August 2024

Information from the Seattle Police Blotter

#2024-231843/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch:

At 12:05am Aug. 18, SW Patrol responded to a single vehicle collision into a pole in the 4500 block of W Marginal Way SW. Arriving Officers found the solo occupant to have been ejected and lying on the ground nearby.

The driver had sustained a severed leg, and Officers applied a tourniquet and provided aid until SFD could arrive and take over.

The conscious and alert driver was transported to HMC via Medic One.

TCIS was notified of the incident and SW Patrol processed the scene of the collision.

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Information from the Log House Museum

The city’s largest contiguous forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt, covers more than 500 acres and spans more than four miles along the Duwamish Peninsula. Its ridges, river, and creeks formed over thousands of years and sustain a diverse habitat for wildlife. Coast Salish people have lived among and harvested from its forests and waterways for tens of thousands of years.

Beginning in the 1850s, as the city evolved from industry, so too did this forest. Despite intense urbanization, many have fought for its preservation.

Explore the history and future of the West Duwamish Greenbelt in this collaborative exhibit. 

Join the SWSHS and the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Group for our Opening Reception on Thursday, September 19 from 6-8pm at the Log House Museum!

Information from the City of Burien

The City of Burien is currently participating in the process to select a new chief of police for the Burien Police Department, which is comprised of personnel from the King County Sheriff’s Office. The City will follow the process outlined within the Interlocal Agreement for police services with King County, and as agreed to by the King County Sheriff’s Office.

The new chief will fill the position vacated by former Chief Theodore (Ted) Boe. The City of Burien is grateful for Boe’s six years of dedicated service to Burien and wishes him success in his new role as Chief of Police of the Des Moines Police Department.

Beginning next week, a series of stakeholder panels featuring City leadership staff, councilmembers, community leaders and members of organizations serving the Burien community will conduct interviews with candidates for the position.

Seattle Public Schools Superintendant Dr. Brent Jones shared a safety and wellness update with families. Among the changes are work staffing, behavioral health screenings, and collboration with the Seattle Police Department

Dear SPS families and staff,

I know the end of summer is a busy time of year and hope this message finds you well.

We always look forward to the start of a new school year—when students see their old friends and meet their new teachers. Seattle Public Schools (SPS) educators and staff are busy preparing to welcome students back to school!

The first day is a good reminder that student success takes a village as we work together to model positive routines for our scholars.

Despite many moments of joy last school year, the tragic loss of students to gun violence deeply saddened our community. These incidents, along with threats of violence, have understandably raised concerns about school and community safety.

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Pros

Mariners

Seattle comes home to T-Mobile Park to play the San Francisco Giants at 7:10 p.m. Friday and 1:10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Rays fly in for action at 6:40 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday.

ROOT Sports Northwest will televise the games.

Seahawks

Seattle plays its final preseason game of the year at 7 p.m. Saturday against the Cleveland Browns at Lumen Field with Channel 5 carrying the action live.

Sounders

Seattle visits Minnesota for a 3:30 p.m. Saturday match ahead of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday action at Lumen Field against Los Angeles FC.

Saturday's can be seen on Channel 13 and Wednesday's on Apple TV+.

Storm

Inflormation from Sound Transit

Starting as early as Monday, August 19, Sound Transit plans to conduct a geotechnical boring for soil analysis in the alleyway between West SeattleBridge and 32nd Ave SW (see map for exact location). This location may shift slightly depending on the placement of underground utilities. Sound Transit is in the planning phase for the West Seattle Link Extension project. This work, along with other investigations throughout the project corridor, is necessary to plan and design possible light rail alignments to be studied in the environmental review process.

Geotechnical work also coming to SW Genesee St.

Viewpoint Pond on Juneau Street SW in West Seattle’s Highpoint has been drained to remove silt, and invasive species. The Highpoint homeowners association sponsors this kind of work every five to seven years.

Normally the pond, fed by rainwater and runoff is kept at a reasonably shallow depth The collected rainwater then flows from the pond to Longfellow Creek and the West Seattle watershed. The pond collects most of the rainfall from the High Point Community and will fill naturally with rainfall in the coming months.

The pond can hold a maximum of 7.3 million gallons of water which could fill 11 Olympic sized swimming pools.

The path around the pond is a quarter mile in length.