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[JoB]

jimmyG

you are right, there are other organizations that do a much better job of providing more than a shelter bed

but those beds are often over-booked and do not adequately meet the needs of homeless people who want to stay with their families or their pets or to have a place to leave their stuff during the day so they can find and keep work.

we will only be able to see if tent cities can be run better when the rules governing them are widened to allow better services… and to allow not only non-religious non-profits but individuals to host them on available land.

in the meantime. nickelsville is there and there is a need for the shelter it provides.

[Georgia Mom]

As my special needs child and I were leaving the smaller playground at Lincoln Park, I saw 2 women walking near a large white dog with brown ears/markings. The dog was running loose, so I asked if it was their dog. One of them said yes, so I told her the dog needed to be on a leash. She actually said, “It doesn’t want to be”. The dog then suddenly charged at my child, who screamed, and only then did they rush to put the dog on the leash. I am just irate that this owner was so arrogant, and needlessly frightened my child. What if they hadn’t managed to get the dog before it reached my daughter? Shame on you for causing my child so much distress- it’s more than an hour later and she is still upset about it.

[inactive]

JimmyG, can you point to online ownership with their name on it, by any chance? Cuz, DANG. If that is true……I think, *that* is a story.

If not true…the owner(s) are a disappointment, regardless.

EDITED: Just looked it up. A Tom and Mark Nickels are list on LLC registration – no Greg listed on what I saw. Like I said, what disappointment they bring to White Center…what’s *their* story???

Edit #2: And TR already picked this up last month on WCN – here’s her report: http://whitecenternow.com/2013/02/08/from-cannabis-to-crimefighting-north-highline-unincorporated-area-councils-public-safety-forum/

How can some people live with themselves? Or better yet, how does a person who grew up in White Center to become the mayor of this city and then *NOT* INTERVENE on behalf of that community who grew him and which he said he wanted to become part of Seattle?

Maybe the ugly neglected buildings are metaphors for what lies within these nuisance property owners….

[abbyk]

Summertime Nanny – Part time

Our family is seeking a part-time nanny for this summer. Our children are 8 & 10 and we hope to find someone who is fun, warm and can find creative things to do for kids both at home and around the area. They enjoy swimming, biking and hiking, arts, reading, libraries, parks and playgrounds. They also enjoy downtime at home and walking around the neighborhood. They are great kids and our main goal is to allow them to have a fun and active summer break yet remain SAFE and well cared for.

Responsibilities:

• Finding fun and/or creative things to do during the summer.

• Meal and snack preparation.

• Dropping off/picking up at half day summer camps.

• Follow safety protocols typical of children (keeping eye on them at all times in public, holding hands in parking lots and crossing streets, etc.)

Qualifications:

• Female

• Non-smoking

• Valid Driver’s License and clean driving record.

• Safe and reliable car with proof of auto insurance OR you can drive our mini-van.

• OK with Mandatory Background check

• Infant/Child CPR preferred but not essential

• Previous childcare/education experience a plus

• Personal and professional references

• No History of Mental Illness or current mentalemotional issues and or need for

• OK with friendly dog and cat

• Friendly and good with children

• Live in West Seattle is a plus+

• Member at Arbor Heights Swim Club a definite +++ 

Location: West Seattle

Hours: 8:45 – 3:00 Monday-Thursday, and every other Friday. Average is ~30 hrs per wk.

Date range: June 24 – August 23 (There are 2 weeks during this time that we will not need care.)

Pay: $11 – $12 per hour

If interested, please submit resume and short cover letter to abigail_k@yahoo.com.

Thank you!

Abby Suplizio

[PLS]

The most major differences to me, and we faced the same choice, are:

– school size: Tilden is more intimate, which can be good and bad

– after hours: Westside offers it, Tilden doesn’t

– middle school: Tilden stops at 5th

Then there’s smaller plus/minus things that may be important to you or not, like

* there is a real playground at Westside

* Westside’s near-future facility change (again)

* fund raising activities at Westside

* Westside has some accreditations.

All in all both are good schools and will prepare your kid well. Which fits into your life best and feels more like home to you and your child is the biggest question, I think.

[ghar72]

I’ve seen birthday parties at the Seattle Gymnastics Academy in Columbia City. I’ve never been a part of one, but the kids are there during an Indoor Playground session then they go upstairs for the party. Could be worth checking out.

[linasenzerrose]

yup, love dr. kae. Brought my 2 year old in yesterday and they were great with him. My son was a little hesitant and they were really patient and did not push it. I have been going there for years for my own dental care and have had positive visits every time and the hygienists have been great too.

[WSB]

No, it’s not done. Fences were supposed to come down for skatespot and playground in another week and a half or so, per discussion at last week’s Westwood/Roxhill/Arbor Heights council meeting – BUT as was the case with Delridge, that doesn’t mean it’s not getting “tested” …

[velo_nut]

If your teen girls came home and complained about a mid thirties dad with his 2 year old at the Cloverdale/ 30th ave park, It was me.

Apparently, your girls like to take sharpies and draw crude pictures on the playground equipment and take up the steps area to the slide so the younger ones cant play on it.

Teach your kids to respect private and public property. I refuse to live in a neighborhood where not saying anything is the norm.

If you could send them back with a greenie and a bucket of soapy water to clean up their mess, that would be great.

[skeeter]

absolutely agree that kids on free lunch are not bad kids. They are great kids and my neighbors. I play with them often in highpoint playgrounds.

The challenge is academic ability. I don’t know why, but every school with lots of kids on free lunch has poor test scores. If the test scores are poor I’m concerned there is not a whole lot of learning in the classroom.

I need to do more research but I would have concerns sending my child to a school in which only 30 or 40 percent of students meet minimum test scores.

I suspect West Seattle will be prime territory for a charter school so I want to see what they add to the mix.

[trickycoolj]

I bought a new home in High Point 11 months ago (has it been that long?) and I really enjoy it. It’s my first home and yes it came with TONS of stigma from family that lived around 32nd and Holden in the late 1950s early 60s, my grandpa had a service station in West Seattle and gave it up after too many burglaries, the family car stolen right out of the garage and recovered in Canada (after they used it to run over parking meters to steal the change) and the schools had serious race riot issues. My mom who hadn’t been back since her childhood was surprised how different the area was and how it felt just like the cul-de-sac we lived on about 15 years ago in Pierce County albeit with a whole lot more cultures represented. The ice cream man comes every day and kids are out playing everywhere. I have only had one bad instance where some older males (late teens early 20s) had a fight escalate into a fist fight in my alley, with 4 owner occupied town homes and 2 SHA rentals with small children surrounding this fight SPD was there in no time and it was really a non-issue. That stuff happened in my old neighborhood in North Seattle too, it’s the city.

I will say this is my first home and for me being able to pay less than I would in rent is a bargain in itself. The rents on new apartments with modern amenities half the size of my townhouse are twice as much as my mortgage payment! I’m in my late 20s, I’m single and it’s a perfect place to put down some roots. Hopefully I make some equity some day but the the market will never be the way it was so it’s not the way to make money anyway. So far I’m not underwater (according to zillow) so that’s great!

I can’t speak about the schools but if WS Elementary is not what you’re looking for the STEM school is fairly close and I think in the bus zone.

If it’s nice out this weekend come on by to the neighborhood and walk around and check things out. I’ve noticed Polygon has started building again in the last empty section so if you’re really interested it’s a good time to get in.

[sna]

All day every day at Hamilton Viewpoint there are off leash dogs using the south end of the park as an off leash doggy playground. The grass is fairly destroyed at this point and littered with random poopy landmines.

[JoB]

OhMyGosh.. it’s friday again…

time for another happy hour :)

this time i am trying the truffle popcorn

[MercyMoi]

I have a kindergartner at STEM and I’m happy we took the plunge “into the unknown”. I’m constantly singing the praises of our K teacher and the rest of the dedicated staff, this school is doing cool stuff. I should say they’re doing cool stuff with what they have – the school district has been slow to follow through with some of its promises (like wsmama3 said, for instance, we just got a playground, and wifi is still on the way…). My kid is more of an artistic type, and I wondered how he’d responded to STEM project based learning. It turns out he’s super excited about science (his favorite subject) and reading. in other words the STEM curriculum is reaching more than the just Lego maniac kids. Diversity is important to our family and STEM seems more diverse than our reference school – a big plus for us. The uniforms are easy and feel purposeful – I’m really glad the Design Team established that policy. My favorite aspect is the community. I didn’t expect to make such good friends but the feeling of welcome and belonging is strong. We’ve taken this plunge together and are building a strong school.

Others have listed the PTA site, you may also want to search on WSB for discussions about K5 STEM. Many people have written their sentiments on the forums and main page comments.

[wsmama3]

We love it! Great community, REALLY great teachers. It’s new and sometimes it requires patience (like we just have a playground!), but it’s super exciting too to be a part of something that is so good. We are really happy with the teachers and curriculum.

http://www.k5stempta.org has a lot of info on it. Happy to arrange a tour if you want to come by (e-mail president.k5stempta@gmail.com).

[DBP]

Jan, didn’t you get the flowers I sent?

Grrrrr. Stupid post office!

Well anyway . . .

Here . . .

[wakeflood]

I would normally agree, JimmyG, as I’m all for catching and convicting criminals. I’m just much less comfortable with what happens in the grey areas than I used to be. I have less faith in prosecutors and judges to hold the line on unwarranted and “byproduct” persecutions based on things stumbled across in general surveillance.

You look at Gitmo, the SCOTUS decisions over the last decade, etc. and it leads me to believe that collateral damage and the opportunity to abuse power has grown exponentially. Fear has led to paranoia which has led to the dawn of the Police State America.

Assumption of innocence is becoming a quaint notion, not a starting point of a prosecution.

Having said that, I’d rather have minicopters with cams overhead than full-size police choppers thumping ominously on those rare occasions.

[DBP]

>>i wish people would get rid of the prevailing idea that some humans deserve to live more than others..

Jo, has anyone here said anything like that? I don’t think so.

Let’s get someting out on the table: Nickelsville is a complex and ethically difficult problem. The best minds in the City can’t seem to lick this one, so is it any surprise that we should be having some trouble with it here on the Blog?

Still, we’ve got to come to terms with this thing, and we’ve got to keep the discussion open for all.

I’ll vouch for your experience with Nickelsville. I’ll vouch for the fact that you care a lot about people. But just because you care about people, it doesn’t make you some kind of homelessness policy expert. And, conversely, just because someone has a different opinion than yours, it doesn’t mean that they don’t care.

I think that’s what was eating at JimmyG. He felt that we were being high-handed, but he didn’t know how to vocalize that, so along with his criticisms of us, he blurted out something that made him sound foolish.

I actually hope JimmyG comes back here. I hope Velo Nut gets back into the game, too. And other folks as well. We need to get everyone’s input on this.

For the nonce, Jo, I will assume that both Jimmy and Velo are caring people, who are acting in good faith. Just like you and me.

[DBP]

Here’s a new one:

It should be noted, that some of the self-righteous posters here on WSB that seem to think they “own” the issue of NV put many of us off from ever wanting to help out. I know this from conversations I’ve had with friends and neighbors here in WS.

–Oh, so THAT’S what put you and your pals off from helping? Because of something WE said?

Ha! Can’t ya just see it? JimmyG and his neighbors are all lined up, rarin’ to go down to NV and pitch in . . . when SUDDENLY someone on the Blog utters a self-righteous remark and blows the whole deal.

Dude, I’ve heard some pretty lame-assed excuses for not getting involved, but this really takes the cake . . .

“Self-righteous people on the Blog make me not want to help the homeless.”

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!

 

  

[JoB]

jimmyG

I am glad you feel empathy.. but..

feeling empathy won’t keep anyone alive when they don’t have shelter and the temperature drops

it won’t keep people fed.

it won’t take them to the doctor when they become ill

it won’t help them connect with social services

feeling empathy won’t keep people who find themselves homeless from being victimized by those who prey on the homeless

including but certainly not limited to those who manage homeless shelters

that takes action

Now you might think that statement self righteous…

but that would be your perception, not my reality.

My reality mirrors that of the others I speak with who actually spend time in Nickelsville..

we are overwhelmed with the enormity of the problem

and with the resistance of those who manage Nickelsville to apply simple common sense solutions to many of the problems found there

and with the political reality that makes those homeless people more politically useful to both sides of the coin when their living conditions worsen

we are overwhelmed at the need

and crushed when the help we offer doesn’t solve the problem we perceived

but self righteous? no. not that.

or unwilling to have others come look with fresh eyes and apply new solutions?

no… not that either.

speaking purely for myself jimmyG..

i have to point out that speaking up about Nickelsville doesn’t indicate ownership

but concern.

i don’t care who the people are who are camped at the bottom of my hill in a containment pond.

they are still people camped at the bottom of my hill in a containment pond

who are denied services both by the city and by those who manage their camp.

That needs to change

but if i .. or other people like me who have actively worked with the residents or advocated throught he political system for them had the answer..

Nickelsville would no longer exist…

investing in something or someone is not the same thing as owning

[JanS]

oh, and, JimmyG, have you met MIWS yet? He lived in NV for a while, but has been on the WSB forums for much longer than that..

[JanS]

so, JimmyG, where do you want the people encamped there right now to go? If you want NV to be evicted, offer a solution, beside just kicking them out…

[miws]

“These boots are made for donatin’…..”

[JoB]

This is taken from the Nickelsville Works Facebook page post by the Central Committee on wednesday

they don’t have a current need for

Pallets, split wood, treated (or) painted wood, no bricks

No clothes. No new donors of bread. (Our new bread policy is to keep only one 30 Gallon Can of Bread at a time.) We’ve got enough apples for a week or two also!

they do need..

Hammers, rope, nails, tarps large or giant, duct tape, sheets of plywood.

Please help us with filling our 5 Gallon Water Bottles and with Washing our Blankets. Please come to our second (and hopefully last) winter of 2013 Cleanup on January 26th and 27th.

Other useful materials are hand sanitizers/hygiene products, trash bags large 33 gal to 50 gal, work gloves, wheel barrows, shovels, rakes, and rollable carts.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, we need utilities. Support Occupy CEHKC next week as we plead to be recognized and get real utilities – electricity, water, sewage and police protection.

In the meantime, SUPPORT our Temporary Utilities: The Porta Potties, the Trash Dumpsters, the Cell Phone and Gas for the Generator.

I visited camp this week. they have made tremendous progress getting structures lifted out of possible flood waters..

but there are still too many tents that need to be lifted.

the city has delivered more concrete blocks and pallets… and i think they are having another work party this weekend.

drop in and give them a hand if you can.

[skeeter]

Our little girl (23 months) has been in Growing Years on East Marginal Way since she was four months. We’ve always been quite pleased with the infant and toddler care.

It’s not a glamorous facility, but it is always clean, organized, well staffed, and the prices are reasonable.

http://wa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=WADR_InclusivePhotoGalleryGowingYears