Seattle yard. According to the city’s Trees for Seattle program, the ideal planting window runs from October through December. Cooler weather and seasonal rainfall help newly planted trees establish roots before the following summer’s dry conditions. The key is choosing a tree that will fit its surroundings when fully grown, not just when it leaves the nursery. Before planting, consider the tree’s mature height and canopy and whether branches could eventually extend into an alley or sidewalk. Overhead power lines and underground utilities also matter. Residents planting in their own

yards generally do not need a city tree-planting permit. Planting in a street-side planting strip or other public right-of-way, however, requires approval from the SDOT. Before digging, contact 811 to identify underground utility lines. Homeowners should also locate private side-sewer connections, which may not be marked through the standard utility-location service. Planning ahead can prevent a tree planted for shade or privacy from becoming a recurring maintenance problem years later.

NOT EVERY BRANCH SHOULD COME DOWN IN OCTOBER

Although fall is an ideal time for planting, it is not the preferred season for extensive pruning. Seattle’s tree-care guidance generally recommends pruning deciduous trees during winter dormancy, when their structure is easier to see. The city advises avoiding unnecessary fall pruning because pruning wounds heal more slowly and decay fungi are more prevalent. Small shrubs and hedges that extend into walkways can often be maintained with ordinary garden tools. Larger limbs, potentially

hazardous branches or trees near electrical lines are better evaluated by a qualified professional. Street trees have additional protections. Certain pruning work requires a city permit, and residents should not assume they can substantially cut back a tree simply because it extends over a public space.

OTHER FALL CHORES WORTH TACKLING

While checking alley access, homeowners can also take care of several seasonal maintenance tasks. Clear fallen leaves from walkways and nearby storm drains so rainwater can flow freely. Leaves covering drains can contribute to localized flooding during heavy autumn storms. Rather than allowing leaves to collect in the street, residents can compost them or place them in food-and-yard-waste carts according to Seattle’s collection rules. Lawns also benefit from attention before winter. Removing thick layers of fallen leaves helps keep grass from being smothered, while fall is generally a suitable time for overseeding or repairing bare patches in the PNW. Gardeners can spread mulch around trees and shrubs to help

protect soil and conserve moisture. Keep mulch away from direct contact with tree trunks to avoid trapping moisture against the bark. It’s also a good time to inspect trees for damaged limbs, check gutters and downspouts, and make sure water drains away from the foundation.

A NEIGHBORHOOD RESPONSIBILITY

Seattle’s alleys often serve several purposes at once. They provide access for collection trucks, deliveries, garages and pedestrians, while bordering yards filled with trees and gardens. Keeping them usable requires more than an occasional cleanup. A few minutes spent checking for overgrown vegetation now can help prevent collection problems during the wettest months of the year. And for residents planning to plant something new this fall, the city’s advice is straightforward: think about the space that tree will occupy not just this year, but decades from now. For more information about alley vegetation requirements, visit Seattle Public Utilities’ At Your Service website. Tree planting and pruning guidance is available through the city’s Trees for Seattle program.

Creative Fall Color in Containers and Beyond

t’s the time when gardeners thoughts turn to…doing something about the bedraggled containers at the front door or on your patio. It’s time to thank the petunias for their service – it’s been valiant, but they deserve their retirement party now. Erica You could swap Browne out your tired summer annuals Grivas for a handful Get of supermarket Growing “mums” and call it a day, or you could have a little more fun with some more creative options for fall-into-winter color. First, think beyond the season to add elements that offer lasting color year-round – or close – as well as color accents that shift with the seasons. Annuals are key to any long-term color plan because they typically deliver the most reliable lasting flowers. Among flowers for this time of year, pansies and violas are among the best because of their cold-tolerance – they can rebound through a couple of snows to bloom again. These will be flowering for months and likely need replacing or removing to a shady corner with compost for a break in spring. To pave the way for some early spring color, fall is a great time to sprinkle some calendula seeds about – they will be one of the first halfhardy annuals to sprout when the weather begins to warm and will repeat bloom several times with deadheading. However, there are plenty of color options beyond flowers that are longer lasting. Foliage for the win My favorite annual foliage that adds drama to containers or winter combos frost-proof ornamental cabbages and edible kale.

Perennial and woody foliage delivers the greatest bang for your horticultural bulk. Colorful foliage and woody plants with personality should make up the bulk of your planting - and this concept translates to both a pot to a seasonal moment in your garden beds. It important to have those, too – they add dynamism to keep borders exciting. Evergreens – the foil for all the rest of the color, include dwarf conifers, Japanese hollies, Euonymus, and a double-duty native, huckleberry with red new foliage and blueblack delicious summer berries. (This will need transplanting at some point out of your window box – note to self – move mine to a partially shaded spot in the garden.) In the PNW, heucheras and carex are unfussy go-tos for lasting color that offers options that prefer sun, shade, or a combination. Between them, they deliver

a rainbow palette for limitless permutations. Heucheras come in pint sized tabletop heights, up to two feet tall, in every color, perhaps excepting blue and white. ‘Key Lime’ makes a wonderful chartreuse pop to many other shades and is cheerful in the depths of February. Among carexes, you have solid green, variegated, gold, rust, or even dusty blue. Color blocking any of these will create a quilt of delight for you anywhere you place it. Most prefer sun to part shade and decent moisture. Hellebores dish out delicious foliage and flowers, which depending on the variety, may bloom from November through March. New varieties have variegated foliage, like ‘Snow Fever,’ red stems, and often upward facing flowers with increased bud count. The Gold Collection is a vigorous series. Among mums, it’s well worth seeking out the

perennial chrysanthemums, like ‘Sheffield Pink,’ which can reach 2’ tall and wide over time. Speaking of which, don’t let mature height rule out accents for your container – A small shrub could be great now if you have a permanent spot for it in your yard next year. For lasting seasonal appeal, don’t forget the power of colorful or textured bark when much of the leafy world has gone to ground. Our native vine maple offers several colorful selections with vibrant stems as well as fall color: compact tree Acer circinatum ‘Pacific Fire,’ with carmine stems and ‘Sunny Sister’ with yellow ones. Shrubby dogwoods have a plethora of options from wine-dark to red, yellow, and blended stems. Many of these need a lot of elbow room; if your yard needs a more petite selection, look to Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyii,’ which has more somber wine-colored stems but tops out at 2-3’. In containers, consider dwarf Japanese maples, corokia, ornamental grasses with good winter structure like Pennisetum, or in containers, adding cut branches of red-twig dogwood or curly willow for a final flourish. Spare a minute to tuck in some spring bulbs for a seasonal surprise. While I can never resist a few tall favorites like Narcissus ‘Geranium,’ I especially like the smaller daffodils, whose foliage dies away more easily than the tall ones, like Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ and ‘Jet Fire.’ Tiny early bloomers like snowdrops (Galanthus) or crocus will fade away quickly but offer precious blooms in early winter. Note Crocus tommasinianus tend to be less attractive to squirrel redecorators than others. These can persist for a few years in a container if fertilized but would probably be happier in the ground after blooming.

OCTOBER 21, 2026

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FAIR, FROM 9 The session also offers a broader look at how building and housing standards affect Seattle neighborhoods.

Before You Turn the Heat Back On

FREE ADVICE, WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK

The Home Fair is intended to make city expertise more accessible, particularly for residents who may not know which department to contact or where to begin researching a complicated issue. Instead of spending hours searching through regulations or trying to determine which office handles a particular question, attendees can speak directly with city representatives. Residents with specific projects or concerns may benefit from bringing relevant information, such as their property’s age, a description of planned improvements or questions about rental requirements. The fair is free, and the city encourages attendees to RSVP for event updates. Whether someone is preparing an older home for an earthquake, planning a renovation, navigating rental regulations or simply trying to understand the rules affecting their property, the event offers an opportunity to turn confusing requirements into practical next steps. The Seattle Home Fair takes place Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Rainier Beach Community Center, 8825 Rainier Ave. S. Event information and RSVP details are available at seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/about-us/ stay-connected/seattle-home-fairs.

few quick checks before Seattle’s chilly season can make your home safer, warmer and a cheaper to

heat. The first genuinely cold Seattle morning has a familiar routine: close the windows, find the heavier blanket and, eventually, admit defeat and turn the heat back on. Before you do, a few minutes of fall maintenance can help prepare your home for the months ahead. Start with the heating system itself. Seattle City Light recommends checking air filters and scheduling regular maintenance to keep heating equipment operating efficiently. Drafts matter, too. Weatherstripping and caulk around windows and doors can keep heated air inside instead of paying to warm the neighborhood.

Then check the things designed to warn you when something goes wrong. Seattle Fire recommends testing smoke alarms monthly and replacing smoke alarms when they reach 10 years old. Homes should have alarms on every level and inside every bedroom. Fall is also a traditional time to replace batteries in alarms that use replaceable batteries. Renters should know that landlords are responsible for providing working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, while tenants are responsible for maintaining them. While you’re thinking about cold weather, find your home’s main water shutoff. It is much easier to learn where it is now than while water is pouring from a burst pipe. Seattle Public Utilities recommends disconnecting and draining outdoor hoses, protecting outdoor faucets and insulating

vulnerable pipes in garages, basements, crawl spaces and attics before freezing weather arrives. During severe cold, SPU recommends keeping the thermostat at 55 degrees or warmer, even when you’re away. And don’t forget what’s outside. Seattle’s rainy season brings its own problems before freezing temperatures ever arrive. Leaves can block storm drains and contribute to street flooding, so residents are encouraged to safely clear leaves and debris when possible and report drains that cannot be safely cleared. None of these jobs requires waiting for a storm warning. In fact, that’s the point. The best time to discover a dead smoke alarm, clogged filter, exposed pipe or missing water shutoff isn’t during Seattle’s first freezing night. It’s while fall still feels like fall.

Legal Notices IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY Estate of CARYLE S. JOHNSON, Deceased. NO. 26-4-06775-6 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Administrator named below has been appointed as Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: October ADMINISTRATOR: Ryan C. Swenson ATTORNEY FOR ADMINISTRATOR: ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: Elizabeth Brown CMS Law Firm LLC 811 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 201 Kirkland, WA 98033 206.659.1512 COURT OF PROBATE PROCEEDINGS: King County Superior Court CASE NUMBER: 26-4-06775-6 SEA Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14 & 21, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING BOEING EMPLOYEES’ CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. ADAM R. SALDANA; RICHARD S CHURCHILL, RITA L CHURCHILL, OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-23257-1 SEA SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: ADAM R. SALDANA; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 7th day of October, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Boeing Employees’ Credit Union, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered

against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 10460 11th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: October 1, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 & 11, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING BOEING EMPLOYEES’ CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN KUCH; UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF ANA KUCH, OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-27884-9 KNT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF ANA KUCH, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 30th day of September, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Boeing Employees’ Credit Union, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 409 50th Street SE, #27, Auburn, WA 98092, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: September 29, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 & 11, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING BOEING EMPLOYEES’ CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. TERRENCE A BATES; INDEPENDENCE ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY,

OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-20229-0 KNT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: TERRENCE A BATES; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 14th day of October, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Boeing Employees’ Credit Union, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 21003 2ND AVE S, DES MOINES, WA 98198, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: October 7, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11 & 18, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING KEYBANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs. VIKAS SHARMA; ALLIED RESIDENTIAL INC., OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-19324-0 SEA SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: VIKAS SHARMA; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 14th day of October, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, KeyBank, NA, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 2700 4TH AVE APT 303, SEATTLE, WA 98121, King County,

Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: October 6, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11 & 18, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. KENNETH EDWARD MARTIN; THE WASHINGTON STATE HOUSING FINANCE COMMISSION, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-11733-1 KNT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: KENNETH EDWARD MARTIN, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 30th day of September, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 705 23RD ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98002, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: September 29, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/ Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 & 11, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. SHOBNA D PRASAD; UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF RAJENDRA P PRASAD; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY; Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-09942-1 KNT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: UNKNOWN HEIRS,

ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF RAJENDRA P PRASAD, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 16th day of September, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 28257 51ST PLACE SOUTH, AUBURN, WA 98001, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: September 10, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP /s/ David M. Swartley Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 x David M. Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News September 16, 23, 30 October 7, 14 & 21, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT JEFF SWAN, UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF BJARNE VARNES; ROBERT D SWAN, DOUGLAS N WARNE, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-22572-9 SEA SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF BJARNE VARNES; DOUGLAS N WARNE, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 7th day of October, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Movement Mortgage, LLC, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property

12 OCTOBER 21, 2026 commonly known as 13076 S RENTON AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98178, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: October 1, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 & 11, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST XI, Plaintiff, vs. BRUCE E BEAUCHAMP, SHERRY L BEAUCHAMP; THE CITY OF SEATTLE, OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-16786-9 SEA SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: BRUCE E BEAUCHAMP, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 14th day of October, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of NRZ Pass-Through Trust XI, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 6846 19TH AVE NE, SEATTLE, WA 98115, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: October 6, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/ Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11 & 18, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF KING U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER LEYVA; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. Case No.: 26-2-29237-0 SEA SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: CHRISTOPHER LEYVA; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 7th day of October, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 762 HAYES ST UNIT #21, SEATTLE, WA 98109-3066, King County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust. DATED: September 29, 2026 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/ Grace Chu Grace Chu WSBA No. 51256 David Swartley WSBA No. 51732 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 & 11, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING HANGZHOU ZHENG, an unmarried individual, Plaintiff, v. YU ZHOU, an unmarried individual, Defendant. No. 26-2-31406-3 SEA SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION The State of Washington to YU ZHOU: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after September 30, 2026, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, at their office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of the action is to quiet title to certain real property commonly known as 13013 42nd Ave NE, Seattle WA 98125, legally described as: The North 10 feet of Parcel C and all of Parcel D of King County Short Plat No. 77-208, recorded under Recording No. 7905151141, also known as Parcel D of King County Lot Line Adjustment No. 8706543, as recorded under Recording No. 8710160221; TOGETHER WITH an undivided one-twelfth interest in a portion of Lots 10 and 11, Block l, Cedar Park No. 3, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 29 of Plats, Page 27, in King County, Washington, for road purposes, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeasterly corner of said Lot 11;

Thence Northerly along the Easterly line of said Lot 10, a distance of 20.06 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing Northerly along said Easterly line 20.02 feet; Thence West 197.93 feet; Thence South 1°17’00” West 80.02 feet; Thence East 20.00 feet; Thence North 1°17’00” East 60.02 feet; Thence East 179.26 feet to the True Point of Beginning; TOGETHER WITH an easement for ingress, egress and utilities over the following described portion of Lots 11 and 12, said Block 1, beginning at the Southeasterly corner of the North 20.00 feet of the West 194.54 feet of said Lot 12; Thence West 50.00 feet; Thence North 1°17’00” East 10.00 feet; Thence East 10.00 feet to the beginning of a curve concave to the Northwest, having a radius of 20.00 feet; Thence Northeasterly 31.86 feet along said curve; Thence North 1°17’00” East 50.01 feet; Thence East 20.00 feet, Thence South 1°17’00” West 80.01 feet to the point of beginning. This Summons is issued and served by publication pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and RCW 4.28.110. DATE: September 25, 2026. /s/ Eric C. Nelsen, WSBA #31443 SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 981443909 206-625-0092 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING In re the Estate of CAROLYN JEAN ZILL, Deceased. No. 26-4-07595-3 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative (PR) of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the PR or the PR’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION October 21, 2026 SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC By: /s/ Karin S. Treadwell, WSBA #27630 Attorneys for PR 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 /s/ Nancy Z. Coombs Personal Representative c/o Sayre Law Offices, PLLC 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING In re the Estate of LINDA MAUREEN ROBISON, Deceased. No. 26-4-06831-1 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative (PR) of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the PR or the PR’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION October 14, 2026 SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC By: /s/ Karin S. Treadwell, WSBA #27630 Attorneys for PR 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 /s/ Kathleen M. Robison Personal Representative c/o Sayre Law Offices, PLLC 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 14, 21 & 28, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING In re the Estate of NELSON PRICE BINUYA, Deceased. No. 26-4-06998-8 KNT PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (11.40.030) The co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as co-Personal Representatives (co-PRs) of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing

to the co-PRs or the co-PRs’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the co-Personal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION October 7, 2026 SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC By: /s/ Karin S. Treadwell, WSBA #27630 Attorneys for co-PRs 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 /s/ Erika Binuya Cullen co-Personal Representative c/o Sayre Law Offices, PLLC 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 981443909 (206) 625-0092 /s/ Nicole Binuya co-Personal Representative c/o Sayre Law Offices, PLLC 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14 & 21, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING In Re the Estate of: DEBORAH ANNE SWIVAL, Deceased. No. 26-4-07030-7 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD) THE ADMINISTRATOR has been appointed as Administrator of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: 10/21/26 Wesley James Morgan, Administrator /s/ Bis Pierce Bis Pierce, WSBA #56755 Attorney for Administrator Address for Mailing or Service: Wesley James Morgan, Administrator 9501 324th St E, Eatonville, WA 98328 (206) 650-5947 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: King County Superior Court, Cause No. 26-4-07030-7 SEA PIERCE LAW FIRM, PLLC 1224 SW 116TH ST SEATTLE, WA 98146(425) 606-8064 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of Amber C. St. Amand, Deceased CAUSE NO. 264-02033-31 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.020) The person named below has been appointed Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: October 21, 2026 ADMINISTRATOR Logan A. St. Amand 18629 136th Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98072 ATTORNEY FOR ADMINISTRATOR Amber L. Hunt Woodinville Law 13901 NE 175th St, Ste G Woodinville, WA 98072 (425) 485-6600 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of John J. Brusati, Deceased CAUSE NO. 26-4-0203031 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.020) The person named below has been appointed Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim

and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: October 21, 2026 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE John J. Brusati, Jr. 13504 157th St. Ct. East Puyallup, WA 98374 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Amber L. Hunt Woodinville Law 13901 NE 175th St, Ste G Woodinville, WA 98072 (425) 485-6600 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of Mary C. Malizia, Deceased CAUSE NO. 26-4-0203231 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.020) The person named below has been appointed Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: October 21, 2026 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Sara A. Malizia Feliciano 13550 NE Village Sq Dr, Apt. H518 Woodinville, WA 98072 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Amber L. Hunt Woodinville Law 13901 NE 175th St, Ste G Woodinville, WA 98072 (425) 485-6600 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMSIH In the Matter of the Estate of James M. Ennes, Jr., Deceased CAUSE NO. 26-4-0203131 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.020) The person named below has been appointed Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: October 21, 2026 ADMINISTRATOR Sheila Ennes 19009 194th Ave NW Woodinville, WA 98077 ATTORNEY FOR ADMINISTRATOR Amber L. Hunt Woodinville Law 13901 NE 175th St, Ste G Woodinville, WA 98072 (425) 485-6600 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY In Re The Estate of: MICHAEL WILLIAM GIESKER, Deceased. No. 26-4-07046-3 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD) The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditors as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the

claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.60. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Personal Representative: Terry D. Stambuk Date of First Publication: October 7, 2026 Dated this 30th day of September, 2026. /s/ Peter Klipstein Peter Klipstein, WSBA #26507 GRAUNKE AYOUB LAW 33400 9th Avenue S, Suite 120 Federal Way, WA 98003 Telephone: (206) 652-4310 Facsimile: (206) 686-0190 Email: peter@ graunke-ayoub.com Counsel for Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: Graunke Ayoub Law 33400 9th Avenue S, Suite 120 Federal Way, WA 98003 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14 & 21, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY In Re The Estate of: THOMAS J. KATONA, Deceased. No. 26-4-06507-9 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD) The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: October 4, 2026. Personal Representative: Karen D. Early /s/William Robinson William Robinson, Attorney for Petitioner WSBA #55824 Address for Mailing or Service: Law Offices of William Robinson, PLLC 1408 140th Place NE Suite 205-D Bellevue, WA 98007 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: King County Superior Court 26-4-065079 SEA Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14 & 21, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KING COUNTY In Re the Estate of: BARBARA CHASE, Deceased. Case No. 26-4-07432-9 KNT NON-PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.42.030 The Notice Agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named Decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this Notice with the court, the Notice Agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as Notice Agent or of the appointment of a Personal Representative of the Decedent’s estate in the State of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this Notice with the court, a cause number regarding the Decedent has not been issued to any other Notice Agent and a Personal Representative of the Decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the Notice Agent or the Notice Agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the Notice Agent’s Declaration and Oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Notice Agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: October 7, 2026 The Notice Agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington on October 2, 2026, at Kent, Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. Signed: Notice Agent: Leslie Owens Attorney for the Notice Agent: Mohammad Qadam Shah Address for Mailing or Service: Iddins Law Group 25052 104th Ave SE, Suite B Kent, WA 98030 Court of Notice Agent’s oath and declaration cause number: King County Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14 & 21, 2026 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KING COUNTY In Re the Estate of: DAPHNE P. DOWLING, Deceased. Probate No. 26-4-07281-4 KNT PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The named below has been appointed as of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the or the ‘s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and fil-

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ing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: October 21, 2026 Personal Representative: Susan Dirks Attorney for the Personal Representative: Mohammad Qadam Shah Address for Mailing or Service: Iddins Law Group 25052 104th Ave SE, Suite B Kent, WA 98030 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: King County Superior Court 26-4-072814 KNT Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY Estate of PATRICIA PETESCH Deceased. NO. 26-4-070196 KNT PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS JOSEPH KANE GRIFFITHS and DESU BEZABH have been appointed as personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would have been barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: October 14, 2026. Personal Representative: Joseph Kane Griffiths & Desu Bezabh Attorney for Personal Representative: Michelle Geri Farris, WSBA 34343 Address for Mailing or Service: Law Office of Michelle Geri Farris 4500 Ninth Ave NE #300 Seattle WA 98105 LAW OFFICE OF MICHELLE GERI FARRIS MICHELLE FARRIS, WSBA 34343 Attorney for Personal Representative 206522-4638 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 14, 21 & 28, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY IN PROBATE Estate of CHRISTINE MASON, Deceased. No. 26-4-07060-9 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in section 11 of this act and RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: October 7, 2026 /s/CARL R. HECKETT, Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Cory A. McBride WSBA# 49714 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 16354 4218 SW Andover Street Seattle, WA 98116 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14 & 21, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY IN PROBATE Estate of JANICE MAY MIZE, Deceased. No. 26-4-07431-1SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If

the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in section 11 of this act and RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: October 21, 2026 SHARON LYNNE NARK, Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Cory A. McBride WSBA# 49714 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 16354 4218 SW Andover Street Seattle, WA 98116 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 21, 28 & November 4, 2026 Superior Court of Washington, County of KING In re: Petitioner/s (person/s who started this case): JONATHAN HARUKI TAMESUE And Respondent/s (other party/parties): ALEXIS TAMESUE No. 26-3-00602-8 SEA Summons Served by Publication (SMPB) Summons Served by Publication To (other party’s name/s): ALEXIS TAMESUE I have started a court case by filing a petition. The name of the Petition is: Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is published: October 7, 2026. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: • No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and • The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgment). Follow these steps: 1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons. Those documents explain what the other party is asking for. 2. Fill out a Response on this form (check the Response that matches the Petition): [X] FL Divorce 211, Response to Petition about a Marriage You can get the Response form and other forms you may need at: • The Washington State Courts’ website: www.courts. wa.gov/forms • Washington LawHelp: www.washingtonlawhelp.org, or • The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law library (for a fee). 3. Serve (give) a copy of your Response to the person who filed this Summons at the address below, and to any other parties. You may use certified mail with return receipt requested. For more information on how to serve, read Superior Court Civil Rule 5. 4. File your original Response with the court clerk at this address: Superior Court Clerk, King County 516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 5. Lawyer not required: It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer, but you may file and serve your Response without one. Person filing this Summons or his/her lawyer fills out below: /s/ Jonathan Tamesue Date 10/1/2026 I agree to accept legal papers for this case at (check one): [x] the following address (this does not have to be your home address): 2338 Franklin Ave E. Seattle WA 98102 (If this address changes before the case ends, you must notify all parties and the court in writing. You may use the Notice of Address Change form (FL All Family 120). You must also update your Confidential Information Form (FL All Family 001) if this case involves parentage or child support.) Note: You and the other party/ ies may agree to accept legal papers by email under Superior Court Civil Rule 5 and local court rules. This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the state of Washington. Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 & 11, 2026 TORRES TOWING AND RECOVERY ABANDONED VEHICLE AUCTION 142813 36104 W Valley Hwy S Algona WA 98001 253-368-4740 253-285-4611 Fax IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON (RCW 46.55.130), TORRES TOWING AND RECOVERY RTTO #15895 WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ON 11/03/2026 AT 12:00PM. THERE WILL A PREVIEW STARTING AT 11:00AM. THE COMPANY CAN BE CONTACTED AT THE NUMBER LISTED ABOVE WITH ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS AUCTION. THE SALE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE • #29876691 2011 Subaru Outback 4S4BRBKC7B3414455 • #29876848 2005 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR30E35Z390499 • #30037171 2007 Hyundai Sonata 5NPET46C97H198516 • #30084744 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier 1G1JF12T917235028 • #30048041 Utility Trailer LCAUS08128T350217 • #30101079 1986 Laytin 24/8 Travel Trailer 1SL200L23GD000620 • #30155981 1999 Dodge Dakota 1B7FL26X9XS249428 • #30168426 1988 Honda Gl1500 MTCY 1HFSC2219JA000209 (keys) • #30168423 1978 Honda 1400 MTCY GL14016965 (keys) • #30215048 2004 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56CX4D577102 • #30302743 2006 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08W86W538605 • #30322133 2003 Honda Odyssey 5FNRL18983B067930 Published in the Dispatch October 21, 2026 TS No WA06000009-26-1 TO No 3898981

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: CHRISTOPHER HANSON AND RACHEL HANSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, A NEBRASKA CORPORATION Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20220315001498 Parcel Number: 214980-0365 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM, at 4th Ave entrance King County Administration Building, located one block east of the Courthouse, 500 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 38 OF EAST AUBURN ACRES, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 14 OF PLATS, PAGE 41, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY AUDITOR; AND THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID SECTION, 180 FEET NORTH 1 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 100 FEET;THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL TO THE SECTION LINE 60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 100 FEET TO SAID SECTION LINE; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SECTION LINE 60 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPT THE EAST 30 FEET THEREOF; AND EXCEPT ROADS; SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 214980-0365 More commonly known as 1522 3RD STREET SE, AUBURN, WA 98002 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated February 23, 2022, executed by CHRISTOPHER HANSON AND RACHEL HANSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as designated nominee for THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded March 15, 2022 as Instrument No. 20220315001498 and the beneficial interest was assigned to PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC and recorded December 29, 2025 as Instrument Number 20251229000383 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/ Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From September 1, 2025 To July 14, 2026 Number of Payments 7 $2,549.68 4 $2,641.02 Total $28,411.84 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION September 1, 2025 July 14, 2026 $509.95 $509.95 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: February 23, 2022 Note Amount $435,000.00 Interest Paid To: August 1, 2025 Next Due Date: September 1, 2025 Current Beneficiary: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Contact Phone No: 866549-3583 Address: 3043 Townsgate Road #200, Westlake Village, CA 91361 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $397,172.59, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on November 20, 2026. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by November 9, 2026, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before November 9, 2026 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the November 9, 2026 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant

to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS CHRISTOPHER HANSON 1522 3RD STREET SE, AUBURN, WA 98002 CHRISTOPHER HANSON 1706 64TH ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98092 RACHEL HANSON 1522 3RD STREET SE, AUBURN, WA 98002 RACHEL HANSON 1706 64TH ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98092 OCCUPANT 1522 3RD STREET SE, AUBURN, WA 98002 HORIZON CREDIT UNION PO BOX 15128, SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99215 WIN WIN HOMES, LLC 720 N. 10TH STREET, SUITE A108, RENTON, WA 98057 by both first class and certified mail on March 24, 2026, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place March 23, 2026 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) Website: https://www. homeownership-wa.org/ The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 Website: https://answers.hud.gov/ housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Toll-free: 1-800606-4819 Website: https://nwjustice.org/ home Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) may impact residential real property (1-4 residential units) title transfers to covered entities trusts, with reporting requirements unless exempt. https://www.federalregister. gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/ anti-money-laundering-regulations-forresidential-real-estate-transfers Dated: July 14 , 2026 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 126715, Pub Dates: 10/21/2026, 11/11/2026, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS TS No WA06000032-26-1 TO No 260208122-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: DENNIS R MORGAN, AN UNMARRIED MAN Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: SERVICELINK. Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Navy Federal Credit Union Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20210202000410 Parcel Number: 221221-0110 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

OCTOBER 21, 2026

EN that on November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM, at 4th Ave entrance King County Administration Building, located one block east of the Courthouse, 500 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: THAT PORTION OF LOTS 10 AND 11, EASTRIDGE DIVISION NUMBER 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 107 OF PLATS, PAGES 68 AND 69, IN KING COUNTY WASHINGTON, LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 10; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREE 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE THEREOF 6.20 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST, 37.93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST, 63.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 10. APN: 221221-0110 More commonly known as 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98031-341 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated January 14, 2021, executed by DENNIS R MORGAN, AN UNMARRIED MAN as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, A CORPORATION as original Beneficiary recorded February 2, 2021 as Instrument No. 20210202000410 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From December 1, 2025 To July 14, 2026 Number of Payments 8 Total $11,258.26 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION December 1, 2025 July 14, 2026 $442.08 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: January 14, 2021 Note Amount $310,800.00 Interest Paid To: November 1, 2025 Next Due Date: December 1, 2025 Current Beneficiary: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Contact Phone No: (800) 336-3767 Address: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $272,500.34, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on November 20, 2026. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by November 9, 2026, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before November 9, 2026 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the November 9, 2026 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS ESTATE OF DENNIS RAY MORGAN 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98031 ESTATE OF DENNIS RAY MORGAN 232 SOUTH 251ST STREET #QQ207, KENT, WA 98032 HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DENNIS RAY MORGAN 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98031 HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DENNIS RAY MORGAN 232 SOUTH 251ST STREET #QQ207, KENT, WA 98032 DENNIS RAY MORGAN 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98031 DENNIS RAY MORGAN 6232 SOUTH 251ST STREET #QQ207, KENT, WA 98032 DENNIS R MORGAN 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98031 DENNIS R MORGAN 6232 SOUTH 251ST STREET #QQ207, KENT, WA 98032 SHANNON GAY MORGAN, AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS RAY MORGAN ALSO KNOWN AS DENNIS R. MORGAN 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 980310341 SHANNON GAY MORGAN, AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS RAY MORGAN ALSO KNOWN AS DENNIS R. MORGAN 6232 SOUTH 251ST STREET #QQ207, KENT, WA 98032 SHANNON GAY MORGAN, AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS RAY MORGAN ALSO KNOWN AS DENNIS R. MORGAN C/O AARON D. PAKER LIFE POINT LAW, P.S. , 31919 SIXTH AVENUE SOUTH, A-100, FEDER-

14 OCTOBER 21, 2026 AL WAY, WA 98003 BRANDY LOU MORGAN 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98031-0341 BRANDY LOU MORGAN 6232 SOUTH 251ST STREET #QQ207, KENT, WA 98032 BRANDY LOU MORGAN 902 M STREET S.E., APT. 12, AUBURN, WA 98082 RHIANNON CAROLE MORGAN 23213 116TH AVE SE, KENT, WA 98031-0341 RHIANNON CAROLE MORGAN 233 CAMINO TOLUCA, CAMARILLO, CA 93010 RHIANNON CAROLE MORGAN 6232 SOUTH 251ST STREET #QQ207, KENT, WA 98032 by both first class and certified mail on June 10, 2026, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place June 10, 2026 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) Website: https://www. homeownership-wa.org/ The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 Website: https://answers.hud.gov/ housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Toll-free: 1-800606-4819 Website: https://nwjustice.org/ home Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) may impact residential real property (1-4 residential units) title transfers to covered entities trusts, with reporting requirements unless exempt. https://www.federalregister. gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/ anti-money-laundering-regulations-forresidential-real-estate-transfers Dated: July 15 , 2026 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 126749, Pub Dates: 10/21/2026, 11/11/2026, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS TS No WA07000078-24-2 TO No 250374198-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: OVALENI TOGIAILUA AND SELINA SILVA, A MARRIED COUPLE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: TICOR TITLE COMPANY Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association dba HomeLoanServ Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20220427001110 Parcel Number: 2891101180 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 30, 2026, 09:00 AM, Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104,

MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 118, GREEN RIVER GARDENS DIVISION NO. 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 84 OF PLATS, PAGES 69 AND 70, IN KING COUNTY,WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 2891101180 More commonly known as 1802 PIKE ST NE, AUBURN, WA 98002 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated April 26, 2022, executed by OVALENI TOGIAILUA AND SELINA SILVA, A MARRIED COUPLE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded April 27, 2022 as Instrument No. 20220427001110 and the beneficial interest was assigned to Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) and recorded July 31, 2025 as Instrument Number 20250731000253 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ), the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From June 1, 2024 To June 25, 2026 Number of Payments 25 Total $105,301.42 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION June 1, 2024 June 25, 2026 $2,325.98 $2,325.98 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: April 26, 2022 Note Amount $503,708.00 Interest Paid To: May 1, 2024 Next Due Date: June 1, 2024 Current Beneficiary: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Contact Phone No: (800) 526-7145 Address: 565 W Myrtle St., Boise, ID 83702 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $491,002.57, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on October 30, 2026. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by October 19, 2026, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS SELINA SILVA 1802 PIKE ST NE, AUBURN, WA 98002 SELINA SILVA PO BOX 433, AUBURN, WA 98071 OVALENI TOGIAILUA 1802 PIKE ST NE, AUBURN, WA 98002 OVALENI TOGIAILUA PO BOX 433, AUBURN, WA 98071 SELINA SILVA PAILEULU PO BOX 433, AUBURN, WA 98071 SELINA SILVA PAILEULU 1802 PIKE ST NE, AUBURN, WA 98002 by both first class and certified mail on August 20, 2025, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place August 20, 2025 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service orposting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the

Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) Website: https://www. homeownership-wa.org/ The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 Website: https://answers.hud.gov/ housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Toll-free: 1-800606-4819 Website: https://nwjustice.org/ home Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) may impact residential real property (1-4 residential units) title transfers to covered entities trusts, with reporting requirements unless exempt. https://www.federalregister. gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/ anti-money-laundering-regulations-forresidential-real-estate-transfers Dated: June 26, 2026 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 Order Number 126284, Pub Dates: 09/30/2026, 10/21/2026, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS TS No WA07000149-26-1 TO No 260167260-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: MARIO E PINEDA OLIVA AND YESSICA O CASTILLO LOPEZ, A MARRIED COUPLE AND MARGARITA C OLIVA CHAVEZ, AN UNMARRIED PERSON Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: TICOR TITLE COMPANY Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association dba HomeLoanServ Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20230620000914 Parcel Number: 714080023001 || 7140800230 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 30, 2026, 09:00 AM, Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, towit: LOT 2, BLOCK 3, RAINIER VISTA PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 64 OF PLATS, PAGE 32, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON.SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 714080023001 || 7140800230 More commonly known as 2611 N ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98002-7814 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated June 19, 2023, executed by MARIO E PINEDA OLIVA AND YESSICA O CASTILLO LOPEZ, A MARRIED COUPLE AND MARGARITA C OLIVA CHAVEZ, AN UNMARRIED PERSON as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, LLC, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded June 20, 2023 as Instrument No. 20230620000914 and the beneficial interest was assigned to Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) and recorded April 22, 2026 as Instrument Number 20260422000743 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ), the cur-

rent Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From November 1, 2025 To June 18, 2026 Number of Payments 8Total $32,394.00 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION November 1, 2025 June 18, 2026 $1,263.40 $1,263.40 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: June 19, 2023 Note Amount $466,396.00 Interest Paid To: October 1, 2025 Next Due Date: November 1, 2025 Current Beneficiary: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Contact Phone No: (800) 526-7145 Address: 565 W Myrtle St., Boise, ID 83702 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $456,249.92, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on October 30, 2026. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by October 19, 2026, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS YESSICA O CASTILLO LOPEZ 2611 N ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98002-7814 YESSICA O CASTILLO LOPEZ 2611 N ST E, AUBURN, WA 98002 MARGARITA C OLIVA CHAVEZ 2611 N ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98002-7814 MARGARITA C OLIVA CHAVEZ 2611 N ST E, AUBURN, WA 98002 MARIO E PINEDA OLIVA 2611 N ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98002-7814 MARIO E PINEDA OLIVA 2611 N ST E, , AUBURN, , WA 98002 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARGARITA C OLIVA CHAVEZ 2611 N ST SE, AUBURN, WA 98002-7814 by both first class and certified mail on May 7, 2026, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place May 7, 2026 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal as-

sistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) Website: https://www. homeownership-wa.org/ The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 Website: https://answers.hud.gov/ housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Toll-free: 1-800606-4819 Website: https://nwjustice.org/ home Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) may impact residential real property (1-4 residential units) title transfers to covered entities trusts, with reporting requirements unless exempt. https://www.federalregister. gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/ anti-money-laundering-regulations-forresidential-real-estate-transfers Dated: June 19 , 2026 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 126080, Pub Dates: 09/30/2026, 10/21/2026, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS TS No WA07000203-24-2 TO No 260095967-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: WILLIE WRIGHT III, AN UNMARRIED PERSON Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: TICOR TITLE COMPANY Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association dba HomeLoanServ Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20220418000403 Parcel Number: 5145600070 | 514560007007 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 30, 2026, 09:00 AM, Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, towit: UNIT 204, MARIA CHALET CONDOMINIUM, SURVEY MAP AND PLANS RECORDED IN VOLUME 28 OF CONDOMINIUMS, PAGES 50 THROUGH 55, INCLUSIVE; CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 7902080888, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 5145600070 | 514560007007 More commonly known as 9710 GREENWOOD AVE N UNIT #204, SEATTLE, WA 98103-3032 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated April 15, 2022, executed by WILLIE WRIGHT III, AN UNMARRIED PERSON as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded April 18, 2022 as Instrument No. 20220418000403 and the beneficial interest was assigned to Idaho Housing and Finance Association dba HomeLoanServ and recorded April 29, 2026 as Instrument Number 20260429001013 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ), the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From October 1, 2025 To June 24, 2026 Number of Payments 10 Monthly Payment Total $23,715.00 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION October 1, 2025 June 24, 2026 $935.16 $935.16 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: April 15, 2022 Note Amount $333,841.00 Interest Paid To: September 1, 2025 Next Due Date: October 1, 2025 Current Beneficiary: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Contact Phone No: (800) 526-7145 Address: 565 W Myrtle St., Boise, ID 83702 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $318,345.04, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as

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provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on October 30, 2026. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by October 19, 2026, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF WILLIE WRIGHT III 9710 GREENWOOD AVE N UNIT #204, SEATTLE, WA 98103-3032 WILLIE WRIGHT III 9710 GREENWOOD AVE N UNIT #204, SEATTLE, WA 981033032 by both first class and certified mail on May 21, 2026, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place May 21, 2026 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) Website: https://www. homeownership-wa.org/ The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 Website: https://answers.hud.gov/ housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Toll-free: 1-800606-4819 Website: https://nwjustice.org/ home Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) may impact residential real property (1-4 residential units) title transfers to covered entities trusts, with reporting requirements unless exempt. https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/antimoney-laundering-regulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers Dated: June 25, 2026 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 126260, Pub Dates: 09/30/2026, 10/21/2026, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS TS

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260146377-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: RONALD SANDERSON, A SINGLE MAN Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Delaware Trustee for GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2025-NQM4 Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: QUALITY LOAN SERVICING Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: NewRez LLC FKA New Penn Financial, LLC DBA Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20250311000051 Parcel Number: 0323069149 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 20, 2026, 10:00 AM, at 4th Ave entrance King County Administration Building, located one block east of the Courthouse, 500 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 2 OF KING COUNTY SHORT PLAT NO. 678022, RECORDED JANUARY 17, 1979 UNDER RECORDING NO. 7901170619, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY AUDITOR;SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 0323069149 More commonly known as 10410 ISSAQUAH HOBART RD SE, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated February 21, 2025, executed by RONALD SANDERSON, A SINGLE MAN as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as designated nominee for MORTGAGE EXPRESS, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded March 11, 2025 as Instrument No. 20250311000051 and the beneficial interest was assigned to U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Delaware Trustee for GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2025-NQM4 and recorded April 30, 2026 as Instrument Number 20260430000273 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Delaware Trustee for GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2025-NQM4, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From November 1, 2025 To July 15, 2026 Number of Payments 5 $12,708.33 4 $13,448.11 Total $117,334.09 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION November 1, 2025 July 15, 2026 $1,683.60 $1,683.60 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: February 21, 2025 Note Amount $1,548,000.00 Interest Paid To: October 1, 2025 Next Due Date: November 1, 2025 Current Beneficiary: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Delaware Trustee for GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2025-NQM4 Contact Phone No: 800-365-7107 Address: 75 Beattie Place, Suite 300, Greenville, SC 29601 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $1,540,394.33, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on November 20, 2026. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by November 9, 2026, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before November 9, 2026 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the November 9, 2026 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Delaware Trustee for GS MortgageBacked Securities Trust 2025-NQM4 or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS RONALD SANDERSON 10410 ISSAQUAH HOBART RD SE, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027 RONALD SANDERSON C/O GREEN & NORWOOD PLLC, 2284 W. COMMO-

DORE WAY, SUITE 300 , SEATTLE, WA 98199 RONALD SANDERSON C/O LASHAY JONES, ESQ., 8940 MAIN STREET , CLARENCE, NY 14031 RONALD SANDERSON C/O MADISON SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLC, 580 CARLISLE STREET SUITE B , HANOVER, PA 17331 RONALD SANDERSON C/O PROSSIN LAW FIRM, 2550 NE PARK DR #7 , ISSAQUAH, WA 98029-2624 RONALD BYRON SANDERSON 10410 ISSAQUAH HOBART RD SE, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027 RONALD BYRON SANDERSON C/O GREEN & NORWOOD PLLC, 2284 W. COMMODORE WAY, SUITE 300, SEATTLE, WA 98199 RONALD BYRON SANDERSON C/O LASHAY JONES, ESQ., 8940 MAIN STREET, CLARENCE, NY 14031 RONALD BYRON SANDERSON C/O MADISON SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLC, 580 CARLISLE STREET SUITE B, HANOVER, PA 17331 RONALD BYRON SANDERSON C/O PROSSIN LAW FIRM, 2550 NE PARK DR #7, ISSAQUAH, WA 98029-2624 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RONALD SANDERSON 10410 ISSAQUAH HOBART RD SE, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027 TERESA LYNN SANDERSON 10410 ISSAQUAH HOBART RD SE, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027 TERESA LYNN SANDERSON C/O V. FREITAS LAW, PLLC, 544 29TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98122 by both first class and certified mail on June 10, 2026, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place June 9, 2026 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) Website: https://www. homeownership-wa.org/ The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 Website: https://answers.hud.gov/ housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Toll-free: 1-800606-4819 Website: https://nwjustice.org/ home Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) may impact residential real property (1-4 residential units) title transfers to covered entities trusts, with reporting requirements unless exempt. https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/antimoney-laundering-regulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers Dated: July 15 , 2026 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 126750, Pub Dates: 10/21/2026, 11/11/2026, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS TS No WA08000120-18-3S TO No 240443387-WA-MSI AMENDED NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON

CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: RODNEY A GRANT AND GAIL A GRANT, HUSBAND AND WIFE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF9 Master Participation Trust Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: PACIFIC NORTHWEST TITLE COMPANY OF WASHI, A WASHINGTON CORPORA Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Fay Servicing, LLC Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20011217001593 Parcel Number: 768380-0193-09 Pursuant to RCW 61.24.130, this amended notice supersedes Instrument No. 20200205001354, recorded February 5, 2020. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 30, 2026, 09:00 AM, Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: TRACT 19, SECOMA SUBURBAN TRACTS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 39 OF PLATS, PAGE 20, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON; EXCEPT THE EAST 150 FEET OF THE SOUTH 135 FEET; AND EXCEPT THE NORTH 190 FEET THEREOF; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND UTILITY OVER THE WEST 10 FEET OF THE EAST 150 FEET OF THE SOUTH 135 FEET OF TRACT 19. APN: 768380-019309 More commonly known as 2202 S 300TH ST, FEDERAL WAY, WA 980034223 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated December 10, 2001, executed by RODNEY A GRANT AND GAIL A GRANT, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION as original Beneficiary recorded December 17, 2001 as Instrument No. 20011217001593 and that said Deed of Trust was modified by Modification Agreement and recorded October 15, 2014 as Instrument Number 20141015000463 and the beneficial interest was assigned to U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST and recorded August 30, 2021 as Instrument Number 20210830002813 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF9 Master Participation Trust, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From October 1, 2020 To August 26, 2026 Number of Payments 1 $99,626.91 Total $99,626.91 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION October 1, 2020 August 26, 2026 $83.35 $83.35 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: December 10, 2001 Note Amount $197,100.00 Interest Paid To: May 1, 2019 Next Due Date: October 1, 2020 Current Beneficiary: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF9 Master Participation Trust Contact Phone No: (800) 495-7166 Address: 425 S. Financial Place, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60605 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $200,858.32, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on October 30, 2026. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by October 19, 2026, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the October 19, 2026 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF9 Master Participation Trust or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): AD-

OCTOBER 21, 2026

DRESS Eastside Funding LLC 3927 Lake Washington BlvdNE, KIRKLAND, WA 98033 DISCOVER BANK C/O DANIEL N. GORDON, P.C., P.O. BOX 22338, EUGENE, OR 97402 DISCOVER BANK C/O DANIEL N. GORDON, P.C., 4023 W 1ST AVE, EUGENE, OR 97402 DISCOVER BANK C/O DOROTHY A. BARTHOLOMEW DOROTHY BARTHOLOMEW, PLLC, 5310 12TH STREET EAST, SUITE C, FIFE, WA 98424 DISCOVER BANK C/O JOHN P. REID SUTTELL & HAMMER, P.S., PO BOX C-90006, BELLEVUE, WA 98009 DISCOVER BANK C/O SUTTELL & HAMMER, P.S., PO BOX C-90006, BELLEVUE, WA 98009 GAIL A GRANT 2202 S 300TH ST, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003-4223 GAIL A GRANT 29835 8TH AVENUE SOUTH, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003 RODNEY A GRANT 2202 S 300TH ST, FEDERAL WAY, WA 980034223 INK RECEIVABLES, LLC C/O ISAAC L. HAMMER NICHOLAS R. FILER SUTTELL AND HAMMER, P.S., PO BOX C-90006, BELLEVUE, WA 98009 INK RECEIVABLES, LLC C/O DOROTHY A. BARTHOLOMEW DOROTHY BARTHOLOMEW, PLLC, 5310 12TH STREET EAST, SUITE C, FIFE, WA 98424 INK RECEIVABLES, LLC C/O SUTTELL AND HAMMER, P.S., PO BOX C-90006, BELLEVUE, WA 98009 OCCUPANT 2202 S 300TH ST, FEDERAL WAY, WA 980034223 PETER J WHALEN C/O BLAIN BRUMBAUGH, PO BOX 678, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027 by both first class and certified mail on December 30, 2024, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place December 30, 2024 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) Website: https://www. homeownership-wa.org/ The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 Website: https://answers.hud.gov/ housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Toll-free: 1-800606-4819 Website: https://nwjustice.org/ home Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) may impact residential real property (1-4 residential units) title transfers to covered entities trusts, with reporting requirements unless exempt. https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/antimoney-laundering-regulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers Dated: August 26 , 2026 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 127937, Pub Dates: 09/30/2026, 10/21/2026, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS

Fall Into

FUN! Crisp air, cozy vibes and plenty of reasons to get out of the house.

Fall Lantern Festival Fri. October 23

Welcome the changing season with an evening of light, art and music. The free celebration features community-made lanterns, live music, crafts, games, a photo booth, food and drinks, while marking the close of the park’s 50th anniversary art installations.

Freeway Park, Seattle

Oddities & Curiosities Expo October 24 – 25

Embrace the strange at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo, a traveling showcase packed with taxidermy, preserved specimens,

Antiquarian Book Fair October 24 – 25

dark art, antiques, bones, unusual jewelry and other wonderfully weird finds. The weekend also features sideshow performances and hands-on classes in taxidermy, insect pinning and specimen preservation.

Book lovers and treasure hunters can browse thousands of rare and collectible books, maps, prints, photographs, manuscripts, posters and other literary finds from dealers across North America and beyond. From affordable curiosities to museum-worthy pieces, the two-day fair offers something for seasoned collectors and casual browsers alike.

Convention Center, Seattle

GeekGirlCon October 24 – 25

A weekend dedicated to women and girls in science, technology, gaming, comics, pop culture and the arts. The convention brings together panels, cosplay, tabletop and video games, exhibitors, artists, workshops and family-friendly activities for geeks of all ages

Seattle Center, Seattle

Seattle Coffee Festival October 24 – 25

Get caffeinated at the Seattle Coffee Festival, bringing together specialty roasters and coffee shops for a weekend devoted to Seattle’s

Convention Center, Seattle

favorite beverage. Sample unlimited coffee from participating roasters while exploring teas, local eats and other vendors, with live music adding to the coffeehouse atmosphere.

Magnuson Park Hangar 30, Seattle

Harvest Fest Sun. October 25

Costumes take over the Junction for an afternoon of fall fun, kicking off with the West Seattle High School Marching Band and a community costume parade. The celebration also features trick-ortreating along California Avenue, a pie-eating contest and the West Seattle Food Bank Chili Cook-Off.

The Junction, Seattle

Halloween Spooktacular Fri. October 23 THE LANDING

Families are invited to dress up for a free Halloween celebration featuring trick-or-treating at participating stores, festive music, dancing, spooky photo booths and other seasonal surprises. Little ghosts, monsters and superheroes can explore the shopping center while collecting candy and enjoying an evening of Halloween fun. Costumes are encouraged, and guests should bring their own treat bags.

The Landing, Renton

The Museum of Flight gets a spooky makeover for a day of Halloween-themed games and activities throughout its galleries. The family-friendly celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., mixing aviation and aerospace with plenty of seasonal fun to spark a little imagination and Halloween spirit.

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT

The Museum of Fright Sun. October 25

The Museum of Flight, Seattle

Fall is Calling! Grab a cozy layer, pack something rain-resistant and be prepared for whatever Mother Nature decides to do.