North Seattle residents and citizens from as far as Kent gathered at Leif Erikson Hall August 12 for a public meeting hosted by the Office of the Mayor to discuss the proposed homeless encampment at 2826 NW Market Street.
The meeting was…MORE
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Encampment work shut down after accident, power outage
Fri, 08/14/15
Seattle City Light has shut down the environmental remediation work at the homeless encampment site at 2826 NW Market Street in order to investigate the cause of the accidental power outage that occurred yesterday afternoon.
According to…MORE
Encampment remediation causes power outage, 1800 residents affected
Thu, 08/13/15
By Shane Harms
At approximately 1p.m. today Seattle City Light crews struck a power line underneath the homeless encampment site on NW Market Street.
According to Seattle City Light, crews started the environmental remediation and…MORE
Mayor skips homeless encampment meeting to attend winery opening
Thu, 08/13/15
By Shane Harms
Mayor Ed Murray was not in attendance at the public meeting for the Ballard Homeless Encampment that was held last night at the Leif Erikson Hall at 6:30 p.m.
Where was he? He opted to attend the Grand Opening of Jet…MORE
Update: Suicide victim found north of Golden Gardens Park
Thu, 08/13/15
Update 1:10 p.m. August 14
Seattle Police have confirmed that the suicide victim was not actually deceased and that she will recover from her injuries.
She was rushed to Harborview Medical Center where her injuries were treated.…MORE
At Large In Ballard: It Takes a Colony
Wed, 08/12/15
By Peggy Sturdivant
Especially during the summer months they are everywhere, foraging for goods, leaving trails for one another, building cooperative colonies. I’m not just talking pavement ants. I’m referring to the burgeoning number of…MORE
City warns neighbors of harmful dust during homeless camp remediation
Tue, 08/11/15
Yesterday Seattle City Light started the remedial work to clean contaminants from the proposed transitory homeless site at 2826 NW in Ballard. Leading up to starting the work, the City sent letters to neighbors warning them to cover their gardens…MORE
New tool created to track enforcement of minimum wage, paid sick leave, job assistance, and wage theft laws
Tue, 08/11/15
Today Mayor Ed Murray, along with the City Council and the newly-created Office of Labor Standards (OLS), unveiled a website that allows the public to track enforcement of Seattle’s minimum wage, paid sick and safe leave, wage theft, and job…MORE
Race for City Council District 6 seat update
Thu, 08/06/15
As of today the voting results show the two lead candidates for the Seattle City Council District 6 seat are the incumbent, Mike O'Brien, and Ballard resident, Catherine Weatbrook.
So far results show 22.27 percent of District 6 voters…MORE
Ballard residents roused to comment on homeless encampment
Tue, 08/04/15
Hundreds of Ballard residents crowded the Ballard Eagles VFW Post 3063 parking lot last night for a community-led meeting to discuss the city’s actions leading up to the planned transitory homeless encampment in Ballard.
The Ballard…MORE
