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A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 FEATURE | Sanchez-Gonzalez has life-changing experience at academy [7] CRIME ALERT | Redmond Police Blotter [3] BUSINESS| Hoffman’s Fine Cakes & Pastries sets up shop in Redmond. [8] R EP O RTER NEWSLINE: 425.867.0353 REDMOND ˜ MEGAN CAMPBELL Reporter Newspapers Overcrowded and aged schools could receive some much-needed attention if the public approves a $398 mil- lion bond on the April ballot. e Lake Washington School District (LWSD) board of directors unani- mously approved during its Monday meeting to put the bond to a public vote April 26. If approved, the bond measure would address the district’s immediate needs, providing funding to rebuild and enlarge aging schools and to create new classrooms for the steady influx of stu- dent enrollment. “e plan that we’ve developed does involve sub- sequent bond measures to fund the longer term needs,” district Superintendent Traci Pierce said Monday. “Bond measures won’t increase tax rates. ose tax rates will be maintained at the 2015 tax rate and will be kept steady over the next 15 years.” e district anticipates $21 million from state assistance and another $10 million from school impact fees, bring in the total projects cost to about $430 million. Among other things, the 2016 bond would fund two new elementary schools and a new middle school to be placed in Redmond; it would upgrade the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center (ORSCC) to include a preschool; and it would replace portables at Explorer Elementary School in Red- mond. Former Redmond mayor Rosemarie Ives spoke at the meeting and noted that she is sympathetic to the challenges facing the district and that growth in Redmond is out of control. On the ORSCC, Ives said: “So with the proposed district bond issue priced at $398 million, I believe it is strategic to remove any rec- ommendation that presents a vulnerability to the whole of the bond passing. e ORSCC recommendation doesn’t make financial sense, doesn’t make operational sense and breaks a 40-year lease of a building as a com- munity center benefitting LWSD board of directors approves $398M bond for April ballot SAMANTHA PAK [email protected] On the evening of Jan. 20, Shane Coakley and his mother Leona Coakley-Spring were working in her consignment store, From Rags to Riches, at 16648 Redmond Way in downtown. At around 5:45 p.m., a man in his mid-20s entered, telling Coakley he had a couple dresses to sell. Coakley told the other man that they were not taking dresses at the moment but the man insisted Coakley-Spring take a look. “He said that she wants to see these: ‘Trust me. She really wants to see these dresses,’” Coakley said. It wasn’t until aſter Coakley- Spring purchased the dresses from the man and he had exited the store that the two realized he had leſt behind more than just two formal dresses. In a separate bag, they also found a white robe, white hood with eye holes and a loose rope — all of which appeared to be items similar to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Coakley-Spring initially thought the garment was a choir robe, but Coakley said he knew what the items were and Store owner and son ‘horrified’ after they receive KKK-type items Shane Coakley pauses in thought while discussing the suspect who left behind a Ku Klux Klan-type robe and rope at his mother’s Redmond consignment store, From Rags to Riches. ANDY NYSTROM, Redmond Reporter SAMANTHA PAK [email protected] Redmond residents, business owners and other interested parties filled the Redmond City Council Chambers Wednesday evening to share their thoughts and concerns regarding marijuana retail stores at a public hearing during a planning commission meeting. As previously reported, the City of Redmond was initially allotted two marijuana retail businesses — which was recently increased to four — but there was nowhere they could be located per the city’s zoning for retail businesses. A change in state legislation may now make it possible for retail busi- nesses to open in Redmond as cities now have the option to reduce previ- ous buffer zones between retail busi- nesses and certain other uses down from 1,000 to 100 feet — or anything in between. is change means Redmond may soon see its first marijuana retail store in town. But before this could happen, city staff has been studying the issue to see what this would look and part of that has been gathering feedback from the community. Jason Rogers, a senior planner in long-range planning for the city, said in addition to Wednesday’s public hearing, people were able to share their thoughts through an online survey and by emailing city staff. As of Wednesday aſternoon, the online survey received about 1,300 re- sponses and staff received more than 50 emails from residents, business owners and other members of the community. Rogers said some of the main themes they saw from the online feedback was concern regarding the possible reduction in buffer zones — which would apply to other uses, including game arcades, libraries, recreation and community centers, daycare or childcare centers, transit centers and parks. e two exceptions to this are uses that are schools and playgrounds, meaning there still must be a 1,000-foot buffer between them- selves and a marijuana retail business. Rogers said feedback online also indicated that there are people in the community who are opposed to having retail marijuana businesses in Redmond altogether. ere were also people who sup- ported the idea of having marijuana Meeting attendees weed through retail marijuana store issues A standing-room-only crowd was on hand Wednesday night in the Redmond City Hall council chambers for a hearing on proposed regulations for retail marijuana stores in the City of Redmond. 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A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016

FEATURE | Sanchez-Gonzalez has life-changing experience at academy [7] CRIME ALERT | Redmond Police Blotter [3]

BUSINESS| Ho� man’s Fine Cakes & Pastries sets up shop in Redmond. [8]

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Overcrowded and aged schools could receive some much-needed attention if the public approves a $398 mil-lion bond on the April ballot.

� e Lake Washington School District (LWSD) board of directors unani-mously approved during its Monday meeting to put the

bond to a public vote April 26.

If approved, the bond measure would address the district’s immediate needs, providing funding to rebuild and enlarge aging schools and to create new classrooms for the steady in� ux of stu-dent enrollment.

“� e plan that we’ve developed does involve sub-

sequent bond measures to fund the longer term needs,” district Superintendent Traci Pierce said Monday. “Bond measures won’t increase tax rates. � ose tax rates will be maintained at the 2015 tax rate and will be kept steady over the next 15 years.”

� e district anticipates $21 million from state assistance and another $10 million

from school impact fees, bring in the total projects cost to about $430 million.

Among other things, the 2016 bond would fund two new elementary schools and a new middle school to be placed in Redmond; it would upgrade the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center (ORSCC) to include a preschool; and it would

replace portables at Explorer Elementary School in Red-mond.

Former Redmond mayor Rosemarie Ives spoke at the meeting and noted that she is sympathetic to the challenges facing the district and that growth in Redmond is out of control.

On the ORSCC, Ives said: “So with the proposed

district bond issue priced at $398 million, I believe it is strategic to remove any rec-ommendation that presents a vulnerability to the whole of the bond passing. � e ORSCC recommendation doesn’t make � nancial sense, doesn’t make operational sense and breaks a 40-year lease of a building as a com-munity center bene� tting

LWSD board of directors approves $398M bond for April ballot

SAMANTHA PAK

[email protected]

On the evening of Jan. 20, Shane Coakley and his mother Leona Coakley-Spring were working in her consignment store, From Rags to Riches, at 16648 Redmond Way in downtown.

At around 5:45 p.m., a man in his mid-20s entered, telling Coakley he had a couple dresses to sell. Coakley told the other man that they were not taking dresses at the moment but the man insisted Coakley-Spring take a look.

“He said that she wants to see these: ‘Trust me. She really

wants to see these dresses,’” Coakley said.

It wasn’t until a� er Coakley-Spring purchased the dresses from the man and he had exited the store that the two realized he had le� behind more than just two formal dresses.

In a separate bag, they also found a white robe, white hood with eye holes and a loose rope — all of which appeared to be items similar to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

Coakley-Spring initially thought the garment was a choir robe, but Coakley said he knew what the items were and

Store owner and son ‘horrified’ after theyreceive KKK-type items

Shane Coakley pauses in thought while discussing the suspect who left behind a Ku Klux Klan-type robe and rope at his mother’s Redmond consignment store, From Rags to Riches. ANDY NYSTROM, Redmond Reporter

SAMANTHA PAK

[email protected]

Redmond residents, business owners and other interested parties � lled the Redmond City Council Chambers Wednesday evening to share their thoughts and concerns regarding marijuana retail stores at a public hearing during a planning commission meeting.

As previously reported, the City of Redmond was initially allotted two marijuana retail businesses — which was recently increased to four — but there was nowhere they could be located per the city’s zoning for retail businesses.

A change in state legislation may now make it possible for retail busi-nesses to open in Redmond as cities now have the option to reduce previ-ous bu� er zones between retail busi-

nesses and certain other uses down from 1,000 to 100 feet — or anything in between.

� is change means Redmond may soon see its � rst marijuana retail store in town.

But before this could happen, city sta� has been studying the issue to see what this would look and part of that has been gathering feedback from the community.

Jason Rogers, a senior planner in long-range planning for the city, said in addition to Wednesday’s public hearing, people were able to share their thoughts through an online survey and by emailing city sta� . As of Wednesday a� ernoon, the online survey received about 1,300 re-sponses and sta� received more than 50 emails from residents, business owners and other members of the

community.Rogers said some of the main

themes they saw from the online feedback was concern regarding the possible reduction in bu� er zones — which would apply to other uses, including game arcades, libraries, recreation and community centers, daycare or childcare centers, transit centers and parks. � e two exceptions to this are uses that are schools and playgrounds, meaning there still must be a 1,000-foot bu� er between them-selves and a marijuana retail business.

Rogers said feedback online also indicated that there are people in the community who are opposed to having retail marijuana businesses in Redmond altogether.

� ere were also people who sup-ported the idea of having marijuana

Meeting attendees weed through retail marijuana store issues

A standing-room-only crowd was on hand Wednesday night in the Redmond City Hall council chambers for a hearing on proposed regulations for retail marijuana stores in the City of Redmond. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter

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It has been more than a year since construction crews accidentally cut a cable during a downtown project that a�ected about 6,000 Frontier Communi-cations FiOS and copper customers.

As a result of the out-age, many local busi-nesses in the downtown Redmond area had their phone, television and hi-speed Internet services interrupted. In addition, some 911 services were also a�ected.

For these businesses, the interruptions were more than just a matter of inconvenience — it was the matter of their liveli-hood.

And while service has been long restored, not everything has been resolved.

Julian Ramos, owner of Agave Cocina & Cantina in Bear Creek Shopping Center, said as a small company, they depend on their day-to-day business, which took a hit when the cable was cut.

“It a�ected us in a huge way, to say the least,” he said.

When the restaurant lost Internet and phone service, Ramos said customers were not able to call in to place to-go orders or to make reser-vations. And while the restaurant’s point-of-sales machine was able to store customers’ credit card in-formation on a computer so they could complete sales later, he said they weren’t able to immedi-ately retrieve information such as whether a card had declined or was ex-pired — as they typically would. As a result, they lost thousands of dollars in credit card sales dur-ing the almost two weeks Agave had no service.

Since then, Ramos and other local business own-ers a�ected by the outage have �led insurance claims to be compensated for their losses. It has been more than a year but no

one has received anything.Ramos said he has tried

contacting people at the City of Redmond as well as the insurance company but has received no spe-ci�c details from anyone other than that people are looking into the issue.

“Looks like everyone is on the same page,” he said about other business owners he has spoken with about this. “Every-body’s getting the same feedback…nothing solid for sure.”

Aaron Christensen, of the Law O�ce of Aaron Christensen, PLLC, was working out of �inkspace in downtown Redmond at the time of the outage. He said the building did not have Frontier for its Inter-net service, so their com-puters were not a�ected. However, their phones did go down as a result of the cable being cut.

Christensen said he has called Redmond Mayor John Marchione’s o�ce, but other than initially saying the city would help businesses a�ected, Chris-tensen said the mayor has been “MIA” when it comes to the issue. Christensen said it would be one thing if the city said they would not be getting involved, but failing to act a�er saying they would help is contradictory.

Marchione said he understands people’s frus-trations.

“When something hap-pens that disrupts people’s lives and livelihoods, everyone wants to get back to normal as soon as possible,” he said. “When the telecommunications cables were accidentally cut by the contractor, the city worked closely with Frontier to communicate with their customers and the community. Quickly following, the city worked with all parties to identify and communicate the insurance claims process. �ose claims are being ad-dressed by the insurance companies.”

Marchione also admit-ted that the city’s response was lacking and could

have used some improve-ment.

“Could we have done a better job reaching out during the incident?” he asked. “Absolutely. Learn-ing from that, we have restructured our com-munications to be more proactive and responsive.”

Mike Bailey, �nancial director for Redmond, said when the city hires a contractor for a project, part of the contract they sign states that the con-tractor is responsible for any damages related to the project. He said this can range from someone’s car sustaining tire damage af-ter they have driven over a pothole on a construction site, to the major outage of 2014.

In this case, Bailey said, even though city employees were onsite, the construction company IMCO General Construc-tion is responsible for the damage, according to the contract. He also acknowl-edged that the situation is complicated, which is why things have been taking so long.

“It has taken too long,” Bailey said.

�e law �rm of Fors-berg & Umlauf, P.S. is representing IMCO and the city, as well as Zurich, the insurance company representing them, in this case and provided the Reporter with an update.

“Representatives are investigating the claims and working with claim-ants to try to resolve the claims,” said Je�rey Kestle with the law �rm. “Claims representatives are asking for back up documenta-tion and are working to establish a protocol and time frame to resolve the claims.”

Bailey said in addi-tion to the small local businesses a�ected by the outage, Frontier also sustained damage, as well, and the company is also a claimant with losses.

A�er multiple attempts this week, the Reporter was unable to reach anyone at Frontier for a comment.

Businesses affected by Frontier Communications outage still in limbo over compensation

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retail businesses in Redmond.All of these sentiments

were echoed in the standing-room-only meeting Wednes-day evening as the planning commission took in about three hours of public com-ments.

A recurring concern of those who do not want to see retail businesses in Redmond at all was for public safety — speci� cally children’s safety. Speakers cited the possibility of youth becoming addicted to marijuana, the possible damage to their health and of the possibility of them moving on to harder and more harmful drugs. People also said they are worried that bringing in marijuana retail stores into Redmond will lead to an increase in crime.

“Just because something is legal, doesn’t make it socially responsible,” one woman commented.

A number of people who spoke on Wednesday also said they are concerned that if their children see the pot stores around town, they will become interested in mari-juana and want to try it.

In response to this, a woman who supports retail businesses in town used an

analogy of toys. She said most parents are not going to give their children every single toy they see and ask for a� er seeing it advertised on TV or other places.

A commenter who fol-lowed this woman and sits on the other side of the issue pointed out that if a child does not see a “toy” advertised, they are not going to ask for it because they will not know about it in the � rst place.

Among those who sup-ported the idea of marijuana stores in town, a few noted that parents should be re-sponsible for monitoring drug use, not stores — the latter of whom would not be able to sell to minors to begin with since the businesses are so heavily regulated.

One woman also noted that the school system is one of the biggest “pot stores” in a community. She said this is because alcohol is so heavily regulated, it makes it more di� cult for minors to access. Before it was legalized, mari-juana was not as regulated, so kids had easier access to it, she said.

Supporters also stated that

they felt marijuana is misun-derstood.

One man suggested people should better educate them-selves on the topic — a com-ment that was not received well by the mostly opposed crowd as people began booing him, while a few supporters applauded, before planning commissioners could calm the crowd.

In attendance were also individuals who own marijuana retail businesses in other cities as well as those who were awarded businesses in Redmond but are not able to open them because of the zoning regulations.

“I’m not a criminal nor do I have a criminal background,” one cannabis business owner told the audience. “� is is my job.”

He also noted that as a legitimate business, he checks for customers’ identi� cations — whereas a dealer on the black market only checks the money in a customer’s hands.

Jenny Carbon — who was awarded a retail business, which she has dubbed � e Grass is Always Greener — said she understands people’s

safety concerns for their children, noting she has a 16-year-old herself.

Although the hearing has passed, Rogers said people will still be able to comment online. � e online survey at redmond.gov/marijuana will be open until 5 p.m. today. In addition, people can also provide written feedback by emailing [email protected].

� e planning commis-sion will revisit the topic at its study session on Feb. 10 and depending on how things go then, they can prepare a recommendation for City Council or choose to continue discussing the topic at another study session.

thousands of people.”In Sammamish, the

bond would allow contrac-tors to rebuild and enlarge Margaret Mead Elementary School.

Similarly, in Kirkland, the bond would allow funding to replace and enlarge Peter Kirk Elementary School and Juanita High School.

According to a LWSD press release, the district has grown from the sixth-largest district to the fourth-largest district in the state since last year and has grown by more than 3,200 students in the last � ve years. Growth is projected to continue, reaching more than 30,000 students by 2020-21 and

more than 32,000 students by 2029-30.

“Our district is at a critical point with regard to classroom space,” said board President Nancy Bernard in the release. “Moving to all-day kindergarten and reduc-ing class sizes thanks to new state funding increases our need for more classroom space. At the same time our enrollment continues to grow.”

Added Eric Campbell, CEO of Main Street Prop-erty Group and a member of the Lake Washington Citizens Levy Committee, in another press release: “� e timing of this bond proposi-tion is a win-win for taxpay-ers. By paying o� our other

district bonds and levies, we can fund the bond proposal to improve local schools without raising our tax rate. In addition, we are eligible for state matching funds to make sure our local invest-ment goes even further.”

Complete information on the bond measure, including all projects, is available on the district website at www.lwsd.org.

To watch the Mon-day board meeting, and for more information, visit www.lwsd.org/about/School-Board/Pages/default.aspx.

Redmond Reporter editor Andy Nystrom contributed to this report.

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Tuesday, Jan. 26Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a motor vehicle at 2:51 p.m. in the 13700 block of Northeast 87th Street. Someone stole an air compressor and a pressure washer.

Shoplifting: Redmond police took a shoplifting report at 1:48 p.m. in the 2200 block of 148th Avenue Northeast. An adult female was arrested for stealing more than $300 worth of clothes from a store.

Monday, Jan. 25RV prowl: Redmond police took an RV-prowl report at 4:20 p.m. in the 9900 block of Willows Road.

Burglary: Redmond police took a non-residential-burglary report at 8:32 a.m. in the 16200 block of Redmond Way. A pizza establishment’s front door was shattered and the shop was burglarized during the night. Food supplies were taken, including 250 pounds of pizza dough and 900 pounds of cheese.

Sunday, Jan. 24Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 2:34 p.m. in the 15700 block of Bear Creek Parkway. A woman was requested to send money as part of a check scam.

DUI: Redmond police responded to a tra� c collision and arrested a man for DUI and hit and run at 3:52 a.m. in the 8400 block of 166th Avenue Northeast.

Saturday, Jan. 23Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a motor vehicle at 9:47 a.m. in the 8100 block of 149th Place Northeast. Someone entered the victim’s unlocked car door and stole some property.

Friday, Jan. 22Assault: Redmond police took an assault report at 4:49 p.m. in the 9500 block of Avondale Road. Two men were reported to be punching each other in the road. The men knew each other through a common acquaintance.

Shoplifting: Redmond police took a shoplifting report at 3:11 p.m. at a store in the 17600 block of Union Hill Road.

Thursday, Jan. 21Shoplifting: Redmond police took a shoplifting report at 11:32 p.m. in the 17600 block of Northeast 76th Street. O� cers investigated a theft of groceries from a store.

Burglary: Redmond police took a residen-tial-burglary report at 8:25 a.m. in the 7900 block of 168th Avenue Northeast. Someone stole a purse from an apartment.

Wednesday, Jan. 20Theft: Redmond police took a theft report at 3:58 p.m. in the 18300 block of Northeast 98th Way. A resident reported that someone stole some paint.

Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 8:41 a.m. in the 6000 block of 189th Place Northeast. A Redmond resident reported fraudulent activity in an online account.

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Seventh-grade and eighth-grade Redmond Middle School (RMS)

students recently competed and placed � rst at the Knights of Pi Math

Tournament (KPMT) held at Newport High School.

Members of the seventh-grade team were Raghav Narula, Arnav Narula,

Shrey Srivastava and Siddhartha Yalamanchili. Members of the eighth-

grade team were Darren Denq, Ananya Jain, Ashley Luty and Maxwell

Wang.

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Incident at From Rags to Riches is ‘despicable’

(Editor’s note: � is is a letter to the owners of the From Rags to Riches store in Redmond)

I just heard the news and the hate crime that was perpetrated on your family. I am a 69-year-old white woman. I was deeply moved by the cruelty of the act.

You would think by this day and age, things would have improved. But I guess there is always a few bad people. We can only hope and work to keep it to as few as possible.

I just want you to know there are people thinking of you and wishing you well.

And I think this is despicable! I hope the police � nd whoever is behind this and persecute them to the fullest extent of the law.

God bless you.Mary KotasGraham

Dissecting OneRedmond’s LINK light rail letter

I noted with interest OneRedmond CEO Bart Phillip’s comments on the Sound Transit 3 mea-

sure being developed for the November ballot, and OneRedmond’s insistence that preliminary engineering for the downtown Redmond exten-sion begin immediately. I share OneRedmond’s position that LINK light rail to downtown will be transformative, and will have huge bene� ts for Redmond businesses and citizens alike. For that, I say bravo, One Redmond!

� at said, some of the speci� cs of CEO Phil-lips letter deserve comment. First, Sound Transit already did preliminary engineering for the line years ago as a funded mandate of ST2. � is work established the preferred route, station locations and right of way for the line.

� e comment that has me shaking my head is Phillips’ insistence that Sound Transit begin engineering work on a line that has not yet been approved by the voters. OneRedmond can dependably be relied upon to oppose unfunded mandates when it applies to their members, but apparently it’s perfectly acceptable when others are picking up the majority of the tab. As an organization which has received public funds in the past, OneRedmond should certainly under-stand the need to maintain � scal accountability and transparency.

Again, I want ST3, and I’m delighted to see OneRedmond come out strong for light rail to

downtown. Talk, of course, is cheap. If OneRed-mond really wants to do something positive, it needs to get up from the table and devote their collective time, talent and treasure to making ST3 as robust a proposal for the Eastside as pos-sible, and work both tirelessly and collectively to ensure its passage in November.Phil MillerRedmond

Kudos to those who mobilized to expand winter shelter

� e Eastside Homeless Advisory Commit-tee (EHAC) meets monthly with the goal of using collective discussion and e� ort to further homeless housing and service activities in east King County. We engage members from several sectors of the community including; county and city jurisdictions, faith communities, human service organizations and advocates from the community. We focus on solutions that work best in our communities. � e Eastside Human Services Forum (EHSF) fosters strong public and private partnerships for a stable network of

On Jan. 21, the Reporter received a press release from the Redmond Police Department (RPD) seeking help from the community in identifying a suspect in a harassment case.

� e subject line did not provide any more information, but once I opened the email, I saw that the incident had a racist bent to it. From Rags to Riches, a local consignment store owned and run by a black family, had been targeted a� er a white suspect le� behind items that appeared to be garments similar to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

When I read the description of the items, I had a physical reaction. Not just an uncomfort-able “Oh my god, I can’t believe it” reaction. I mean an immediate physical, heart-racing, skin-crawling reaction.

Even though I was just reading words on a screen and there is not that volatile history be-tween Asian Americans and white supremacist groups as there is with blacks in this country, I was deeply a� ected by the incident. If I had been reading the release on a sheet of paper instead of on my computer screen, I would have dropped the paper, not even wanting to touch it.

I can only imagine what it was like for store owner Leona Coakley-Spring and her son Shane Coakley.

Incidents like this should not happen. � ey shouldn’t have happened in the past and they shouldn’t be happening nowadays, in 2016.

But this seems to be the way things are today.� e world we live in currently is one where

a frontrunner in our presidential race regularly spouts o� bigoted, racist and sexist remarks. But instead of being met with enough disapproval and contempt to push him out of the race, Don-

ald Trump’s comments push him further ahead in the polls. When Trump suggested banning all Muslims from entering the country — even U.S. citizens — people cheered in agreement. Mean-while, young children across the country are being harassed and accosted for their faith and an 8-year-old Muslim American girl from Texas even began collecting her favorite items in a bag for fear of the U.S. Army coming to remove her family from their home.

� e world we live in currently is one where the mayor of Roanoke, Va. cites the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as a strategy we can draw from today to protect the country from possible terrorists as Syrian refugees are beginning to arrive in the country. Never mind that the internment is considered to be one of the most serious injustices carried out by our government and a dark mark on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency — or the fact that about two-thirds of those interned were American citizens and all were being contained without any sort of trial.

And if you think this type of attitude and behavior only happens in other parts of the country because the Paci� c Northwest is too liberal, open minded and welcoming, there un-fortunately have been a few local incidents that indicate that maybe, things are not as progres-sive as we like to think here in the upper le� .

In October 2015, a Seattle yoga studio came to the attention of a local conservative radio host a� er he learned the studio o� ered POC Yoga, which was speci� cally for people of color, once a week. � e class was never advertised and had been o� ered for about � ve years with no prob-lems. It was a space where people of color were able to practice yoga — something that already has many people feeling exposed and vulnerable — and feel safe. Once the radio host discussed POC Yoga on his show, calling the practice rac-ist, the studio and instructor were harassed and received a number of death threats. POC Yoga was canceled as a result and other classes at the

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studio were put on hold be-cause students and instruc-tors no longer felt safe.

While POC Yoga’s classes may have been unintention-ally o� ensive to potential white students, people’s re-actions to learning about its existence just goes to show why people felt it was even necessary in the � rst place.

And then, of course, there is last week’s incident here in Redmond.

As someone who is nei-ther white nor male, I have to admit that while I have a good life, a great job and people in my life who I love and love me, there are times when I have resigned myself to accepting the fact that in some people’s eyes, I will always be considered “less than.” Usually, I just look at it as their problem, but ev-ery now and then, I do feel like I have to prove myself for whatever reason.

� ere is a reason why the Black Lives Matter move-ment was started. � ere is a reason why the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite exists and has received so much attention.

� ere is a reason why I am writing another editorial about diversity on the heels of Martin Luther King Jr.

Day, lamenting the lack of progress we have made as a society.

It’s because there are groups of people in this country — and around the world — who still feel marginalized and like they don’t belong.

But all is not yet lost.Members of the U.S.

military have reached out to that young Muslim American girl and her fam-ily, promising to protect her. Local communities have come together to prepare for and welcome Syrian refugees as they arrive.

And most signi� cantly, following last week’s incident here in Redmond, RPD is taking things very seriously and working to conduct a thorough investi-gation. In addition, people have been doing what they can to prove to Coakley-Spring and Coakley that their family is welcome here and they are valued members of the community. From visiting their store, to o� ering them � owers and gi� s, the greater Redmond community is proving that it really can be as open as we hope to be.

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explained them to his mother.

“I’ve never heard her cry like that,” he said, describing the incident as devastating. “I wish it was just me here and not my mother. It would have been easier. I would have never told her.”

Neither Coakley nor his mother, who are black, could believe something like this could happen in this com-munity.

“I was horri� ed,” said Coakley-Spring about her reaction. “It was unreal.”

� e man who le� the items behind was white, about 5-feet-10-inches tall,

with brown hair and an athletic/stocky build. Coakley said at the time, he was wearing dark jeans, a black zip-up jacket and mili-tary boots. He also provided police with a description for a sketch of the suspect.

Police are currently at-tempting to identify the harassment suspect, depicted in the sketch. Becky Range, public information o� cer for the Redmond Police Depart-ment (RPD), said they want

to know what the suspect’s intent was by leaving the garments at Coakley-Spring’s store.

“We are continuing to follow up on a few leads but have not yet identi� ed the man who came into the store,” she said Wednesday a� ernoon. “We continue to coordinate with the King County Prosecutor for guid-ance on the case, which is be-ing investigated for possible malicious harassment RCW 9A.36.080 charges.”

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A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION

A� er they discovered the garments, Coakley imme-diately called the police to report the incident. He said they came right away and in full force.

Range said the department is taking this incident very seriously and immediately began a thorough investiga-tion.

A� er taking Coakley’s report, Range said police collected the garments and crime analysts are working to determine whether the items were symbolic or garments

that have actually been worn.She did say that the robe

had two patches on the back that resemble the “Blood Drop” symbol associated with the KKK.

Coakley said those patches led detectives to return to the store the morning of Jan. 21 to see if there was any video surveillance footage they could check. � ere wasn’t. Detectives also wanted to follow up with him. � ey told him the garments were not just sheets and that the patches were sewn onto the robe well.

“� ose patches mean something,” he said about what detectives told him.

Coakley added that they told him, “‘We want to really try to catch this guy.’”

He said this echoed the re-action of the police sergeant who responded to the call.

Range called the incident “very unusual” for Redmond and said they are not aware of any KKK-type groups in the area. Because of this un-familiarity, she said RPD has reached out to other law en-forcement agencies for guid-ance in identifying the type of garments they collected as well as how to recognize such groups. Range said they also reached out to make other agencies aware of what RPD is investigating in case other

jurisdictions have experi-enced similar incidents. In addition, Redmond police released the sketch of the suspect to other agencies.

“We are not aware of other incidents, but as a precau-tion, we have increased patrols in the area and are engaging closely with store employees,” she said.

TRUST ISSUESCoakley and his mother

agreed with Range about how rare an incident like this is in Redmond.

“� is community doesn’t feel that way, you know? I’ve been in this community a long time. � ey don’t feel this way,” Coakley said. “I have so many white friends and family that love me and I love them. � ey don’t feel this way.”

He added that there are other issues to focus on rather than the color of people’s skin, such as school levies not passing and paying for the new State Route 520 bridge.

“� is isn’t the South,” he said. “For this to happen here, it’s crazy.”

Coakley-Spring agreed, saying the only “crime” she has committed was being black.

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can’t do anything about it,” she said. “(Worrying about the color of someone’s skin is) such a waste of time.”

Coakley-Spring said she won’t allow this incident color how she views white people. She said she knows not all white people are like the suspect, but she admits the incident has made it di� cult to know who to trust. She said nothing about the man or the conversation they had indicated that he would do what he did.

“He was so normal,” she said.

� is experience won’t change how Coakley-Spring treats others but she admits that while this incident in Redmond was a singular ex-perience, she has been pretty shaken up.

Following the incident, she went out of town, initially saying she did not know if she would be able to return to the store. In the days following the incident, she was not able to sleep and considered closing the store — something her son doesn’t want to see happen.

“I’m not going let her do that,” he said. “You can’t live

in fear.”Despite her initial thoughts,

Coakley-Spring returned to her store earlier this week.

“Right now, I’m OK,” she said Wednesday evening about how she has been doing since the incident.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTCoakley is not the only one

to think they should not give in to the fear the incident has caused.

On Jan. 22, the day a� er initial news of the incident was reported on various local media outlets, members of the community stopped by From Rags to Riches to show their support for Coakley-Spring, her family and their business.

Range said there was a line outside the door of well-wish-ers in the morning.

Linda Tappan, who works in Redmond, stopped by to drop o� � owers to “express (her) sorrow and shame that somebody would do this.”

“How could this happen? I’m just in shock that it would happen here in Redmond,” she said. “It’s outrageous and it’s a hate crime and it can’t happen.”

Tappan said she did not know about the store prior to the incident, but now plans to

do business there.“It’s been overwhelming,”

Coakley said about the com-munity response.

Margie Cofano of Sam-mamish also felt compelled to come out and show her support.

She said she and her hus-band — who each have their own companies — learned of the incident on the news.

“To run your own com-pany is a hard thing, and to have something like that hap-pen in a place like this, in this day and age it just shouldn’t happen,” Cofano said. “� ey work so hard and it just broke our hearts. We wanted to show them that people here really care and are good people. We want to bring them good business and make their business successful. It’s horrible. I think this is going to touch a lot of people.”

Cofano said she and her husband wanted to do some-thing nice for Coakley-Spring and her son, so they gave Coakley a $15 Starbucks card as a “token of (their) care.”

“I hope more people come and show their appreciation and reach out a hand to say, ‘We’re a community and we look out for each other’” Co-fano said. “I think it will bring

the community closer.”In addition, people

dropped o� � owers, and someone even hung a red decorative heart emblazoned with the word “Love” outside the store’s front door.

Coakley-Spring and Coak-ley have also received support from their neighbors.

Chris Curtiss, the gen-eral manager for Frankie’s Pizza and Pasta, said Coakley-Spring came by their restaurant the evening of the incident to inform them of what happened. Following his shock that something like that could happen in Redmond, Curtiss said he and his father (the restaurant’s namesake) have stopped by the store to let Coakley-Spring know that they will help keep an eye out for any suspicious activity and

said she can contact them if she � nds herself in a scary situation.

“� ey’re really nice people,” Curtiss said, adding that Coakley-Spring and Coakley have been good neighbors, as well.

A manager from another business in the complex also shared Curtiss’s shock, adding that he also felt disgust and disappointment that this would happen. But seeing how much support Coakley-Spring has been receiving from the community has been great.

“� at was really awesome,” he said.

For Coakley-Spring, all of the support has been overwhelming. Upon hearing how people lined up outside her store last week, she was

overcome with emotion and began to cry as she was not expecting this kind of sup-port. Since the incident, she has also received cards and notes of support, singling out a particularly “tear-jerking” card she received from local students.

People from around the world have also reached out to From Rags to Riches in sup-port. Coakley-Spring said she has received phone calls, texts and emails from her home country of the Bahamas as well as France and England.

“� at’s so nice,” she said about all of the support. “� ey really care.”

Redmond Reporter editor Andy Nystrom contributed to this report.

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Every year at least 1.2 mil-lion students drop out of high school. � at’s one student every 26 seconds, one student in the time it takes to read these � rst few sentences.

Redmond’s Valeria Sanchez-Gonzalez, now a senior at Skyline High School, was almost one of those students.

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� e Washington Youth Academy begins with a quasi-military style � ve-and-a-half-month residential program in Bremerton. Derek Foster, Sanchez-Gonzalez’s case manager, credited this struc-ture with the success of the program because it teaches students to meet standards and learn to set their own.

“Everything was sched-uled,” Sanchez-Gonzalez agreed, “It was all timed in a way that pushes you to be the best you can be both in taking care of yourself and others.”

For students, this schedule meant waking up at � ve in the morning every day and following a strict routine of physical exercise, personal hygiene and school work. Although the � rst few weeks may have seemed impossible at times, the cadets emerged “a family,” according to Sanchez-Gonzalez.

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While supporting the students in their growth, the sta� is also careful to ensure students are motivated to change from within. Foster described this philosophy as “walking with the students, but not for them.”

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In light of her own experi-ences, Sanchez-Gonzalez is certain she wants to be there for people who are struggling with their own issues.

“I want to show them they can get through it,” she said.

Although the future is still uncertain for Sanchez-Gon-zalez and the other graduates of the Washington Youth Academy, they now know that they are capable of turn-

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Claire Perry is a Redmond High School senior and editor in chief for the school’s Blaze newspaper.

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