West Seattle, Washington
04 Tuesday
9:04 AM: Thanks to the reader who sent the photo with word of this flipped-car crash just before 3 am by Admiral Way Viewpoint. It was initially a “rescue extrication” callout but quickly downsized when it was determined no one had to be extricated from the one vehicle reported involved, a Kia Sorento. We’re following up with SFD and SPD.
2:18 PM: SFD says the only person it treated was a 13-year-old girl who was taken to a hospital by AMR ambulance. The initial radio exchanges also mentioned an adult at the scene; no SPD info yet.
3:39 PM: Apparently another case of SFD and SPD info conflicting. (SFD has said SPD usually has the updated info, so in case of conflict, to go with theirs.) SPD says the driver was a 33-year-old woman, apparently alone in the vehicle, taken to the hospital. The report details otherwise are not available in the system so we don’t have details on the crash’s suspected cause.
6:00 AM: Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 29, 2025 – four days until we “fall back” an hour when Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday morning at 2 am.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
The forecast for today: Mostly sunny, chance of showers, breezy, high in the upper 50s. Sunrise will be at 7:49 am; sunset, 5:56 pm.
ROAD WORK
-Fauntleroy culvert repairs might affect the 9100 block of California SW.
-Still awaiting the 60th, 61st, 62nd Alki speed-bump work between Alki Avenue and Admiral Way.
TRANSIT TODAY
Washington State Ferries – WSF says the Triangle Route will be on a two-boat schedule today. Vessel Watch will show you which boat is where; ferry alerts will update with any changes.
Metro buses – On regular schedule and routes.
Water Taxi – Now on regular West Seattle service, fall/winter schedule.
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the view looking west. Also note, maritime-opening info is again available via X (ex-Twitter):
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: In addition to 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!
Many readers are asking what they can do to help as local food banks brace for new clients with federal food-aid tumult expected. We took that question to our area’s two main food banks. The West Seattle Food Bank sent this response:
As the federal government shutdown continues and reductions to SNAP benefits deepen the strain on household food budgets, the West Seattle Food Bank (WSFB) is bracing for a significant surge in demand for food and housing assistance.
The West Seattle Food Bank stands in solidarity with millions of families across the nation who are facing devastating uncertainty as federal SNAP benefits are suspended during the ongoing government shutdown. While legal and political debates unfold, our concern remains with the people in our own community — neighbors who will wake up on November 1 unsure how they’ll feed their families.
“In times like these, community becomes our greatest safety net,” said Fran Yeatts, Executive Director of WSFB. “We know many families are worried — and some may be facing this kind of uncertainty for the first time. Food banks like ours were not built to replace a national safety net — we are here to complement it. Without timely SNAP payments, the need will quickly exceed what any local organization can meet alone.”
Local Impact
Across Washington, roughly 900,000 people rely on SNAP (Basic Food/EBT) each month to help cover groceries. While October benefits have been distributed, November payments may be delayed if the shutdown continues, leaving many households without the support they depend on.
At WSFB, staff are already preparing for families new to food-bank services — seniors returning after years of independence, and working parents stretched thin by rising costs of food, rent, and child care. The organization is also watching closely for disruptions to federal food shipments through TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), which may tighten supply chains further if the shutdown continues.
Even before this latest disruption, local demand was already surging. In FY25, the West Seattle Food Bank distributed 2.25 million pounds of food to more than 8,500 households, reflecting the ongoing strain on family budgets. One of the most striking increases came through our Backpack Program, which grew 63% year over year—from 9,007 packs in FY24 to 14,656 in FY25—providing weekend meals for West Seattle students who rely on school breakfasts and lunches. This sharp rise underscores just how difficult it has become for working families to make ends meet amid persistently high grocery costs.
Community Support Makes the Difference
WSFB is calling on the community to help sustain essential programs through this uncertain period:
Donate: Monetary gifts allow WSFB to purchase food directly.
Volunteer: Extra hands help keep food & clothing flowing to neighbors who need it most.
Spread the Word: Encourage anyone experiencing hardship to reach out. No one should go hungry because they’re unsure where to turn.“West Seattle has always shown up for one another,” said Yeatts. “Your support helps us stay steady when things feel unstable — it’s what makes this community special.”
How to Help
To donate or learn more about volunteering, visit westseattlefoodbank.org.
For SNAP and WIC updates, see the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and Department of Health websites.
We’ll publish the White Center Food Bank response when we get it, and any other relevant information to help keep food insecurity in our area from getting worse.
Sent by Christine in Gatewood:
This Trek bike was found locked to our neighbors’ fence in the alley of the 6700 block of 38th & 39th Ave SW.
The same night, Sunday 10/26, our garage door was accidentally left open and our two Ride 1 Up Portola folding e-bikes were stolen out of our garage. Both were a blue gray color with one hard and one soft packs on the back.
Would love to reunite the owner of the Trek bike since it has a pack with tools and some personal items in it. Strange that it was locked unless the thief was planning on returning to get it.
Our alley neighbor sent us his Ring security camera footage and you can see the thief take the bikes & head northbound toward Morgan St.
We filed a police report (no case # yet) and are checking sale sites like Craigslist & OfferUp to see if they’re turn up. Thankful he didn’t take more, I guess.
If the Trek bike might be yours – or if you happen to find the stolen ebikes – contact us and we’ll connect you.
Lacey sent the photos and info for tonight’s spotlight Halloween display!
I wanted to let you all know about my display The Last Resort Hotel. I am planning on having my yard open to walk through on Thursday Oct. 30 from 4-8 pm and on Friday Oct. 31 from 4-9 pm. White Center Trick or Treat goes from 4-7 pm, so that is a great time to come and visit! We are located on 18th Ave SW between Roxbury and SW 98th St. I will have a bin for people to drop off nonperishable items for White Center Food Bank as well as a link for people who would like to donate online. I would really love to make this an annual tradition. It is a lot of work to set this up and I want to share it with people and find a way to give back.
Every year I decorate the inside of my yard for my sons birthday, and this year we have taken on a new theme The Last Resort Hotel. Inside the yard you will find The Last Gasp Gift Shop with zombie snacks and tombstones for sale. The Witch Way Cafe hosts a bubbling cauldron and a creepy doll party. You can visit Zombie Place on the way to the Morgue, but watch out for dangling body parts!
It is definitely more fun to visit at night with all of the lighting on, but during the day there is still lots to enjoy and may feel less scary for the little ones.
Thanks to everyone who’s been sending photos – still a few more displays to show before Halloween on Friday!
Haven’t finalized your Halloween costume yet? Make – or decorate – one at a Youngstown Cultural Arts Center workshop tomorrow (Wednesday, October 29)! Claire from DNDA sent word of the fun – and sustainable! – event:
This Wednesday, October 29th from 5 pm – 7 pm, DNDA’s ArtPlus team will be hosting a free community workshop called “Space-2-Craft” at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. We will be providing demos on making costumes from upcycled materials (such as cardboard, paper, etc.), as well as providing a space for creatives of all skill-levels to access the materials and collaboration they need to fix or finish their own costumes. We have an Eventbrite page to sign up through, with more information, here.
We’re excited to bring people together around sustainable creativity — turning recycled materials into bold, community-made costumes while showcasing the ongoing opportunities at Youngstown and DNDA.
Haven’t been to Youngstown? It’s at 4408 Delridge Way SW.
(Reader photo)
5:19 PM: For the second consecutive day, a driver has ended up on a business-district sidewalk in West Seattle. This time, it was the northwest corner of 42nd/Oregon – as shown by the street sign brought down on the car. We don’t know much about the circumstances, only that it was originally dispatched around 3:15 pm as a crash “with two patients,” neither described as seriously hurt/ill, and only one SFD engine was sent. (Yesterday’s car-on-sidewalk crash was at 16th/Roxbury.)
7:08 PM: Readers have added more info. Meantime, Dan sent this photo from another angle:
7:35 PM: SFD tells us two people were treated at the scene:
-74-year-old woman in stable condition, transported to Swedish First Hill via AMR.
-37-year-old woman in stable condition, did not need transportation to a hospital.
(Photo of future Morgan Junction Park Addition site, today)
Morgan Junction Park skate dot? Camp Long Lodge? Consider Riverview and Bar-S turf? Take a tiny step toward 10-years-overdue SW Roxbury repairs? As the City Council gets its first briefings today on some of the budget amendments proposed by councilmembers, the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting has been updated, with more proposals. As we did on Sunday night with key proposals by District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka that were on today’s agenda, we’ve read through it and are listing highlights of what he has on the Wednesday agenda (plus a few West Seattle proposals by others), and how they’re summarized by council staff. This is in the order the department-by-department amendments will be presented during the day. First, in the Department of Planning and Community Development-related proposals, the African Community Housing and Development Public Market project:
OPCD-008-A-1 – Increase OPCD by $3 million GF for a public market project
(summary) This Council Budget Action (CBA) would increase proposed appropriations to the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) by $3,000,000 GF (one-time) to increase funding for a public market in the Highland Park community, such as the African Community and Housing Development International Public Market project. Previously the International Public Market project has been granted $5 million through the Equitable Development Initiative. A commitment for these funds in the 2026 budget would help to make the project fully funded.
In the Department of Neighborhoods proposals, $2.6 million that could benefit the Highland Park Improvement Club rebuilding project (as previewed here):
DON-007-A – Increase DON by $2.6 million GF to the Neighborhood Matching Fund for repairs and renovations to inclusive, neighborhood gathering places
(summary) This Council Budget Action would increase appropriations to Department of Neighborhoods’ (DON) Neighborhood Matching Fund by $2.6 million GF (one-time) to support construction and renovation of buildings and structures serving diverse communities that provide inclusive, neighborhood gathering places such as the Highland Park Improvement Club. Such places host neighborhood meetings, arts and cultural events, emergency preparedness activities, food distribution sites and mutual aid efforts.
In the Office of Sustainability and Environment proposals, $200,000 that could include additional funding for the Delridge Farmers’ Market:
OSE-002-A – Increase OSE by $200,000 GF to support farmers markets in food deserts, and impose a proviso
(summary) This Council Budget Action (CBA) would increase proposed appropriations to the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) by $200,000 in 2026 to provide support to farmers markets in neighborhoods with food deserts, which may include but not be limited to: Georgetown, Delridge, Beacon Hill, Highland Park, South Park, Sand Point, and Rainier Beach.
OSE’s 2026 Proposed Budget includes one-time funding of $127,000 for the Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets to expand the Lake City Farmers Market by 15 weeks through December and shift market hours from Thursday evenings to Saturday mornings. Additional funding for the Lake City Farmers Market is being held in reserve, with a total commitment of $317,000 over three years.
In 2025, OSE contracted with the Georgetown Merchants Association for $50,000 to support neighborhood activation, including a community event series and a pilot Georgetown seasonal farmers market. In 2024, African Community Housing Development received an award of $100,000 from the Department of Neighborhoods’ Food Equity Fund to expand the Delridge Farmer’s Market to a new, larger location for the market’s fifth anniversary season in 2025.
Long list of amendments from Saka in the Department of Transportation proposals (including more money for pothole repair) – here are two of particular West Seattle note:
SDOT-001-A – Proviso $200,000 in SDOT for urban design and pedestrian improvements in the Admiral Junction
(summary) This Council Budget Action (CBA) would impose a proviso on $200,000 in the Seattle Department of
Transportation’s (SDOT’s) budget for urban design and pedestrian safety improvements in the Admiral
Junction that has been long sought after by the community. The intent is to enhance walkability,
accessibility, and neighborhood vitality through targeted investments in infrastructure such as curb
ramps, crosswalks, and pedestrian-scale lighting.SDOT-003-A – Proviso $250,000 in SDOT for 10% design of SW Roxbury Street improvements
(summary) This Council Budget Action (CBA) would impose a proviso on $250,000 in appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for 10% conceptual design to repave and make improvements along SW Roxbury Street between 16th Ave SW and Olson Place SW. The corridor is in poor condition and requires significant investment to address pavement degradation and safety concerns. The project would require coordination with King County due to jurisdictional boundaries.
(SW Roxbury originally had an SDOT improvement plan – never executed – 10 years ago.)
Last department briefing scheduled for Wednesday’s meeting contains the Seattle Parks and Recreation-related amendments – here’s what Saka is proposing for this area there, including the Camp Long Lodge rebuilding project – which would still be several years away – and the Morgan Junction Park “skate dot” (as previewed here):
SPR-006S-A – Request that SPR report on rebuilding Camp Long and prioritizing this project in the Seattle Park District Cycle 3 funding plan
(summary) This Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) would request Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) to report on the potential costs, timeline, and funding sources for rebuilding the historic Camp Long Lodge (Camp Long) and how this project would align with the department’s funding priorities for Seattle Park District (Park District) Cycle 3 funding plan for 2029-2034.
In November 2024, Camp Long (Lodge) closed after sustaining significant fire damage due to arson. SPR has allocated insurance proceeds (approximately $2.6 million) toward funding stabilization efforts, a predesign study, and other pre-construction costs. The pre-design study will determine the final funding needed to restore the building to an occupiable condition, including preservation of historic elements, accessibility updates, and full decarbonization. SPR anticipates that the construction bidding process for this project will occur no earlier than 2028 due to the design, review, and permitting realities of a major historical renovation following significant fire damage.
Although the insurance proceeds are sufficient for stabilization and planning/design efforts, there is no identified funding source for the renovation of the building which could cost between $18 to $30 million. SPR reports that the department is actively considering options for funding the construction phase, including public and private partnerships.
The Seattle Park District Cycle 3 funding plan could provide a potential funding source for this project. Beginning in 2026, SPR will start a comprehensive, community-oriented process to determine spending priorities for the Cycle 3 funding plan and corresponding revenue needs. The proposed Cycle 3 funding plan is due to the Park District Board in early 2028. The Park District Board, after considering recommendations from the community and the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners, will ultimately determine the spending levels and updated projects, programs, and services to include in the next six-year funding cycle.
This SLI requests SPR to provide a report with a comprehensive timeline for rebuilding Camp Long including but not limited to costs, milestone dates, identification of potential timeline impacts, and plans to mitigate delays. Additionally, the report would identify how the department is prioritizing this project in preparation for the proposed Seattle Park District Cycle 3 funding plan for 2029-2034.
SPR-008-A – Increase SPR by $700,000 GF for a skatedot at Morgan Junction Park and impose a proviso
(summary) This Council Budget Action would increase appropriations to Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) by $700,000 GF (one-time) for the New Park Development (MC-PR-21003-K730308) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project for construction of a skatedot (i.e., small skatepark) as part of the Morgan Junction Park Addition project and impose a proviso.
The Morgan Junction Park Addition project, budgeted at $7.5 million, started in 2014 with acquisition of an additional half-acre property to expand the park and provide more open space for the highdensity neighborhood. SPR placed the project on hold in 2020 as part of COVID-related Citywide budget reallocations and restarted development efforts in 2023. After completing acquisition and remediation efforts, about $1.84 million remains for park development, including construction, sales tax, mobilization, and associated costs such as design, project management, engagement, permit fees, and inspections. This amount of funding scales back the original vision for the project (i.e., removes plans for a community stage, play features, monument seat wall, sun shelf, view shed and other improvements) and does not include construction of the skatedot which is estimated to cost between $750,000-$850,000. SPR reports that if sufficient funding becomes available for the skatedot, the project could be included in the 2026 bid package for contractors and construction could begin in early 2027.
This CBA intends to provide funding to enable the skatedot to be included in the 2026 bid package. This CBA also anticipates that SPR will design and implement a plan to expedite and accelerate construction of the skatedot given that the project has been in development for over a decade.
Also in the Parks proposals, not sponsored by Saka, but rather by citywide Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, a possible boost for the Schmitz Park Creek Restore project:
SPR-012-A – Increase SPR by $150,000 GF for a plan to restore Schmitz Preserve Park
(summary) This Council Budget Action would increase appropriations to Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) by
$150,000 GF (one-time) for the Urban Forestry Green Seattle Partnership (MC-PR-41012) Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) project to develop a restoration plan for Schmitz Preserve Park in District
1.
This CBA would fund a one-time seed investment toward restoring Schmitz Preserve Park, including a feasibility analysis, preliminary design study, and hydrologic study of the creek basin, climate resilience, and sediment flow. The feasibility analysis would evaluate logistical, environmental, and economic factors to ensure the restoration is practical and beneficial to the community. A preliminary design study would provide conceptual layouts and cost estimates, enabling informed decision-making and stakeholder engagement. The hydrological study would facilitate understanding of water flow, drainage, and flood risks—key elements for long-term resilience and ecological health.Together, these foundational assessments are intended to determine the viability, scope, and sustainability of the restoration project. The long-term goal is to restore the old growth forest, daylight salmon habitat, and enhance trails.
And another proposed Parks amendment with specific West Seattle geographic references (two of the three sites mentioned) is sponsored by Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth:
SPR-014S-A – Request that SPR report on full turf conversions at Judkins Park, Riverview Park, and Bar-S Playground
(summary) This Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) would request Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) to report on the costs, timeline, and feasibility of full turf conversions for four playfields: one playfield at Judkins Park in District 3, two playfields (i.e., upper fields one and two) at Riverview Park in District 1, and one playfield at Bar-S Playground in District 1. Turf conversions are intended to increase playing options for youth sports and support safe, accessible, and quality play for users on a year-round basis, including during inclement weather.
(editor’s note: we’re omitting Judkins Park summary, as not in WS)
Riverview Park has eight playfields; the upper fields are sized for baseball/softball and the smaller lower fields are sized for softball. This SLI requests a report on turfing the entirety of upper playfields one and two.
Bar-S Playground has two playfields that are the same size. This SLI requests a report on turfing the entirety of one of these playfields.
SPR’s report should identify the full range of costs and project considerations for installing turf for the entire field (not just the infield) for each of the identified fields. The cost estimate should include associated site improvements such as lighting, fencing, additional updates to the dugouts and backstops, and accessibility improvements.
Note that just because they’re proposed and presented does not mean these will all make it into the budget. Meantime, Wednesday’s meeting is slated for two sessions, 9:30 am and TBA pm; here’s the full agenda, with links to the documents for all of the scheduled departments. Again, this is just the introduction/briefing phase, no votes yet, but if you have an opinion on any of the proposed amendments, it’s never too soon to contact councilmembers (include the amendment number). There are public-comment periods at many of the meetings, but the one big public hearing on the amendment is scheduled for November 6, with both remote and in-person participation (1 and 5 pm).
More salmon sightings in Longfellow Creek! Thanks to Manuel Valdes for the photos above and below:
Steve Pumphrey reports sightings too – “6 or 7 good-sized fish” – and sent this photo of a Great Blue Heron pondering some fishing on the creek:
The footbridge south of West Seattle Health Club (28th SW and SWYancy) is a popular viewing spot.
P.S. At Fauntleroy Creek, salmon-watch volunteers are still awaiting the first arrivals, hampered somewhat by downed trees that city crews need to clear.
Again today, the aftermath of flooding blamed on a plumbing problem has forced some Jefferson Square businesses to stay closed. Here’s what we found at noontime today:
CVS: Still closed, hoping to reopen before day’s end
THE JOINT CHIROPRACTIC: They’re now projecting they might not reopen before Saturday.
WEST SEATTLE ANIMAL HOSPITAL: As first reported Monday, they hadn’t expected to reopen any sooner than tomorrow.
WEST SEATTLE SCHOOL OF ROCK: Still handling lessons remotely.
DREAM DINNERS WEST SEATTLE: Still closed.
We have an inquiry out to the center’s management firm Kimco Realty regarding the situation but have yet to hear back.
Amanda is hoping for help solving a case of arson:
This time of year I normally email the blog photos of my neighbor’s amazing Halloween decorations. However early this morning, 10/28/25, around 1 am, someone destroyed the display and set fire to the decorations and bushes of my neighbor’s house on the corner of 42nd Ave SW and SW Hudson St.
(Above is video from a camera) on our street. I’ve also included a screenshot of the person (a little blurry). White male, brown hair, blue coat, possibly in his 20’s.
If you recognize this person or have any information, the police report number is 25-315317. Any help is greatly appreciated.
A big shout out to the neighbors who were out there putting the fire out and calling 911. This could have been a lot worse if it weren’t for really great people on our block. Hoping the West Seattle community can help bring some closure to a terrible situation.
Seattle Parks crews still have a lot of cleanup to do after the weekend windstorm. Our photo above shows Lowman Beach Park‘s biggest trees, which we checked out on Monday after a commenter mentioned those trees had lost limbs in the storm. It appeared – at least when we went by – that the northernmost tree had taken the brunt of that. Afterward we asked Parks for any stats on how many damaged or downed trees they were dealing with; spokesperson Rachel Schulkin told us today, “We have over 50 work orders related to downed trees or branches in parks citywide.” If you see tree trouble or any other Parks problem that you think might not yet have been reported, the department’s maintenance hotline is 206-684-7250.
Thanks to Rainer Klett for the harbor-seal (and meal) photo! Here’s our Tuesday list, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
FREE PLAYSPACE: Indoor play on a gray day! West Seattle Church of the Nazarene is opening its free community playspace, 9 am-noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. (42nd/Juneau)
BUDGET COMMITTEE: As previewed Sunday night, the first briefing on councilmembers’ proposed budget amendments, department by department, starts during this under-way (9:30 am start) meeting – proposals are linked on the agenda.
POSTCARDS4DEMOCRACY: New postcard-writers as well as returnees are welcome at this weekly advocacy gathering, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor). Sign up here before you go, if this is your first time.
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE FOOD TRUCK: As previewed here, it’s open to the public, 10:30 am-12:30 pm at the campus clock tower, and today culinary students are serving Bavarian cuisine. (6000 16th SW)
SOUTHWEST ARTIST SHOWCASE: Final week! Art is on display all around Southwest Library (9010 35th SW), and you can visit any time during regular hours, which are 12 pm-8 pm today.
ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE: Noon lunch meeting at West Seattle Golf Course. Guest speaker: Cinda Stenger, executive director of Westside Interfaith Network. (4470 35th SW).
CHESS CLUB: All levels welcome! 1:30-3 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon). Questions? Email conwell@conwelld.net.
HOMEWORK HELP: Students can get free drop-in homework help at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), 4 pm to 5:45 pm.
HIGH-SCHOOL SPORTS: West Seattle HS girls’ soccer Metro League playoff match vs. Franklin at 4 pm, Walt Hundley Playfield (34th SW and SW Myrtle).
DROP-IN WINE TASTING: 5-8 pm Tuesdays at Walter’s Wine Shop (4811 California SW) – $15 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.
TRACK RUN WITH WEST SEATTLE RUNNER: Meet up by 6:15 pm at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) for WSR’s free weekly track run.
CREATE POTTERY: Last 6:30-9 pm “girls’ night” at closing-soon pottery studio The Clay Cauldron (5214 Delridge Way SW) – preregister to work on your project(s).
KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION NIGHT: 6:30 pm at Hope Lutheran School (4456 42nd SW), adults only.
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: West Seattle’s newest dance classes (WSB sponsor) continue, 7 pm at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW). Our calendar listing has details including how to check if they have space for you. Space allowing, newcomers are welcome, and the first class is free. (WSB sponsor)
WOMEN’S MEDITATION CIRCLE: Weekly small-group event at Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034 California SW), 7 pm. Our calendar listing has info on registering before you participate.
BINGO: Play free Tuesday night Belle of the Balls Bingo at The Skylark, 7 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
TRIVIA X 4: Four locations for trivia tonight – The Beer Junction (4711 California SW), 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 pm at Admiral Pub, free, prizes. (2306 California SW).
If you are organizing an event, class, performance, gathering, etc., tell your West Seattle neighbors via our event calendar, from which we draw our daily lists too – just email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
West Seattle’s legendary haunted house Meeds Manor is back this Halloween. One night only, 3011 45th SW, 5:30-9 pm Friday. The Meeds family is opening their haunted house to collect West Seattle Food Bank donations, so be sure to bring nonperishable food! You can also support WSFB via cash donations on the family’s Venmo account, @meedsathletics.
6:00 AM: Good morning! It’s Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – five days until we “fall back” an hour when Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday morning at 2 am.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
The forecast for today: Cloudy, chance of rain, high in the mid-50s. Sunrise will be at 7:48 am; sunset, 5:57 pm.
WINDSTORM AFTERMATH
-We’re told the briefly iconic ‘limb in a wire” over the Admiral Way hill was removed Monday pm.
ROAD WORK
-Fauntleroy culvert repairs had the 9100 block of California SW down to one lane with a flagger on Monday.
-Still awaiting the 60th, 61st, 62nd Alki speed-bump work between Alki Avenue and Admiral Way.
TRANSIT TODAY
Washington State Ferries – WSF has three boats on the Triangle Route – M/V Issaquah, M/V Cathlamet, and M/V Sealth. Vessel Watch will show you which boat is where; ferry alerts will update with any changes.
Metro buses – On regular schedule and routes.
Water Taxi – Now on regular West Seattle service, fall/winter schedule.
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the view looking west. Also note, maritime-opening info is again available via X (ex-Twitter):
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: In addition to 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!
Three weeks after two community events (WSB coverage here and here) aired concerns about street disorder near the Westside Neighbors Shelter in The Triangle, a neighbor reports results of a “productive meeting.” Abi CC’d us on their report:
Dear West Seattle Neighbors and Community Partners,
After a productive meeting 10/23 with the Westside Neighbors Shelter (WSNS), we wanted to share an update where shelter board members, owners and operators, myself & my partner came together to review updates from recent community / precinct meetings and plan the next steps for the shelter’s future. Our goal is to ensure the shelter continues its important mission while improving safety, operations, and rebuilding a strong relationship with the community.
Key Updates for the Community:
1. Strengthened Partnership with Seattle Police Department (SPD)
· We’re pleased to share that WSNS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Southwest Precinct, giving SPD officers the authority to act on behalf of the owner to enforce trespassing on shelter property without requiring prior approval from shelter leadership. This enables officers to go on property to address harassment vs prior restrictions.
· Enforcement follows a clear three-step process: → Verbal Warning → Citation → Arrest (if necessary)
· SPD has also increased patrol visibility, including parking a patrol car on site at key times (such as after breakfast) to ensure guests leave the property once services conclude.
· The precinct has also increased their speed to remove offenders and response time to calls both around the shelter and in the surrounding Triangle.
This support is a big step forward and a direct result of community engagement. We appreciate the quick support from the SPD. We anticipate that the community will see a decrease in loitering on the property and in the immediate area.
2. Future Direction and Next Steps
The WSNS Board discussed and aligned to on the following key next steps:
· Development of a Good Neighbor Agreement to formalize safety, communication, and collaboration standards with community stakeholders, including local businesses & neighbor associations. This is a framework designed by the city and implemented by other like organizations in the Seattle area. Our goal here is to also work directly with the Neighbor Council and West Seattle Junction Association in addition to the Precinct.
· Improved community updates and communication to inform on the shelter’s mission, progress against plans, and relevant updates for the community.
· Keith and team are pursuing a partnership / transition in operational management. While the mission is big, current operations are understaffed, and a transition plan is critical for sustainable safe and effective operation.
3. Upcoming Event
The following is a fundraiser for the shelter – as we work to strengthen operations and implement new ways of working, any donation will help accelerate this transformation. See attached for the event flyer.
Boeing Employees Choir Benefit Concert
St. John’s Episcopal Church (3050 California SW)
(corrected) Saturday, November 8, 4 pm
Suggested donation: $15 (all proceeds benefit the shelter)
We don’t have numbers, but we can say anecdotally that we’ve heard “trespassing” dispatches for the shelter since this report revealed police have been authorized to respond to such calls there.
Tonight’s featured Halloween decorations are at Zachary‘s house on Alki – and they’re not the only one on the block: “Multiple displays along 64th; there’s also dueling pirate-themed displays between ours and the neighbors across the street.” And for trick-or-treating, he adds, “We’re also registered on the Teal Pumpkin Project Map.”
(If you’re participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project too, please let us know – we’ll have a list in our calendar for Halloween.) Meantime, still room for a few more decoration photos before Friday night – westseattleblog@gmail.com if you haven’t sent yours yet – thank you! (Scroll through the WSB Halloween archive to see what we’ve shown already.)
For those who appreciate numbers … updated results from two of the events we covered while they were in progress over the weekend:
(Sunday photo by Oliver Hamlin for WSB)
CHILI COOKOFF: The West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival‘s tastiest event brought in $5,700 for the West Seattle Food Bank, WSFB’s Robbin Peterson tells WSB. (If you missed the winner announcement in our as-it-happened festival coverage on Sunday – The Westy got the most votes, followed by Husky Deli and Easy Street.)
(Saturday photo by WSB’s Anne Higuera)
DRUG TAKEBACK DAY: Southwest Precinct fill-in crime-prevention coordinator Matthew Brown reports that on Saturday, “We collected 7 boxes filled with a combined total of 168.6 lbs of unused and expired medications. It was extremely successful.” Look for the next opportunity in about half a year.
Thanks to Gary Jones for the photos. Several readers asked today about the presence of multiple boats fishing with nets off Alki Point.
They’re purse seiners that show up about this time many years (here’s one of our past reports), fishing for chum salmon.
If you’re interested in the rules, maps, etc., here’s the 56-page document (which we also linked when purse seiners showed up briefly two months ago).
4:59 PM: It’s not blocking traffic but the response soon might – a driver has gone onto the sidewalk and (reportedly lightly) hit the building on the northeast corner of 16th/Roxbury, as shown in the traffic-cam screengrab above.
5:06 PM: Live camera shows police now have the adjacent – westbound outside – lane on Roxbury blocked.
5:19 PM: Tow truck just arrived. Apparently no major injuries, since SFD canceled quickly.
6:37 PM: Had to leave the desk for a while; the scene has since been cleared.
(WSB photo, August 14)
3:32 PM: More than two months after the noontime smash-and-grab takeover robbery at Menashe & Sons Jewelers in The Junction, a suspect is charged. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced the first-degree robbery and unlawful-gun-possession charges filed against 29-year-old DaSean S. Harrison, who the documents say has prior weapons and robbery-attempt convictions. The charging documents say they traced him through witnesses, car rental records, an investigation of pawn-shop robberies (for which he’s also charged) in Renton and Shoreline, and even SODO Home Depot camera images showing shoplifting of items similar to what was used in the robbery, including sledgehammers and gloves. Harrison, who the documents say lives on Capitol Hill, already has been arraigned and has pleaded not guilty; he is in the King County Jail, in lieu of $250,000 bail. We’re still reading the lengthy (26 pages) charging documents and will add more details shortly.
ADDED 4:25 PM: The documents start by telling the story of the robbery, saying the car holding the robbers was parked on the other side of California for about 15 minutes before it turned around and pulled up in front of the jewelry store 2 1/2 minutes before four people got out and did this:
Through a person who called 911 about two suspicious vehicles near 35th and Fauntleroy a few minutes later – believing one was being stolen – police were able to link the robbers to a white Camry that during the robbery had been parked in the 4100 block of 35th SW. They found images on an officer’s Automated License Plate Reader.
The documents then say another piece of the puzzle fell into place when a detective learned that Harrison was being investigated in a similar pawn-shop robbery, smash and grab, at a CashAmerica pawn shop in Renton in January. In both cases, the detective writes, one robber was significantly larger than the other – they say Harrison is the one at left in these images from the Menashe robbery:
The documents say Seattle detectives found out that Renton detectives had learned Harrison rented a white Camry for the first half of August. Investigators in the Menashe case then sought records for the phone number Harrison had provided with the rental; the documents say they showed the phone in the area of both the Menashe robbery and where the Camry was parked. GPS records from the rent-a-car, detectives write, showed it arriving in West Seattle around 10:43 am the morning of the robbery, and driving past the jewelry store about 10 minutes later, then again a half-hour after that, and finally parking in the 4100 block of 35th around 11:30.
Meantime, the documents say that car was found on SODO Home Depot surveillance a week before the Menashe robbery, and checking other cameras, they found a person believed to be Harrison walking out with items he hadn’t paid for; zoomed-in imagery shows trash bags, sledgehammers, and gloves, like what was seen in the Menashe robbery.
Back to the day of the robbery – the charging documents say Harrison’s phone made multiple calls in the hours afterward to a phone number that traced to “Tacoma Gold Buyers.” The documents then mention Harrison exchanging the rent-a-car the next day, and jump ahead to Renton Police arresting him on October 16th. From jail, they say, he made phone calls to someone at the address listed in his Seattle arrest report as his address, for which they eventually obtained a search warrant. Acting on part of what they heard in his jail phone calls, the documents say, they found a .223 rifle and 9mm handgun, and that’s why he is charged with unlawful firearm possession.
The documents do not mention any other suspects in the case nor the status of the items stolen from the store. Prosecutors also provided the Renton charging documents, so we’ll be reading those next to see if there’s anything of note regarding the West Seattle case.
Thanks to the reader who forwarded the Sunday announcement from Lazy Dog Crazy Dog that it’s closed both its Ballard and West Seattle (9064 Delridge Way SW) locations (though the email only mentions Ballard, the sign on the door today confirms that WS is closed too):
Dear Lazy Dog Customers:
It is with great sadness that we announce the indefinite closure of Lazy Dog Crazy Dog, effective today, Sunday at 6:00 PM.
Over the past two weeks, we have received hundreds of menacing messages and threats of violence directed at our employees and our business. These have come through email, social media, phone calls, and even direct in-person confrontations at our location. Some of these messages have included racial slurs.
The safety of our employees, the dogs in our care, and our customers is paramount — we simply cannot continue to safely offer our services under these conditions.
As a company led and operated by dog lovers, we know how this news impacts daily routines and travel planning, especially as the holidays approach. We sincerely apologize for this disruption, but it is the right decision.
We will deeply miss caring for your dogs and being part of the Ballard community. If you have prepaid credit, please contact us at play@lazydogcrazydog.com, and we will coordinate your refund.
Though the note doesn’t mention it, what happened two weeks ago was the filing of criminal charges against a 20-year-old former Ballard employee of the business, charged with felony animal cruelty for kicking and hitting a dog at that location in August, waiting more than an hour to take the dog to a clinic, where he died. We’ve read the charging documents and there is no mention of the West Seattle location, which opened in South Delridge in January 2024, according to a news release that says it’s owned by a company that also has dog-care facilities in other states.
We reported Sunday on the flooding that closed the Jefferson Square CVS store (former Bartell Drugs). After commenters reported today that some other businesses in the center were also affected by water damage, we went over to find out more. Here’s what we found, either from signs on doors or from talking to people at the respective businesses:
CVS – still closed, might be able to reopen this afternoon
The Joint – closed today
West Seattle Animal Hospital – closed today and tomorrow
Dream Dinners – closed today
School of Rock – studios closed today, handling lessons remotely
ATI – open but directing clients to an alternate entrance
The inner Jefferson Square businesses on the east and south (Safeway) sides are open, as are other lower businesses. We’re told the plumbing problem was traced to a restroom in the CVS space. We’ll be following up with center management.
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