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Mayor’s Media Availability: Washington Connection

channelweb — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:11:04 +0000

Mayor Mike McGinn, State Department of Social and Health Services Secretary Susan Dreyfus, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and community partners announce the availability of City of Seattle benefits on a statewide web portal.

WHEN: 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2011
WHERE: Wellspring Family Services, 1900 Rainier Ave. S

Janice Deguchi on Seattle Voices

channelweb — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:00:43 +0000

In this episode of Seattle Voices, Eric Liu sits down with Janice Deguchi. Since 1997, Deguchi has been the Executive Director of Denise Louie Education Center (DLEC) which serves over 300 low-income ages prenatal to five and their families with Head Start and Early Head Start services in south Seattle and Sea-Tac.

The show premieres today at 7 p.m.

Watch this and other Seattle Voices at seattlechannel.org/SeattleVoices

Dr. Ruby Inouye Shu on Community Stories

george — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:16:54 +0000

On Monday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m., Community Stories profiles Dr. Ruby Inouye Shu, or “Dr. Ruby” as she is affectionately and respectfully known as in the Seattle community.

Dr. Ruby was the rare woman and Japanese-American to attend medical school just a few months after Executive Order 9066 was enacted, the order that evacuated Japanese Americans from the West Coast and imprisoned them in internment camps during World War II. Under these circumstances, Dr. Ruby trained to become a physician who then opened her first clinic in Seattle’s Nihonmachi, or Japantown.

Dr. Ruby cared for the Japanese American community for decades, and she delivered more than 1,000 babies during her career. After retirement, Dr. Ruby continued to serve the community by helping establish Nikkei Concerns, an organization that provides elder care and related services. Even now in her nineties, Dr. Ruby still volunteers by making quilts and her specialty rice sack apron to sell at auction and craft fairs to benefit non-profits. “She’s probably gonna get mad at me for saying all these things about her,” says Nikkei Concerns CEO Jeffery Hattori, “but there are very few people that can…hit the strata that she does in terms of contributions to the community.”

Meet Dr. Ruby on Community Stories on Monday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m., SEATTLE CHANNEL, Cable 21 and watch it online right now at:

http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3171105.

Rainier Vista and Habitat for Humanity on Community Stories

george — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:41:41 +0000

Since 1978, Habitat for Humanity has helped change the lives of more than 30,000 American families and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Rainier Vista neighborhood in Seattle. The South King County affiliate is nearing completion of twelve energy efficient town homes in the Rainier Valley mixed housing development. Eight families are already living in their homes, with four more counting down the weeks until they can move in. Join us at the construction site as we watch staff, volunteers and future owners work side by side to make dreams come true on Community Stories, Monday, September 19, 7 p.m. on SEATTLE CHANNEL, Cable 21 or watch it right now at http://www.seattlechannel.org/CommunityStories/ .

Homeless Author Richard LeMieux on Breakfast at Sally’s

george — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:15:03 +0000

Before author Richard LeMieux became homeless, he was a successful journalist and publisher. LeMieux was Sports Director of WCOM Radio and a sportswriter for 17 years at the Springfield Sun newspaper in Ohio. In 1981, LeMieux moved to Washington State where he ran his own publishing company, producing medical directories and university student directories for 14 years. When his business failed, he lost his livelihood, his home, his possessions and his wife of 17 years. Richard was homeless in Bremerton, Washington, with his dog, Willow, for a year and a half. He lived in his minivan and wrote his book, Breakfast at Sally’s, with a second-hand manual typewriter at picnic tables in parks around the city. While he was homeless, Richard and the other homeless people he portrays in his book regularly visited Sally’s, the soup kitchen at The Salvation Army in Bremerton. Watch LeMieux’s talk right now at http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=5201137.

Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez on Families and Deportation

george — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:23:44 +0000

OneAmerica welcomed Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez to Seattle to speak about immigration issues. Gutierrez represents Illinois’ Fourth District in Chicago and has been “a powerful voice for immigrants and Latinos nationwide for years.” He has been touring the country as part of the Campaign for American Children and Families that “serves to lift up the stories of families and individuals whose lives are being turned upside down by deportation.” The congressman spoke to a rally at Seattle’s Town Hall. Watch this program right now: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=5201136.

Housing Advocate Sharon Lee on Seattle Voices

george — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:51:33 +0000

This week, Seattle Voices host Eric Liu welcomes Sharon Lee, the Executive Director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) a non-profit organization based in Seattle. LIHI develops and operates housing for low-income and homeless people, and also provides a range of support services to assist tenants in maintaining stable housing and increasing self-sufficiency. Lee oversees a staff of 100 engaged in housing development, management, advocacy and support services. LIHI’s staff has developed over 3,800 units of rental and homeownership housing in Washington State. LIHI owns over 1,600 units serving individuals, families, seniors, homeless people and those with special needs. LIHI’s housing has won numerous national and local awards for design excellence and environmental sustainability. Watch the show Tuesday, 7: oo p.m., on SEATTLE CHANNEL , Cable 21 or right here on http://www.seattlechannel.org/. See past shows by visiting: http://www.seattlechannel.org/SeattleVoices/.

Summer Food & Fun on City Stream

george — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:53:11 +0000

We’re celebrating summer on CityStream! From fun family activities to food drives, we’re covering it all. How the City of Seattle and school officials are making sure kids who rely on school lunches for their main meal, get plenty to eat this summer. Plus, what you can do to help. Then, from the critters and creatures of the Puget Sound, to concerts, boat rides and story time; we’ll tell you about plenty of family fun that’s also pretty frugal. There’s something for everyone on this all new edition of CityStream. Join host Nicole Sanchez from Luna Park in West Seattle for these stories and more!

Watch it now: http://www.seattlechannel.org/CityStream.

What’s Your Question for Mayor Mike McGinn?

george — Fri, 20 May 2011 21:29:40 +0000

Don’t miss your chance to talk to Mayor Mike McGinn! Why did the Mayor hire bike advocate David Hiller for his staff? Why does McGinn want to turn a former Lake City firehouse into a homeless shelter? Why are private companies paying for more streetcar service in South Lake Union?

Whatever your question is, on Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 p.m., call 206-684-8821 and talk to Mayor McGinn and SEATTLE CHANNEL host C.R. Douglas. Or email your question to askthemayor@seattle.gov anytime the inspiration strikes you. You can also send the mayor questions on SEATTLE CHANNEL’s Facebook or TWITTER accounts. Be a part of Seattle’s civic conversation!

In last month’s show, Mayor McGinn said, “I don’t care how people get around. If they choose to drive, they choose to drive. I can’t get my wife out of a car, so I’m not going to try to get other people out of their cars either.” Watch it now at http://www.seattlechannel.org/AskTheMayor/.

Housing the Poor and Homeless on City Inside/Out

george — Fri, 06 May 2011 23:27:51 +0000

It used to be that Seattle’s homeless found shelter and support almost entirely in downtown facilities. But in recent years, more and more low-income housing and social services have been dispersed in neighborhoods across the city. The reason? The expense of downtown real estate and the sense that the homeless problem is citywide. This week, City Inside/Out with host C.R. Douglas takes up this growing trend and gauges neighborhood reaction. First, we travel to Ballard and look at how one community is struggling with these changes. Then, we take the discussion into our studio with Downtown Emergency Service Center’s Bill Hobson, Aurora Avenue Merchants Association’s Faye Garneau, Compass Housing Alliance’s Rick Freidhoff and Ballard Preservation Association’s Dave Jarrell.

We ask: Who is moving into this new housing? Why do some in neighborhoods oppose it so strongly that they are suing? Will non-profits saturate neighborhoods with subsidized housing? Is there common ground between neighborhoods, merchants and housing providers?

Watch the program right now: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3061118

Or if you’d prefer, watch it on TV, Friday, May 6, 7:00 p.m., SEATTLE CHANNEL, Cable 21.