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Real Change Newspaper
Table of Contents
October 18, 2006, Vol. 13, No. 43
Headlines:
- Spare Changin’. Dear Senate-hopeful Mike McGavick: Glad to hear you’re thinkin’ like a Real Change fan. Signed… Page 2
- Whack 10. Activists seeing red over EPA’s call to “dismantle” Region 10 enviro justice office that aids whole Northwest. Page 3
- Budget Jeering. Feed the hungry. Keep us safe. Protect the parks. The people tell the mayor how $$ should be spent. Page 4
- Mondo Condo. The news informing tenants their apartments are going condo is just the continuation of a long trend. Page 5
- Static Zing. Radio host Amy Goodman turns up the volume on media misdeeds while on cross-country tour. Page 6
Table of Contents:
Full House. Yesler Terrace future debated. By Cydney Gillis, Pages 1, 12 [RE: Susan Bossert, SHA]
Shredding. Plan for new, smaller skateparks gets resistance by Kevin Himeda, Pages 1, 12
- Picture: Greg Perry, 15, skateboards at the Marginal Way Skatepark. The Parks Department is considering opening an additional 30 spots for skateboarding.
- Photo by Joel Turner.
Editorial. Talkin’ Real Change. An open letter to Mike McGavick. Page 2
Change Agent: Rev. Rich Lang by Adam Hyla, Page 3
- Picture: Pastor Rev. Rich Lang helps his middle-class Ballard congregation relate to those he calls “the victims of empire.”
- Photo by Michael Dopps
Insult to Injury. EPA plan to “dismantle” environmental justice office draws ire. By Rosette Royale, Page 3
| Quote by Jeri Sundvall-Williams, Environmental Justice Action Group, Portland, OR
Just Heard…, Page 3
- Not New by Cydney Gillis [RE: Remodels counted as low-income housing gains, Adrienne Quinn, Seattle’s Office of Housing, John Fox, Seattle Displacement Coalition]
- SHA: board again by Cydney Gillis [RE: SHA Board of Commissioners, new seat on board, Rebecca Hansen]
- Bestin’ the Westin by Adam Hyla [RE: UNITE Here, Jessica Lawson, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc., The Westin]
Live Aid. Council hearing brings citizens out for cops, parks, social services. By Billy Joyce, Page 4 [RE: Rich O’Neill, Peter Rogerson, Alison Eisinger, Michele Thomas]
| Quote by Jeanette Williams, former Councilmember
Short Takes, Page 4
- WASL: Why by Rosette Royale [RE: Dr. Donald Felder, Caprice Hollins, Kacey Guin, panel convened to discuss inequity in scores]
- Justice For All? By Kevin Himeda [RE: Equal Justice Open House, Paula Boggs, Brian Meenaghan]
New Converts. Workers’ rental housing to go condo. By Cydney Gillis, Page 5
| Quote by John Fox, Seattle Displacement Coalition
Interview: A Fearless Voice in an Age of Anxiety. Journalist Amy Goodman on Government Lies, a Somnolent Press, and Voices of Hope. Interview by Robin Lindley, Pages 6, 7, 8
- Picture: Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!
- Photo by Michael Kent
Primed for Greatness, Lacking Sense. Book: The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud. Review by Austin Walters, Page 8
Adventures in Irony. Insolence Abroad by Dr. Wes Browning, Page 9
Bus Chick, Transit Authority. All in the Family by Carla Saulter, Page 9
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 9
Letters to the Editor: Page 10
- A tribute to Terry Batterson by Cynthia Whetsell | Seattle
Calendar. Compiled by Dena Burke, Page 11
- Event: Sen. Barack Obama discusses his new book, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream globalization, religion in public life, and the struggle to find a shared language in a nation torn apart by differences. Tickets $5. Thursday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m., Benaroya Hall, 200 University St.
Director’s Corner by Timothy Harris, Page 11
First things First. Get Involved. Take Action., Page 11
Prevent Homelessness through City Budget
- Issue: The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has just announced a substantial cut in housing counseling funding for vital services that help low-income people avoid foreclosure, eviction, and predatory lending practices. In particular, funding for housing counseling services in King County for 2007 has been cut by more than 32 percent, and since 2003, these funds have been cut by nearly 50 percent. That means the Fremont Public Association will lose more than half its federal funding for this program – nearly $80,000
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