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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: North Delridge gunfire investigation
April 1, 2025 11:49 pm
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 |   Crime | Delridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle police

For the second time in three nights, police are investigating gunfire reported in North Delridge. This time they got reports of gunfire outside the Youngstown Flats apartment complex at 4040 26th SW. So far officers report finding one bullet. Someone might have been injured but taken to a hospital before authorities arrived – dispatch told police one caller claimed someone had been hit, and though they didn’t find anyone at the scene, now they’ve learned a gunshot victim has arrived at Harborview Medical Center. (Added: An officer went to the hospital and later told dispatch it was indeed related. We hope to find out more later this morning.)

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FOLLOWUP: King County Executive position moves from one West Seattleite to another – for now
April 1, 2025 9:58 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

Shannon Braddock is now King County Executive, succeeding Dow Constantine, who started his new job as Sound Transit CEO today.

Both are West Seattleites. But the role will likely move to someone from another part of the county at year’s end; Braddock says she is not going to run for the job, which will be on the ballot this November.

Nonetheless, it was a jubilant moment as the King County Council – including two members running for Executive – voted unanimously to appoint Braddock as acting executive (with one more vote later this month to finalize the appointment until November election results are final). As she took the oath from Judge Ketu Shah, Braddock became the first woman to serve as King County Executive. You can see her take the oath, get a standing ovation, and then deliver her first speech, starting about 3:19 into our first clip:

Afterward, Braddock talked with WSB contributor Anne Higuera about the “200-day plan” she hopes to carry out if she is appointed to keep the job intil the election, as well as how the county plans to proceed constitutionally despite what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and her hopes for public-safety funding getting a state boost:

Until today, Braddock was serving as deputy county executive, an appointed position. That role in turn is now held by Karan Gill. (This page on the county website has been updated to reflect who’s doing what, for now.)

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ELECTION 2025: Ballots going out for April 22 special election with one measure to decide
April 1, 2025 9:13 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

checkbox.jpgKing County Elections is about to send out a new round of ballots. The April 22 special election is three weeks from today – and you have one measure to decide, King County Proposition 1, renewal of the levy that pays for the automated-fingerprint ID system. Here’s how it’s explained:

This proposition would reauthorize King County to levy an additional regular property tax to support the continued operation and enhancement of the regional automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) program and would replace the voter-approved levy that expired on December 31, 2024. The AFIS program is designed to improve the ability of law enforcement agencies within King County to aid in the administration of justice. Among other activities, the AFIS program provides enhanced forensic fingerprint and palmprint identification technology and services.

The proposed levy would be authorized for a seven-year period with collection beginning in 2026. During the first year, the tax would be levied at a rate of 2.75 cents ($0.0275) or less per one thousand dollars ($1,000) of assessed valuation on all taxable property within King County. For example, a home assessed at $885,000 in 2026, would have a maximum levy amount of $24.34 in the first year. Annual increases in each of the succeeding six years would be limited to the statutory rate set forth in chapter 84.55 RCW. Qualifying seniors, veterans, and disabled persons would be eligible for exemption from the levy under RCW 84.36.381.

The 2.75 cents is a lower rate than the renewal levy in August 2018, which started with 3.5 cents per $1,000. Meantime -oOnce you get your ballot, you have until 8 pm Tuesday, April 22, to get it into a dropbox, or you can send it via USPS Mail as long as it’s postmarked by that date.

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COUNTDOWN: Clock ticking to get early-bird discount for West Seattle Food Bank ‘Nourish & Flourish’ gala
April 1, 2025 7:11 pm
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 |   Fun stuff to do | How to help | West Seattle news

Nonprofits like the West Seattle Food Bank need your help more than ever these days so they can “Nourish and Flourish.” That’s the theme of WSFB’s gala this year, on May 3, and you have just a few days left to get tickets at the early-bird discount rate – here’s the WSFB’s reminder:

The West Seattle Food Bank is excited to remind the community that early bird pricing for our signature event, Nourish & Flourish, is available through Friday, April 4th. This annual evening of celebration and generosity supports vital food, housing, and community programs serving thousands of our neighbors.

Nourish & Flourish, on May 3rd, 2025, is more than a gala — it’s a chance for our community to come together and ensure that everyone has access to nourishing food, housing and essential resources. The event will feature an elegant dinner, inspiring stories, thrilling auction, and the always-exciting Changemaker Award!

Early-bird ticket pricing ends at midnight on Friday, April 4th. After that, standard ticket pricing will apply. ($125 Early Bird, rising to $150 regular)

Reserve your tickets now and help us continue to nourish our community and help families flourish.

WSB is media sponsor for the WSFB gala again this year.

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YOU CAN HELP: Lions Club plans cleanup this weekend at Veterans’ Park
April 1, 2025 5:17 pm
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 |   Delridge | How to help | West Seattle news

14 years ago, that small triangle of land where Delridge, 16th SW, and SW Roxbury meet was re-dedicated as Veterans’ Park (here’s our partner site White Center Now‘s coverage from 2011). But it’s fallen into disrepair, with tagging and trash. The Lions Club of West Seattle plans a cleanup event this Sunday – 10 am April 6 – and Lions leader Jimie Martin says they’re hoping you can help out. She’s furious that something meant in honor of those who have served is now defaced, and hoping the cleanup will be a start toward remedying that.

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BIZNOTE: Another West Seattle Triangle automotive business closing
April 1, 2025 3:15 pm
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 |   Triangle | West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

Thanks for the tip. Another automotive business in The Triangle has announced it’s closing. This time it’s Pep Boys (4441 Fauntleroy Way SW). We talked with manager Natasha, who confirmed that May 2 will be the business’s last day. They say the company’s closing this location (which it leases) because of impending light-rail construction; we’re checking with Sound Transit, as 2027 has long been cited as the expected start of construction – the project’s Environmental Impact Statement notes that this site would have been affected by any of the alternatives considered including tunneling into The Junction, which is what the “preferred alternative” calls for. The manager told us one of their employees will retire and the rest will have an option to move to Pep Boys’ SODO location (1961 4th Avenue S.). If you’ve been around more than a few years, you might recall that this was formerly Elliott Tire/Goodyear, until the Pep Boys rebranding in 2018. The closure news comes less than a month after Advance Auto Parts shuttered a short distance north, a closure that company said was part of a West Coast wave of closures. Between AAP and PB is the long-vacant former Midas site.

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Ready to sign up your sale? Registration is open for 2025 West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day!
April 1, 2025 12:22 pm
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 |   Community Garage Sale Day | West Seattle news

As promised, we’ve opened registration today for this year’s West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day. It’s the one event each year that we at WSB don’t just cover, but also coordinate – we make the map and list that are available online one week before sale day. The big day is the second Saturday in May as always – this year that’s May 10 – and if you’re planning to have a sale, here’s where to register.

This year is the 20th anniversary of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day – one day with many sales of many sizes, all around the peninsula, open at least 9 am-3 pm on sale day (earlier and/or later if you want to, but that’s up to you). It’s not the only neighborhood sale day in Seattle, but it’s the biggest; the people who founded it in 2005 (three years before handing the baton to us at WSB) were particularly inspired by PhinneyWood Garage Sale Day in the north end. Registration for WSCGSD gets your sale onto the map and into the listings guide, which we promote regionally – we’ve heard of people who come from as far away as Eastern Washington!

You can sign up any time you’re ready over the next three and a half weeks or so; we’ll set the exact end date when we get closer. Same classifications and fees we’ve had for all the years we’ve been coordinating this. And before you register, be ready with your up-to-25-word sale listing – think about what you’re selling that’s popular and/or unusual, for example. Any questions, email westseattleblog@gmail.com or call/text our hotline at 206-293-6302. Updates to come (including multi-seller sites that offer space for people who have small sales/no place to host a sale – if your venue is planning to do that, please tell us ASAP)!

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UPDATE: Rescue response for crash on westbound West Seattle Bridge
April 1, 2025 10:49 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

10:49 AM: Seattle Fire is sending a “rescue extrication” response to the westbound West Seattle Bridge, near the Fauntleroy end, where a driver is reported to have hit a pole and might be trapped in their vehicle, reported to be a (updated) 1999 Toyota 4Runner. Updates to come.

10:53 AM: First arriving firefighters confirm the driver is trapped and will have to be cut out of the vehicle.

10:58 AM: Responders say the westbound bridge is closed at the scene, so if you’re heading westbound, you’ll likely be routed off sooner.

11:03 AM: Firefighters report they have extricated the driver, who’s reported to be “alert and conscious” and will be taken to a hospital. Adding reader photo above, showing the vicinity of where the emergency vehicles are – same area that has been the scene of multiple crashes.

11:21 AM: Police just told dispatch both lanes have reopened at the crash site. The driver was taken to Harborview Medical Center.

12:41 PM: Added another reader photo above (sent by Andrew), just before the wrecked vehicle was removed. SFD, meantime, tells us the driver is a woman in her early 80s, in serious condition when transported.

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WEST SEATTLE TUESDAY: April’s first event list
April 1, 2025 10:00 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Photo by Bucky Hayes-McQueen)

Here’s what’s happening on your Tuesday as a brand-new month begins, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

POSTCARDS4DEMOCRACY: Weekly advocacy gathering, 10:30 am at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor). Sign up here before you go, if you’re a first-timer.

ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE: Weekly lunch meeting, noon at West Seattle Golf Course (4470 35th SW):

Program: Women’s Protection Center, Nepal, which protects vulnerable women and children from sex-trafficking.
Speakers: Catherine Terrill and Lila Ghising

CHESS CLUB: Tuesdays 1:30-3 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon). All levels welcome. (Questions? Email conwell@conwelld.net.)

WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE DINE-OUT FUNDRAISER: Get dinner from Chipotle (4730 California SW), 4-8 pm, mention the West Seattle Little League fundraiser (follow that link for a code to use online if you’re not going in person), and WSLL will get part of the proceeds.

SPORTS: One local school plays at home today/tonight – Chief Sealth IHS hosts Nathan Hale in a 4 pm boys-soccer match at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle).

HOMEWORK HELP: Students can drop in for free help, 4-5:45 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).

DROP-IN WINE TASTING: 5-7 pm Tuesdays at Walter’s Wine Shop (4811 California SW) – $10 fee, $5 off with bottle purchases.

DEMONSTRATION FOR BLACK LIVES: Long-running weekly sign-waving demonstration on the corners at 16th/Holden. 5-6 pm. Signs available if you don’t bring your own.

WEST SEATTLE RUNNER TRACK RUN: Lots of light in the evening for this – 6:15 pm, meet at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) for WSR’s free weekly track run.

FREE DANCE LESSON: At the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon), Westside Dance with Dean:

Tuesdays through April 15
Swing 1: Intro to East Coast Swing 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Swing 2: Dancing to the Blues (a traveling dance) 7:45 – 8:45 p.m.

Brush up on your dance skills with our next six-week dance series. Instructor Dean Paton leads these live partner-dance classes in Swing 1 & 2. No partner is necessary, both singles and couples are welcome. Join the fun and meet others in the community!
More information here.

WEST SEATTLE TAE KWON DO CLUB: April’s first class is tonight!

The West Seattle Tae Kwon Do Club is offering in-person classes at High Point Community Center in April. Adults (18 and older) can sign up to learn Tae Kwon Do, a Korean martial art known for its fast sparring techniques, dynamic forms, and strong kicks. Classes cost only $45/month and meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00-7:30pm and Saturdays 9:30-11:30 am. The first class for April is on Tuesday, April 1 from 6:00-7:30 pm. New students can join at any time and beginners are definitely welcome! Check out our website at westseattle.choitkd.org, email westseattletkd@gmail.com for questions, or call (206) 684-7422 for registration information.

MAKE POTTERY: Weekly 6:30-9 pm “girls’ night” at pottery studio The Clay Cauldron (5214 Delridge Way SW), sign up in advance to work on your project(s).

WOMEN’S MEDITATION CIRCLE: Weekly small-group event at Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034 California SW), 7 pm. Our calendar listing has details on signing up before you go.

BINGO AT THE SKYLARK: Play – free! – Tuesday night Belle of the Balls Bingo hosted by Cookie Couture, 7 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

TRIVIA X 6: If you’re a quiz whiz, tonight is your night – six trivia options for Tuesday night – 7 pm trivia with Amelia at Future Primitive‘s Beer Bar on Alki (2536 Alki SW) … The Beer Junction (4711 California SW) has Sporcle Pub Quiz with David at 7 and 8 pm … 7 pm at Ounces (3803 Delridge Way SW), free and hosted by Beat the Geek Trivia; 7 pm at Zeeks Pizza West Seattle (6459 California SW), hosted by Geeks Who Drink; 7:10 pm at Admiral Pub (2306 California SW) … and Trivia Tuesdays at Christos on Alki, 7:15 pm (2508 Alki SW).

MORE BINGO: Talarico’s is hosting 8 pm bingo every other Tuesday night starting tonight! (4718 California SW)

Hosting an event, class, performance, gathering, etc.? Tell your West Seattle neighbors via our event calendar – just email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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Here’s the plan for this year’s guided West Duwamish Greenbelt hikes
April 1, 2025 9:21 am
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 |   Fun stuff to do | West Seattle news

(File photo, courtesy West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails)

New chances have just been announced for you to learn about and enjoy Seattle’s biggest stretch of forest! Here’s the spring, summer, and fall schedule for this year’s guided hikes in the West Duwamish Greenbelt:

Guided hikes will begin again in the West Duwamish Greenbelt, the largest contiguous forest in Seattle with a network of trails connecting Pathfinder School, South Seattle College, the Duwamish Longhouse, Riverview Park and Westcrest Park. Join the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails group on the third Saturday of each month from April through November. Hikes are up to three miles and/or two hours long based on group ability level and trail conditions (some trails are well maintained, others not so much). This year, we will vary the starting points so as to explore more aspects of the greenbelt. Meet at 9:30 at the designated starting point for each hike:

April 19 Pathfinder School, 1901 SW Genesee St., south end of the parking lot
May 17 South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave. SW, arboretum entrance at the north end of the north parking lot
June 21 Westcrest Park, 7th Ave. SW and SW Cloverdale, north end of the intersection
July 19 Pathfinder School, 1901 SW Genesee St., south end of the parking lot
Aug. 16 South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave. SW, arboretum entrance at the north end of the north parking lot
Sept. 20 Westcrest Park, 7th Ave. SW and SW Cloverdale, north end of the intersection
Oct. 18 Pathfinder School, 1901 SW Genesee St., south end of the parking lot
Nov. 1 South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave. SW, arboretum entrance at the north end of the north parking lot

See the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails website, wdgtrails.org/trails, for more information, and please sign up on the website so that we know how many people are coming.

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TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER, ROAD WORK: Welcome to April
April 1, 2025 6:01 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Your Tuesday forecast is mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s. Today’s sunrise/sunset – 6:47 am and 7:39 pm.

(Monday photo by James Bratsanos)

TRANSIT TODAY

Metro buses – Regular schedule – second weekday of the “service change,” with three West Seattle routes affected.

Water Taxi – West Seattle service is normal.

Washington State Ferries – Regular service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Kittitas and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Tillikum is serving as the “bonus boat” this week.

ROAD WORK

-This week, repaving work is planned for NB Delridge Way between Genesee and Dakota – details here.

STADIUM ZONE

–Mariners’ opening homestand continues with another 6:40 pm game vs. Detroit.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:

Low Bridge – Looking west:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.

MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.

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!

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WEST SEATTLE SCENE: Beach-party birthday for open-water swimming legend
March 31, 2025 10:59 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle people

(WSB photos by Oliver Hamlin)

That’s Guila Muir, celebrating her 70th birthday at Alki Beach on Sunday. Not just on the beach – but also in the water!

Guila is a legend in the local community of open-water swimmers – those folks you see swimming off Alki, and sometimes far beyond! She tells WSB she’s not only celebrating the milestone birthday, but also 20 years of open-water swimming:

Her birthday party on Sunday also doubled as the kickoff for this year’s open-water-swimming season, though as she’ll tell you, “many swim year-round.” Kind of difficult to get a group shot in the water, so Guila and friends did that on dry land:

Among her personal highlights in the water, organizing the history-making Silver Seals of the Salish Sea crossing between Bainbridge and Alki back in 2021; she was also part of the Salish Sirens relay last year. So her party celebrated good times past and present.

Back in 2019, we covered a panel discussion hosted by Muir featuring other women from the open-water swimming community explaining their sport.

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TUESDAY: City Council’s Transportation Committee focuses on existing traffic-safety cameras
March 31, 2025 9:58 pm
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 |   Transportation | West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

While adding new types of enforcement/safety cameras has been under discussion in recent years, the city already deploys several types, including school-zone speed-enforcement cameras, red-light cameras, and transit-lane cameras. Are they making a difference? That’s one of the issues set for discussion when SDOT talks about cameras at 9:30 am tomorrow with the City Council’s Transportation Committee, chaired by District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka. You can watch the meeting here and/or get the basics by looking at the slide decks and memo already linked to the agenda. (Info you’ll find includes the fact the city hasn’t installed a new red-light camera since 2013 – West Seattle has two – and new school-zone cameras on the way include California SW near West Seattle HS and SW Admiral Way near the permanent site of Alki Elementary.) This meeting includes a public-comment period, and the agenda has info on that too.

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LIFTOFF! West Seattle High School’s Rocketry Club looking for a boost
March 31, 2025 8:06 pm
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

(Photos courtesy WSHS Rocketry Club)

We love hearing from, and about, clubs, teams, and other student achievers at local schools. There’s always something someone new – this is the first time we’ve heard from a Rocketry Club! Here’s the message they asked us to share with you:

We are West Seattle High School’s Rocketry Club! We compete in rocketry competitions, where we have to design, build, and fly our own rockets to a set altitude and get down without breaking our payload of two eggs. Our club is working to break accessibility barriers to STEM in the school and create a welcoming environment for students to learn, make mistakes, and have fun. As a competitive club, our goal is to build a team of students — and a rocket — to win The American Rocketry Challenge, a nationwide competition for student rocketeers! Our club is often found late at night after school trying to fix a problem, having fun, and building rockets. We are unique in our competition, being one of very few schools to have an active controlled airbrake that eliminates randomness from our launches.

While this airbrake is very cool, it is also very costly, and our club needs more funds in order to sustain our rate of development. With the competition deadline soon approaching, we are seeking donations to our club for us to buy more parts for our rockets. Currently our team has spent over $1,700 out of pocket, and we need the help of the community in order to get the resources needed to be one of the top 100 teams that make it to finals this year. Any amount of money would be greatly appreciated! These donations would go to buying more rocket motors, spare electronics, and extra rocket parts. Thank you for supporting the West Seattle High School Rocketry Club!
schoolpay.com/pay/for/Rocketry-Club–Donations/S2NkHt

Updates on our club can be found on Instagram at wshsrocketry!

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SUNSET WHALE-WATCHING: Resident orcas headed this way, southbound
March 31, 2025 7:15 pm
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 |   Whales

If you’re by the water watching the sunbreak sunset, you might see Southern Resident Killer Whales – Kersti Muul says J-Pod is southbound from north Elliott Bay, east in the channel. And baby J62 is still “alive and well.”

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West Seattleite Shannon Braddock might make King County history Tuesday
March 31, 2025 4:21 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

As we noted after King County Executive Dow Constantine‘s appointment last Thursday as the new CEO of Sound Transit, he will likely be succeeded – at least temporarily – by Deputy County Executive Shannon Braddock, who like Constantine is a West Seattle resident. If the King County Council votes tomorrow (Tuesday, April 1, 1:30 pm meeting, streaming here) to appoint Braddock as acting county executive, she will make history as the first woman ever to hold that position. Braddock has worked in local government for 20 years, according to her bio on the King County website, including serving as chief of staff for both Constantine and for former County Councilmember Joe McDermott. Braddock is not among those who, so far, have announced they’re running for the executive position, which became up for grabs when Constantine announced – months before his Sound Transit appointment – that he did not plan to seek a fifth term.

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BIZNOTE: With warm weather on the horizon, Alki Kayak Tours opens for the season
March 31, 2025 2:13 pm
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 |   West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

(Photo courtesy Alki Kayak Tours)

Warm weather is in view and it’s time to get out on the water, so Alki Kayak Tours (1660 Harbor SW; WSB sponsor) is open for the season! Here’s the announcement from Gill at AKT:

We’re excited to share that Alki Kayak Tours (AKT) is officially open for the 2025 season! With the first 70° day of the year upon us this weekend, we’re ready to help the West Seattle Community make a splash and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Here’s what folks can look forward to at AKT:

•Lessons and instruction available 7 days a week, by appointment

•Hourly rental walk-ups this Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 6:00 PM (rentals appts available on website)

Come join us at Alki Kayak Tours to soak up the sun and make unforgettable memories on the water!

AKT is based at Seacrest Pier, along with Marination ma kai and the West Seattle Water Taxi dock.

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Repaving – and peat removal – ahead for SW Barton between Westwood Village and Roxhill Park
March 31, 2025 12:12 pm
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 |   Transportation | West Seattle news | Westwood

Today’s city-circulated Land Use Information Bulletin brings word of a repaving project planned for SW Barton between 26th and 29th, to fix road damage blamed on buses. The bulletin specifically notes that a two-week comment period is now open regarding the determination that the project doesn’t need a full environmental-impact study; it has a “checklist,” from which we extracted this:

King County Metro buses on the RapidRide C route have a layover location on SW Barton Street between 26th Ave SW and 29th Ave SW in Seattle, WA. The layover location is within peat settlement prone and liquefaction prone environmentally critical areas (ECAs). Due to the heavy loads imposed by routine bus use over an inadequate roadbase, the roadway has experienced settling, resulting in dislocated concrete panels. To address this issue, SDOT proposes to repair the roadbed by removing existing peat deposits and filling the subgrade with lightweight cellular concrete, then installing new concrete panels on the roadway surface. An existing wastewater main is located below the roadway, within the area to be filled with stabilizing material. The wastewater main will be relocated to a position approximately one foot below and slightly north of its current location. This will move the pipe out of the area to be filled with concrete and align it with the post-construction road grade.

To support the project goals described above and meet City of Seattle construction standards, the project will also repair or improve the surrounding drainage infrastructure, curb lines, curb ramps, and sidewalks.

We contacted SDOT to find out more; they pointed us to this project page which says the work is expected to happen this fall. They also told us that official notification of nearby residents and businesses is expected to start with a mailer going out next week. Meantime, if you want to comment on the aforementioned environmental aspect, this notice explains how. There’s been a longrunning project aimed at saving the peat bog in adjacent Roxhill Park, so we’ll be looking into how/whether this might affect that, too.

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Soccer fundraiser, meditation, trivia, more for your West Seattle Monday
March 31, 2025 9:58 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Yet more bountiful blossoming! Photo by Lorrie Church)

Here’s our “what’s happening” list today, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

BABY STORY TIME: Noon today at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW), geared toward little ones up to 18 months old.

CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING: See City Councilmembers preview what’s ahead for the week and get briefed on current issues such as what’s happening in the Legislature and planning for the FIFA World Cup, 2 pm. The agenda explains how to watch (no public-comment period at this meeting).

HOMEWORK HELP: Drop-in time for students to work with volunteer homework helpers at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), 4-5:45 pm.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING: As previewed here Sunday, the State Senate Transportation Committee has a 4 pm hearing on HB 1423, which would allow cities to try using cameras to enforce vehicle-noise rules.

‘DINE OUT FOR WSHS BOYS’ SOCCER’: 5-9 pm, Ounces (3809 Delridge Way SW) will be open just for this West Seattle High School boys-soccer fundraiser, with a percentage of proceeds going to support the team.

GET CRAFTY: 6-10 pm, Monday is “Crafting and Creativity Night” at The Missing Piece (9456 35th SW), info here.

D&D: Weekly D&D at 6:30 pm at Meeples Games (3727 California SW). All welcome, first-time players included!

LISTENING TO GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30 pm at Mama Be Well Healing Studio with Listening to Grief. (4034A California SW).

MEDITATION AT ALKI UCC: Every Monday, doors open at Alki UCC at 6:45, meeting is from 7-8:30. (6115 SW Hinds)

MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA: Three Monday night places to play! … 7 pm at The Good Society (California/Lander); 7 and 8 pm Sporcle Pub Quiz at Three 9 Lounge (4505 39th SW); 7:30 pm with QuizFix at The Skylark (3803 Delridge Way SW)

MEDITATION IN FAUNTLEROY: Another location for Monday night meditation – free weekly Zen sitting/meditation in the chapel at Fauntleroy UCC (9140 California SW), 7 pm-8:30 pm.

MUSIC AT THE ALLEY: The Alley features music on Monday nights – jazz with The Westside Trio, 8 pm at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW), 21+, no cover.

MONDAY KARAOKE 9 pm Monday nights, it’s your turn to sing during karaoke at Talarico’s Pizzeria (4718 California SW).

Thanks to everyone who sends info for our calendar – if you have something to add or cancel (or otherwise update), please send the info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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YOU CAN HELP: Online auction opens soon, in-person event ticket sales end tomorrow for Holy Family Bilingual Catholic School fundraiser
March 31, 2025 9:14 am
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

School fundraiser season continues, and Holy Family Bilingual Catholic School has both an online auction all this week and a Saturday gala for which ticket sales end tomorrow:

Do you have an itch to shop but don’t want to leave the house? Look no further! Holy Family Bilingual School’s Online Auction kicks off April 2nd-6th and we have something for everyone! From tickets to your favorite sporting events, gift cards to support local businesses 🛒, to summer gear and much more!

All proceeds will go toward the development of our **After School Club Program** for our Falcons, with additional funds benefiting scholarships and enrichment opportunities.

Want to celebrate with us in style? 🎉 Don’t miss out on our **Gala Party**! Dress up in your best Brazilian Carnival attire, enjoy delicious food, drinks, and dance the night away!

**Tickets are on sale now – but hurry, they close on Tuesday, April 1st at 1 PM!** Click this link to grab yours!

Your support helps us soar—**Thank you for supporting our Falcons!**

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TRAFFIC, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Last day of March
March 31, 2025 6:00 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

6:00 AM: Good morning! It’s Monday, March 31, 2025.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Your Monday forecast is partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid-50s. Today’s sunrise/sunset – 6:49 am and 7:38 pm.

TRANSIT TODAY

Metro buses – Regular schedule – first weekday since the “service change,” with three West Seattle routes affected.

Water Taxi – West Seattle service is normal.

Washington State Ferries – Regular service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Kittitas and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Tillikum is serving as the “bonus boat” this week.

ROAD WORK

-This week, repaving work is set for NB Delridge Way between Genesee and Dakota – details here.

-In White Center, the 16th/104th closure is over – work wrapped up earlier than planned.

STADIUM ZONE

–Mariners’ opening homestand continues with a 6:40 pm game vs. Detroit.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:

Low Bridge – Looking west:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.

MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.

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!

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 100+ shots fired in North Delridge (audio, photos, Councilmember Saka comment added)
March 30, 2025 9:17 pm
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 |   Crime | Delridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle police

9:17 PM: Police tell dispatch they are finding “shell casings all over” the 5200 block of 26th SW, after dozens of 911 calls reporting gunfire. No word of injuries or damage so far. Police are closing parts of 26th and Brandon in the area while they investigate.

9:21 PM: Police have now heard from a resident reporting some kind of bullet damage on 25th SW, and one officer told dispatch this may have followed a “large group attending some kind of vigil.” … A second residence and a vehicle are reported to have bullet damage too.

10:32 PM: And more reports of damage (in comments below, too).

12:28 AM: More than three hours after the gunfire, police are wrapping up evidence collection and will be taking down the crime-scene tape and reopening the streets.

7:26 AM: Here’s what SPD just posted:

Seattle police detectives are investigating a shooting shortly after 9 p.m. last night in West Seattle.

On [March] 30, patrol officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired and property damage near 26th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Brandon Street. When police arrived, all involved parties left the area. They did not locate any victims with injuries, no suspects, and no cooperative witnesses.

Officers determined that a large crowd of people were attending a vigil, likely for one of the recent South Seattle homicide victims earlier in the morning. Responding officers located over 100 fired rounds spanning several blocks around the vigil. There was bullet damage to a nearby RV trailer, a house, and they found a damaged, abandoned vehicle.

The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. Detectives with the Gun Violence Reduction Unit responded to process the scene.

If anyone has any information, please call 911, or the SPD Violent Crimes Tipline at 206-233-5000. Incident Number: 2025-85095

ADDED 11:28 AM: An area resident sent us audio and photos:

Below is the spot where the vigil was being held:

Another photo shows that if you look at the grouping of candles from above, the red ones form “24” and the white ones form four letters starting with KAY. If anyone else has photos etc. to add, you can do so anonymously and without address specifics – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you.

1:56 PM: At least one commenter suggested seeking comment from City Councilmember Rob Saka, who lives in the area and who is vice chair of the council’s Public Safety Committee. Here’s what he told us:

On Sunday night my family and West Seattle neighbors experienced a terrifying incident. Over a hundred gunshot rounds were fired just outside of my home – practically in my backyard. My 10-year-old daughter was awake at the time and heard everything. After the shooting, I had to wake up my two youngest children for the sole purpose of ensuring that they were safe. It has left my family, my neighbors in Delridge, and many people across our broader West Seattle community feeling traumatized.

No one in Seattle should have to be exposed to this. The sense of safety and peace in our homes and neighborhoods is a fundamental right, and what occurred last night is simply unacceptable.

I want to assure my constituents that I am working closely with the Seattle Police Department as they investigate this incident.

While I’m grateful for the swift response of our Seattle Police officers, it’s clear that we need to do more. My constituents are fed up with the rampant crime and gun violence throughout the city. Certain communities, such as Delridge, continue to bear the brunt of Seattle’s gun violence crisis.

This incident underscores the urgent need for continued and intensified efforts to address gun violence and enhance public safety across our city. I have proposed a public safety resolution up for a vote by the full Council tomorrow, and the Council is also considering a bill to regulate after-hour activities at unregulated clubs that have been sites of regular shootings and violence.

Moving forward, my focus remains on supporting the community and working collaboratively with first responders, local stakeholders, and city leaders to find meaningful solutions that will prevent such incidents from happening again and again.

If you have any information about this incident, I strongly encourage you to call 911, or immediately contact the SPD Violent Crimes Tipline at 206-233-5000.

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UPDATE: Deadly motorcycle crash on westbound West Seattle Bridge’s Delridge offramp (victim ID added)
March 30, 2025 8:24 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS breaking news

8:24 PM: Thanks for the tip. Police and medics are on the westbound West Seattle Bridge near the Delridge offramp because of a motorcycle crash. Updates to come.

8:27 PM: Medics just told dispatch the rider did not survive.

8:38 PM: Police just confirmed the death.

8:50 PM: We missed the original dispatch, so we’re checking the archived audio for any other details. No other vehicle reported involved, so far; initial dispatch was “motorcyclist vs. jersey barrier … right at the Delridge exit.”

(WSB photo)

10:20 PM: As a commenter noted, the motorcycle was toward the end of the Delridge offramp, by Fire Station 36. Our photo above is what we could see from under the bridge. Meantime, SPD has posted about this, but no additional details; they’re asking anyone who might have information to call the Traffic Collision Investigation unit at 206-684-8923.

1:51 AM: SPD has since updated its post to say the rider who died was a 42-year-old man. This is the first deadly collision in West Seattle in five months, since the October 30 one-car crash in Seaview that killed 31-year-old Riley Kestner.

ADDED 3:59 PM: The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the crash victim as Kristopher M. Griebe.

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