has been punctual and generous so far in 2025 if summer doesn’t start until July 4 in the Pacific Northwest this sweet shoulder season might linger for a while fill your tires and get ready to hit the trailhead We have you covered this year: Browse through this page to find a how-to guide on outdoors climbing a refresher on Western Washington campsites that are great for spring (as well as rules around reservations) a feature on an epic mountain biking route and more As trails near Mount Rainier thaw this spring and summer check out these waterfall hikes in the area (plus a miniature waterfall road trip around Paradise) Here are five campground ideas around Washington from Camano Island to the Columbia River Gorge it will be the world’s longest mountain bike trail If you’ve been bouldering or climbing in an indoor gym all winter and want to make the move to outdoors climbing a writer reflects on a life of adventures together — and looks ahead to his first summer without Edison in many years The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Jessica Buckley (CAS’25) cleaning off an uncovered floor at the platform site at the El Campanario Archaeological Project in Peru Summer is a chance for archaeology students to get their hands dirty and volunteer for a dig Buckley attended a field school on the coast of Peru this past summer, working on the El Campanario Archaeological Project, run by Jose Peña, a staff archaeologist at global archaeology consultancy firm Chronicle Heritage, who recently completed his dissertation on the site.  studies the sociopolitical organization of the El Campanario settlement during the Late Intermediate Period (1000 to 1400 A.D.) the site contains human remains and artifacts and archaeologists knew from previous research that the site’s inhabitants made pottery Buckley found the field school through the Archaeological Institute of America website She was excited about the chance to explore Andean archaeology—the area of Peru and Ecuador along the Andes mountains—after taking a class on the subject during sophomore year.  “I thought that I would take the opportunity to go abroad for half the summer and see what Peru would be like,” says Buckley who is double majoring in archaeology and sociocultural anthropology because the group would leave for the site at 7 am and then work in the lab for another hour.  They excavated carefully and bagged and tagged everything they found The artifacts they unearthed included remains of walls weighing all of the samples and recording everything,” she says “We then boxed it all up and organized it for storage in a museum under the Ministry of Culture of Peru.”  This trip was the first time Buckley had lived on her own in a foreign country for an extended period since she isn’t a fluent Spanish speaker.  “But I never felt like I was overwhelmed by the challenges presented,” she says.  Buckley’s favorite part of the experience was exploring places with her new friends in what she describes as “a unique situation.”  Oliver Goss, who is majoring in archaeology with a minor in visual studies, was one of about 20 students working for the Szazhalombatta Field Project The site is a 5,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement along the Danube River in a small town in Hungary Finds from the site include pottery The excavation at the site is led by Magdolna Vicze a researcher at the Hungarian National Museum Goss says the most exciting part of the summer was the team’s discovery of a fully intact human skeleton something that’s “completely unheard of for this site.” The find inspired Goss to take human osteology the science of studying the human skeleton This site was first occupied at the end of the Early Bronze Age and then through the Middle Bronze Age Period It was again occupied in the Late Bronze Age.  so this was also a way of kind of coming to this country and making my own kind of connection with it,” Goss says adding that they had traveled to the country a few times but usually just the capital city of Budapest This was the first time Goss had stayed in the countryside and they describe it as an immersive experience in Hungarian culture and a day-to-day life that they were unfamiliar with the biggest challenge was dealing with the day-to-day nitty-gritty activities of the dig site “I did not imagine that archaeology would just be so much manual labor,” they say One stressful component involved always ensuring that the cataloging documents were kept away from the tent’s windows in case of unexpected rain and also making sure that a tarp would be ready at a moment’s notice “It was really interesting to experience [these activities] firsthand,” Goss says “after having done so much archaeology that was just like reading papers and looking at microscopes.” BU Student Archaeologists Headed to Peru and Hungary This Summer Reading about the experiences of BU student archaeologists on their summer digs is truly inspiring It’s amazing to see how hands-on fieldwork allows students to connect with history in such a tangible way These opportunities to uncover ancient artifacts not only enhance their academic knowledge but also fuel their passion for discovery Kudos to BU for providing such unique learning experiences that blend theory with real-world application Pioneering Research from Boston University partner and producer of Campanario Entertainment Campanario is a production company in Los Angeles that greatly believes in the creative capability of the Latino community partner and producer of Campanario Entertainment said We develop original ideas with Latino creators or seek intellectual property such as a TV series that has already worked in a Spanish-speaking country or a book or film that can be adapted to the North American market” Bandolero (with 120 episodes) is an original idea they are seeking distribution for a six-episode reality show shot in Mexico “It is a very fun show and we hope to be soon on screen in Mexico.” de Sony Pictures Television para Latin America y US Hispanic habló sobre las claves del éxito de Yo no soy Mendoza serie que está en el top 10 global de Netflix narrada en 40 capítulos con una estructura moderna Quintanilla adelantó otras novedades de tres nuevas producciones VP sénior de Entretenimiento y Especiales de Telemundo el futuro del entretenimiento en español en EE yo creo que va a continuar evolucionando y va a continuar creciendo con muchísima fuerza porque somos una población de más de 66 millones de hispanos jóvenes que estamos viviendo y consumiendo contenido aquí en EE Amazon Prime Video está redefiniendo la experiencia del fan deportivo al integrar contenido premium tecnología interactiva y un ecosistema de servicios que abarca desde streaming y música hasta tiendas oficiales de equipos Country Manager de la plataforma en México destaca cómo estas estrategias permiten a Prime Video diferenciarse en un mercado altamente competitivo generando una conexión más profunda entre los aficionados y sus equipos favoritos al tiempo que amplifican el valor comercial del contenido deportivo 3C Films hizo su debut teatral con una producción de alto impacto: Sandro el gran show el primer musical oficial sobre la vida del ídolo argentino Estrenado el pasado jueves 10 de abril en el Teatro Coliseo de Buenos Aires el espectáculo es una coproducción de 3C Films y dirección musical de José Luis “Pepe” Pagán La empresa Tuves anunció la culminación exitosa de la migración de todos los usuarios de televisión satelital de Movistar en Venezuela al satélite con el que presta el servicio DTH a Inter desde 2013 El proceso duró dos años y marca el cierre definitivo del uso del satélite Amazonas 2 de Hispasat en ese servicio tras una transición técnica y comercial que se realizó “sin incidentes y con total transparencia para los clientes” El presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, anunció este domingo 4 a través de sus redes sociales Truth Social que autoriza al Departamento de Comercio y al Representante Comercial de EE a imponer un arancel del 100% a las películas producidas fuera de EE TelevisaUnivision y el canal tlnovelas anunciaron las novenas en cuanto al proceso de remasterización de contenido que arrancó en 2019 y a la fecha supera las 2 mil horas anuales y un total de 47 títulos finalizados es el más reciente producto remasterizado con ayuda de la IA Peacock anunció el lanzamiento de cuatro nuevas series originales lideradas por artistas emergentes desarrolladas y ejecutadas por creadores de la nueva generación: Charlie Curtis-Beard exitosas estrellas de las redes sociales con seguidores apasionados y negocios en crecimiento Kerrigan y Vongirdner colaboraron con NBCUniversal a través del Creator Accelerator Program una iniciativa pionera en la industria que identifica y desarrolla a la próxima generación de creadores de contenido premium Una nueva temporada de El gran chef famosos: Extremo llega a Latina Televisión de Perú y ya se dieron a conocer a los seis primeros participantes de los doce nuevos famosos que prometen darlo todo en la cocina PRODU sigue manteniendo a la industria informada con entrevistas exclusivas. Este lunes 5 llega una nueva edición de #PRODUprimetime con Ríchard Izarra desde Bogotá con Rodrigo Guerrero y Cristina Echeverri, directores de AG Studios. Campanario: We develop original ideas with Latino creators, both in English and in Spanish Campanario acquires rights from Warner Bros. International Television Production for first-ever local version of The Bachelor for Mexico Spanish producer Sergio Agüero: With Campanario I’ll be looking in LatAm for formats, books, scripts and movies to adapt for the U.S. general market Campanario Entertainment joins forces with producers Sergio Agüero and Ben Parrish to develop new content Campanario: Working with other bands to develop their songs into telenovelas like we did with Camelia La Texana and Los Tigres del Norte Netflix premieres in Mexico Camelia la Texana developed by Campanario and produced by Argos Televisión Campanario Entertainment: We have over five thousand hours of written material in genres different from ‘narconovelas’ Campanario: Camelia, La Texana is challenging because it’s essentially a road movie Sergio Agüero de Campanario Entertainment habla de la capacidad creativa de la comunidad latina que está en EE UU y Latinoamérica Usamos cookies para ofrecerte la mejor experiencia en nuestra web Puedes encontrar más información sobre qué cookies estamos usando o desactivarlas en los ajustes Esta web utiliza cookies para que podamos ofrecerte la mejor experiencia de usuario posible La información de las cookies se almacena en tu navegador y realiza funciones tales como reconocerte cuando vuelves a nuestra web o ayudar a nuestro equipo a comprender qué secciones de la web encuentras más interesantes y útiles Las cookies estrictamente necesarias tiene que activarse siempre para que podamos guardar tus preferencias de ajustes de cookies Si desactivas esta cookie no podremos guardar tus preferencias Esto significa que cada vez que visites esta web tendrás que activar o desactivar las cookies de nuevo RANT AND RAVE Rave to the citizens of and visitors to Idaho campgrounds and dispersed campsites are largely free of litter Rant to the citizens of and visitors to Washington (my home state) and Oregon campgrounds and dispersed campsites are trashed with litter RAVE to an employee at the Magnolia post office He was locking up the door to take a lunch break when I arrived on my bike with a package to mail to my sister He graciously let me in and completed the transaction so I would not have to return later RAVE to all the dog owners who keep their dogs on leash in the meadow areas at Discovery Park You are protecting our ground nesting birds allowing them to nest free from habitat disturbance As part of his new partnership with the Los Angeles production house Campanario Entertainment Spanish producer Sergio Agüero’s main responsibility is to search for intellectual property that can be adapted for the U.S Anglo market.“We still don’t have any projects to announce scripts and movies that the Dávila’s (Jaime Sr owners of Campanario) can adapt into series for broadcast and pay-TV in the U.S.,” Agüero told PRODU.Agüero has already been involved in similar projects where Spanish-language products are adapted for the general market such as the Catalonian series Pulseras Rojas –with Red Band Society for FOX- and TVN Chile’s Gen Mishima for NBC (has not yet aired).“I believe Latin America has a new generation that is developing content for film We’re not going to limit ourselves to formats which are typically controlled by the big media groups scripts and independent books,” added Agüero.He’ll be present with Campanario at Natpe 2015 looking for ideas to develop.Agüero was enthusiastic about his partnership with Campanario explaining they share the same vision and passion about “showcasing Latino creativity worldwide.”“I think Campanario and I complement each other well has a background in realities and Jaime Sr wrote the book on Spanish-language TV,” he added Telemundo Media’s Camelia la Texana reaches over 2,2 million Total Viewers Telemundo’s Camelia La Texana premieres Tuesday February 25th at 10pm Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual violence When new owners purchased the pale blue colonial in rural Arlington a century-old house behind a white picket fence they would rent the three upstairs bedrooms to up to nine men for a discipleship program associated with a Kingdom Life Assembly congregation said his mission was to provide housing and spiritual support to people who had a history of sex crimes by “fostering a home environment that promotes a family atmosphere,” according to state and county public records and Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services needed to house people who were increasingly granted conditional release from its Special Commitment Center The remote facility on McNeil Island in south Puget Sound detains people who have been civilly committed into state custody because their history of violent sex crimes and psychiatric disorders may make them more likely to reoffend A court had ruled that indefinite detention was illegal without treatment and a pathway to release Eagles Nest became one of more than two dozen homes statewide that the agency has paid to house hundreds of people moving off the island Yet amid a growing reliance on supervised housing the Special Commitment Center uses mostly unregulated providers and operates its community program under a fragmented system of oversight that has compromised resident and public safety Residents were placed at homes where they have been able to consistently violate court orders including absconding from supervision and obtaining drugs and child sexual abuse images or videos And DSHS continued to employ someone who was accused of raping a teenager He later committed a sexual offense against a colleague at work The gaps in oversight and state accountability allowed individual home operators to collect payments despite ongoing problems This is a critical moment for one of Washington’s most isolated programs Far more people are now released into the community each year than are committed to the island changing how and where sexual rehabilitation occurs Yet the program continues to operate largely unchecked have only chipped away at the sweeping reforms lawmakers say are necessary to fix a broken system While each person on conditional release has a “transition team,” including a corrections officer sex offender therapist and often a community chaperone the homes themselves have little such scrutiny they essentially operate under court-ordered landlord agreements the state doesn’t have the power to set enforceable standards or terminate a placement without going through the courts In the few cases when the agency has entered into contracts it has chosen providers with known problems “Any system is probably far from perfect,” said Kevin Bovenkamp assistant secretary for behavioral health for DSHS “but I think the system is working the way it is designed.” Bob Ferguson acknowledged the program needs improvement “(I) know how serious these cases are,” Ferguson who prosecuted sexual civil commitment cases as Washington’s attorney general “It’s a high bar to designate someone a sexually violent predator It’s reserved for people who are likely to continue to commit sexually violent crimes unless the state intervenes.” “In my inaugural address I said I’m not here to defend government One area that needs improvement is the LRA (less restrictive alternative community housing) system I’m looking forward to taking my experience at the AG’s Office to improve public safety across our state.” the Department of Corrections — which inspects homes before a resident is placed there — told a court it would be an advantageous setting because Parker could be “an active agent in monitoring and potentially responding to concerning behaviors” of residents reveal problems mounted as residents moved in Parker took a $25,000 loan from a new resident Another resident evaded court-ordered supervision to solicit sex from bikini baristas and massage parlors And there’s no record of Parker’s nonprofit ever filing required tax documents DSHS paid him at least $68,000 from 2019 through 2023 to house residents from McNeil Island Only after Parker was arrested in 2023 in a criminal drug trafficking and money laundering scheme for which he was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison When Damion Blevins cut off his ankle monitor last September less than three months after moving from McNeil Island into a supervised apartment in Tukwila the state had already overlooked warning signs Blevins had a history of drug abuse and assaulting women and his new housing was located in an area known for crime DSHS and Washington courts have also been warned about the fallibility of the GPS monitors Blevins and others are court-ordered to wear: The devices are not completely accurate and can misfire was paid $2,100 monthly by DSHS to house each person from McNeil Island The operators also had a history of sex crimes — one had been committed to McNeil Island — and had trouble keeping track of residents At least four civilly committed people have been flagged by corrections officers multiple times for evading court-ordered supervision while living at the apartments None of these problems prevented Blevins’ placement there. And when he disappeared, 24 hours passed before anyone noticed. He was found in Portland after a three-day multistate search A spokesperson for the Department of Corrections said the September incident is under investigation for possible misconduct When the state passed the Community Protection Act in 1990 and enshrined the concept of civilly detaining “sexually violent predators” after a conviction or charge lawmakers thought few people would ever be allowed to return to the community or that the state might one day be responsible for housing them outside an institution meaningful oversight of community housing went largely unaddressed Over the next decade, lawsuits and a federal injunction found the state was failing to provide basic civil rights including the right to live in less restrictive settings The state needed to provide the option of living outside an institution, if it was in the best interest of the committed person while still ensuring public safety. Each person has the right to an annual review and to petition for release Washington built two state-run facilities and opened the door for other community placements But few regulations or standards were created for these homes Nor did the state require the homes to be licensed, and most are not. But many other forms of adult care providers, like adult family homes and nursing homes which dictates requirements like staff training and building and safety inspections By 2020 which advises the governor and Legislature said the resulting housing system had “no consistency or oversight.” It added that those looking for housing for McNeil residents “are often forced to use currently existing sex offender housing This housing is often poor quality or clustered in certain communities.” In an attempt to fix this, lawmakers in 2021 passed a bill that required DSHS to take over planning for each release saying the agency was better poised to work with housing providers than were defense attorneys who for years bore the burden of knocking on landlords’ doors to find housing for their clients But neither the Legislature nor DSHS have adopted regulations to ensure the safety of residents and the public in line with other adult care facilities safety or staffing requirements for homes that accept civilly committed individuals despite many residents’ complex mental health The only requirement for being paid to house someone from the Special Commitment Center is for the Department of Corrections to conduct an inspection of the residence and for a landlord to agree to follow court conditions. The home must be 500 feet or more from child care facilities and schools DSHS produces an annual report on violations at the two state-run facilities. The only other oversight comes from the courts and a settlement agreement with Disability Rights Washington over care for residents who have cognitive disabilities DSHS had long distanced itself from any role in community supervision of McNeil Island residents and the associated liability the agency has increasingly sought control supporting bills that would require all housing providers to contract with DSHS to accept residents from the island said in an interview last year that contracts allow the agency to have more power over the providers including the ability to inspect homes at will and control costs But DSHS still can’t fine contracted providers when problems occur the Special Commitment Center has never independently inspected any of its six contracted homes DSHS has used contracts to shield itself from potential legal action if something goes wrong The contracts also give the agency unique control to decide what information a housing provider can share People have pressed for more information about releases and greater public input and at times sought to stop anyone from leaving McNeil Island ‘This is how we are protecting your community,’ ” said Rachel Grayless Grayless and others began digging into information on community placements and grew concerned by gaps Each Department of Corrections investigation of a placement lists schools But the inspection for an Enumclaw placement listed some businesses in the wrong towns and the closest school wasn’t listed at all “When we are not being informed about known risks that the government is putting into our community it is challenging to trust the government,” she said “To our knowledge our reports have been accurate.” a former state lawmaker and president of Save Our Children Enumclaw said a lack of trust in DSHS makes it difficult for neighbors living near supervised homes to feel safe “Our biggest concern is we don’t have any metrics,” she said The public doesn’t know “whether the treatment program is actually working or not.” a spokesperson for the Special Commitment Center “There have been no hands-on offenses while people have been on LRA” in community housing After the Department of Corrections inspected a Grace and Hope Adult Family Home in Tacoma in 2021 for a new resident it warned DSHS and courts for the fourth time that the home might not be a good fit “The DOC is aware of several incidences where residents have been potentially placed at risk of violating their conditions due to Grace and Hope staff errors.” the new resident was written up for violating court conditions that included speaking to a child at a bowling alley Another resident was found with inappropriate images of children Grace and Hope has been cited for violating numerous state licensing requirements and for failing to run background checks on its staff which DSHS officials knew before signing the contract Staff failed to properly administer medication and did not keep incident logs One resident’s chart indicated they should be swallowing pills state leadership has consistently not prevented problems or provided necessary care residents have been able to obtain contraband including cigarettes Numerous floppy disks labeled “kid pictures” were discovered in June in the King County facility a resident admitted he had the disks and turned them over to staff Residents have also been found “cultivating a predatory relationship” with more vulnerable residents and female staff state-run facilities have failed to prevent residents from being in the community without court-ordered supervision DSHS’ vision for the future of the Special Commitment Center program lies in significantly expanding the number of state-run facilities to other counties but the agency has been unable to secure new sites The Sex Offender Policy Board told the Legislature that when the King County location opened in 2005 it was described as “one of the most despised public projects in recent local memory.” The board said in 2020 that it expects finding a new location to break ground “will be just as controversial.” The cost of housing all civilly committed people has soared nearly 50% in the past five years Housing in the community remains the cheapest bed option within the program accounting for $8.8 million of the Special Commitment Center’s $81 million budget for fiscal year 2024 from $775 to more than $26,000 per person per month depending on the home and care or supervision needs according to a 2022 state-commissioned study Seven housing providers last year wrote to DSHS that they are unwilling to allow the agency unfettered access to their properties without a contract and said the agency has not offered contracts “sufficient to include this level of control over our private properties.” While Devos said last year that contracts would save the state money DSHS did not make Devos available for an interview for this article DSHS spent at least $9.1 million on contracted placements compared with $15 million paid to uncontracted housing providers according to agency financial documents analyzed by The Times Yet the uncontracted homes have served more than twice as many residents as the contracted homes DSHS agreed to pay one provider more than $30,000 per month per bed which included nursing and supervision costs according to a state contract reviewed by The Times It was one of the costliest community placements Records of the agency’s accounting show significant gaps according to a Seattle Times review of 10 years of financial records Nearly $12 million in expenses paid in the past decade are categorized as “not specified,” “unknown” or “other” and have no vendor name or number associated with the expense “I worked really hard on 5163 (the 2021 bill) to put DSHS in charge because we anticipated they would do better They have not done a good job,” said Sonja Hardenbrook a longtime defense attorney for civilly committed individuals in Washington “the best thing about the whole system are the parts the Special Commitment Center doesn’t control Without external oversight or accreditation the Special Commitment Center measures success by how well residents do in their community placements Rather than succeeding in their placements people who are sent to live in group homes are informally returned to the island nearly half of the time according to a Seattle Times analysis of state data the Department of Corrections or a treatment provider can recommend a return Being returned to the island “is very damaging,” said Krishan Hansen a sex offender treatment provider for several McNeil Island residents “There is limited opportunity for them to act differently for appropriate relationship development.” A community placement can be a first step in learning to live a normal life “All the progress that is made can quickly be undone.” When civilly committed individuals have access to stable housing and community support, they are less likely to reoffend in a sexual or nonsexual manner, according to a 2020 study of California’s sexually violent predator laws Only a court can officially revoke a resident’s right to be housed in the community but DSHS says it can remove people for any reason Since DSHS was given more control over release planning by the Legislature in 2021 the agency and the Department of Corrections have returned an increasing number of people to the island either for violating court-ordered conditions or for unrelated issues ranging from criminal conduct by landlords or other residents to minor mental health episodes a 36% increase over the number returned in the four years prior court and criminal records found that 1 in 4 people who have been released from civil commitment have gone on to commit new crimes failing to register as a sex offender and rape At a small gray apartment building in central Tacoma only an alley and a chain-link fence divide the building from a playground and two low-income housing complexes with space for up to 68 families Department of Corrections officers have said these apartments were less than ideal for people on conditional release from McNeil Island Residents are able to “come and go as they please” with no one to monitor their activities, a corrections officer wrote in an inspection report. The building’s owner “has no means of verifying what’s going on.” By law, it’s up to state officials Yet it has been a common placement for people from the island DSHS told the Legislature in 2023 it was hoping to enter into a contract with the provider but said recently there were concerns one of the homes was not quite 500 feet away from a school The state has paid the provider at least $680,000 since 2016 Emergency responders have been called to the building 37 times in the past five years including to provide medical and psychiatric aid for reports of a suspicious person and for a suicide attempt who had been convicted twice of raping children before his commitment was returned to McNeil Island after showing a kitten to children in the parking lot Some group homes have had more than 70 emergency calls in the five-year period The Seattle Times found such warnings are regularly raised in Department of Corrections inspection reports yet are often overlooked or ignored by DSHS and courts residents have been able to have contact with minors travel in the community without chaperones use unapproved cellphones and view sexually explicit videos “It’s my understanding the courts make the decisions on the … placements That’s not a decision DSHS gets to make.” who handled civil commitment cases in Kitsap County said if DSHS “felt an individual was too dangerous to be released then they have the opportunity to persuade a judge to that effect We don’t make decisions willy-nilly.” While a judge has the authority to approve or deny a placement this is based entirely on the information submitted by state agencies and attorneys “I don’t think I have ever gone to and observed what an LRA looks like before ordering it So I rely on what the parties put in their pleadings.” For anyone labeled and required to register as a sex offender, all of this is complicated by the scarcity of housing and difficulty of finding a willing landlord. Homes have been targeted for violence. In 2005 and 2012 four men were shot at their homes after being identified through sex offender registries six out of seven units at the Tacoma apartment building were rented to men who had committed sex offenses and were supervised by the Department of Corrections The seventh was rented by a working mother with three girls under age 6 (The mother was aware of her neighbors’ affiliation with McNeil Island and did not have a problem with it was routinely able to drive by himself to unallowed locations and failed to comply with court-ordered monitoring After he was unconditionally released and left the state he attempted to rape a 74-year-old Maryland woman When a corrections officer investigated the Tacoma apartment building again in 2021 for another McNeil Island resident they noted “elevated levels of prostitution and drug activity” and concerns about the resident’s behavior on the island “It makes living in this area a high-risk situation,” the officer wrote The family of a child the man molested asked that he not be released to Tacoma “As parents we don’t want our child now — adult or not — to face the potential of new or renewed trauma that might ensue” from a chance encounter “What is acceptable risk for the children of the Tacoma community vs the freedom of an individual who has a strong likelihood of re-offending,” they wrote attorneys and other stakeholders have grappled with how to reform the Special Commitment Center’s community housing program “The system currently isn’t working in the way that the public expects it to, and it certainly does not elicit public confidence,” said Rep. Mari Leavitt, D-University Place, who introduced a bill that passed the House in March and the Senate this month and now awaits the governor’s signature The bill expands the office of the attorney general’s ability to obtain personal records it can use to inform a new sexual civil commitment case It also stops people from earning parole credit while in the Special Commitment Center program Most lawmakers involved in sexual civil commitment legislation acknowledged the handful of bills introduced this year were just a piece of the larger issues that need to be addressed None of the proposals would have created independent oversight or addressed the fundamental questions of whether the program is ultimately improving public safety or resident rehabilitation Leavitt’s bill was among several supported by DSHS and the attorney general that would have given the state unprecedented control over community housing off the island But as Leavitt’s bill advanced, DSHS’ push for more control was stripped out. The original version gave the agency unilateral authority to decide where a resident is housed to prevent intervention by defense counsel and eliminate uncontracted housing “DSHS just wants to commandeer the whole process,” said Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, chair of the House Community Safety Committee who opposed the proposal along with prosecutors and defense attorneys “DSHS frankly has not done such a good job.” Leavitt’s revised bill adds only piecemeal amendments to parts of sexual civil commitment law very difficult topic to legislate,” Goodman said “You can have all the most well-intended laws in place but McNeil Island doesn’t have enough staff That makes it difficult to implement any reform or to assess whether we are doing well enough now.” Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, who co-sponsored a bill supported by DSHS said stakeholders are often at odds over how to fix the system His bill failed to advance earlier this session but he intends to reintroduce it next year “They all agree it’s broken,” Griffey said There is just significant disagreement on what the solution is.” Can’t see the form below? Visit st.news/uncommittedsurvey Credits:Reporter: Rebecca MossResearch and data support: Miyoko Wolf Mark NowlinIllustrations: Gabriel CampanarioPhoto editor: Bettina HansenDesign: Rita Wong Frank MinaCopy editor and project coordinator: Laura GordonAudience engagement: Ryan Nguyen recently appointed as Director of Physical Production in Latin America at Campanario has been collaborating with the company for three years She participated in the production of the three seasons of Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero for Amazon and Pantaya and in the first season of La Flor más Bella which is in post-production for Netflix “I am very excited to continue working on a series for Latin America and to continue with my role as a film producer,” said Lombardo She added that Campanario’s new plans include two feature films and three series We will begin prepping in September and it will be produced in Mexico City,” she said Campanario is considering new business models such as co-productions and film production of which Lombardo has great experience because she has produced more than 40 films in Mexico “The current situation of cinema in Mexico is incredible To get to do one of those 10 was very exciting I began making movies in the 80s and it was very similar: 10 12 or 15 movies were made a year; until the State decided that producers must begin to train Now we are producing between 150 and 200 films with almost 50% to 60% of State funds (Eficine I am glad to see that what was a small industry is becoming a better and thriving industry,” she highlighted Lombardo suggested that in addition to film schools and that are not offered should be ofered such as makeup and props “which is good in order to have more trained people.” She noted that streaming platforms have been a great incentive They have arrived to teach us how to make series All this has given us a greater experience.” Campanario is setting up offices in the La Condesa Campanario: We want to develop from the US the version in Spanish of Laugh Factory Campanario: We are preparing pilot of reality program Padres Encubiertos Campanario Entertainment and Dhana Media finish the post-production of the documentary Fuerte Campanario Entertainment and Laugh Factory to launch Laugh Factory en Español Tita Lombardo will lead all production operations in Latam for Campanario Entertainment Campanario: Happy to launch such a positive series Campanario and Fox TV co-producing series Campanario: Developing a series together with Hemisphere Netflix and Campanario work on new series about Selena I was walking along a seemingly smooth Queen Anne sidewalk and fell flat on my face a young woman and her mother pulled out a chair by the smoothie shop and an employee of the shop brought bandages for the scrapes on my face There were no other injuries but they lingered until I assured them I could make the next two blocks home unaccompanied They all had places to be but I am so grateful they spent some of that journey with me RANT to whoever is responsible for enforcing up-to-date license tabs I went from my home to the Wallingford post office Netflix will exclusively premiere on August 21st in Mexico the hit television series Camelia la Texana starring lead actress Sara Maldonado (Camelia Pineda) and Erik Hayser (Emilio Varela) and inspired by the popular corrido Contrabando y Traición by Los Tigres del Norte the production was developed by Campanario Entertainment and produced by Argos Televisión.“Camelia la Texana is a revolutionary character it was important to find a partner that was equally as revolutionary to launch this iconic story of Mexican folklore We are proud to have a partnership with Netflix to stream this outstanding television series throughout the country” “It’s a pleasure to be bring our subscribers in Mexico a hit TV series that has had such a great success in the US and that the Mexican public has been waiting to watch it’s very important to continue to offer exclusive innovative content that appeals to the interest of each country where we are present” The 60-episode television series was created by Diego Ramón Bravo and written by Rodrigo Ordoñez The director is Carlos Bolado and the producer is Tita Lombardo Actor Erik Hayser of Camelia La Texana: I’m drawn to content like this series, different and high quality Telemundo Media and Spain´s Reset TV join forces to own, develop, produce and distribuye new music competition format and series RANT AND RAVE Rant to people who replace toilet rolls in public facilities Please loosen the end sheet before placing it in the metal holder so we can access the rest of the roll It’s frustrating to reach for tissue that just spins round and round out of reach Rave to all those people who work hard to clean and service our public facilities RAVE to all of our federal Postal Service workers who keep society and commerce running every day RANT to the dog owner at Discovery Park who gave me the stink eye when my leashed dog had a conniption fit when he was charged by her unleashed dog a behavior I can almost always manage UNLESS he is charged by an unleashed dog. Given the city’s leash law it’s pretty clear who deserved the stink eye in this situation RAVE to all those in Seattle who planted daffodil bulbs in the fall when days were cooler and overcast there are clusters of daffodils in bloom. Each flower a tiny burst of sunshine awakening us to spring RANT that despite all our technological advancements there seems to be no way to resynchronize traffic signals to better manage traffic flow between Everett and Marysville for detours and lane closures during road maintenance even when there have been notifications well in advance there seems to be no effort from officialdom whatsoever to intervene in any way to assist with traffic control Dozens of units respond to the scene of an incident on the road while zero are dispatched to manage gridlock RAVE to my neighbor and my neighborhood! An elderly neighbor let me know a windstorm had blown over part of his fence and he couldn’t let the dog out. His family had just left on a trip I put out a group text to our cul-de-sac and quickly had another neighbor volunteer and go over to put the fence back up What a blessing to have neighbors like this RANT to those who haven’t purchased up-to-date license tabs and are driving around with outdated ones Check your rear license tabs and get up-to-date ones RANT AND RAVE Rant to dog owners on the trails who don’t leash their dogs despite trail requirements Not everyone wants to be approached by a dog you don’t get to subject us to your pet and at the same time Rave to the increasing number of dog owners I see that when walking their (appropriately leashed) dog step aside on the sidewalk or trail while holding their dog close so we can pass It’s the neighborly and responsible thing to do Keep it up and tell your dog-owner friends Fernando Rasé: After writing for the first season of Vgly I realized that the audience is hungry for stories of brown superheroes on screen a production by Exile Content Studio for HBO to fill a void in the representation of people with brown skin in modern music and TV series This video serves as a teaser to preview what will be the TV series which is currently in development with the production company Campanario Entertainment in Los Angeles and the executive producer of the series Vgly “After writing for the first season of Vgly There is 80% of the population that sees themselves represented there Diversity should not only be on the screen We need to generate opportunities within the community so that more writers and creatives can tell their own stories but I would also even say brown superheroes!” expressed Rasé Rasé believes that there are no limits to dreaming: “We can have cameras That’s why I want to aim further and test the limits of my creativity I identify with Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) and Tyler They have taken their creativity to unexpected places and have even created businesses with tools that are within our reach.” HBO Max renews Exile’s Vgly for a second season RANT to people who insist on calling Capitol Hill “Cap Hill.” I was gone from Seattle for 15 years and came back to this foolishness When did this neighborhood name butchering start and how can we get it to stop?  RAVE to the Target employees who helped me The other week was my first solo outing after breaking my ankle I fainted. At least three employees came to my aid They are my heroes. I only wish I could remember who they were RANT to the man who let his dog off leash in the park as he aimlessly sled down the hill When I politely called out to leash your dog as I was walking by with my two leashed pups you yelled out “No!” Your dog came closer to us so I was forced to backtrack and leave the area RAVE to the Village Theatre’s production of “Legally Blonde” It was an upper in every way. We saw the main character’s understudy and she was superb — peppy Their first effort to fix the problem failed Numerous follow-up appointments were made and then canceled/rescheduled by them RAVE to the Seattle Public Library for extending its hours And an extra special thanks for staying open during these crazy snow days RANT to the driver who stopped for less than a second on a red light in downtown Bothell figured they could beat the bicyclist and pedestrians waiting to enter the crosswalk and took their “free right turn” in front of them as they stepped off the curb RAVE to the two parking security workers at the University of Washington outpatient medical center who rescued both my car and me I talked to an attendant who quickly requested assistance Both security workers were personable and efficient They hooked a “defibrillator” to the battery and the car came back to life within minutes They completed the job so quickly that I didn’t get their names RANT AND RAVE Rant to the majority of nighttime pedestrians that insist on wearing ALL dark clothing while crossing city streets RAVE to Lake City for the winter lights in the trees lining the street and the huge tree lit up on 125th and Lake City Way RAVE to the staff at Krain Corner restaurant in Enumclaw They found a ring I thought I had lost after having been there for lunch I called the restaurant and an employee answered I gave her a description of the ring and my phone number When my daughter was about 9 or 10 years old she picked out the ring for my husband to give to me for my birthday I didn’t think I would ever see it again RANT to people who drive without their lights on when it’s 7 a.m RAVE to my neighbor who plays the soundtrack to “Hamilton” every day because it gives her hope RANT to grocery stores that encourage “customer engagement” chitchat with customers in the checkout line Please no inane canned questions like “How’s your day going?” or “Any big plans for the weekend?” RAVE to the Smith Dairy driver who saw that I’d fallen came over with his first aid kit and then lifted me back up to my feet Another rave to the urgent care doctor at the UW Ravenna clinic who pulled my eyebrow back together with six tiny stitches RANT to those shiny white stripes in crosswalks that are so slippery in icy conditions They are so dangerous that in order for pedestrians to be safe in crosswalks I grabbed a few items from the Ballard Trader Joe’s before heading to the hospital Two young men were checking my items out when one of them said pleasantly what are you doing the rest of the day?” “Oh I’m having surgery to remove a small tumor from my right breast.” Two deer in headlights remind them to get a mammogram.” After finishing my groceries “Blue.” Then he led me to the floral section and pulled out two bouquets of long-stemmed blue irises and handed them to me RANT to Seattle pedestrians who insist on walking in the street when the sidewalks are empty I think this habit really took hold during COVID when we were all trying to give each other space but it’s time to get back on the sidewalk and out of the street I can’t drive my car on the sidewalk and you are strolling side by side in the street at your walking pace My car is a hybrid so you can’t even hear me approach and I’m really trying not to scare the life out of you by honking but c’mon now RANT to the driver who opened their door at a stoplight and tossed their garbage on the road No human food (like crusts of bread) should be given to birds or ducks Their tummies will feel full so they won’t eat seeds RAVE to the amazingly thoughtful employees at the Trader Joe’s in Burien “Let me bring you a cart,” and then proceeded to help me up the ramp The employees are always so helpful and seriously kind to the shoppers RANT to grocery stores that don’t do basic training with their employees on how to bag groceries Common sense would seem to suggest that soft fruits vegetables and bread should NOT be placed at the bottom of the bag under heavier grocery items egg cartons should not be placed on their side RAVE to the woman wearing a Bikini Kill shirt at the Bainbridge Island Safeway I wanted to run up to her and tell her that I’d just finished reading Kathleen Hanna’s book “Rebel Girl,” but I thought that would be too forward and overly familiar RANT to apartment owners who hire landscapers to blow their driveways and parking spaces free of nothing other than a few dried pieces of grass polluting engine to remove what someone with a broom could sweep up in 10 minutes RAVE and thank you to my neighbors in Fremont Six or seven people stepped up and helped me chase after her One guy even ran and got his bike and some bacon I can’t thank you all enough for helping me RANT to neighbors who do not promptly re-stow their emptied garbage/recycling/yard waste cans A tree fell down across the road the other night around midnight They raked up all the leaves and picked up the sawdust RANT AND RAVE Rave to the woman who stopped her car at an intersection in Phinney Ridge so my granddaughter and I could cross the street Rant to the six cars coming in the opposite direction who didn’t stop AND to the three drivers who pulled around the woman into the center lane so they could pass her, and even honked at her to move we were able to cross and I waved thank you to her for at least trying to allow pedestrians to cross RANT AND RAVE Rave to the gentleman who performed the Heimlich maneuver on another customer in a West Seattle restaurant the other night He didn’t hesitate to act when he heard the man in the booth next to him making choking noises I offered to buy the savior a drink or beverage for his heroic deed RAVE to the two young men on the very crowded southbound light rail train after a Sounders match who gave up their seats for my sister and me they politely asked if they could sit there Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better they invited those around them to join in playing heads-up RAVE to the young man near the University of Washington the other day who stood with his umbrella on the curb and waited for someone who was crossing the sidewalk who needed the umbrella Then he ran out into the middle of the crosswalk and escorted the person across under his umbrella protecting them from a torrential downpour I wonder where people’s generosity and sense of community have gone RANT to people who leave their flag up 24/7/365 regardless of its condition If you want it to be more than an ornament it’s just like holiday lights left up all year-round … just something you’re too lazy to care about RAVE to Jewell Loyd for her many stellar years as an outstanding professional basketball player for the Storm Some of your shots were unbelievably perfect RANT AND RAVE Rave to families supporting their Girl Scouts Rant to parents at cookie selling stations answering for their daughters and processing the transaction. When I ask a Girl Scout about her scouting I am talking to her Scouts learn about social interaction and business from cookie sales — the parents need to let them learn RAVE to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ravishing new production of “The Sleeping Beauty” at McCaw Hall thrilling dancing by the PNB soloists and corps de ballet What a gift to Seattle and ballet lovers everywhere RAVE to the Pacific Northwest Ballet and its lovely production of “The Sleeping Beauty“ Rave to the company and all the donors who funded it This is when living in Seattle is at its best RANT to the passengers who board an airplane with two steamer trunks and a 30-pound duffle bag and expected to stuff them in the overhead bins Rave to me who said “no” when I was asked to put my one small carry-on under the seat in front of me and my wife had already stored her backpack in front of her I’m not giving up my leg room so you can bring extra bags on the flight RANT to all the drivers who drive at night with their bright lights on blinding other drivers. Please turn off your brights when there is opposing traffic Roberto Leal has broken his silence about one of the most unexpected contestants of the new season of El Desafío: María José Campanario The popular host has shown surprise at the performance of the dentist whose participation had raised doubts due to her health issues the first recordings have shown that she is exceeding expectations "She came and I think she liked the experience," the host assured about her first contact in the edition in which her husband María José Campanario Surprises in "El Desafío" | AtresmediaLeal's confession comes at a key moment: just as the production of the next edition of the program begins What has Roberto seen in Campanario to highlight her evolution so emphatically Are we witnessing a new stage for Jesulín de Ubrique's wife The announcement that María José Campanario would be part of the new season of El Desafío did not go unnoticed Her incorporation was met with some skepticism especially due to her history of health problems this choice has turned out to be one of the most talked-about in the casting not only for the surprise factor but for what it represents for her on a personal level It is important to remember her well-known battle with fibromyalgia, which led many to question whether the physical and mental demands of the program would be compatible. However, Roberto Leal has not hesitated to share his positive impressions of the first weeks of recording "She came and I think she liked the experience because she did very well," he confessed to Europa Press when recalling Campanario's first contact with the program as part of a special dynamic in which she participated alongside her husband "We put her in a tank with water and some nuts...," he detailed illustrating with humor the toughness of the challenge with weekly tests that push the physical and mental capacity of all contestants to the limit she is taking it very seriously," he highlighted with conviction coming from the host and a deep connoisseur of the format participating in El Desafío requires great effort Willpower is not enough: one must have endurance Roberto's words are not mere courtesy: they reflect a reality that has surprised the team Roberto Leal Reveals How María José Campanario Faces Her Most Difficult Challenge on Television | Europa PressRoberto Leal who knows well the emotional ups and downs that contestants experience has wanted to highlight precisely that dimension she has already touched the sky with her hands another day you get frustrated," he explained These statements by Roberto Leal suggest that María José Campanario has not come to the program just to participate: she is truly competing she is sharing with the audience a little-known facet: that of a determined strong woman committed to surpassing her own limits María José Campanario is ready to return to television with Antena 3 According to an exclusive report by Algo Pasa TV the wife of Jesulín de Ubrique has finalized her participation as a star contestant in the sixth season of El Desafío This return marks a new phase in her relationship with the network and with the host Roberto Leal María José Campanario has maintained an intermittent presence in the media throughout her life Her last appearance was on Mask Singer from Antena 3 where she surprised the audience by being unmasked as Sheep she is preparing to face the challenges of El Desafío who participated in the second edition of the program María José Campanario confirms her participation in "El Desafío" on Antena 3 | Atresmedia en.edatv.newsMaría José's participation in El Desafío once again strengthens her bond with Antena 3 What does this new television phase hold for María José Campanario Will she be able to overcome the challenges that await her alongside Roberto Leal there is no official statement from any of the parties it has been confirmed that María José Campanario is already finalizing the contract details with Atresmedia to participate in the next edition El Desafío is a program that tests its contestants with highly demanding physical and mental challenges the show has gained popularity for its intense trials and the participation of celebrities willing to push their limits María José made a special appearance facing the aquatic escape challenge María José Campanario returns to Antena 3 with Roberto Leal on "El Desafío" | AtresmediaThe challenges will be both a physical and mental test for the contestants known for her determination and competitive spirit will have to give her best to overcome the obstacles that await her Her return to television alongside Roberto Leal on Antena 3 reinforces her commitment to the network and her willingness to face new challenges Followers will be alert to the news and developments that will be presented in the coming months The toughest challenges María José Campanario will face in "El Desafío" | AtresmediaThe sixth season so viewers will have to wait almost a year to see her in action Although there is almost a year to go before the premiere María José Campanario's participation has caused interest both in the media and among the program's followers It is expected that filming will begin soon and although details about the specific challenges have not yet been revealed María José's presence promises exciting moments María José Campanario's relationship with Antena 3 has been constant over the years Her first television interview was on El Hormiguero where she shared aspects of her personal and professional life she surprised the audience by participating in Mask Singer she commented: "People think I'm dead or missing María José Campanario's experience on "Mask Singer" | AtresmediaAdditionally María José and Jesulín de Ubrique participated together in Emparejados the dentist revealed that she had received million-dollar television offers "I've been offered more than one million euros," she confessed she referred to a proposal of 1,200,000 euros for several television exclusives and even for participating in a reality show María José Campanario is preparing to return to television in the sixth season of El Desafío on Antena 3 promises exciting challenges and strengthens María José's relationship with the network What surprises will her participation in this demanding program bring us RAVE to the village that helped bring our newly adopted dog We scoured the area every day and went on midnight searches We plastered signs over much of the North End posted “lost dog” photos and listed her most recent sightings on every social media platform we could think of The Lost Dogs of King County Facebook page kept us focused and encouraged Many people who saw Betty running loose took the time to contact us with info that helped us narrow the search Complete strangers posted that they were looking for our missing dog on their own Betty was located in a backyard on Greenwood Avenue Extra raves to both the person who found her for contacting us via the Lost Dogs Facebook page and to the landscaper who made sure Betty was contained And rave to Timberline Veterinary for admitting her immediately and stabilizing her RANT to a cable service for bombarding me with comeback offers after I discontinued my service. In the immortal words of Taylor Swift RAVE to the West Seattle youngster I encountered on a morning walk who returned my “good morning” greeting with a similar greeting kids never respond and just keep looking down Rave to his parents as well for teaching him manners RANT to the current light rail fare inspection process The fare inspectors should be able to collect fares most people would rather take their chances of being inspected than miss the train And they would gladly pay when inspected … if that were possible Most people who take mass transit are used to turnstiles or a bus driver RAVE to the Metro employee who gave me a ride when I took the bus to Palisade restaurant in Magnolia 33 bus let me off on the bridge and GPS did not indicate if I should take the ramp down to the waterfront or up (I guess) to the bluffs She offered to give me a ride to the restaurant RANT to payment systems that default to 30% and higher tipping choices RANT AND RAVE Rant to the excitable concertgoers who feel they have to get out of their seats to dance and sing to virtually every song Maybe some of us like to sit back and let the music wash over us Rave to those who like to just sit back and enjoy the music Imagine this: You just had a lovely meal at a Seattle restaurant and you see the tasty Dungeness crab appetizer and that second bottle of wine — followed by the subtotal a 20% service charge “to ensure staff members are paid a living wage” and Are you expected to tip if there’s a service charge To customers feeling sticker shock and check confusion “Ditto.” With Seattle’s minimum wage set to rise and the city’s tip credit set to expire at year’s end They know service charges can be unpopular which some industries stumbled over but moved past was more of a malignant disease for the restaurant industry Few have seen a return of pre-pandemic crowds — meanwhile utilities and credit card fees have skyrocketed.  While Seattle business owners scramble to make ends meet service fees are one attempt to keep the lights on But like anything else in the hospitality industry and what works for a large restaurant might not work for a smaller one meaning tipped employees must be paid the full minimum wage — tips can’t be factored into their pay rate Seattle does have a tip credit — for “small” businesses businesses with 500 or fewer employees can pay a minimum wage of $17.25 per hour given an employee makes at least $2.72 an hour in tips or gets paid $2.72 hourly toward medical benefits and those that don’t pay toward medical benefits or don’t have a tipping model must pay all employees at least $19.97 an hour when the city’s tip credit will expire and all businesses It’s the second-highest minimum wage in the country It’s not just minimum wage workers who will be affected when the tip credit expires All businesses that currently credit tips toward wages face a $2.72 jump to employee pay rates.  Last month, Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth introduced a bill that would maintain the small/large employer distinction and extend the tip credit indefinitely An explosive City Council meeting followed with advocates on both sides of the issue commenting Restaurant owners say they’re trying to do the same thing as anybody else in Seattle — pay bills keep their heads above water — but the backlash has been harsh.  attracting more than 1,000 comments.  Hollingsworth withdrew the bill a week later Business owners see the writing on the wall and are preparing to pay for the wage hike which could translate to five-figure pinches on bottom lines.   The restaurant alliance is assembling a restaurant industry task force to partner with Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office in seeking a resolution The goal is an indefinite extension of the tip credit.  Moshi Moshi Sushi & Izakaya owner Charlie Anthe says the 20% minimum wage hike “in one year is insane,” and that restaurateurs are feeling “angst” and “sheer terror” as the credit expires.  “It’s a clock that is ticking,” Anthe said “There’s still a lot of desire and push to come to a solution on this and right now it’s lacking an outlet so that’s where we’re waiting to see what comes out of this conversation with the mayor’s office.” Some restaurant owners say the heated digital debate is missing the point.  Restaurants haggling with the City Council may come across like they’re opposed to workers earning a fair wage But when employees are making hundreds of dollars in tips per shift this isn’t necessarily the difference between an employee making $17.25 and $19.97 but between $27.25 and $29.97 — with the restaurant picking up the tab.  Brandon Pettit runs two well-known Seattle pizza shops Pettit told The Seattle Times last month that 2023’s sales figures were one-third of 2019’s and he estimated Delancey will lose around half its annual profits when the tip credit ends Fighting to protect the tip credit isn’t a matter of restaurant owners punishing workers “affects tipped employees who are already making two to three times the minimum wage.”  When the tip credit expires and pay rates bump nearly $3 per hour Pettit estimates it will cost $50,000 for a restaurant Delancey’s size already-high Seattle menu prices will surge Pettit figures many restaurants will switch to a service charge Implementing a service charge turns wages earned in tips into taxable wages which is another hit on the bottom line — “so you’re screwed either way,” Pettit said.  He sees the tip credit’s demise as the latest hurdle in a racket that keeps getting tougher in Seattle. There’s decreased business overall, paired with rising costs of labor, goods, credit card fees, inflation. There’s the cost of persistent property damage Service fees are one method of offsetting higher costs But customer reactions can be mixed.  Jen Doak recently got an email from a customer about her Newcastle restaurant They said the food and service were “terrific,” but when they got the bill “this is where our experience took a turn.” They felt the surcharge on their bill “takes advantage of patrons” and said they wouldn’t recommend the restaurant to friends It’s the same at Doak’s Ballard businesses Red Arrow Coffee and Brimmer & Heeltap Halfseas employs workers with wine knowledge; the 23% service fee helps pay for their higher base wages “I recognize the surcharge is not a one-size-fits-all approach and I too am a bit conflicted by it,” Doak responded “Having owned a restaurant in Seattle now for 10 years “Personnel costs have gone up at least 20% credit card fees have increased annually,” Doak said She pays nearly $5,000 a month in processing fees Costs of goods have increased between 10 and 20% annually while garbage and recycling at Brimmer & Heeltap is $1,000 a month Fees at her businesses help cover those costs The restaurant rule of thumb is that revenue should be divided into thirds to stay solvent one-third should to food and beverage inventory which will grow further unbalanced when the tip credit expires “We’re nowhere near the third for personnel,” Doak said for some restaurants — especially big operations with high ticket averages and/or multiple locations — a 20% service charge is effective and lucrative says he will “never go back” to a tipping model Mackay talked with a new front-desk employee at the Bellevue El Gaucho she said she was getting paid $13.50 an hour on paper and around $20 with tips Nordstrom is advertising $17,” Mackay said Minimum wage plus tips for entry-level workers Mackay spent three months hosting roundtables with staff and regulars to talk about how to ditch tipping The end result was to charge a 20% service fee and keep an additional tip line Front-of-house staffers get paid a base rate plus 15% commission on sales and they keep any additional tips they receive.  dedicated clientele and impeccable service done by tuxedoed waiters That level of service is a reason why a 20% service charge works Sacchetti is a server who has worked for El Gaucho on and off since 2000 he works three nights a week at the Seattle steakhouse Working three shifts a week allows him flexibility (he’s also a musician and a real estate agent) and he makes between $75,000 and $80,000 a year You can’t just be a hack and think you can wait tables there.”  Restaurateur Ethan Stowell moved the majority of his two-dozen-plus restaurants to a service charge model at the beginning of the year It was an attempt to answer a question: “Are tips really a relevant thing anymore?” He would rather ensure his employees are able to take advantage of state-run programs that pay out based on income treating that ledger item like standard income spots like Tavolàta and Victor Tavern had a 22% service charge with an additional tip line but Stowell is phasing toward an even 20% charge with no additional tip line.  there’s not big debates about who gets tips,” Stowell said Every hour you work you can make $35 an hour If you want to take care of your co-workers Ethan Stowell Restaurants and El Gaucho are large employers with weight to throw around But there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to tipping or service fees Restaurateurs are figuring out what works best for their individual situations and service charges aren’t always the fix for small businesses.  Familyfriend owner Elmer Dulla is “totally against the service charge.” The small restaurant has a tip pool splitting tips and sharing duties; kitchen staffers bring out food and the serving staff washes dishes.  owner of Michelin-starred Sushi by Scratch and his employees have solid benefits — but Lee hopes to cut that fee by 2025 that would bring a 17-course omakase dinner to $225 per person.  When chef Brendan McGill’s Bainbridge Island seafood restaurant Seabird opened in 2022 there was a 20% service charge on each bill There was pushback and McGill was worried that it turned dinners from “hospitable to transactional.” He soon realized the service fee wasn’t working “We were just wildly unprofitable for that entire era With the service charge and taxes and tips we weren’t anywhere close to breaking even,” McGill said.  McGill now charges a 5% surcharge at his sit-down restaurants: Bruciato There is no surcharge at his two casual Café Hitchcock locations it helps the core employees and the managers,” McGill said “It will help you pay the dishwasher more and give the manager an incentive.”  Why not raise prices instead of maintaining the fee McGill said it’s the easiest option on the back end and that increasing prices only works if there are enough regular customers to order the menu items.  “Having this separately creates a really clean pool “We can do a 5% service charge and use it to pay people even when it’s slow Others say even a small percentage service fee isn’t worth the trouble “If I’m looking at a bill and see 10.35% tax 4% surcharge and a tip line?” Niehoff asked rhetorically I thought this thing I ate was $20.’ I was feeling the pain of the guest.”  Niehoff went from answering 10 questions a week about the fee to none But Niehoff stresses that doesn’t mean she’s rolling in cash everybody gets tipped out and I work the floor,” Niehoff said She scrubs toilets and launders linens in addition to working as one of two servers “The reason it works for us is because the owner of the business owns it which keeps my tip percentage high enough to have a level of retention.”  her kitchen staff is small — and “exhausted.” With only three people working busy nights what it stands for and the sliver of her neighborhood that she’s carved out as her own But she’s one of many restaurant owners feeling helpless as they search for solutions.  I live two doors down from this restaurant María José Campanario is going to be a participant in the new edition of El Desafío It has been confirmed how she treats the cameramen and other members of the show's team it has been shown that she is very affectionate and kind to her current colleagues So much so that she hasn't hesitated to give them a hug upon her arrival at the set she is capable of facing any challenge that comes her way The sixth edition of the show will feature her participation joining other celebrities like Patricia Conde and Willy Bárcenas already announced that she was very kind and pleasant with the entire team Now that cordiality has been confirmed with some images from Europa Press She hasn't hesitated to hug one of the cameramen showing how well she gets along with them and how friendly she is with everyone María José Campanario has entered the set hugging members of the "El Desafío" team | Europa PressMaría José Campanario Appears Elusive with the PressThis kind side of María José Campanario with the members of El Desafío has contrasted with her relationship with the press That is not the one she has had with the media waiting for her at the doors of the set Yes, because she has ignored answering the questions they have asked her. She hasn't wanted to comment on the rumors that Candela Peña will portray her in a series about Belén Esteban's life She hasn't wanted to talk about the arguments she has had with some haters on social media in recent days Jesulín de Ubrique's wife hasn't wanted to talk about other matters | AtresmediaThis has been her indirect way of showing that she is focused on her television project Now she doesn't want anything or anyone to prevent her from being focused on this challenge that excites her so much María José Campanario's participation in El Desafío involves intensive physical and mental preparation a condition that causes muscle pain and fatigue she has shown a resilient and determined attitude to overcome each test presented to her she will be an example for other patients who suffer the same as she does María José's incorporation into this format has caused expectations among the audience who hope to see her overcome each challenge with the same determination she has shown in her personal life Her participation adds an element of interest to the show as it will allow the public to get to know a different side of her Concern grows for María José Campario after Lydia Lozano's exclusive | Europa Press, VVadyab Pico LIFESTYLE Concern Over What Lydia Lozano Has Discovered About María José CampanarioThe contributor of 'Ni que fuéramos' reveals striking details about the hospitalization of Jesulín de Ubrique's wife20/02/2025 11:26:00h by Cándido Casares María José Campanario is once again at the center of media attention following Lydia Lozano's revelation on the show Ni que fuéramos The collaborator claimed that Jesulín de Ubrique's wife was urgently admitted to a hospital in Madrid news that has caused concern among her followers what has drawn the most attention is that neither her husband nor her daughter joined her during this difficult time Lozano's words have caused an immediate stir "She is in a well-known hospital in Madrid admitted urgently due to severe pain," the journalist stated The information caused uncertainty and surprise since Campanario usually resides about 373 miles (600 kilometers) from the capital Lydia Lozano reveals María José Campanario's hospital admission | RTVEThis unexpected admission has sparked interest in María José Campanario's health status The dentist has faced various health issues in the past but the circumstances of this hospitalization have set off all the alarms her participation in El Desafío could be compromised by this situation Questions are piling up as concern for the dentist's health continues to grow What ailment is affecting María José Campanario Why is she alone in the hospital at such a delicate moment María José Campanario's hospitalization has taken many by surprise, including those who closely follow her career. Lydia Lozano revealed that Jesulín's wife arrived at the hospital with severe pain repeatedly saying that "she couldn't take it anymore." This situation has caused a wave of speculation about her health status Lydia Lozano reveals María José Campanario's concerning hospital admission | MediasetThen Lydia Lozano began to recount how she learned about the story a friend of mine calls me and tells me that this person is not only in a hospital but is admitted urgently," she began The collaborator described an emergency scene with María José Campanario arriving at a Madrid hospital with severe pain despite usually residing 373 miles (600 kilometers) from the capital The distance and urgency of the admission added mystery to the story The collaborator also provided a detail that has left many perplexed: Campanario was not joined by her husband or her daughter, Julia Janeiro, who resides in Madrid. Instead, according to Lydia Lozano, the person who stayed by her side was someone close to Jesulín de Ubrique sowing doubt about the nature of this mysterious company and the absence of her immediate family The lack of family support at such a time intensified the concern María José Campanario was focused on her professional life even looking for employees for her dental clinic in recent days her involvement in the show El Desafío is in doubt although Lydia Lozano insisted that the hospitalization is unrelated to the medical tests required for the contest "She has to undergo some medical tests to participate in El Desafío you don't go to the emergency room," Lozano stated trying to dissociate the hospital admission from Campanario's professional commitments The mysterious admission of María José Campanario in Madrid | Europa PressAlthough specific details about María José Campanario's ailment have not yet been revealed her urgent admission and the severe pain she mentioned have set off alarms The dentist has had health problems in the past which raises concern about her current well-being The news of María José Campanario's hospital admission has caused a wave of concern especially due to the absence of her husband Lydia Lozano has been key in revealing details about this situation What more will we discover in the coming days I would tell you about the scenic Elliott Bay Trail which you can enter at the Olympic Sculpture Park right there where Echo’s face lights up with the evening sun I might also tell you how much I enjoy running this path from here to Interbay and back Or I’d share that I was not the only spectator sitting on the grass and watching people go by on this sunny afternoon an Eastern cottontail rabbit (those guys are everywhere aren’t they?) also had turned his attention to all the activity saw me sketching and stopped to say they’ve been following my sketches in The Seattle Times for years The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times. 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Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.620409 This article is part of the Research TopicAutophagy in Mammalian Development and DifferentiationView all 11 articles The skeletal muscle tissue in the adult is relatively stable under normal conditions but retains a striking ability to regenerate by its resident stem cells (satellite cells) Satellite cells exist in a quiescent (G0) state; however they reenter the cell cycle and start proliferating to provide sufficient progeny to form new myofibers or undergo self-renewal and returning to quiescence Maintenance of satellite cell quiescence and entry of satellite cells into the activation state requires autophagy a fundamental degradative and recycling process that preserves cellular proteostasis satellite cell regenerative capacity declines Enhancing autophagy in aged satellite cells restores their regenerative functions underscoring this proteostatic activity’s relevance for tissue regeneration Here we describe two strategies for assessing autophagic activity in satellite cells from GFP-LC3 reporter mice which allows direct autophagosome labeling Treatment of GFP-LC3 or WT satellite cells with compounds that interfere with autophagosome-lysosome fusion enables measurement of autophagic activity by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence the methods presented permit a relatively rapid assessment of autophagy in stem cells from skeletal muscle in homeostasis and in different pathological scenarios such as regeneration Scheme of the satellite cell myogenic program SCs are normally in quiescence and enter a myogenic cycle upon stress conditions such as injury Activation of SCs can be determined by the co-expression of Pax7 and the myogenic regulatory factor MyoD Proliferating SCs later differentiate into differentiated/committed progenitors characterized by the downregulation of Pax7 expression and the induction of Myog expression These differentiated cells will eventually fuse into myofibers A subset of the proliferating SCs will return to quiescence through the process of self-renewal targeted cytoplasmic constituents are degraded in lysosomes The process of autophagy includes four steps: (i) initiation/nucleation where the phagophore is formed and starts engulfing the cargo (ii) formation of the phagosome by elongation and maturation of the phagophore (iii) fusion of the phagosome with the lysosome and (iv) degradation of the internal material by lysosomal hydrolases Bafilomycin A1 is used to measure autophagy flux through the inhibition of autophagolysosome formation Because quiescent SCs exist in low numbers in resting muscles and have a low proportion of cytoplasm/nucleus (consistent with their quiescent state) the study of dynamic cytoplasmic processes we show different methods to study autophagy in SCs C57BL/6 (wild type, WT) and GFP-LC3 (Mizushima et al., 2004) mice were used in this study. All experiments were carried in young (3–4 months old) male mice. Mice were kept in standard cages with food and water ad libitum. All animals were sacrificed between 9:00 and 10:00 am by cervical dislocation to avoid circadian changes in autophagy (Solanas et al., 2017) All animal experiments were approved by the Ethics Committee of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) and by the Catalan Government by the Animal Care and Ethics Committee of the Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Center (CNIC) and Muscles were collected from fore and hind limbs in cold DMEM (Gibco 41965-039) with 1% Penicillium/Streptomycin (P/S) (15140-122) into 50 mL Falcon tubes Any visible fat and connective tissue were removed before mincing muscles with scissors Cleaned and minced muscles were collected into a M tube (Miltelnyi Biotec GentleMACSTM) and digestion medium (8 mL) was added Digestion medium was freshly prepared with DMEM containing Liberase 0.1 mg/g muscle weight (Roche M tubes were placed onto Miltelnyi tissue dissociator under the program 37C_mr_SMDK_1 tubes were kept 5 min on ice to sediment the sample and 5 mL of FBS (Sigma-Aldrich F7524) was added to block the enzymatic digestion digested muscles were transferred to a 50 mL Falcon tube and rinsed up to 40 mL with cold DMEM 1% P/S (Optional: cold DMEM can be used to rinse M tubes in order to collect leftovers and transferred to the same Falcon tube) Muscle homogenates were filtered through 100 and 70 μm cell strainers (SPL Lifescience 93100 and 93070) consecutively and centrifuged at 50 × g for 10 min at 4°C The supernatant was collected in a new Falcon tube and centrifuged at 600 × g for 10 min at 4°C The supernatant was then discarded and the pellet was incubated for 10 min on ice (protected from light) with 1 mL of 1X RBC lysis buffer (eBioscience 00-4333-57) to eliminate the excess of erythrocytes 30 mL of 1X PBS was added and filtered through a 40 μm cell strainer (SPL Lifescience Filtered cell suspension was centrifuged at 600 × g for 10 min at 4°C and after discarding the supernatant the cell pellet was resuspended in 1 mL of DMEM with 1% P/S to count the number of cells for each sample cell suspension was centrifuged at 600 × g for 10 min at 4°C and resuspended in cold FACS buffer (1% P/S 16210-064) in 1X PBS) containing antibody mixture at a ratio of 1 × 106 cells/100 μL antibody mixture for 1 h at 4°C (protected from light) The antibody mixture contained antibodies for negative and positive selection of QSCs in FACS buffer PE-Cy7-conjugated anti-CD45 (Biolegend 103114) anti-Sca-1 (Biolegend 108114) and anti-CD31 (Biolegend 102418) antibodies were used for lineage-negative selection at a ratio of 0.5 μL antibody/100 μL FACS buffer Alexa Fluor 647-conjugated anti-CD34 (BD Pharmigen 560230) and PE-conjugated anti-α7-integrin (AbLab AB10STMW215) were used for double-positive staining of QSCs at a ratio of 3 μL/100 μL and 1 μL/100 μL FACS buffer respectively single staining and FMO controls can be included to set up correctly the gates samples were rinsed up to 30 mL of FACS buffer and centrifuged at 600 × g for 10 min at 4°C to wash the excess of antibodies Samples were then resuspended in 300 μL FACS buffer with DAPI (1 μg/mL) (Invitrogen Sca1–/CD31–/CD45–/CD34+/α7-integrin+ SCs were collected into Eppendorf tubes containing 100 μL of collection medium (Ham’s F10 (Biowest L0140-500) 20% FBS) at 4°C using a FACS Aria II (BD Biosciences) Prior to antibody staining and quiescent SC isolation by FACS samples (already resuspended in 1 mL of DMEM with 1% P/S) were centrifuged at 600 × g for 10 min at 4°C The cell pellet was resuspended in 1 mL of collection medium Each sample was split into two new 2 mL Eppendorf tubes for Bafilomycin A1 (10 nM; Sigma D2540) treatment for 4 h at 37°C 5% CO2 antibody staining for SC isolation was performed as mentioned above Freshly sorted SCs were cultured on 15-well plastic slides (μ-Slide Angiogenesis ibiTreat: Ibidi 81506) previously coated with collagen type I (Corning 354236) in growth medium [GM; collection medium supplemented with recombinant bFGF (Preprotech A total number of 3000 SCs per well were homogenously distributed plated cells were treated with Bafilomycin A1 at 10 nM or DMSO during the last 4 h for activation and proliferation SCs states Cells were then fixed at 24 and 72 h respectively GFP fluorescence signal was recorded from at least 10.000 Sca1–/CD31–/CD45–/CD34+/α7-integrin+ SCs in each sample GFP-LC3 fluorescence positive signal was determined comparing to the corresponding negative control sample (wild-type sample without GFP fluorescence) Median fluorescence intensity (MFI) of the whole GFP histogram signal for SCs was analyzed Autophagy flux was determined as the relative change of GFP-LC3 MFI between DMSO and Bafilomycin A1 treated samples Isolated quiescent SCs were plated onto 15-well plastic slides (μ-Slide Angiogenesis ibiTreat: Ibidi slides were coated with 0.1% Poli-L-Lysin (Sigma P8920) in distilled water (it can be reused) for 30 min at room temperature (RT) and air-dried 3000 SCs per well were seeded into the 15-well slides 1X PBS can be added to the wells in order to ensure that the cell suspension is equally distributed the slides were then centrifuged at 50 × g for 10 min the supernatant was removed and cells were fixed with 30 μL of 4% PFA for 10 min at RT slides can be stored with 1X PBS 0.05% azide at 4°C It is recommended to fill completely each well and cover them with parafilm to avoid PBS evaporation DAPI (1 μg/mL) or SytoxTM Green (Invitrogen Each well was extensively washed three times with 1X PBS and finally Fluoromount-G® (SouthernBiotech a drop of mineral oil can be added to the top of the well for long-term storage Inc) software was used for all statistical analysis Data are presented as the mean ± the standard deviation of the mean Sample size (n) of each experimental group was described in the corresponding figure legend and all experiments were done with at least three biological replicates Normality was analyzed in each experiment using Shapiro-Wilk tests and homoscedasticity to test variances distribution was checked using the Fisher test two-tail unpaired Student’s t-test was performed Statistical significance was set at ∗p < 0.05 ****p < 0.0001 Satellite cell isolation by FACS and subsequent analysis of autophagy through flow cytometry (A) Representative example of the FACS strategy and gating scheme to isolate quiescent SCs (QSCs) rom resting muscles (B) Representative example of histogram of LC3-GFP intensity (left panel) and analysis of the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) by flow cytometry (right panel) in QSCs treated for 4 h with vehicle (DMSO) or BafA1 prior to their isolation by FACS (n = 4) Mean ± SD; two-tailed unpaired t-test The autophagy flux can be assessed by measuring relative levels of p62 or measuring the ratio between the lipidated form of LC3 (LC3-II) and the unconjugated form (LC3-I) (Kabeya, 2004) from protein extracts (granted that enough material is available to perform standard Western blotting) the low numbers of freshly isolated SCs per mg of muscle tissue and their reduced cytoplasmic content make this option unfeasible unless the starting material is scaled up (pooling tissue from several mice per experiment) Autophagy flux analysis in quiescent satellite cells by immunofluorescence (A) Representative images of GFP+-autophagosomes (green) and nuclei (blue) in freshly isolated QSCs from GFP-LC3 reporter mice (left panel) with the corresponding quantification of GFP-LC3+ puncta per cell (right panel) Treatment with vehicle (DMSO) or BafA1 was performed for 4 h prior QSC isolation by FACS (n = 4) (B) Representative images of LC3-stained autophagosomes and nuclei (blue) in freshly isolated QSCs from WT mice (left panel) with its corresponding quantification of LC3+ puncta per cell (right panel) Treatment with vehicle (DMSO) or BafA1 was performed for 4 h prior QSC isolation by FACS (n = 3) (C) Comparison of autophagy flux in GFP-LC3 or WT QSCs Autophagy flux was determined as the ratio of the number of autophagosome puncta in BafA1 treated QSCs divided by the number of autophagosome puncta in vehicle (DMSO) treated QSCs (for GFP-LC3: n = 4; for WT: n = 3) Means ± SD; two-tailed unpaired t-test Autophagy flux analysis in activated and proliferating satellite cells by immunofluorescence (A) Right panel: Scheme of the process followed for autophagy flux assessment in (1) activated SCs (ASCs) characterized by the presence of MyoD protein and still lacking cell-cycle proteins such as Ki67 marked by the expression of the proliferative marker Ki67 Left panels: quantification of the percentage of MyoD+ and Ki67+ cultured SCs at 24 and 72 h time points (B,C) Representative images of GFP+-autophagosomes (green) and nuclei (blue) in ASCs (B) and PSCs (C) from GFP-LC3 reporter mice (left panels) with the corresponding quantification of GFP-LC3+ puncta per cell (right panels) Treatment with vehicle (DMSO) or BafA1 was performed for 4 h prior fixation (n = 3) (D) Autophagy flux represented as the ratio of GFP-LC3+ puncta in BafA1 and vehicle (DMSO) along SC myogenesis in vitro (n = 3–6) (E,F) Representative images of LC3 + -autophagosomes (gray scale) and nuclei (blue) in ASCs (E) and PSCs (F) from WT mice (left panels) with the corresponding quantification of LC3+ puncta per cell (right panels) Treatment with vehicle (DMSO) or BafA1 was performed as in panels (B,C) (n = 4) depicted as the ratio of LC3+ puncta in BafA1 and vehicle (DMSO) Means ± SD; two-tail unpaired t-test and ****p < 0.0001 GFP-LC3 can be incorporated into protein aggregates (Hara et al., 2006; Komatsu et al., 2006) and given that protein synthesis (and probably protein aggregates) increases upon cell division the transgene would be more prone to be incorporated into these aggregates in activated and proliferating SCs mainly if the reporter’s cellular levels are high This possibility could explain why the differences in autophagy flux ratios in WT and transgenic SCs are higher upon SC cell cycle entry while remaining more similar at quiescence the distinct background observed with endogenous LC3 staining may also influence autophagosome detection and subsequent ratio determinations The small proportion of SCs present in steady-state skeletal muscle and their reduced cytoplasm in the quiescent state after sorting challenges the monitoring of autophagy in these cells The protocols reported here enable quiescent SC isolation by FACS from resting murine skeletal muscle tissue using standard laboratory equipment and allows us to study their autophagy activity at distinct myogenic stages We describe different experimental strategies for autophagy flux determination by either flow cytometry or immunofluorescence in quiescent SCs and their activated and proliferating progeny These methods provide the scientific community with useful approaches for assessing autophagy in scenarios in which autophagy is genetically altered or in aging and disease conditions The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors This study was carried out in accordance with the EU Directive 86/609/EEC and approved by the National and Regional Animal Care and Ethics Committees SC and IR-P performed the experimental work PM-C approved the final version of the manuscript All the authors contributed to the data analysis and interpretation and discussed the results Work in the authors’ laboratory has been supported by MINECO-Spain (RTI2018-096068) as well as María-de-Maeztu-Program for Units of Excellence to UPF (MDM-2014-0370) Severo-Ochoa-Program for Centers of Excellence to CNIC (SEV-2015-0505) SC was supported by a Predoctoral Fellowship from Ayudas para la formación y contratación de personal investigador novel (FI) – AGAUR (Barcelona IR-P was supported by a Predoctoral Fellowship from Programa de Formación de Personal Investigador (Spain) and XH was supported by a Severo-Ochoa Pre-doctoral Fellowship (Spain) The authors declare 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company to American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) and Superadio has promoted John Campanario to Senior VP of Digital Media & Brand Communications Campanario will continue to oversee original web-based creations and expand the company’s offerings with social media influencers and gaming He most recently served as VP of Digital Media & Brand Communications for the company and predecessor Access.1 Communications “John has more than proven himself as a great leader with both a creative vision and his uniquely approachable management style,” Wonder Media CEO Chesley Maddox-Dorsey said in a press release “With the expansion of our digital media department we are excited to have his leadership which affords us continued growth as we explore more emerging digital areas.” tasked with launching the network’s digital platforms serving as Mix Show Director and Affiliate Relations Manager He also worked as VP/Director of Urban Programming for Access.1 Communications Campanario worked as Digital Media Manager and Assistant PD at WWRL New York (1600) when it aired a progressive talk format He segued to Content Director when WWRL changed formats to regional Mexican in January 2014 Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Campanario Entertainment appointed producer Tita Lombardo as Director of Physical Production in Latin America leading all production operations in the region Lombardo will be based in Campanario’s Mexico City office where she will oversee and produce multiple television series and films VP of Spanish Content and Brand Integration Lombardo is an experienced producer with more than 40 years in the industry She comes to Campanario from KMZ Producciones which she founded in her native Mexico City more than 17 years ago She has been a pioneer among women in filmmaking and TV often as the only female executive on projects working alongside directors such as Alejandro G Rudo y Cursi) and Robert Rodriguez (Once Upon a Time in Mexico) Lombardo has produced more than 40 movies and television shows Her recent television hits include La For más Bella for Netflix; Camelia La Texana for Telemundo; and the Amazon Prime comedy Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero in which she has a cameo playing herself; the series is ready for a third season after a successful season 2 She is also a jury member of Eficine and the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (Imcine – Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía) “Her groundbreaking career is truly an inspiration We are proud and honored to have her join our team and add her experience and unmatched insight to lead our operations in Latin America,” said Jaime Dávila “Campanario has a proven track record of successfully developing and launching top global broadcasts The team’s ability to produce projects that cross borders and imprint the American and Latin American mindset to the production process drove my decision to join the company,” said Lombardo A planned housing development will add 67 affordable housing units near Lewis Road in Camarillo.  The Camarillo City Council gave developers Many Mansions and the Area Housing Authority for the County of Ventura the go-ahead last week to build affordable apartments and townhouses on the 2.5 acres of land where Stock Building Supply once stood “This type of a project doesn’t come before us very much,” Councilman Kevin Kildee said “I have been on this council for 25 years and this is the first project of this magnitude in affordability that I’ve seen.” to be located at 2800 Barry St., will be called Vista Campanario Apartments and Vista Campanario Apartments "vista campanario" means view of the bell tower Mary Magdalen Chapel in Old Town Camarillo Developers will construct 59 apartments that will be restricted to extremely low-income Low-income households make up to 80% of the area median income Very low-income households earn up to 50% and extremely low-income households make up to 30% according to the city's housing element. The current area median income in Camarillo is $92,913 three-bedroom townhomes that will be sold to low-income families.  Fourteen of the apartments will be reserved for households with family members who are disabled or veterans Seven of the units will be single-occupancy units studio-type apartments with their own kitchen and bathroom intended to be rented for one or more months at a time executive director of the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura said tenants will only pay 30% of their income in rent each month A family of three earning $50,000 a year will pay about $1,250 per month for a two bedroom apartment Nigh said the average market rate for a similar apartment is about $2,400 a month,  “This is going to be a model on how you can do affordable housing well,” Councilwoman Susan Santangelo said “How you can do it and still maintain the character of your community and be able to meet the housing need of so many.” The developers will build a 60th apartment for the property manager in addition to the 59 affordable units picnic and barbecue area, community room and laundry facilities A total of 128 parking spaces will be provided in a two-story parking garage though some of the spaces will be located outside of the structure The townhouses will have their own two-car garages.  'Shock to the system': Camarillo renter fights back against ever increasing payments Nigh anticipates construction to begin as early as December 2022 with residents moving in on July 1 a year before the original estimated completion date.  The total estimated cost for the project is approximately $37 million the City Council changed the designated use of the property from industrial and commercial to high-density residential The council also changed the zoning from light manufacturing to residential development with a maximum of 30 housing units per acre.  The project’s 67 affordable housing units can help the city meet guidelines set forth by the state According to Camarillo’s housing element the state is recommending the city support the construction of 597 affordable housing units by 2029.   The housing element is a document that identifies the housing needs within the city and offers solutions to those needs The City Council also approved a waiver for the requirement to underground surrounding utility lines and poles The city will donate the 2.5-acre property to the developers which was purchased in 2018 for $3.6 million to support the construction of the project Lee said. The city will also issue a $4.9 million During a public hearing at last week's City Council meeting local resident Stephan Lovstedt said he was concerned about the number of residents the residential development would add to the area He explained street parking is already crowded and wondered how the flow of traffic would be affected.  “Less people in a small area seems like a nicer community to live in,” Lovstedt said.  a member of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Local 805 He acknowledged that while an environmental assessment of the project found no significant impact on the quality of the human environment it failed to adequately account for air quality and greenhouse gas emissions.  “How do you study an out-of-area workforce coming from Lancaster or Santa Maria,” Delgato said “That’s a lot of vehicles on the road.” he encouraged the developers to hire local contractors and subcontractors to help the carpenters union's apprentices grow in their careers.  Nigh said the Area Housing Authority of Ventura County has a record of hiring local skilled laborers and encourages its general contractors to do the same.   Brian J. Varela covers Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Camarillo. He can be reached at brian.varela@vcstar.com or 805-477-8014 You can also find him on Twitter @BrianVarela805 RANT to people who put large white garbage bags out next to their cans And to those who stuff the garbage can so full that the lid won’t close They pull the garbage out looking for food scraps the homeowner doesn’t clean up the crow’s mess RAVE to the thoughtful person who found my driver’s license at Green Lake and took the time to drop it off at my house When I realized that it had fallen out of my pocket I panicked and took another lap around the lake to look for it Then I got home and found my license at my door along with a nice note RANT to the lack of parking enforcement in my neighborhood I live near a street where there are several parked cars without license plates that have not moved for years There is moss and grass growing underneath the cars in the pavement cracks Fix It app nothing is done and the city closes the reports without action Our streets are clogged with unlicensed cars that never move and the city does nothing when reported RAVE to the parks department for their recent work at Magnuson Park I like the lake views revealed by the removal of mounds of blackberry bushes and the fresh gravel paths by the big pond Not to mention the great job they do removing litter and graffiti.  I attended a performance at ACT Theatre the other day the audience members loudly chewed ice for several minutes crackled cellophane/plastic multiple times for prolonged periods and used their cellphones to look at things with screens up to full brightness and no attempt to shield neighbors from the bright light Do people not know how to behave at a live performance anymore These actors were pouring their hearts out The audience owes it to them and the others in attendance to behave appropriately RAVE to the installment of a pickleball court at Taylor and Denny Way. Wonderful to see people playing and enjoying this weather just like we can RANT to the removal of trash cans at parks the inevitable result will be an increase in waste left behind RAVE to the workers who cleaned up the grass highway borders of I-5 recently Thanks for your continued attention to keeping our neighborhood safe and clean RAVE to the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival for the many beautiful gardens which seem to be a bit more brightly lit this year a city situated at the heart of the country ‘casa campanario’ sits on a rectangular site surrounded by open green space — a requirement of the brief which measures 340 square meters (3,660 sqf) is defined by the contrasting façades on its lower and upper levels all images by rafael gamo ‘having a rectangular site, restrictions by developers had an important impact on the project’s placement which required front and back free space,’ explains PPAA ‘these restrictions were taken as having a single green space where the house was to be located on top of having a side-to-side condition.’ responding to this context the home’s ground floor opens out onto the garden that surrounds the building while the living space on the ground floor remains open to the natural environment the upper storey provides more secluded spaces ‘as privacy and light control is needed a second wooden skin covers the entire façades which contrasts with the bare concrete structure,’ says the design team the upper level contains the the dwelling’s sleeping quarters with three bedrooms joining a centrally positioned lounge area AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Using mouse models and human samples, a team from Clínic-IDIBAPS has detected that low expression of the ZEB1 gene increases the size of atherosclerosis plaques and the possibility of suffering a cardiovascular accident. This work has been work published in the journal Nature Communications (original article at doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43896-7) Atherosclerosis is a wall artery disease characterized by fat accumulation that results in atherosclerotic plaque formation macrophages become trapped inside the plaque and increase the size Larger plaques are less stable and prone to rupture a process that can trigger cardiovascular accidents like heart attack or stroke To identify the ZEB1 gene as a protection agent against atherosclerosis, the IDIBAPS research group Gene Regulation in Stem Cells, Cellular Plasticity and Differentiation, and Cancer used mice that did not express that gene in their macrophages The research team observed that these mice had larger atherosclerotic plaques they discovered that this increase was due to the fact that macrophages that did not express ZEB1 accumulated more cholesterol inside due to a defect that prevented them from expelling it “These results presented ZEB1 as a protective agent against the formation of atherosclerotic plaques -says M Carmen Martínez Campanario ZEB1 would accelerate the expulsion of cholesterol from macrophages These results were corroborated in humans using samples of atherosclerotic plaques from patients; those with less ZEB1 also appeared more unstable the protective effect of ZEB1 also seemed to have an effect on general cardiovascular health since patients with less ZEB1 reported a greater number of cardiovascular accidents “These generalized effects of ZEB1 are due to the fact that ZEB1 also inhibits the production by macrophages of inflammatory substances that aggravate the disease,” says Martínez Campanario In collaboration with researchers from the University of Barcelona the study has generated nanoparticles that carry ZEB1 targeted to macrophages that ingest them and thus increase the expression of ZEB1 The administration of these nanoparticles with ZEB1 reduced the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in mice and reversed the accumulation of cholesterol in macrophages M Carmen Martínez Campanario concludes: “The work reveals the role of ZEB1 in atherosclerosis through the regulation of the macrophage the nanoparticles may allow us to develop new treatment strategies not only for atherosclerosis but also other metabolic alterations associated with this disease due to their widespread effect." In addition to other researchers from the same group and other groups in the IDIBAPS researchers from the National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (CNIC) and the Santa Creu and Sant Pau Research Institute have participated in the study The study has been financed by various organizations mainly by the Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the State Research Agency of the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) Martinez-Campanario, M.C., Cortés, M., Moreno-Lanceta, A. et al. Atherosclerotic plaque development in mice is enhanced by myeloid ZEB1 downregulation. Nat Commun 14, 8316 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43896-7 Receive the latest news from our institution directly to your email in a few moments you will receive a confirmation email The bar at a country club in Querétaro has decided to stick with a new rule: no women allowed The Campanario announced this week that the Hoyo 19 bar will remain closed to women The Querétaro city club first announced the controversial men-only policy on September 7 a group of members gathered more than 200 signatures on a petition requesting that the decision be reversed the chairwoman of the board of directors resigned her position in protest and issued an open letter expressing her disagreement with the board’s values Critics say denying female club members entry to Hoyo 19 violates women’s rights as well as local national and international laws and treaties that guarantee equality for women El Campanario partially reversed the decision saying that both men and women would be allowed on Hoyo 19’s outdoor terraces though women would still be prohibited from entering the main area of the bar the club said the Hoyo 20 bar will be a women-only space after 1 p.m While the introduction of a women-only space was satisfactory for some critics others said the issue of discrimination was not resolved by giving women a separate area of their own which constitutes discrimination against women,” some members said One report said the measure was introduced in response to complaints the club had received over the use of foul language by men inside the bar With reports from El Universal and Diario de Querétaro ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC This piece is from our latest This City Block series If a visit to Ballard is on your list of local urban walks this spring the system of waterways that allows boats to pass from the freshwater of the Lake Washington Ship Canal to the saltwater of Puget Sound and make your way to the Ballard bell tower about a mile away in the heart of the neighborhood If you fear that the 21 parking spots at the little park will be taken or running!) down the 33rd Avenue West pedestrian bridge from Magnolia a little-known passage that crosses over the railroad tracks (sorry The out-and-back excursion is a bit over 2 miles Here’s a handy little map of my route and some recommended stops where I drew along the way: A plaque on the ground reads: “Walking in the land of salmon and raven Early April is egg-laying and -incubating season for the great blue herons that live near Commodore Park so make sure not to disturb the graceful birds I counted as many as 27 herons up on their nests and watched a few flying in and out Salmon won’t start passing through the Ballard Locks’ fish ladder until mid-June with peak viewing usually happening in mid-September But since the fish ladder viewing room was renovated in 2021 with comfier seating it’s worth stepping inside this space any time of the year I love the whimsical “Salmon Waves” sculptures by artist Paul Sorey sitting right above the fish ladder They are a nice complement to the industrial aesthetic of the Locks I watch quite a few cyclists walking their bikes 5. I have been aboard an Argosy cruise before, back in 2019 on a “Husky Boat” tour and also during the Christmas Ship Festival How fun to see another Argosy vessel today as it enters the small chamber of the Locks on its way to Elliott Bay Watching the boat traffic at the Locks never fails to entertain 7. Facing the railroad bridge from the north shoreline of the bay, I come across “A Salish Welcome,” a formidable sculpture by the late local artist Marvin Oliver which holds a dish representing the salmon life cycle “greets us and reminds us that we are stewards of this evolving living landscape for new generations of salmon and people alike.” 9. Wandering off the beaten path sometimes pays off. From the National Nordic Museum on Market Street, I walk south on 28th Avenue Northwest to find a Seattle shoreline street end I had yet to discover My sketch is made a bit more animated when a dog jumped in the water while his owner watched the Limback Lumber building is impossible to miss “Since 1930,” as the sign in the shape of a handsaw on the facade reads this business has been serving the Northwest with a great inventory of lumber and building materials The presence of the industrial facility contrasts with the apartment buildings that have sprung up along the street in recent years The red brick Ballard Centennial Bell Tower was built to house the bell that hung above Ballard’s City Hall when the neighborhood was an independent city at the turn of the 20th century Here’s where my urban sketch walk comes to an end at a fitting time just like it used to more than 100 years ago when the mill workers left their jobs for the day L.A.-based prodco Campanario Entertainment which creates multiplatform scripted and unscripted content highlighting Latino voices has named veteran producer Tita Lombardo as its head of physical production for Latin America Create an account for FREE to unlock articles and receive Realscreen Daily ™ Realscreen is a trademark of Brunico Communications Ltd and the events are produced by Brunico Marketing Inc View our privacy policy We understand your decision to use an ad blocker however realscreen journalism takes time and funding.. Subscriptions and advertising are both necessary to fund the journalism we bring to you A GLEAMING sailboat named Happy is making a stop at the Port of Edmonds after a speedy sail at 11.2 knots from Bainbridge It doesn’t take long for the sleek Moody Decksaloon 45 a German-built vessel owned by Hugh and Lynn Creasy to draw the attention of a few passersby walking along the waterfront on this windy morning Following their lifelong dream of living on and working remotely from a boat full time after their children left for college, the Creasys purchased the Happy in 2019 in Sweden and traded landlocked life outside Portland for a slip at Shilshole Marina last fall.  I could never imagine myself living on a boat (all that bobbing up and down on the water!) but Hugh and Lynn say the transition into the Happy has not been hard for them especially when you consider some of the features packed in such a tiny space: three cabin rooms two bathrooms with separate showers; a kitchen; a washer and dryer; a system that makes drinkable water out of seawater by reverse osmosis; and folding kayaks to paddle to shore when they need to stretch out The Creasys and their laid-back chihuahua are just starting a six-month sail along the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian coast the first of what they hope will be many adventures aboard their new home “Be right back. Exploring the world,” is our life motto, says Lynn, who is documenting the picture-perfect “Sailing Happy” experience on Instagram Seattle arts administrator Jordan Monez feels like a different person these days busy with concerts and art openings four to five nights a week The reasons are a cocktail of prioritizing rest and being more mindful about which projects and organizations to support mixed with the financial pressures of inflation and student loans.  “We’ve all had a chance to really think about what we like what gives us energy — or the opposite,” Monez said.  According to a Fall 2023 Arts Survey conducted by The Seattle Times concert halls and museums in the same way and numbers as in the “Before Times.” More than 60% of organizations say ticket sales are still down compared with the last pre-pandemic year.  The Seattle Times asked King County cultural organizations to fill out a survey (comparing the period of July 2018-June 2019 to the same period in 2022-2023) to understand better where the sector is on the path to recovery We received responses from 144 organizations spanning a wide variety — from nonprofit theaters to for-profit galleries major museums and more — and a geographical radius ranging from Kent to Redmond to Vashon Island to Seattle.  A picture emerged: If the pandemic was a major storm the arts are still traversing a turbulent sea costs are escalating and eating into revenues A few organizations said they were running deficits and drawing on reserves lines of credit or the last remains of relief funding to fill in the gaps or scaling back staffing and programming.  This year is shaping up to be busier and better than last with several organizations feeling “cautiously optimistic” about the upcoming season Various organizations are finding success with increased and diversified offerings collaborations and community-based approaches.  Some organizations are betting on this upcoming season to turn the ship around — and potentially get more folks through the doors and more donations in the virtual jar — but most expect the seas to stay choppy for at least a few more years And with the lifeline of COVID relief disappearing treacherous rapids lurk beyond the horizon As one respondent put it: “The arts are still in recovery.”  MORE ON LOCAL ARTS THIS FALL overall ticket sales are still well below pre-pandemic levels: down 23% across various art forms and venues People also tend to decide much more last-minute Another troubling stat: Nearly eight in 10 surveyed organizations offering subscriptions and memberships say that those sales are down according to numbers from the 20 organizations that provided this information Long the backbone upon which organizations build their budgets and programming — subscription revenue helps tide things over when times are slow and ensures funding for more adventurous programming — these trends are majorly destabilizing and make it much harder to plan for the future.  one of the largest nonprofit theaters in the Pacific Northwest The number of tickets issued (including complimentary tickets) at the Rep fell 46% from the 2018-19 season to 2022-23 “It’s definitely not business as usual,” said Jeffrey Herrmann, Seattle Rep’s managing director this crisis that we’re seeing in the field.”  Surveyed organizations identified a host of reasons Some of this can be traced back to a cultural and generational shift already in motion before the pandemic; older patrons aren’t returning in the same numbers or have passed away And people’s habits and preferences have changed.  According to art data firm IMPACTS Research one of the top reasons audiences in Washington state are staying away is simply that they prefer another fun activity like attending a movie or sports event or staying home and browsing the internet or streaming a TV show or movie (Other reasons include finding it hard to get there When people do go to arts events, it seems their tastes have shifted. As managing director of the small nonprofit Washington Ensemble Theatre by day and a stage manager for drag and burlesque events by night Maria Manness can’t help but notice the contrast they’ll often have to wait to start the show to squeeze people in “I promise that that is not a problem we’re having at WET.”  “People want to go to the theater and have a good time,” the Rep’s Herrmann said “People are really looking for entertainment and escape.” It makes historical sense that was the greatest flowering of movie musicals and Broadway musicals of all time But Herrmann is wary of blaming the audience It’s your fault: You’re not programming [or marketing] in a way that is attractive,” he said.  Many venues also note that inflation plays a significant role “All it really comes down to is money from our experience,” wrote Ricky Graboski of the all-ages music venue The Vera Project in the survey “Seattle is more expensive than ever before.”  IMPACTS Research confirms that Washington audiences say inflation and general concerns about the economy are current barriers.  All this means that folks are pickier and may take fewer risks we found bigger name artists’ ticket sales were not as affected as all the smaller local and regional artists’ events,” wrote Executive Director Allison Halstead Reid “Example: Ladysmith Black Mambazo almost sold out but a relatively unknown virtuoso pianist barely drew 25% attendance.”  Most nonprofits don’t rely entirely on ticket sales in “normal” times but rather on a mix of income streams The issue: donations and grants have also become harder to predict Some organizations surveyed said grants and donations increased One notable trend: Corporations seem to have pulled back from giving and competition for grants seems more fierce.  Soaring costs have made this wobbly equation all the more shaky The Vashon Center for the Arts’ water bill Materials and shipping have become even more expensive “We literally are being priced out of our town where our arts organization was founded,” said Encanto Arts a youth-focused arts nonprofit in West Seattle.  The Rep said its personnel costs have increased 37% driven by inflation and compensation increases to advance equity within the organization Other groups echoed this: People in the arts have long worked for pennies and it’s high time wages kept up with Seattle’s high cost of living But doing right by people is putting more pressure on the budgets.  surveyed organizations say costs are up between 15% to 50%.  executive director of literary nonprofit Hugo House With costs increasing and revenue from classes “We are now beginning to talk to staff about what the future could potentially hold or not hold.”  This financial instability doesn’t just impact organizations’ bottom line and the people who work there It may also influence what we see on the stages and walls It could mean that fewer new works get made or that risk-taking gets clipped in favor of surefire hits and blockbusters.  Some worried about getting stuck in a “negative cycle.” Lower foot traffic often hurts donations and can jeopardize the ability to secure sponsorships as attendance figures are often used as indicators of reach and impact Fewer shows and shorter runs mean less word-of-mouth Lower staffing levels could mean less high-quality work that could lure audiences back.  Could retreating only make things worse?  But you can’t pass deficit budgets indefinitely “We’re asking ourselves — and everybody in the industry is asking themselves — how much runway do we have to keep making those investments before we need to see them pay off?”  “The arts were already on life support before the pandemic,” said Elisheba Johnson, co-founder of Central District art space Wa Na Wari “How can you expect the whole sector to rebound when it was already struggling?”  In the early months of the pandemic, it was fairly straightforward to sum up the state of the arts: Everyone was suffering, and many smaller organizations risked falling through the cracks of relief funding A different pattern seems to be emerging now with larger organizations losing more ground when it comes to ticket sales ticket sales for large organizations dropped 26% compared with 20% at medium-sized organizations Overall ticket sales increased by 16% at small organizations in part thanks to a few standout performers smaller organizations have also seen more of an increase in grants Midsized organizations indicated they saw an increase as well. Larger organizations noted more decreases according to various groups: The way the pie is divvied up may have changed That means that more organizations are now vying for the same funding and various organizations have seen their piece of the pie shrink.   This size schism may also be present in the theater sector.  Taproot Theatre reducing the number of performances per play and cutting staff hours — some of the surveyed theaters seem to be bucking the trend and holding on or even doing fairly well Those are mainly small- and a few midsized theaters which have less overhead and often rely on volunteer power — perhaps putting them in a nimbler position to weather the storm they usually don’t have endowments or much cash reserves to fall back on.) “Being a small to midsized company, we are able to sell tickets, pay our bills, and create opportunity for artists,” noted Reboot Theatre Company Any larger and we would have some serious difficulty maintaining our company.”  kept selling dozens of tickets at the door he wondered: “Am I going to have a seat for myself?”  “Sometimes I feel like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop because we’re doing actually kind of well for ourselves,” Tang said.  Tang attributed the organization’s success to three strategies: Very “defined constituencies,” with stories that appeal to Asian Americans and science fiction and pop culture fans or mythological Filipino shape-shifters with an all-Filipino cast “The Filipino community is hungry for stories about their community,” he noted.  Another successful strategy is coproductions which help organizations pool resources and expand audiences “Joy Market,” PFP’s collaboration with Jet City Improv this past May Another successful approach: “name-your-price” tickets Moving to this model has increased ticket revenue and helped PFP pay artists more (though many still work for a stipend) roughly 10% of respondents indicated they’ve gone to a pay-what-you-want model.  But it’s largely smaller (and a few medium-sized) organizations that are shifting to this model which raises the question: Is it more challenging for larger organizations to steer their big ships in a new direction and — to bring back a pandemic term — pivot?  who repeatedly noted they needed to rethink the current business model that is simply not working.  Organizations said much more investment is needed: in arts journalism and criticism in the artists who make the art and in the nonprofits who create the jobs and contribute to the local economy.  The Wing Luke’s Barraquiel Tan sees a path forward not just in stressing how much art contributes to the economy but also to a “well society,” as he puts it “Let’s not think of art as this little thing on the side,” he said “Let’s think of it as the driver.”  This coverage is partially underwritten by the M.J The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over this and all its coverage Cartuna and Campanario Entertainment are teaming up with Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez to develop an adult animated series inspired by the life and career of the Mexican sports icon and four-division boxing world champion The project is currently in development and will be shopped to networks and streamers later this year “I’m excited to see my story and my career brought to TV through this incredible medium It will give my loyal fans a new way to follow my journey to the top of boxing and can also bring new followers to this beautiful sport,” said Álvarez The 17-time World Champion has also recently confirmed a role in the upcoming feature film Creed III Five-time Telly Award-winning writer Erick Galindo (Mexican Beverly Hills) is attached to write the series which is inspired by Álvarez’s personal journey Canelo walked into the boxing gym of Chepo and Eddy Reynoso who set him on a path to becoming a global sports icon Canelo is definitely the latter of the three,” said Mike Flavin “We feel lucky to be able to bring his story to life and use animation to tell a story brimming with heart.” “Telling Latino stories that resonate with global audiences has always been at the center of Campanario’s goals To have the opportunity to tell Canelo Álvarez’s story with the help of Erick Galindo another one-of-a-kind Mexican and esteemed writer Latino stories deserve to be told in all formats and we’re looking forward to creating a dynamic animated world with our partners at Cartuna.” will executive produce the project for Cartuna with Dávila and Rico Martínez executive producing for Campanario Entertainment Campanario is represented by CAA and Sheppard Mullin writer Erick Galindo by A3 and Álvarez by Excel Sports Management Nicknamed “Canelo” (“cinnamon”) for his red hair Álvarez began boxing in Guadalajara when he was 13 years old He has won world titles at junior middleweight (154 lbs.) super middleweight (168 lbs.) and light heavyweight (175 lbs.) and is presently the lineal middleweight champion and undisputed super middleweight world champion Campanario Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based production company focused on creating universal premium content driven by Latino voices Notable projects include Selena: The Series (Netflix) Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero (Prime Video) and Realscreen and Imagen Award-nominated Mexican Dynasties (Bravo) Cartuna is best known for their original series Magical Girl Friendship Squad (Peacock/SYFY) the Annie Award-nominated series Human Kind Of (Facebook Watch) the Bobby Moynihan created series Loafy (Comedy Central) and the animated adaptation of the Office Ladies podcast for Comedy Central campanario.com | cartuna.com We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER It silently snatches its prey in the night It’s one of the most widely distributed birds in the world The barn owl (Tyto alba) is also known as the common barn owl in English (we’ll get into how common it is in a bit) There are a plethora of names in Spanish including lechuza I like using lechuza de campanario because I’ve heard several Ticos use it before and because recently someone took the time to teach me that campanario means church steeple (where they often live) and I like knowing that tidbit of information this is a debate that I’ve never gotten a solid answer on They both seemed to be used willy-nilly on all species of owls in Costa Rica depending on who you talk to The trend at the wildlife center that I used to work at was that people seemed to use lechuza for smaller species of owl and buho for larger species You hardly ever get to see them and when you do there’s something about the eyes that makes it look like they don’t like you when they look at you They’re the grumpy old men of the bird world They’re actually in the Guiness Book of World Records for owls with the largest distribution They’re found throughout most of the world The only continent where they are entirely absent is Antarctica they’re found throughout almost all of the country except for very high altitudes They’re not wild about thick forest and are often found in more open country like agricultural areas though you can sometimes spot them in the evening or early morning They eat a variety of creatures including bats but more often than not they dine on rodents they are able to soundlessly swoop down on it because the feathers on their wings have structures that reduce turbulence Barn owls are one of the rare species that I’ve actually had more real-life interactions with than camera trap records I’ve seen them a few times while checking cameras in the forest and while driving to camera trap sites when I leave early enough in the morning that it’s still dark I hand-raised a few groups of juveniles at the rehabilitation and release center where I used to work park rangers at a national park in Guanacaste showed me a nest full of large juveniles in the roof of a lookout tower used to spot wildfires it’s such a good spot for a nest that the local male and female have been using it for years I’ll include a cellphone video of the disapproving-looking juveniles in the video below I have recorded a few barn owls with my camera traps most of which came from a camera surveilling a jabiru nest a barn owl landed on a branch above a pond at a local project here in Guanacaste and stared directly at the camera The video was so good that I had to write an article just as an excuse to share it with you