August 2006

Settlement of the concrete workers strike Friday means work can begin soon on the repaving of 1.5 miles of California Avenue from Edmunds Street to Admiral Way.

Gary Merlino Construction Co. was scheduled to begin preparation of the arterial street in mid-August but was held back because of the strike, which began Aug. 1. Construction projects throughout King County have been similarly delayed but can now continue.

California Avenue's surface is made of asphalt, but the road base beneath is concrete.

Since July, all 643 taxicabs licensed to operate in Seattle provide printed receipts to all paying passengers.

The receipt will indicate the taxicab name and number, date, starting and ending time of the trip, distance traveled, taximeter fare, additional charges, and total fare.

"This is really about customer service for taxicab passengers in Seattle," said Craig Leisy, city consumer affairs manager.

The Higher Education Coordinating Board has voted to approve South Seattle Community College's Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Management, moving the college closer for the program to begin in fall 2007.

The Legislature granted authority and provided funding for the college to offer the degree. The next step for South will be an application to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities for interim accreditation status.

Assuming approval is received, the first class of incoming students will matriculate in the fall of 2007.

Quick-thinking officers were able to distract and confront an armed and aggravated man who had fired several rounds while walking in the Highland Park neighborhood. Officers found him just as he walked through a group of young children. Though he initially fled, he soon complied with officers_ commands and was arrested. The children were not harmed. He made repeated statements about suicide, shooting other people and that next time he_d get the police to shoot him.

The Department of Labor and Industries is looking for about 500 employers willing to participate in a new way for workers to file workplace injury and occupational disease claims.

The state Legislature this year approved a two-year pilot project giving employers and their workers the option of filing workers' compensation claims through the employer.

With the football season set to begin on September 1, the Ballard Beavers will feature more running plays in their offense to balance their steadily improving passing attack.

The team is loaded with returning players looking to establish a winning pattern. Ballard returns nine starters on offense and seven on defense. "We have five seniors that are pretty good and we have a good group backing them up," said Head Coach Alex Barashkoff.

Last year Ballard finished its season with a 2 and 7 record. Their only wins came against Garfield 21-7 and Roosevelt 33-28.

Thai Siam's 19th Anniversary Benefit Dinner on August 20 raised $19,200 for the Union Gospel Mission, Cancer Lifeline and the Foundation of the Blind in Thailand.

Between 600 to 700 people attended the event. Some were cancer patients and staff from Cancer Lifeline, others were from the Union Gospel Mission.

Thai Siam's customers paid $18 to support the effort and sample from a buffet menu with 11 items.

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