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Last year, the goats … next weekend, you!
October 14, 2017 8:57 pm
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news | Westwood

One year ago, goats took on the 22nd SW/SW Henderson slope – “before” photo above, “after” photo below:

Next Saturday (October 21st), volunteers of all ages – with community-service credit available for students – are invited to a followup cleanup. The photos and announcement are from Sara Dominguez:

REMEMBER THE GOATS?

Last year, through a neighborhood grant from the city, about 50 goats from Vashon came over to clear out blackberry and ivy from an overgrown area by the stairs at 22nd and SW Henderson St. Then community members worked to clear out the trash, lay down geotextile, and spread mulch to deter future overgrowth and negative activity that seems to increase with it. It is time to finish the laying of the textile on part two and mulching with donated mulch from the city.

WE NEED YOU (and your toes protected in sturdy shoes and hands protected by gloves if possible) to help lay the textile and spread the mulch. We’re hoping to get most of it done in one day and have a tool trailer with shovels and wheel barrows for the day. Please come on by from 10-4 to make it happen.

A certified Seattle Public School Teacher will be on hand to help students earn their community service hours and sign forms if they are in need of fulfilling their 60 hours. Come one, Come all.

When: Saturday, October 21st, 2017 10 am-4 pm

Location: Stairs leading up from 22nd and Henderson

Clothing required: Closed toed shoes, heavy pants (jeans better than leggings), raincoat/pants for the weather, and gloves would be helpful

For students – “six possible service Hours to be earned (and followup dates if you would like to continue with the project and earn more.” Contact srframe1@seattleschools.org for more info.

Last year’s goat-enhanced cleanup was a followup to the Westwood/Roxhill Find It, Fix It Walk (WSB coverage here) two months earlier.

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DUMPED BICYCLES: Recognize any of these?
October 14, 2017 6:35 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

Three bicycles found around West Seattle:

IN MORGAN JUNCTION: This one turned up on the patio at Peel and Press (6503 California SW; WSB sponsor), reports Chris:

IN ARBOR HEIGHTS: This was spotted at 42nd SW/SW 98th:

IN THE JUNCTION: Guy, who reported another found bicycle recently, also discovered the one below, with flat tires, in the alley between 44th/45th and Edmunds/Alaska.

If any of these might be yours, let us know. (And if you’re missing a bicycle you don’t see here or in a previous Crime Watch “found bicycle” report, check the WSB Lost and Found [non-pets] forum section – we’ve noticed a few recent “found bike” posts there.)

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Put a ‘V’ into B-I-N-G-O … by volunteering!
October 14, 2017 4:36 pm
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news

Of all the ways to volunteer … ever done it as a bingo caller? That’s just one of the roles the Senior Center of West Seattle is looking to fill, after some recent turnover, and really, it can be good for you, even if you THINK you don’t have the time:

The power of volunteering has been documented for the last 2,500+ years; however, a slew of recent research is shedding even more light onto its surprising benefits. Science now proves what great leaders and philosophers have known for years. Here are five benefits of volunteering:

-Volunteering time makes you feel like you have more time

-Volunteering builds bonds and creates friends

-Experience improved health and well-being

-Learn new skills

-Know that you can make a powerful difference

The Senior Center of West Seattle has several exciting volunteer openings:

– Receptionist, Thursday afternoons 1-5 pm

– BINGO Caller! Fridays 10:30-2:30 pm

– Stop N’ Shop Thrift Shop, Saturdays 10-1 pm

– Café & Kitchen, various openings!

If you are interested in making a difference in your community, and working to enhance the lives of our local senior community, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Sara, at 206-932-4044 x8, or email her at sarah@soundgenerations.org.

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Been to the Arboretum lately? New interpretive signs installed
October 14, 2017 1:18 pm
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 |   Gardening | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

Something new to see at the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) Arboretum! The photos and announcement were sent by Arboretum volunteer Marie McKinsey:

Until last month, only a few aged markers identified the gardens and habitat of The Arboretum at South Seattle College. But with a generous grant from the West Seattle Garden Tour, five new interpretive signs are now installed. 



The colorful new signage illustrates some of the Arboretum’s top features, with information on its history and decades of student-designed plantings. They mark the garden’s redwoods, the movement of the Arboretum’s wildlife, and the outstanding Coenosium Rock Garden, the Arboretum’s collection of rare and dwarf conifers.

David Olszyk, president of the American Conifer Society Western Region, said, “This is a beautiful melding of the obsessive collector and the artist. This place is truly a work of art.”

Terrie Shattuck, a former Arboretum intern and graduate of South’s Landscape Horticulture program, created graphics and text for the signage, which SeaReach Ltd of Oregon fabricated.

Members of the Arboretum’s advisory committee prepared the signage for installation by Brett Cureton. And the West Seattle Garden Tour’s gift made it all possible.

 The Arboretum at South is a public botanical garden destination, and people enjoy it all year — bringing the kids, walking the dog or just taking time out. Find the Arboretum at South Seattle College at the north edge of campus, 6000 16th Ave SW. It is open every day.

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UPDATE: Hundreds drop off recyclables @ West Seattle Junction event
October 14, 2017 10:25 am
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 |   Environment | West Seattle news

10:25 AM: Until 1 pm, you can drive up, ride up, walk up to drop off your recyclables in the 42nd SW (south of SW Oregon) lot in The Junction! It’s off to a fast start, Lora Swift of the West Seattle Junction Association tells us – more than 100 vehicles went through in just the first hour. But they’re using the entire lot, lots of room, no line. Go here to see what they’re taking and not taking before you go.

1:30 PM: Unofficial count of vehicles dropping off recyclables at today’s event, which is now over – 362, per Lora, who was there along with others volunteering from the partner organizations that presented it, also including the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce. She’s expecting to find out the turned-in tonnage next week – so stand by for another followup.

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West Seattle Saturday: Recycle in The Junction; Latino Film Festival finale; Ski Swap day 1; Fresh Hop party; more!
October 14, 2017 7:27 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Sunny October afternoon at Constellation Park, photographed by Laura Goodrich, shared via the WSB Flickr group)

Happy Saturday! Before we get to the highlights, traffic reminders:

PAVING TO CLOSE EDMUNDS AT 40TH ALL WEEKEND: As announced Thursday by SDOT, 40th/Edmunds will be repaved this weekend and next, and they expect to close Edmunds at that spot all weekend long, 9 am today until 5 pm Sunday.

WHILE WE’RE MENTIONING TRAFFIC ALERTS: If you’re leaving the peninsula, remember that eastbound Highway 520 east of I-5 is closed all weekend, which means extra pressure on I-90 crossing the lake.

Now, on to what’s happening, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

RECYCLING/REUSE EVENT IN THE JUNCTION: 9 am to 1 pm, you can drop off your recyclables for free at this event presented by the West Seattle Junction Association and partners. Go here to see what they will and won’t accept. It’s in the WSJA parking lot off 42nd SW south of SW Oregon.

WEST SEATTLE LINUX USERS GROUP: 9 am meeting at Fauntleroy YMCA. (9140 California SW)

(added) FREE COMPOST: Thanks to Becca for adding this in a comment:

Free bulk compost giveaway at South Seattle College TODAY from 10 to 3!

Sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities, Lens Enterprises, and Tilth Alliance to say thanks for composting your food and yard waste!

6000 16th Avenue SW in the North Parking lot, by the arboretum.

WEST SEATTLE SKI SWAP: Winter-sports weather is arriving just as you get the chance to shop for winter gear at this year’s swap, presented by Mountain to Sound Outfitters next door at American Legion Post 160. 10 am-5 pm are the hours for day 1. (3618 SW Alaska)

WORK PARTY, PLANT SALE, WINE TASTING: Fun Saturday for plant fans, starting at 10 am, all explained here. On the north end of the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus. (6000 16th SW)

MAKE MINIATURE BASKETS: This month’s celebration of art continues at Southwest Library with a drop-in session with Lene Sangster, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, ideal for all ages 7+. (9010 35th SW)

FRESH HOP FESTIVAL: Celebration of the hop harvest at Beveridge Place Pub, which is closing off the parking lot for this party: “30+ fresh hop beers from the Northwest, outdoor games, and Cocina Buena food truck.” Part of the proceeds will go to hurricane relief. Noon-6 pm. 21+. (6413 California SW)

FOOTBALL: 1 pm at West Seattle Stadium, it’s Homecoming/Senior (Day) for the Seattle Lutheran High School football team, playing Evergreen Lutheran. (4432 35th SW)

MURDER MYSTERY MASQUERADE BALL: Drinks at 6:30 pm, show/dinner at 7 pm, costumes encouraged – details here. It’s all happening at The Lounge @ Duos in Luna Park. (2940 SW Avalon Way)

SEATTLE LATINO FILM FESTIVAL: As previewed here earlier this month, the closing-night screening of “The Duel of Wine” and afterparty are happening at West Seattle’s Admiral Theater, 7 pm. (2343 California SW)

FOLK MUSIC … at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), with Gary Benson. 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

’80S MUSIC … is what Hot Lava and Ready Steady Go will bring tonight to The Skylark. 8 pm. $10 cover. 21+. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

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FOOTBALL: Chief Sealth IHS now 5-2 after home victory over Sammamish
October 14, 2017 1:30 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS & Sports

(WSB photos by Patrick Sand. Above, #73 Nic Anderson)

Friday night at Southwest Athletic Complex, Chief Sealth International High School took the lead over visiting Sammamish with 4:40 left in the first quarter, and, with rampaging offense and determined defense, kept it the rest of the game.

Diego Jackson got that first TD, and with a successful point-after kick, Sealth led 7-6, which is where things stood at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was just a little over a minute old when Chief Sealth #8 Dontae McMillan notched the Seahawks’ next TD. The Totems blocked the kick so that took the score to 13-6.

Sealth expanded the lead to 20-6 just before halftime. The third quarter – on a clear, chilly night in Westwood – went scoreless until Sammamish ran in a TD with 8:44 to go. No extra points, so that brought the score to Sealth 20, Sammamish 12. The Seahawks needed only a minute to answer with their next TD, run in by #11, Bishop Jackson.

Fourth quarter started with Sealth up 27-12. The game provided lots of opportunities to hear the Sealth band strike up the fight song, and the next one came less than one minute into the fourth, #11 again with the TD, widening the lead to 33-12.

Two more touchdowns before the game ended, last one with 4:02 to go, by #16 Chase Gaither, and with a two-point conversion, the final score was Chief Sealth 47, Sammamish 12.

The cheerleaders were not only rooting for a win, they were also rooting for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with special pink tops and a sidelines decoration in the shape of an awareness ribbon – a symbol spotted elsewhere, too:

Head coach Ted Rodriguez‘s team is now 5-2.

The Seahawks have one more regular-season game, homecoming next Friday (October 20th), 5 pm at SWAC vs. Bainbridge.

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MISSING MAN FOUND: Update – Bob is home, safe
October 13, 2017 9:17 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle people

11:46 PM UPDATE: Bob has been found and is home safe.

EARLIER: Read More

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HOW TO HELP: Community campaign for memorial to young life lost on Beach Drive
October 13, 2017 7:45 pm
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news | West Seattle people

On a Friday afternoon two months ago, a young man’s life ended in a car parked on Beach Drive SW alongside Emma Schmitz Overlook. We reported briefly on his death, determined to have been by suicide; those who knew and loved him have maintained a memorial in his honor nearby. And today a friend e-mailed, with his family’s permission, to invite you to support a campaign for a permanent memorial in honor of 20-year-old Miguel Sanchez Sampablo – a bench in a West Seattle park. Ava Olsen says, “As you likely know, the entire community was shaken by the devastating loss of Miguel Sanchez, who was one of our best friends and sweetest souls I have ever met.” Many knew him from his years at Chief Sealth International High School and Denny International Middle School, and from his job at Marination Ma Kai, where a benefit was held for his family. Ava says they have already obtained permission from Seattle Parks for the proposed bench. The crowdfunding page that’s been set up is here.

Remember that anyone with thoughts of self-harm can reach the Crisis Clinic 24/7, 206-461-3222.

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SATURDAY REMINDER: Recycling event in West Seattle Junction
October 13, 2017 5:18 pm
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 |   Environment

Still time to do some fall cleaning tonight and amass items to take to tomorrow’s dropoff Recycle/Reuse event in The Junction: 9 am-1 pm Saturday, in the lot along 42nd SW just south of SW Oregon – here are details of what will and won’t be accepted. It’s free!

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash at Fauntleroy/Edmunds
October 13, 2017 4:03 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

(Added: WSB photo)

4:03 PM: Thanks for the texts. A crash at Fauntleroy and Edmunds is having traffic effects, we’re told. We’re off to check it out.

4:11 PM: An SDOT camera zoomed toward the scene shows that SB Fauntleroy is blocked, with traffic being detoured onto westbound Edmunds, while NB Fauntleroy has one lane getting through.

4:18 PM: Added a photo. Our crew says no one appears to be getting treatment for injuries – so nothing major. Also remember that Edmunds will be closed west of this intersection all weekend because of paving work.

5:08 PM: In comments, Brian mentioned that the tow trucks had arrived by 4:45 – and SDOT has moved the camera away from the scene, so it looks like it’s back to normal.

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WEST SEATTLE DEVELOPMENT: 3 California SW projects; rowhouse plans on Orchard, Fauntleroy
October 13, 2017 3:43 pm
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 |   Development | West Seattle news

Five West Seattle development notes:

DESIGN REVIEW FOR 5242 CALIFORNIA SW’S NEWEST PLAN: The commercial building at 5242 California SW has a new redevelopment plan – nine 3-story townhouses, with nine offstreet-parking spaces – and it’s tentatively scheduled to go before the Southwest Design Review Board at 6:30 pm November 16th (Senior Center/Sisson Building, 4217 SW Oregon). The newest site plan in city files shows these townhouses on just part of the current building’s site, it should be noted, with a lot-boundary adjustment in the works as a separate action.

About two miles north on California, a milestone for a mixed-use project:

2749 CALIFORNIA SW: Major demolition for the 108-apartments-plus-new-PCC Community Market (WSB sponsor) project has been awaiting permit approval, and the notice of approval was issued this week. The last step is a window for appeals, open until October 26th.

Yet another California SW project got a similar notice this week:

5458 CALIFORNIA SW: A notice of key approvals for the six live-work units planned on this site. Its appeal window is open until October 23rd. Meantime, we’re checking on the status of the plan announced back in March to sell and move (most of) the old log house on the site rather than demolish it.

Elsewhere in West Seattle, two more rowhouse projects are in the pipeline:

2000 SW ORCHARD: An 18-rowhouse project is in the early stages for this site east of the busy Delridge/Orchard intersection [map]. It appears from the site plan on file that each will have a one-vehicle garage.

5053 FAUNTLEROY WAY SW: An eight-rowhouse project is in the early stages, proposed to replace a duplex on this site two blocks south [map] of the intensely redeveloping Fauntleroy/Edmunds intersection. The site plan shows eight offstreet parking spaces.

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FOLLOWUP: Sign time for opening-soon Supreme in the West Seattle Junction
October 13, 2017 2:02 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle restaurants | WS beverages

Thanks to tipster Brian Presser of TouchTech Systems in The Junction for that photo of the sign arriving for one of his future neighbor businesses, Supreme (4521 California SW). As noted back in July, it’s the newest venture for Chef Mark Fuller of Ma’ono and New Luck Toy, and it’ll be focused on pizza and drinks. We spoke with Chef Fuller today as the sign installation was under way, and he says they’re hoping to be able to open in a few weeks, late October/early November.

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FAUNTLEROY FALL FESTIVAL 2017: See the full lineup and food list for Sunday!
October 13, 2017 12:28 pm
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 |   Fauntleroy | West Seattle festivals | West Seattle news

(WSB file photo of birdhouse-building at Fauntleroy Fall Festival)

This weekend’s biggest event is the Fauntleroy Fall Festival, 2-5 pm on both sides of the 9100 block of California SW [map], in and around Fauntleroy Church and Schoolhouse. We published some preview notes back on Wednesday, in our Fauntleroy Community Association coverage; today, courtesy of festival organizer Debbie Kerns and Fauntleroy information coordinator Judy Pickens, we have the full festival activities/entertainment schedule, followed by the food lineup:

If you can’t scroll through those, here’s the schedule and the food plan (both PDF). See you Sunday!

P.S. Bring socks to contribute to a donation drive for those in need.

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OPENING TODAY: 2 Fingers Social in South Delridge
October 13, 2017 10:07 am
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 |   Delridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle restaurants | WS beverages

(WSB photos. L-R, Ed and Andrew)

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

Five months after we first reported that 2 Fingers Social was on its way to South Delridge, the doors open at 4 pm today.

We stopped in last night for an opening-day-eve look at what co-proprietors Andrew Spence and Ed Wheeler describe as their “esoteric” establishment, with numerous “nerdy/geeky” touches.

However you describe it, one look inside shows how they have thoroughly transformed the space at 9211 Delridge Way SW [map] – formerly home to businesses including a payday-loan operation and medical-marijuana dispensary – with countless custom creations, from the lighting fixtures to the barstools. Read More

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West Seattle Friday: Helping the Helpline; music; more…
October 13, 2017 9:00 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Anna’s Hummingbird, photographed in September by Mark Wangerin)

The weekend’s almost in view! Here’s how it starts:

WEST SEATTLE SKI SWAP DROPOFF: Selling at this weekend’s West Seattle Ski Swap? Drop off your items 3-7 pm at American Legion Post 160. (3618 SW Alaska)

(added) 2 FINGERS SOCIAL OPENS: As previewed in this WSB story, the new bar-with-food 2 Fingers Social opens 4 pm in South Delridge. (9211 Delridge Way SW)

FUNDRAISING SPIN-A-THON: The WAVE Foundation, working to end domestic violence, is the beneficiary of tonight’s spin-a-thon at West Seattle Health Club – doors open at 5:30 pm. Full details in our calendar listing. (2629 SW Andover)

FRIDAY NIGHT SKATING: 5:45-7:45 pm at Alki Community Center. (5817 SW Stevens)

AUCTION AND ART PARTY: West Seattle Helpline benefits from tonight’s benefit at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor): “Local artists Jennifer Carrasco, Genna Draper, Engrid Hooper, Heather Brincko and Cameron Moores will exhibit work and offer some paintings for silent auction.” $20 ticket includes one beverage plus appetizers. 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

(added) ART LOUNGE: Bring your art project to Highland Park Improvement Club and get creative! Free; bar available. 21+. (1116 SW Holden)

FOOTBALL: Chief Sealth International High School plays at home (Southwest Athletic Complex; 2801 SW Thistle) at 7 pm vs. Sammamish; West Seattle High School plays on the road at Liberty High School in Renton (16655 SE 136th St.), 7 pm.

FREEBO AND ALICE HOWE: Singer-songwriters in concert at Kenyon Hall, 7:30 pm. Full details including ticket info, in our calendar listing.

LOOK AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND … recycling on Saturday, fall festivals on Sunday, and more … via our complete calendar!

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: School’s-out Friday watch
October 13, 2017 7:08 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:08 AM: Good morning. No classes @ Seattle Public Schools today. And so far, no incidents in/from West Seattle.

PAVING THIS WEEKEND: As announced late yesterday by SDOT, 40th/Edmunds will be repaved over the next two weekends, and SW Edmunds will be closed there both weekends, 9 am Saturday to 5 pm Sunday.

9:04 AM: Quiet commute – as always, we appreciate your traffic-related (and other!) tips throughout the day and night, 206-293-6302 (text or voice). One more weekend note: In the stadium zone, Sounders FC hosts Dallas, 4:30 pm Sunday.

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State fines electronics-recycling firm for storing TVs, monitors on Harbor Island
October 13, 2017 1:37 am
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 |   Environment | West Seattle news

From the state Ecology Department:

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Seattle-based electronics recycler Total Reclaim, Inc. $67,500 for illegally storing hundreds of thousands of pounds of flat screen TVs and monitors. Washington law requires e-waste to be either recycled or disposed of as dangerous waste in a timely manner.

This is the second recent dangerous waste penalty for Total Reclaim. In 2016, Ecology fined the company $444,000 after an independent investigation found the company was shipping e-waste to Hong Kong.

An Ecology inspection in February of this year found that, for more than a year, Total Reclaim stored thousands of flat screen TVs and monitors containing mercury in dozens of semi-trailers parked on Harbor Island.

Washington’s electronics recycling policies and dangerous waste laws prohibit what is known as “speculative accumulation,” because it can lead to waste being abandoned, environmental contamination, or force taxpayers to pay for a cleanup.

“After receiving a very large penalty about a year ago, Total Reclaim knew it needed to fully comply with Washington’s recycling policies and dangerous waste regulations,” said Darin Rice, manager of Ecology’s Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction program. “Electronic waste contains toxic chemicals – it’s not good enough to simply store it for months or years. It needs to be properly and safely recycled in a timely manner.”

Since Ecology’s inspection, Total Reclaim has shipped flat screens stored longer than 180 days to a facility in South Carolina for recycling.

Total Reclaim has 30 days to pay the penalty or file an appeal with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board.

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@ 34th District Democrats: Complaints filed; endorsement made
October 12, 2017 10:14 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

From last night’s 34th District Democrats meeting, last one for our area’s largest political organization before the November election:

CHAIR ANNOUNCES COMPLAINTS: 34th DDs chair David Ginsberg warned the group that his monthly report would be different this time around. He used it to announce that the group had become the subject of complaints filed by Glen Morgan, who Ginsberg described as a lawyer trying to “bankrupt progressive causes” via legal action.

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Police investigating possible gunfire
October 12, 2017 9:11 pm
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 |   Delridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle police

So far no word if any evidence has been found, but we’ve heard from multiple people (thank you!) about possible gunfire heard in the Delridge area, between the 8000 block and SW Thistle (8400 block). Those who have contacted us say yes, they’ve reported it to 911, and we’ve heard a dispatch for officers to check it out.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Packages taken; stolen car found; prowler seen
October 12, 2017 8:49 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

Four more West Seattle Crime Watch notes:

PACKAGES TAKEN: The video is from Zuned, who says this happened at 62nd SW/SW Admiral Way at 1:38 pm today, recorded by his security camera:

PACKAGE THIEF STEALS PRESENT: From Rick:

We had a package theft (Wednesday) from the front porch of our apt. building across from Shell/McDonald’s in Gatewood between 9-4. It was a Rock’n Ride Blue Castle Grow with me Pony Ride on Rocker, Bouncer convertible to spring horse. It was for the Grandson’s first birthday. Honest. I have my own.

STOLEN CAR FOUND IN GARAGE: A vacant house near 31st SW/SW Roxbury that was sold less than a week ago had something unexpected in the garage on Wednesday – a stolen car. We obtained the report on this incident after a neighbor’s tip today. Police found the car when another neighbor called them to report seeing an unfamiliar red ’90s Honda Civic in the house’s garage. It turned out to have been stolen from Renton, and for reasons not specified in the report, police here were already on the lookout for it. It was in the process of being taken apart, and it was impounded in multiple pieces.

PROWLER IN ADMIRAL: Ryan reports seeing a prowler targeting cars in the 50th/Prince area and then going into a house or yard at 51st/Grayson around 10 am today: “He was wearing a blue jacket, black pants, appeared to be Asian and about 45-50 years old.” Ryan says he called police three times but did not see officers respond; a report was eventually logged for “suspicious circumstances.” If your car or house was broken into in that area today, be sure to file a police report (and if you have, please let us know too).

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CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Admiral stabbing suspect charged, bail quadrupled
October 12, 2017 5:29 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

(Monday photo by WSB’s Christopher Boffoli)

We have new details of Monday’s Admiral stabbing from the documents that charge 26-year-old Kierra M. Ward with one count of first-degree assault and another of second-degree assault. In addition, her bail has been quadrupled from what was set at her first hearing, to $400,000. The documents say that the victim, who was pushing her infant son in his stroller, was attacked from behind on 41st SW:

Officers obtained a statement from (the victim) at the hospital. (She) stated that she was walking on the sidewalk with her infant son in a stroller when she heard footsteps behind her. She noticed the footsteps increasing in speed so she moved to the side to allow the person to pass her. At that time she was attacked by an unknown woman with a knife. She was stabbed/slashed several times in the face and head. She tried to protect herself by covering her head with her arms and hands.

(The victim) was afraid for her son’s safety so she pushed his stroller away from her and screamed for help. Residents in the neighborhood heard her screaming and came outside. (Her) son was taken inside by the residents of (a nearby house) for protection. Another resident of the neighborhood came out and attempted to keep Ward from further assaulting (the victim), allowing her to get away.

The victim collapsed in the front yard of the house whose residents had taken her son for protection, the documents say, adding that police interviewed the man who stepped between attacker and victim. He told officers Ward had pointed the knife at him and threatened to stab him. She then ran away, he said, as officers arrived. As we reported that day, a relatively short standoff ensued, and Ward was arrested.

The charging papers also say that Ward told police she was homeless (as commenters had said, recognizing her as someone who had long slept outside at Hiawatha Playfield) and that, as we had reported, she has no known criminal history – but, prosecutors wrote in arguing for raising her bail, “her willingness to brutally attack a mother and a neighbor in broad daylight raises severe concerns about the public’s safety if she were to be released into the community.” She is scheduled to be arraigned in two weeks.

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WEST SEATTLE REPAVING: 40th SW & SW Edmunds, next two weekends
October 12, 2017 5:09 pm
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 |   Transportation | West Seattle news

Just in from SDOT – a particularly bumpy and busy intersection on the east side of The Junction is about to be repaved:

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers that crews will be repaving 40th Avenue SW and SW Edmunds street the weekends of Saturday, October 14 to Sunday, October 15 and Saturday, October 21 to Sunday, October 22.

On both weekends, from 9 a.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday, travelers can expect:

·SW Edmunds Street will be closed to all traffic between 40th Ave SW and Fauntleroy Way SW

o Street will be detoured

o Uniformed Police Officers will direct traffic at the intersection

·No parking on 40th Ave SW and SW Edmunds St in the work zone

o “No Parking” signs will be placed 72 hours prior to start of work

·Driveway access will be limited, with waits up to 15 minutes for equipment to clear

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