West Seattle, Washington
23 Thursday
While we have been featuring holiday lights again this year, Mary sent that photo and said the neighbor who decorates the traffic circle at 17th/Cloverdale is worthy of recognition too. Absolutely! (To suggest a spotlight on decorations and/or lights, editor@westseattleblog.com – thanks!) Now, on to what’s happening for your Friday, two lists – first, from the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide:
DUWAMISH NATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS MARKET: This holiday season there’s a second session of the Duwamish Native Arts and Crafts Market! Today’s the first day, 10 am-6 pm at the Duwamish Tribe Longhouse. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)
SANTA PHOTOS AND FOOD DRIVE: Santa is scheduled to visit HomeStreet Bank (WSB sponsor), 3-6 pm. Hot chocolate and cookies, too! Photos free with food donation. (4022 SW Alaska)
HANUKKAH GAMES PARTY: Tonight the community is invited to celebrate at Kol HaNeshamah, with games, food, and more. 6:30 pm. Full details in our calendar listing. Then you’re invited to stay for the next FRED Talks event – 9 pm – details on the KHN website. (6115 SW Hinds)
HOLIDAY FILMS AND SINGALONG: Doors open at 6:30 pm at South Park Hall:
Brian Edwards is a local film collector who lights up Admiral Bird every Saturday night with his 16mm films. He lugs in his projector and screen for the mere satisfaction of sharing his collection with the public. Everyone is welcome and there isn’t any fee to come on in and enjoy the kitsch appeal of film. On December 15th we are taking this experience over to South Park Hall. He is going to team up with Tim Scallion, a one-man band, to create this special night. We will show films and have group sing alongs. There will be popcorn (free for the first 10 people), beer, pork sliders, doughnuts, hot cider and coffee. The doors open at 6:30, show starts at 7 pm; tickets are $12, kids 5 + under are free.
(1253 S. Cloverdale)
WE 3 CAROLERS’ FOOD-BANKS BENEFIT We 3 Carolers present holiday music to support the White Center and West Seattle Food Banks, 7 pm at C & P Coffee Company. (5612 California SW)
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: The live radio-play edition is the holiday show this year for Twelfth Night Productions – final weekend! 7:30 pm at Kenyon Hall. Buy your ticket(s) online at this Brown Paper Tickets link, or at the venue box office. (7904 35th SW)
CHORAL CONCERT Seattle Girls Choir Prime Voci presents Carmina Angelorum, “Songs of the Angels,” 8 pm at Holy Rosary. Details and ticket info here. (42nd/Genesee)
A CAPPELLA CONCERT: 3rd annual Northwest A Cappella Seasonal Showcase, 7 pm doors, 8 pm show, at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.
The Contemporary A Cappella Musicians’ Institute is excited to present the 3rd annual Northwest A Cappella Seasonal Showcase! Come celebrate the season at this family friendly holiday showcase as some of the PNW’s most entertaining contemporary a cappella groups take the stage!
The 2017 Northwest A Cappella Seasonal Showcase will feature:
PLUtonic Acappella
GIRL BAND
B-Side Book Club A Cappella
Online presale $12, at the door $15. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
ADDED – BENEFIT FOR HOLLY: 8:30 pm, a local woman fighting cancer will be the beneficiary of a big event at Admiral Pub. Her name is Holly, so this is definitely going here on the holiday list. The flyer, from Jennifer:
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And from the year-round WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE: 1st-anniversary open house for Resting Waters, 2-8 pm. Refreshments and prizes! (9208 35th SW)
TALK WITH YOUR CITY COUNCILMEMBER: 2-6 pm “district office hours” for Councilmember Lisa Herbold at South Park Community Center. Walk-ins welcome. (8319 8th Avenue S.)
LIVE MUSIC AT THE SKYLARK: The Driftwood Walkers, Smoking Bill, Fortress of the Bear, 8 pm. $8 cover. 21+. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
LIVE MUSIC AT PARLIAMENT TAVERN: “A night of party rock” with The Loveless Building, Emergency Volcano Evacuation Route, The Blooms. 9 pm. $5. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
Got something for the calendar and/or Holiday Guide? editor@westseattleblog.com – thank you!
Huge thanks to everyone who’s shared news of holiday happenings for this year’s WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide – and with a little over two weeks remaining until New Year’s, we wanted to remind you that we’re still updating daily, and that includes churches’ Christmas (etc.) services as well as New Year’s celebrations – bar parties and beyond. Those are just two of the categories – and there’s even more in the guide – so if there’s anything holiday-ish that you haven’t let us know about yet (including last-minute shopping hours for Christmas Eve!), please e-mail info to editor@westseattleblog.com – thank you!
(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)
6:59 AM: Good morning and welcome to Friday. No incidents in/from West Seattle so far this morning.
SCHOOL’S OUT EARLY: Seattle Public Schools get out one hour early today, to start their two-week winter break.
7:52 AM: Thanks for the text. Though SFD quickly cleared from a crash on Harbor Ave, traffic is being diverted up California Way.
8:29 AM: No updates on that and no cameras in the area, so we’re heading over to see if it cleared. That remains the only incident reported so far this morning.
8:47 AM: Harbor/California is clear.
For the eighth year, Denny International Middle School‘s Posada celebration brought holiday family fun – from a piñata, to music by Banda Vagos:
(Added) Here’s a sample of their big sound – in our video clip:
Denny principal Jeff Clark was in his Dolphins-blue suit as he provided piñata assistance:
Today (Friday) is the last day of school before winter break for Denny and other Seattle Public Schools – with one-hour early release.
A local greenspace is a little greener tonight thanks to the hard work of dozens of student volunteers – and a man with a vision.
The site is Seola Pond, near 30th SW/SW 106th. The students who worked there this afternoon, getting native plants into the ground, were from nearby Explorer West Middle School and Westside School (both WSB sponsors). The man with a vision – Scott Dolfay.
On our partner site White Center Now, we’ve covered his updates at recent meetings of the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council – the site is along the city-county line and Dolfay’s been talking with NHUAC about his work to restore the site, and working for many months to secure help, not just volunteers, but also donated materials.
He explained that the site, where he bought property in 2010, “acts as a de facto neighborhood park” and was historically a peat bog that would dry up in the summer, and held runoff because of all the construction around it. He has had help from EarthCorps and Nature Consortium, too. If you’re interested in future work at the site, you can reach him at satomiscott (at) q (dot) com.
(Photos by Leda Costa for WSB unless otherwise credited)
6:06 PM: Santa Claus is in The Junction! It’s a double-special night – the second-to-last Shop Late Thursday before Christmas, and the holiday edition of the West Seattle Art Walk. Also roaming The Junction right now – the Silver Belles carolers, who you might recall from the Hometown Holidays Tree Lighting celebration almost two weeks ago. We caught them here in the distance:
Lots of other highlights tonight – places to stop, things to see – check our preview from last night to find the Art Walk venue list and Shop Late highlights. And again, it’s not just The Junction – Art Walk venues are all over West Seattle, like Welcome Road Winery (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor) in South Admiral:
(WSB photo by Patrick Sand)
ADDED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT: More photos! Eight artists’ work – including the Mug Show – at Click! Design That Fits (WSB sponsor):
Next, CAPERS had a multi-artist show too, and Santa caught up with some of the artists (L-R below, Stephanie Hargrave, Christine Olson, Magdalena Cooney, Genna Draper, Amy Stone):
Meantime, the Silver Belles caroled on – below, outside Wild Rose Antiques:
Art at Virago Gallery:
Santa visited Emerald Water Anglers (WSB sponsor) to get some ideas on how to spend the offseason:
(Photo courtesy of Emerald Water Anglers)
Merry Shop Late Thursday to all, and to all a good night!
The Easy Street Records marquee, by the way, reminds everyone that Caspar Babypants is live in-store Saturday at 6:30 pm – and right outside at the Farmers’ Market on Sunday, bring coats for the donation drive AND catch the Santa Trolley nearby – more on the Hometown Holidays page.
Thanks to Sonia for the photo of tonight’s featured lights – she says it’s just “a sneak peek” of “a holiday display worth seeing” in the 3400 block of 48th SW, noting that the same house has an “awesome Halloween display.” We’re featuring lights nightly through Christmas (and listing them in the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide) – photos welcome or even just the location so we can go get a pic – editor@westseattleblog.com – thank you!
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
The big decision has been made: The Washington State Ferries citizen advisory committee known as the Triangle Route Improvement Task Force will continue.
Its mission will change.
The decisionmaking opened the task force’s every-month-or-so meeting Wednesday afternoon/evening at Fauntleroy Church, near the easternmost terminal of the Triangle Route (Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth). It was entirely up to the members, most of whom – three from each community on the route – expressed willingness to continue on for at least another year, though a few admitted they had “gone back and forth,” mostly because the task force’s first round of work had drawn more scrutiny and controversy than had been expected.
West Seattle’s school communities have been talking for some time now about how to help each other – the West Seattle School Parent Collaborative is one way – and another is coming up with a chance to involve many people from around the community, including you: One big event to benefit five schools next Tuesday (December 19th). Between 11 am and 8 pm that day, dine at Marination ma kai (1660 Harbor SW) and part of the proceeds will go to help kids at this area’s five Title I schools – Concord International, Highland Park, Roxhill, Sanislo, West Seattle elementaries. (Here’s the menu if you don’t already have favorites there but want to plan ahead!)
That’s the video Caitlin Huertas made to promote her plan to open what would be West Seattle’s only “large indoor play space” as well as the only one with a space theme – it’ll be called Outer Space Seattle. Today is the final day of her IndieGogo crowdfunding campaign to clear the final financial hurdle before locking down their planned location.
(City-provided map from March 2017)
Back in March, we mentioned three West Seattle sidewalk projects were in the works for this year; the city-provided map above accompanied the announcement. With the year almost over, we found that two of them have slid to 2018: The city is currently seeking bids to build the sidewalk along 35th SW between SW 100th and SW 106th in Arbor Heights and a shorter stretch near Sanislo Elementary on Puget Ridge, plus a project outside West Seattle in the same solicitation. No word on the status of the third project, one block of SW 104th in Arbor Heights.
Highlight time! First, from the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide:
HANUKKAH: Third night of the Festival of Lights. (Here’s the listing for tomorrow’s community celebration at West Seattle synagogue Kol HaNeshamah.)
WINTER BAKING DEMONSTRATION: At West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor) with chef/author Kim O’Donnel. From gingerbread cutouts to sufganiyot (jelly donuts) for Hanukkah to benne seed biscuits for Kwanzaa. No signup required. 4:30-5:30 pm. (36th SW/SW Snoqualmie)
HOLIDAY ART WALK: All over West Seattle, “5 pm until late,” you are invited to West Seattle Art Walk venues! Here again is the map/venue list:
(Click to see larger image)
See tonight’s artist/venue highlights here, too! And enjoy the chance to sample local wine – Art Walk stops include Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW) and Welcome Road Winery (3804 California SW), both WSB sponsors.
And while you’re out …
SHOP LATE THURSDAY IN THE JUNCTION WITH MUSIC & SANTA: 5-7 pm, Silver Belles are caroling in The Junction; Santa is roaming tonight too. Many shops are open late – here’s the newest list from the Junction Association, including WSB sponsors Click! Design That Fits (4540 California SW), Emerald Water Anglers (42nd/Oregon – not just fishing, outdoor apparel/gear for all!), Menashe & Sons Jewelers (4532 California SW) and VAIN (4513 California SW) – shop your local indie businesses!
HOLIDAY ON THE PORCH: 5-7 pm at the Log House Museum: “Join us for cookies, drinks, and new exhibits!” (61st/Stevens)
DENNY POSADA: 6-9 pm, annual multicultural holiday celebration at Denny International Middle School. (2601 SW Kenyon)
CHRISTMAS SHIP RETURNS TO WEST SEATTLE: Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship back in West Seattle for this season’s final visit, with the Dickens Carolers on board, serenading passengers AND those gathered on shore. 9:10-9:30 pm at Don Armeni Boat Ramp. (1222 Harbor SW)
And from our year-round Event Calendar:
POWER OUTAGE FOLLOWUP MEETING: As previewed here Tuesday, tonight at 6:30 pm at Westside School (WSB sponsor), City Light will talk about the recent Arroyos/South Arbor Heights power outage and what it’s doing to upgrade the electricity infrastructure in the area. (10404 34th SW)
WEST SEATTLE HS CONCERT: 7 pm Concert Band and Orchestra concert at the WSHS Theater, 7 pm. All welcome! (3000 California SW)
OPEN MIC: For musicians and singers of all genres! At C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)
‘Tis the season for holiday/winter concerts, especially this week, with many local school groups performing in the nights before winter break. Last night at Hope Lutheran School, it was a full house for the “Sounds of Winter” concert by groups from Hope and nearby Seattle Lutheran High School.
We stopped in toward the start of the concert. Above, the Hope Concert Band opened the night; our top photo and our video below feature the Hope Chapel Band/Choir:
Also performing, the SLHS Band and Hope’s Handbell Choir and Glee Club. We’re told some of the Hope musicians will also be performing at the Senior Center of West Seattle this afternoon.
P.S. See the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide for more music (and other events/info)!
(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)
7:02 AM: Good morning! We’ve just checked around and no incidents are reported in/from West Seattle.
NOTE: Today is the last full day of school before a two-week winter break for most local students (Seattle Public Schools and those who follow its calendar are out an hour early tomorrow, then off until the day after New Year’s Day).
7:32 AM: SDOT reports a crash at 26th/Barton.
8:48 AM: As noted in comments, Metro has had Routes 56/57 trouble today.
4:56 PM: … and Route 55 cancellations headed back the other way.
By Linda Ball
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
The Admiral Neighborhood Association‘s last meeting of 2017 on Tuesday night brought a number of issues to the table.
Election of officers for the new year included president Larry Wymer and treasurer Carrie McCann continuing in their respective roles, but the vice-president and secretary positions remain available until the next meeting, or until someone comes forward to volunteer.
From noise to Hubs to HALA, here’s what else happened: Read More
Two reader reports received this past hour, both of which include items big and small you might be able to help find:
STOLEN ELEMENT: The photo and report are from Kanti:
Stolen 2004 Black Honda Element WA AWN9996 from our home at 30th and Henderson. Vehicle has rocket box that carried supplies to Standing Rock, homemade Bernie 2016 sticker for WA delegate to the DNC in Philly and many many other heroic events. May we find her soon and continue our journey in sacred activism.
SPD incident number: 17-458428.
(DECEMBER 17 UPDATE: The Element’s been found, with one arrest. Waiting to hear where.)
CAR BREAK-IN DURING SCHOOL CONCERT: From Jennifer:
Tonight while we were attending our son’s 6th grade band concert at the Chief Sealth auditorium, someone broke the back window of our car and stole several items inside. Most notable are a blue & white striped 150 ft arborist rope in a blue canvas bag, a battery-powered lantern, and two brand new pairs of Nike cleats we purchased today to give our son for Christmas. I’m hoping maybe these things will be discarded by the thieves and end up somewhere else in West Seattle – especially the cleats. They are size 5 and 5.5, one indoor pair (black/white) and one outdoor (gray/pink). This happened between 6 8:30 pm on the side of the school and we have reported it to Seattle Police. If anyone finds the items, I’d be happy to come pick them up!
We’ll add the incident # when we get it.
Thanks to Trissa for the photo! She explains:
I decided that I wanted a tree of lights & our whole family worked together to create this. We’re on Pigeon Point & you can see it when you’re driving east on Yancy from Avalon. Happy Holidays!
Also visible to the south when driving up Andover from Delridge. We’ll be showcasing lights nightly through Christmas – thanks to everyone who’s sent tips and photos – more tomorrow, and we’ll be adding to the list in the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide!
(Click to see larger image)
The next huge Hometown Holidays night in The Junction is tomorrow (Thursday, December 14th) – when the December edition of the West Seattle Art Walk happens on Shop Late Thursday, which means many reasons to be there! Including Santa – roaming! – and caroling by Silver Belles, 5-7 pm, starting at Cupcake Royale at 5, then to Wild Rose, and then wandering between other Junction businesses. Here’s the latest Shop Late list from the Junction Association.
Art Walk highlights, running from 5 to late, are here – including the Mug Show at Click! Design That Fits (WSB sponsor) and the Puny Picture Show at Wallflower Custom Framing. You’ll also want to visit Emerald Water Anglers (42nd/Oregon; WSB sponsor) tomorrow night for the shop’s holiday party and sale.
And of course the Art Walk stretches beyond The Junction – if you wander south, for example, you can shop for holiday wine at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor) while meeting and seeing the work of artist Sandy Simpson. Venues to the north, too – see the map above!
Cocoa Cris Cringle is in the house – well, the shop – at Easy Street Records, for his annual photo sessions, benefiting the West Seattle Food Bank. (Discount if you bring a nonperishable-food donation!) We were there as Cocoa Cris’s fans of all ages started showing up for pics:
Holiday photos of course include the family pet(s) sometimes too:
Cocoa Cris is scheduled to be at Easy Street until 8 tonight – full details here. (And while you’re there – check out the used-vinyl blowout sale, which continues tomorrow!)
That “partnering agreement” between the city and Sound Transit, to get going on West Seattle (2030) and Ballard (2035) light rail, has now been signed by Mayor Jenny Durkan, whose office sent this announcement:
With the support of all Seattle-area Sound Transit Board Members, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed an agreement for an expedited plan to build the West Seattle and Ballard light rail extensions. The agreement, which was unanimously affirmed by City Council on Monday, provides a framework for Sound Transit and the City to work closely during the next 18 months to identify a preferred route alternative. Early identification of a preferred alternative along with other alternatives to study in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a key strategy to meet the aggressive schedules for speeding up service to West Seattle in 2030 and Ballard in 2035. In addition, the agreement creates a new leader within the Mayor’s office to coordinate Sound Transit including a review of City codes, policies and permitting requirements.
“I am honored to appoint Mayor Durkan to the Sound Transit Board of Directors – she will be a strong partner as we keep our projects moving forward and tackle our transportation challenges,” said King County Executive and Sound Transit Board Member Dow Constantine. “People want light rail, and they want it now. During the ST 3 campaign I repeatedly pointed out that the timelines could be shortened if local jurisdictions and Sound Transit work together. Today, for West Seattle and Ballard, Seattle is a big step closer to making that happen, fulfilling my promise and showing the way for other cities.”
“If we want to remain the economic engine of the Northwest, with opportunities for all residents to thrive, we must have continued investment in light rail and other investments in public transportation. The West Seattle and Ballard to Downtown corridors will be areas of high ridership, and most importantly, will help our diverse communities stay connected. We are united in making this a top priority,” said King County Council Chair and Sound Transit Board Member Joe McDermott.
“We need better transit as quickly as possible. By expediting light rail to West Seattle and Ballard, we will be transforming our city for decades to come. As both Mayor and a member of the Sound Transit Board, I will work to cut red tape to provide faster, more reliable transit service to neighborhoods sooner. By working closely with key members of our community, region, and the Sound Transit Board, we will be able to make public transit more convenient and accessible to those who visit or live and work in and around Seattle,” said Seattle Mayor and Sound Transit Board Member Jenny Durkan. “I’ll also work to bring on better bus service to help immediately, as we build our next generation of transit.”
“We heard loud and clear that Seattle voters want light rail and they want it as soon as possible. This agreement will help the City and Sound Transit deliver the transit infrastructure our region demands,” said Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, NE Seattle) and Sound Transit Board Member. “We know that good transit reduces household costs, connects families to good jobs and helps protect our environment, and I am thrilled we are taking action today to bring those benefits to more Seattleites.”
The agreement will go before the Sound Transit Board on Dec. 21. It includes specific commitments from each agency that include working together with stakeholders to build early consensus around project elements; developing environmental review documents that both agencies can use for required project development approvals and permitting decisions; and streamlining permit review and processing.
If you skimmed through, go back and note the “better bus service” mention in the third-to-last paragraph. We’ll be checking on that.
2:56 PM: Two sky notes: First, that cloud formation – Byron asked us on Twitter about a “vortex” and we had no idea what he was referring to until we saw that photo e-mailed by Jeff Kaufer. Official name for this formation, anyone? (Update: See comments.)
Also: Possible meteor-watching tonight, Alice Enevoldsen reminds us via Twitter:
Geminids will be occurring all night Dec 13th (Thu) and 14th (Fri), starting low in the East with a few spectacular ones between sunset and 10pm. Then 10pm-2am you'll have the chance to see a lot more directly overhead… 1/2 @westseattleblog https://t.co/koBhHNUyy8
— Alice's AstroInfo (@AlicesAstroInfo) December 13, 2017
ADDED 3:10 PM: Another view, from Tori:
Two West Seattle Crime Watch notes today – a followup and reader report:
DELRIDGE ROBBERY FOLLOWUP: We weren’t able to obtain the report on Monday night’s street robbery yesterday but do have it now. The narrative begins with the officers stopped at Delridge/20th and flagged down by a passing driver who said he had seen a fight in a parking lot to the north, and continues:
We started northbound on Delridge checking the area for the fight. We noticed two Hispanic males standing at the bus stop just south of 9Oxx Delridge Way SW. We also noticed a third Hispanic male walking northbound from 7/11. These were the only three people we saw on the west side of Delridge. We slowed down and one of the two males standing at the bus stop gave us a peace sign. Seeing no fighting or any signs of a disturbance we continued on. We got to the light at Delridge and SW Henderson when we noticed a male come out from behind the gas station at 90xx Delridge Way SW. The male … flagged us down and stated the two males at the bus stop just robbed him at gunpoint. As we turned our vehicle around the victim yelled that the suspects were running down the alley. The victim also pointed out another male next to the tree who he said was also with the suspects.
The male still at the scene was detained and identified … Officers began setLing up containment for the remaining two suspects that were last seen fleeing southbound through the alley in the 9000 block of Delridge (alley to the west). A K9 responded to the scene and attempted a track. K9 was unable to locate the suspects. Later (the victim) stated he was not certain he saw the suspects flee down the alley. A Metro bus was also pulling up at the same time and the suspects may have climbed aboard the 128 bus route.
(The victim) provided the following story during the K9 track … he had just dropped his girlfriend off at the gas station … and parked his vehicle in the parking lot. (He) stated he then realized that his girlfriend had his cell phone and he needed to get a hold of her.
(He stated) he decided to ask a couple of males he saw standing near the gas station if he could use their phone. (He) stated the males then placed him in a headlock and punched him in the side of the head (and) told him to give them his keys. (He) stated the male released him and then pulled out a black handgun from the front of his waistband. (He) said the suspect then said to give them what he has … he gave them the keys to his Jeep but they must have seen something because they threw the keys back to him and walked away. (He) stated he ran away and contacted police. (He) declined SFD (medical attention but he) had slight reddening on the right side of his forehead. (He) was unable to provide much of a description other than two Hispanic males 18-20 year of age, wearing dark hoodies. (He) was unable to say which suspect grabbed him and which suspect had the gun. During a search of the area around where the suspects were seen, (an officer) located a blue T-shirt in the bushes outside (a nearby address in the 9000 block of Delridge). Under the T-shirt on the ground was a black .380 handgun. These items were photographed and recovered.
As was, the report concludes, a brown bag with three unopened beers – a bag the victim thinks the suspects had been carrying. That led the police to a nearby store where they discovered one of the suspects had bought the beers at 9:04 pm, and saw video of him, recognizing him as someone they had seen at the bus stop before they knew there was a robbery. They describe him as Hispanic, early 20s, short hair, shown in the video wearing a blue jacket, white shirt, tight blue jeans with holes, and white shoes. They released the person they had detained earlier, as the victim was not certain he had been with the robbers, had not attacked him, and there was no other evidence, though they planned to check for more video.
One other Crime Watch note:
PACKAGE THEFT: Happened to a reader on Tuesday: “Amazon box with cat food taken off my porch, sometime between 9:30 and noon … On 36th Ave SW between Raymond and Graham.”
1:03 PM: Two weeks after a coalition of groups from around the city filed an appeal of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for proposed HALA Mandatory Housing Affordability upzoning, the hearing dates are set. Deb Barker from the Morgan Community Association was one of those in attendance at a pre-hearing conference this morning with the city Hearing Examiner, who will hear and rule on the appeal. (MoCA is one of three West Seattle groups among the 20+ citywide who are appealing; MoCA also has filed its own appeal, as has one of the other local groups, the Junction Neighborhood Organization.) Barker tells WSB the HE dates for the hearing are set for April 16-20, April 25-27, April 30, and May 1. The process is expected to proceed in parallel with the City Council‘s consideration of upcoming legislation for the proposed upzoning; the city has pre-decision open houses and hearings scheduled into June. (We have asked Mayor Durkan’s office when she is expecting to send the MHA legislation to the council.)
5:45 PM: It’s since been pointed out to us that a HALA e-mail-list update from the Office of Planning and Community Development last week included a brief announcement that the legislation had been transmitted to the council. You can read the 368-page proposed bill here.
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