West Seattle, Washington
27 Thursday
When Sound Transit announced last week that it needed to do some work that would close the bike/foot path near the West Seattle Bridge, much discussion ensued, mostly involving the description of the work zone. Then readers said they went through the area during what was supposed to be the closure, but found it open. Today, we received this explanation from Sound Transit:
Our planned West Seattle Bridge bike path closure near Delridge Way SW, 22nd Ave SW, and SW Charlestown Street has been cancelled. When our engineers began their work, they encountered unmarked utilities and
communications cables and decided to postpone their work until mid-September.We’ve received input and suggestions regarding the signed bike detours during this closure. Our team is reviewing the comments and feedback, and will consider them when planning future bike path closures and detours. Be on the lookout for more details about our rescheduled bike path closure.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the WSLE project team at westseattlelink@soundtransit.org or 206-903-7229. You can also contact the after-hours construction hotline at
Also on the topic of West Seattle light rail – now with an estimated opening date of 2035 – the full ST board is scheduled to vote this afternoon on two related items, dozens of property acquisitions and a budget adjustment that will pay for them.
(Olympics this morning, photographed by Lura Ercolano)
Welcome to today’s list of what’s happening around West Seattle, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (where you’ll find even more – thanks to everyone who sends events for us to share!):
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE GARDEN CENTER: 10 am-3 pm, plant sales featuring and supporting students’ work. North end of SSC campus (6000 16th SW).
SPRAYPARK SEASON CONTINUES: Daily splashing season continues at the Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), 11 am-8 pm.
SWIMMING POOL’S OPEN: Daily operations also continue at Colman Pool on the shore at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), noon-7 pm.
WADING POOLS: The last pool still open is at Lincoln Park (noon-7 pm, 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW).
WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: As seen at the Admiral Block Party! From newbie to pro, all levels welcome at this weekly 1 pm gathering. Email westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com to see where they’re playing today. (Even if you just want to know so you can be there to listen!)
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD MEETING: West Seattle property acquisitions are on the agenda (which explains how to participate/watch), 1:30 pm downtown or online.
WEST SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUR: Want to meet people – in person? Camp West (4539 California SW) is hosting a weekly “social hour” where you can drop in (21+) and do that!
DROP-IN CHESS: The regular High Point Library Thursday event is happening today – people under 18 can drop in 4-5:30 pm to play. (3411 SW Raymond)
HPCS FOOD-TRUCK VISIT: First of two Thursday night events at HPCS – this week and every Thursday, 4-8 pm, Highland Park Corner Store (7789 Highland Park Way SW) hosts a food truck. Tonight it’s El Gran Taco.
WINE TASTING WITH CLARK: Another regular Thursday event at HPCS, 5-7:30 pm – info here.
HELP HARVEST FOOD: Puget Ridge Edible Park (18th/Brandon) welcomes volunteers weekly to help harvest fresh food that will be donated to food banks – you can take some home too. Just be there 5-7 pm!
WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Open 5-8 pm for your tool-borrowing needs. (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)
VISCON CELLARS: This West Seattle winery’s friendly tasting room/wine bar is open Thursdays, 5-9 pm (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor), for wine by the glass or bottle. While you’re there, check out the ongoing West Seattle Art Tour preview!
GRIEF IS CRAFTY: 6 pm at The Missing Piece (California/Alaska), monthly craft circle for grieving people – info in our calendar listing.
POSTCARDING PARTY: 6-8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW), gathering to fill out postcards to encourage recipients to vote.
POKEMON LEAGUE: 6 pm Thursdays at Fourth Emerald Games (4517 California SW, upstairs) – bring your own console.
WESTIES RUN CLUB: 6 pm, starting from Good Society (California SW and SW Lander), you’re welcome to join the Westies Run Club‘s Thursday night community run, with a track-workout alternative.
DUSTY THURSDAYS AT TIM’S: 6-9 pm, The Dusty 45s preceded by Christy McWilson, outdoors, all ages, no cover, donations accepted for the musicians. (16th SW and SW 98th, White Center)
MORBIDLY CURIOUS BOOK CLUB: 7 pm at 2 Fingers Social (9211 Delridge Way SW), this month reading “American Afterlives.”
TRIVIA AT ADMIRAL PUB: 7 pm trivia at Admiral Pub. (2306 California SW)
LIVE AT THE SKYLARK: Aerosol, Leonard Jarvey and the Sock Monkeys, Failed 504, Superbrown, 8 pm, all ages, $10 cover. (3803)
AT REVELRY ROOM: Tonight, DJ Toph One at Revelry Room (4547 California SW), starting at 8 pm.
KARAOKE AT MAX’S TRIANGLE PUB: 9 pm to closing time, time to sing! (9454 Delridge Way SW)
Planning an event that should be on our calendar and in our daily highlight list? Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
This year’s “carnival of community” at Holy Rosary School, WestFest, is just a few weeks away, but it’s not too late to become a sponsor:
WestFest is Coming – Friday, Sept 18 & Saturday, Sept 19!
WestFest is just around the corner! Each year, WestFest brings together our community for two days of fun—complete with a packed beer garden, delicious food booths, thrilling rides, lively bingo, and entertainment in the gym. It’s a wonderful tradition that draws families and neighbors from across the area.
We’d love for you to consider sponsoring WestFest 2026. Sponsorship not only supports Holy Rosary School but also provides your business with excellent visibility through event signage, recognition, and community connection.
For details on sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Ava Roozbehani at avaroozbeh@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support!
-The WestFest Committee
Killer whales are currently “milling” in north Elliott Bay, Kersti Muul tells WSB.
6:02 AM: Good morning. It’s Thursday, August 27, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
The forecast is for increasing sunshine, high in the low 70s. Sunrise will be at 6:21 am today; sunset will be at 7:59 pm (8 pm sunsets will return in mid-April).
TRANSIT TODAY
Metro buses – Regular weekday schedule today – any reroute/stop advisories will be here.
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular summer schedule, with extra Friday/Saturday/Sunday runs including later-night schedule Fridays and Saturdays.
Washington State Ferries – Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route is on the regular three-boat schedule; check the alert page for last-minute changes.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
Here are four bridge views from the SDOT map:
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
See a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!
4:01 AM: SFD has sent a big response to the 3600 block of SW 107th for a reported residential fire.
They discovered and extinguished a deck fire.
11:50 AM: We asked SFD about the cause. Spokesperson David Cuerpo tells WSB:
Our investigators ruled the cause of the fire as undetermined and shared their findings with Seattle Police. The fire likely started on the deck, but firefighters were able to extinguish it before it could extend into the building. No injuries were reported.
Most of the time, late-night loud explosions go unexplained. Not this one, within the past hour. According to police radio, somebody blew up a portable toilet on 45th SW near SW Wildwood Place. The dispatcher suggested it might be city-owned; there’s City Light work south of there and Seattle Public Utilities work north of there. No fire or injuries reported, but officers were on the way to investigate “debris in the street.”
As noted here last night, the educators’ union Seattle Education Association had a general membership meeting tonight. The union took a strike authorization vote, and reports tonight that 91 percent voted yes. But that just means they have voted to authorize a strike if they feel it’s necessary; in the meantime, they’ll continue the talks that date back to June: “We are ready to keep working toward an agreement that gives educators the conditions we need to support every student and build the thriving schools our community deserves.” Tonight’s announcement also says that “Special Education supports, respectful pay, and easing pressurization on educators (are) the major sticking points.”
First – a coyote in Lincoln Park turned some heads today. Evan sent this photo and report:
I saw this coyote in Lincoln Park today at 11:30 am, just calmly following the bluff-side trail, a little southeast of Colman Pool. It didn’t react at all to the dog I was walking.
People might want to be careful to keep their dogs on-leash; I saw one at the east edge of Solstice Park a week before that.
Emma sent this Lincoln Park report earlier today – same area:
We saw a coyote near one of the upper trails in Lincoln Park (~1 pm), where many families and small dogs walk. We could not get a picture, since we had to pick up our dogs, and it only briefly made eye contact with us. It was not aggressive towards us, but we cannot make any presumptions about it’s behavior.
Then tonight, we got this from Joan in Gatewood:
We just saw a coyote calmly trotting down the middle of the sidewalk at 7:15 pm at Myrtle and 37th, just west of the water towers. A cat took off after it; fortunately the owner was outside and the cat was on a leash so he caught it quickly. You can see how close he was to that person and he was not rushing. I couldn’t get a good picture but good idea for everybody to keep their animals indoors.
One more sighting to share – Chris saw this one in Seola Park in south Arbor Heights last week:
As always, we want to note that we report on coyote sightings for awareness, not alarm, and suggest everyone be aware of how to coexist.
(Photo courtesy Metro)
At center above is Metro bus driver Tamieko Cook, photographed with King County Executive Girmay Zahilay and Metro genneral manager Michelle Allison, as they presented Cook with the Operator of the Year award. A Metro spokesperson tells us that Cook’s favorite route to drive is the 128, which goes through much of West Seattle as well as the South King County areas where she grew up, such as Boulevard Park. Cook is a second-generation Metro operator – her mom Velda drove buses in the 1980s; Cook first worked as a driver in her early 20s in the mid-1990s. Then she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, working as an engine mechanic; after she got out, she earned degrees from South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) and Evergreen State College, and returned to Metro. “I like being captain of the ship,” she’s quoted as saying. Her advice for her counterparts: “Always try and lead with respect even if that respect is not mutual.” (Read the full announcement here.)
Reader report from someone trying to trace a relatively distinctive vehicle:
I wanted to see if anyone in the Gatewood/Fauntleroy area has camera footage they can share of someone who appeared to be casing our home after stealing my wallet (which contained my address) Tuesday evening.
At approximately 5:20 pm my wallet (with driver’s license and current address) was stolen from my car at Rainier Golf & Country Club by a man in a white Mercedes Benz SUV with a missing bumper and missing front left panel, tinted windows, and temporary plates. The car looks new other than those features.
The same car (with one driver, same description) was then seen around 5:50 PM at our home in Gatewood (SW Rose St between Fauntleroy and California). They stopped in our driveway, backed up and hit our yard waste bin, and seemed to be looking for our house cameras. They did not get out of the car. The man was wearing a white tank top and was described as a “bad driver.” They did not move even when our nanny entered the driveway. Once our nanny and kids were back inside, they drove away.
Two neighbors saw them, as did our nanny who was walking the dog when they took this picture. The car in question is the one blocking our driveway, parallel to the road. Our second car (also white) is blocked in by this car. We have an open report with SPD, and are looking for additional footage anyone might have of the driver or car from their own cameras between 5:15 PM and 6:45 PM Tuesday. Based on credit card activity, they drove to Denny/SLU area next, and were there by 6:52.
We pieced this together in reverse order. Nanny texted about weird car; then credit fraud; then witness report about parking lot theft at Rainier which matched the same description provided by our nanny hours earlier. At this point we called the police.
Story by Tracy Record
Photos by Torin Record-Sand
for West Seattle Blog
One week before the first day of classes for Seattle Public Schools, families, school staff, and district dignitaries gathered to celebrate the newly rebuilt, expanded Alki Elementary School.
The ribboncutting was of course the centerpiece of the ceremony. But it was closely rivaled by free ice cream:
This all followed speeches full of gratitude. Proud Alki Elementary principal Mason Skeffington, resplendent in a suit as blue as nearby Elliott Bay on a sunny day, emceed:
He, district superintendent Ben Shuldiner, and school board president Gina Topp were first to speak:
While praising the “world-class” and “state of the art” project, Shuldiner declared that “what happens inside” – learning and teaching – must be “world-class” too, and restated his goal that Seattle will become the nation’s top urban district.
Topp expressed excitement from a special perspective – saying her daughter will beattending Alki Elementary.
She and other speakers also took time to thank voters for approving the BEX V levy that funded the project, designed by Mahlum Architects and built by Cornerstone Contractors. Appreciation for those who built the school was also expressed by Monty Anderson of the Seattle Building and Construction Trades – he’s the second of three speakers in this video segment, following Evan Smith of Schools First and preceding Andy Sheffer from Seattle Parks and Recreation:
“How cool is it to have a school overlooking a park?” enthused Sheffer, referring to Alki Elementary’s new orientation facing north – the old school’s entrance faced west – which is toward the newly rebuilt playground as well as, beyond it, Alki Playfield and Whale Tail Park:
The playground is still getting some finishing touches:
After the ribboncutting, along with ice-cream scooping outside, attendees streamed inside for their first up-close look at the new school. We had a comprehensive look at its features, inside and out, in this July report. But we went in for a few minutes with today’s crowd:
Classrooms were closed, as educators already have moved in, but there are so many windows – interior and exterior – that everything was on view. All but the kindergarteners will start classes one week from today; the youngest students will start on September 8.
Alki Elementary spent the last three years in the former Schmitz Park Elementary, which the district tells us will be vacant this year so some work can be done.
The finalists for the Washington State Book Awards have been announced, and “Black Gold” by Bob Wyss of West Seattle is on the list! Here’s the announcement:
“Black Gold, The Rise, Reign and Fall of American Coal” today was named a finalist for the Washington State Book Award, Nonfiction/Biography category. Author Bob Wyss, a West Seattle resident, appeared at Paper Boat Booksellers before a packed audience back on October 9.
A winner will be announced September 15.
Black Gold is a narrative nonfiction book that describes the 200-year impact coal had on American culture, society and environment. While coal was a magical elixir that sparked America’s industrial revolution, its legacy and continued life threatens not only the world’s environment but life as we know it. As the summer of 2026 has clearly demonstrated with its deadly heat spells, fires and floods, understanding that heritage is crucial in coping with our changing world.
Critics have called Black Gold “simply the best environmental history every written about the coal industry and the fascinating people who ignited America’s industrial revolution” (William Kovarik). The Nation, which praised Black Gold’s arrival last year, said Wyss “provides readers an often-dramatic episodic overview of coal in American history, the great paradox between power and destruction.”
The annual Washington State Book Awards honor works of outstanding literary merit by Washington authors. An award is given based on the strength of the publication’s literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality.
The awards are a project of The Washington Center for the Book, an affiliate of The Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library.
Wyss is a longtime reporter and editor who has written for several publications including the New York Times and the Providence (R.I) Journal-Bulletin. He is an emeritus professor of journalism from the University of Connecticut and the author of four books. He currently writes a Substack column, news 101, about journalism and the plight of local news in America.
Black Gold was published by the University of California Press.
(Dahlia photographed on Beach Drive by Bob Burns)
Here are highlights for the rest of today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (which you can preview any time):
READING WITH TODDLERS: 10:30 am at Paper Boat Booksellers (4522 California SW; WSB sponsor).
SPRAYPARK’S OPEN: Daily-splashing season at the Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), 11 am-8 pm.
SWIMMING POOL’S OPEN: Daily operations also continue at Colman Pool on the shore at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), noon-7 pm. Note: A reader reports the pool’s heater is broken; we’re still awaiting Seattle Parks word on that.
WADING POOL: The last one still open in West Seattle – Lincoln Park, 12-7 pm (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, daily through Labor Day).
PLAY AMERICAN MAH JONGG: Play indoors this afternoon! 2-4 pm, join players at Missing Piece (4707 California SW)
ELECTRONICS-RECYCLING DROPOFF: Not in WS, but the last time the organizers had one here, it was a big success, so they want you to know they’re accepting dropoffs today at Burien Library, 2:30-4:30 pm. (400 SW 152nd)
NATIONAL DOG DAY: 4-9 pm, bring your furry friend to Ounces to celebrate! (3809 Delridge Way SW)
CLIMB AT CAMP LONG: Last chance – two special climbing sessions, 5 and 6:30 pm! Our calendar listing has details. (5200 35th SW)
FREE YOGA FOR 12-STEP RECOVERY: Wednesdays this summer, 5-6:30 pm at Inner Alchemy Studio and Sanctuary (3618 SW Alaska), no registration but MUST arrive no later than 4:55 pm.
FIX-IT WORKSHOP: The free (donations appreciated), 5:30-7:30 pm workshop is happening at West Seattle Tool Library (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center), and the library is open for borrowing.
WEST SEATTLE URBANISM: Talk about Seattle’s growth – current and future – at the weekly 6 pm meetup – again this week at The Good Society (2701 California SW).
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RUN: Join the weekly 6:15 pm group run with West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) tonight – all welcome, all paces.
INFO SESSIONS FOR FREE TRAINING PROGRAMS: Also: Get ready for future runs and walks with West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor)’s free training programs – two (WALK Fit and GOT Fit) have info sessions tonight, 6:30 and 7 pm, as previewed here.
OPEN MIC AT MR. B’S: Monthly open mic for musicians, singers, poets, or … Hosted by Mr. B himself at Mr. B’s Mead Center (9444 Delridge Way SW), 6:30 pm signups, 7 pm performances.
PRACTICE YOUR SPANISH LANGUAGE SKILLS: A local group of Spanish-language learners gathers 6:30-8:30 pm at Mission Cantina (2325 California SW) to practice – details in our calendar listing.
LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOCOL: 6:30-8:30 pm. 21+. Rotating performer lineup. (7902 35th SW)
MAD CRAFTY: Bring your craft project to Revelry Room (4547 California SW) for a crafty night, 7-9 pm.
MUSIC BINGO: Play music bingo at at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7 pm.
TRIVIA x 5: Five West Seattle trivia venues – Seaside Grill (2820 Alki SW) at 7 pm … Admiral Pub also has trivia at 7 pm (2306 California SW) … Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) has Wednesday trivia at 7:30 pm … It’s Quiz Night at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW) … And trivia starts at 8:30 pm at Talarico’s (4718 California SW).
SKYLARK OPEN MIC: West Seattle’s longest-running open mic! 7:30 pm signups for the weekly event at The Skylark. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
PEARL JAM ANNIVERSARY LISTENING PARTY: 7 pm listening party at Easy Street Records (4559 California SW) to mark the 35th anniversary of “Ten.” Free, all ages.
SALSA DANCING: 8 pm lessons with BALORICO at Viva Arts (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW).
SWING IT WEDNESDAY! Swing dancing and live music at 8:15 pm at South Park Hall (1253 S. Cloverdale, South Park).
KARAOKE X 2: In the south end, Megastar Karaoke with KDJ Mythikal at Max’s Triangle Pub (9454 Delridge Way SW), 9 pm … In the north end, sing at Admiral Pub also starting at 9, after trivia. (2306 California SW)
DANCE WITH BALORICO: Lessons at 8 pm and at 9 pm at Viva Arts (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW).
Planning an event, class, workshop, etc., that’s open to community participation/observation/visitation? Please send us info so we can add it to West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Even in the age of AI, being able to do your own writing is priceless.So work on it! This time around, “Write YOUR Story” has workshop series for both kids and adults – here’s the announcement:
Write YOUR Story is back and enrollment is open now for the popular children’s workshop and a new adult version!’]
jdouthwa.wixsite.com/writeyourstory1
CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP: Sundays, 4-5 pm, in the activity room of the Curious Kidstuff toy store in the West Seattle Junction. Twelve sessions, from 9/27/26 to 12/13/26. Free for participating children, ages 7 to 12. Theme: “Fears, Real and Imaginary.” To enroll, email the teacher at: juliawsea@gmail.com.
ADULTS’ WORKSHOP: Thursdays, 5-6 pm, at South Seattle College, from 10/1/26 to 12/3/26. Nine sessions. Priced as low as possible: $89. Theme: “Search and Find”. To enroll: southseattle.edu/continuing-education/classes
6:03 AM: Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
The forecast is for increasing sunshine, high in the upper 70s. Sunrise will be at 6:20 am today; sunset will be at 8:01 pm.
(Monday sunset image by Dan Ciske)
TRANSIT TODAY
Metro buses – Regular weekday schedule today – any reroute/stop advisories will be here.
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular summer schedule, with extra Friday/Saturday/Sunday runs including later-night schedule Fridays and Saturdays.
Washington State Ferries – Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route is on the regular three-boat schedule; check the alert page for last-minute changes.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
Here are four bridge views from the SDOT map:
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
See a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!
By Anne Higuera
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Dogged progress continued this evening as Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union bargain to reach a contract agreement before the start of school. Tomorrow marks 1 week until classes start, and it is also when Seattle Education Association (SEA) members will have their general membership meeting to vote on a tentative agreement, if one is reached by then, or to strike.
As we reported earlier this month, bargaining started in June, with barely a handful of agreements reached by a week ago, and 57 issues total to resolve. “Right now, the biggest sticking points are Special Education supports, respectful pay, and class size,” SEA spokesperson Julie Popper told WSB this afternoon. She says SEA is committed to be at the table 12 hours a day every day until an agreement is reached. As of this week, there were still 50 issues remaining, which makes it difficult to imagine how nearly all of those could be resolved by this time tomorrow. Popper says there was progress today, but nothing monumental. “We hope to reach a few issue tentative agreements by the end of the day, but we haven’t made headway today on our biggest issues.”
(SEA graphic showing bargaining progress)
SEA members have been working under a contract negotiated in 2022, when a strike delayed the start of school by a week. It was a 3-year contract, and last year, SEA voted to continue under that same contract. SPS has had limited comment on bargaining, but just this evening released a statement from District Superintendent Ben Shuldiner on progress so far:
Bargaining continues in good faith and with respect for our labor partners. The opportunity for conversation and progress remains.
I want to recognize the extraordinary efforts of the Seattle Public Schools bargaining team. Our team members have been working diligently to move negotiations forward, meeting throughout the weekend and continuing their round-the-clock efforts every day this week. Their dedication reflects a shared commitment to finding mutual agreement.
SPS is working to open the school year successfully with an agreement that centers our students, supports our educators, and keeps our school district fiscally viable into the future.
Assuring that viability is contingent on the outcome of a scheduled school board meeting, which includes a vote on whether to approve the $1.3 billion 2026-2027 school year budget, along with budget plan summaries and enrollment projections for the next 4 years. The SEA membership and SPS board meetings will happen simultaneously.
If a tentative agreement is not reached and approved and SEA votes to strike tomorrow evening, Popper says to expect the bargaining team back at the table the very next morning. “Bargaining will continue until we reach an agreement.”
Two notes in West Seattle Crime Watch:
CAR PROWLER: The security video and report were sent by Luckie:
Our car was rifled through just after 2 am, near Madison Middle School. Young man wearing a hoodie and green and white Air Jordans, driving a black Hyundai Tucson with what I can only assume is a Very Good black and white dog in the back seat waiting for him to return. We keep nothing of value in the car, so he left empty-handed, but I’m sure his dog is very disappointed in him nonetheless.
BUSINESS DOOR SMASHED: Thanks to Creighton for the photo of what he saw at Jefferson Square this morning – this is the former Supercuts:
We weren’t able to obtain the police-report narrative but the SPD data map says the eventual classification was damage/vandalism rather than burglary.
8:30 PM: Avoid Delridge Way in the Findlay vicinity for a while – a crash on the southbound side is blocking traffic from getting through; some vehicles, including a bus we saw on the live traffic camera, are being diverted to the northbound side. (Added: Traffic cam image – wreck scene blocked by median trees.)
9:21 PM: Police report the road is cleared. We’re checking with SFD re: injuries.
Mayor Katie Wilson has announced her plan for finding a new Seattle Police chief, less than a month after getting the last one to leave. The first community task: A survey – you can answer it here. Public forums are promised this fall, too. Findings from all that will go to the Police Chief Search Advisory Committee, which will be co-chaired by a West Seattleite, retired State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu. You can read the full mayoral announcement here; the survey is open until September 15. Other dates on the search timeline are listed as:
August: Job posting and announcement
September-October: Community outreach and engagement
October-November: Candidate review with advisory committee
November-December: Candidate Examination and finalists interviews with the mayorIt is anticipated that Mayor Wilson will announce her selection by the beginning of 2027. …
The chief of police search process is set by the City Charter. The advisory committee of community leaders and public safety experts will assess candidates based on law enforcement executive qualifications and experience as well as the community input gathered by public survey and listening sessions and to recommend up to five individuals to proceed to a competitive examination.
After last week’s shooting at Roxhill Park, we asked a city spokesperson whether the park’s encampment was slated for clearance. The answer, as reported here, was noncommittal. The park has continued to have incidents, particularly fires – four calls in one day alone, and a report by the cleanup group A Cleaner Alki that fire had intruded into the park’s peat bog. Now, there’s proof the city does plan to sweep the park’s encampment: That notice shown in the top photo, seen today and photographed by a reader, warns people camping in the park to have their belongings out by Friday morning (August 28).
3:30 PM: Lots of questions about Guardian One overhead and King County Sheriff’s Office units on the ground south of Roxbury. All we know so far is they’re looking for two people who might be in a house near 30th and Roxbury, Updates when we get them.
(Reader photo)
3:35 PM: It was originally called in as a burglary. Guardian One has left the area so we’re checking to see how it was resolved.
3:38 PM: They detained someone who turned out to be a “prior tenant” and determined no crime was committed, according to radio exchanges.
Alki Elementary is not the only West Seattle school having a dedication ceremony before school starts.
(Photo courtesy Our Lady of Guadalupe)
Back in June, with the photo above, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School announced its “summer of construction,” and the celebration is next week:
Join us Wednesday, September 2nd at 5:00 PM for a special Ribbon Cutting and Blessing!
Let’s gather as a community to celebrate the transformation of our school campus and give heartfelt thanks to those who made it happen!
Our deepest gratitude goes to the Fulcrum Foundation, Shea Homes, Knipp Contracting, the Archdiocese of Seattle Office for Catholic Schools and the dedicated construction team at KNIPP Construction. Thanks to their extraordinary generosity of time, talent, and treasure, our students now have an updated space designed to inspire learning, leadership, service, and prayer for years to come. We also want to thank our parish and school staff, parishioners, and neighbors for your patience and positivity throughout this process.
OLG School is on the southwest corner of 34th and Myrtle. The June announcement details the work that was done, including a new roof and windows.
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