November 2024

District 1 City Councilmember Rob Saka shared his views regarding the Delridge Safety Project that he sponsored.

I want to address some of the confusion surrounding the Delridge Safety Project, which I sponsored in the recently approved budget. Since its introduction in the Chair’s Balancing Package on October 30th, the project has sparked both strong community support and organized opposition. I recognize and value the passionate, divergent opinions and appreciate all the input received. 

Background and Purpose 

Update 4:35pm

Some sporadic pockets of outages remained out but for most customers of City Light the power was back on following massive outages caused by the "bomb cyclone" storm that blew through the area overnight Tuesday and Wednesday. Transformers were lost, trees fell, certainly some branches were down but a drive around the area early Wednesday looked as if a giant leaf blower had been turned on, with the streets largely swept clean. White Center and Westwood Village were without power for a significant portion of the day on Wednesday but finally got restored. A pocket of outages persisted just south of Schmitz Preserve Park.

Update 8:30am

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic captured the Class 4A state girls swimming championship Saturday, scoring 265 team points to the 242 of Curtis.

The Lancers did not have any participants in the Thursday diving portion of the meet, but scored more than enough points in Saturday's swimming finals and consolation finals to make up for it.

They opened by winning the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1 minute, 45.66 seconds before Lucy LaBella took 16th in the 200 freestyle in 2:01.28.

Kaitlyn Vu won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:06.55 after that and Kennedy Catholic teammate Hailey Weiler took the 100 butterfly in 54.34.

Avery Jackson finished fourth in the 100 free with a 52.99 effort and the Lancers took fifth in the 200 free relay in 1:41.71.

Kennedy Catholic finished strong, coming in first in the final three events to overtake Curtis.

Thank you for publishing this piece!

One line you quoted in this article is key to finding "proof" that ST3 is proceeding on an incomplete foundation.

"No Modal Alternatives Analysis conducted, calling into question the choice of light rail to serve the West Seattle-Downtown Seattle corridor."

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for Tuesday afternoon overnight with gusts in some areas as high as 65 mph. Some meteorologists are referring to the weather system as a "Bomb Cyclone" since the low pressure it carries is dropping quickly in a short period of time. Winds in Burien, West Seattle and Ballard are likely to be somewhat lower than those further outside central Puget Sound.

HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East to southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected.

* WHERE...Central Coast, North Coast, Western Strait of Juan De Fuca, Bellevue and Vicinity, and East Puget Sound Lowlands.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.