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Oprah, President Obama and the debut last week of Waiting for Superman have put education in the national spotlight.

To rally the community around improving public education, the League of Education Voters is bringing former NBA star and Mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson to Seattle to speak at Mount Zion Baptist Church on October 7 at 7 p.m.

Mayor Johnson will speak to a diverse group of local students, parents and community leaders about how communities can make a difference in their schools and help all students have the opportunity to attend college.

From the NBA to Education Reform

Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento & Founder of St. HOPE

Thursday, October 7 at 7 p.m. (Mayor Johnson speech begins at 7:20 p.m.)

Mount Zion Baptist Church

1634 19th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

 Mayor Johnson founded St. HOPE Public Schools, which help inner city kids get to college through community engagement, quality educational opportunities, and after-school programs.

 The public is invited to RSVP for this free event at www.educationvoters.org.

I went for a run tonight and wound around the streets on and between 15th & 19th. Is it just me, or does it seem like a number of streetlights are out? I know folks brought up how to efficiently report and replace burnt-out streetlights after the Harps’ murder, but I forget exactly how to go about making a request to get them fixed.

Beyond the dark and creepy factor, there are stretches where it’s plain old dangerous to walk/run because it’s too dark to see the uneven sidewalks.

Is there an easy process for reporting this – and a promised turnaround time, ala potholes?

Or is this some energy-saving initiative and I should just start wearing a really good headlamp?

I need suggestions from you smart and saavy Hill people.

I need to find meeting space for an LGBT business group (501c3) on Capitol Hill to hold around 30 people. It needs to be free or cheap.

We’ve been meeting at the awesome 2100 Building http://2100building.com/) off of Rainier, but the feedback I’ve been getting is that it is just too far removed from the Hill.

Does anyone have any suggestions?