West Seattle Wednesday: Housing affordability; off-leash dog parks; cyberbullying, more…

Thanks to Don Brubeck for the view of the Duwamish from the Spokane Street fishing pier, photographed during what he describes as a “misty ride to work” today. From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

LAFAYETTE KINDERGARTEN TOURS: 9:30-10:10 am today. If you don’t see this until it’s too late, note that Lafayette Elementary is also having tours on February 4th, 1:15 pm-2:15 pm. (California/Lander)

LAST DAY FOR GENERAL STORE SEATTLE’S CLOSING SALE: 10 am-6 pm today, it’s the final day of the closing sale for the all-local-merchandise The General Store Seattle (WSB sponsor) – 40 percent off everything, both in-store and online. (3400 Harbor SW)

SWEET PEA COTTAGE OPEN HOUSE: 4-6 pm at Sweet Pea Cottage preschool/kindergarten; kids and parents welcome. (7141 California SW)

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: 4:15 pm at district HQ in SODO. Agenda includes vote to authorize possible closure of before-/after-school child-care programs around the district to make room for more school homerooms, as discussed at local board rep Leslie Harris‘s community-conversation meeting last weekend. (3rd S./S. Lander)

MoCA’S QUARTERLY MEETING: Special time, 6 pm, for the Morgan Community Association‘s quarterly meeting, so it’ll be done in time for the HALA discussion to follow (see next item). Agenda details here. At The Kenney (WSB sponsor), lower-level meeting rooms. (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW)

ALL ABOUT HALA: The Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda is one of the biggest topics in the city right now and will be for a long time. What’s it really about, and what do you need to know? A West Seattle-wide briefing will be presented tonight after the Morgan Community Association‘s regular quarterly meeting. The HALA discussion starts at 7 pm – details here. At The Kenney. (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW)

CYBERBULLYING: Parents from all over West Seattle are invited to tonight’s special presentation by the Madison Middle School PTSA with important information for families, 7 pm, as previewed here. (45th/Spokane)

DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT COUNCIL: 7 pm, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. Discussion topics are expected to include the newly announced plan for a “safe parking” lot in Highland Park for people who live in their vehicles, and a discussion about the city’s forthcoming People, Dogs, and Parks Plan, with Citizens for Off-Leash Areas (COLA) providing a guest. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

LOTS MORE … on our full calendar.

MoCA HALA

MADISON CYBERBULLYING

BALLOTS GO OUT

Kadoo January 20, 2016 (5:27 pm)

Will you be covering the HALA meeting? Video?

WSB January 20, 2016 (5:29 pm)

Currently planning on video. But you have heard my line before – no substitute for being there if you at all can! – TR

lisa January 20, 2016 (5:37 pm)

I liked the old west seattle blog better. this one is too busy lookin.

Juaquin Hauf January 20, 2016 (5:52 pm)

Hard to read on a phone
- WSB January 20, 2016 (6:07 pm)
  
  Hi, JH. What phone/OS? The mobile version, which most phones should default to, is the same simple type we had previously – and there should be a mobile/desktop toggle at the bottom of the screen. If not, please let us know. We’ll see your comment here or you can e-mail editor@westseattleblog.com – thank you – Tracy

Kadoo January 20, 2016 (10:18 pm)

Absolutely right, Tracy. I went to the meeting and asked a question. Much better to be there.

WSB January 20, 2016 (10:27 pm)

Glad you could do that. Patrick rolled video and we’ll have that up … but even with much higher-quality video than we can provide, I tend to find it’s just not the same.

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