August 2022

Shoplifting suspect gets violent and makes racially biased comments; Arrested and booked for hate crime and assault

Information from Seattle Police Department

#2022-201898/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch: 

On 08-02-2022 at 1:12pm, a store manager in West Seattle called 911 requesting police assistance for a previous shoplifter who had returned and was causing a disturbance.

Loss Prevention contacted the subject and requested he leave the store. The subject made racially biased comments and indicated he intended to fight with someone.

Loss Prevention offered the subject food to de-escalate the subject while he was being escorted out of the store.

During this time, the subject began randomly assaulting people, apparently based on their race, resulting in one person being strangled and four being assaulted by various means.

The subject immediately cooperated when confronted by arriving police and was taken into custody without incident.

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Where to spend $3.6 million in public funds? That's up to you
White Center and North Highline community project funding priorities are your choice

It’s time to vote! Five urban unincorporated communities will get the chance to decide which proposed community projects will happen as part of King County’s first Participatory Budgeting process. 

From Aug. 2-10, anyone who lives, works, owns a business, receives services, goes to school, or worships in the following unincorporated areas can cast their vote to fund projects in their community — projects that were proposed and developed by community members. 

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Community invited to reception for new Burien City Manager Adolfo Bailon

Information from the City of Burien 

The City of Burien and Burien City Council invite the community to a reception in Burien City Council Chambers on August 15, 2022 at 6 p.m. to welcome Adolfo Bailon, Burien’s new city manager.

There will be light refreshments and the Mayor and City Councilmembers will make short speeches.

The reception will be held in advance of the August 15, 2022 regular City Council meeting. Bailon will be taking a ceremonial oath of office. Afterwards, he will be available to meet with members of the community.

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Night Out brings neighbors together again; Photos from readers show the fun

The National Night Out on Aug. 2 proved that you can't keep a good tradition down as neighbors across the nation and in West Seattle, and across the city gathered in the street to share pot luck dishes and get acquainted.

The event was interrupted like many things by COVID but it's back again and was lucky to have a warm clear night for the purpose.

WestSide Seattle asked some of our West Seattle neighbors to share photos of their gatherings and here they are. Thanks everyone for sharing y

If you have a great group shot of your event please send it to WestSeattle@robinsonnews.com and we will add it to this story. Photographer name and neighborhood name (like an intersection) please.

 

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If concrete truck drivers strike SDOT confirms it could delay the bridge again

The concrete truck driver's strike that put a four month speed bump in the work on the West Seattle Bridge never truly ended and could be back on said Teamster's Local 174. on Aug. 1. Now the Seattle Department of Transportation confirms that if a work stoppage resumes it could in fact delay the reopening of the West Seattle Bridge, set for the week of Sept. 12.

The need when they walked out back on Dec. 4 was for highly specialized concrete to form the anchors inside the girders of the bridge, some able to support 20 million pounds. But when the union resumed work, even without an agreement, that work was able to get done. 

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Train, Blues Traveler and Jewel bring the flavor of a family rock festival

To an audience that spanned nearly every age the Train, Blues Traveler, Jewel concert on Aug. 2 at Climate Pledge Arena was a kind of throwback. Throughout the show the rock festival atmosphere was evident with kids, teens and plenty of seasoned citizens dancing, singing along and truly enjoying the show. 

It was a homecoming of sorts too for Train lead singer Pat Monahan who noted he has lived in Issaquah for more than 20 years, and Blues Traveler leader John Popper who lives in Snohomish. Even Jewel touched on her local roots during the show. 

It was obvious too that many friends and family members were in the first few rows.

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Update: Man who allegedly stalked Rep. Jayapal pleads not guilty; bail set at $150,000

Update Tuesday Aug 2

 Brent Allen Fotsell who was allegedly standing outside U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal's home and yelling expletives while armed with a pistol July 11 pleaded not guilty Tuesday.

A King County Superior Court judge set his bail at $150,000 during Forsell's arraignment hearing.

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The King County Prosecuting Attorney's office has filed formal charging documents against Brent Allen Forsell in an incident in which he was arrested outside the Arbor Heights home of Representative Pramila Jayapal on July 9. He's been charged with Felony Stalking.

Count 1 Felony Stalking

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OP-Ed - How to stop the superbug crisis 


Dr. Paul Pottinger

Another silent killer is lurking in our community, and it's not COVID-19. 

The threat is antimicrobial resistance -- better known as an onslaught of "superbugs." These are bacteria and fungi that can no longer be treated with existing drugs. 

Between 2017 and 2019, Washington State authorities uncovered 77 infections from the drug-resistant bacteria CRAB inside its health care facilities. In Spokane County in 2020, there were nearly 58 drug-resistant staph infections per 100,000 hospitalized people. That's higher than the state average of 45 per 100,000. Both are considerably higher than the most recent national data, less than 3 per 100,000 in 2016.

This is not just a local problem. Superbug infections could kill up to 10 million people annually by 2050 if we fail to take action, according to the World Health Organization.

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