December 2022

In a letter to constituents on Dec. 9, City Councilmember for District 1, Lisa Herbold announced she will not be seeking re-election. She shared a long list of accomplishments and said she hopes to create a open seat for the job in the next election.She was first elected in 2015 after defeating Shannon Braddock, and was sworn into office on January 4, 2016. She was reelected in November 2019.

Herbold writes:

"After 25 years working in the very best branch of municipal government and using my role to lift the voices of those in our City fighting for workers’ rights, tenants’ rights, more funding for affordable housing and life-sustaining services, community-led safety interventions, police reform, progressive revenue, and constituent services for D1 residents, I’m so proud of all that we’ve accomplished together:
 

Update Dec. 9, 2022

All former residents, and others of the Rozella Building near White Center were successfully taken out of the building and provided other housing in hotels or taken for treatment according to Debra LeComb, property manager for S&L Realty.

The building owner Peter Phan was told by the City of Seattle that the Rozella Building needed to be boarded up securely by end of day on Dec. 9. He told LeComb that the plywood and other materials would not fit into his SUV so he was delayed. As of 3:30 pm the work had not started. He has 72 hours (not counting the weekend) to complete the work or it will be done by the City of Seattle and he will be charged for it.

LeComb said, "One of the residents was a hoarder and you could barely open the door or move around in there." 

Michael Lee Dudley 64 was found guilty of four counts of second-degree murder on Thursday.

Michael Lee Dudley killed Jessica Lewis, 35, and Austin Wenner, 27.

The couple who had been renting a room from Dudley in his Burien home were said by prosecutors to have gotten in an argument over unpaid rent. The prosecutors maintained that Dudley shot them and then dismembered their bodies. 

Responding to a Tik Tok challenge 10 days later, two girls happened upon two suitcases that contained the remains of Wenner and Lewis.

Salty's on Alki has long been known as a restaurant with the best view of Seattle. How do you top that? Gerry Kingen, co-owner Kathryn Kingen, daughter and partner Kate Kingen, Gen. Mgr Chris Darst and the Salty's leadership team may have found a way.

Now open at the airport is Salty's at the SEA.

It's a blend of all the other Salty's locations, Seattle, Redondo (temporarily closed), and Portland with clever features everywhere. 

Information from Seattle Police Department

#2022-325709/Southwest Precinct/First Watch: 

On 12-06-2022 at 3:47am, officers responded to an armed robbery at a convenience store in the 4300 block of SW Admiral Way SW.

The suspects arrived in a white smaller SUV and parked in the alley to the east. Two suspects entered, one wearing a backpack and armed with a handgun, the other pulled a long gun from his pants. They went behind the counter and demanded the cash drawer be opened.

They also took some thin cigars from behind the counter. The cashier had some difficultly opening the register.

A third suspect then opened the front door and pointed a handgun at the clerk from the door. The suspect with the backpack then took the cash from the register and they all fled to the vehicle.