press release: Between Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, January 3, some Metro routes will operate on reduced schedules, and there will be two Monday holidays when Metro operates Sunday service.
Some Metro bus routes have reduced service…MORE
West Seattle - News
Department of Justice investigation finds excessive use of force, calls Seattle Police Dept. ‘broken’
Fri, 12/16/11
U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan and Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez presented the findings of their investigation of SPD in a press conference on Dec. 16, reprimanding the department for excessive use of force and a lack of oversight and…MORE
Overnight closures of Spokane Street Viaduct reduced
Fri, 12/16/11
press release: The contractor working on the Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been able to reduce the number of overnight closures due to favorable progress on construction, and thus…MORE
Seattle Police Dept. posts 2010 'Use of Force' report
Fri, 12/16/11
The Seattle Police Department has posted their 2010 Use of Force report and it notes that it was up only slightly, 2.6% but that complaints rose 30%. That number is lower than the national average, by "nearly one third" for metropolitan police…MORE
UPDATE: West Seattle tremor patient's successful treatment: "I can eat out, read books, type"
Thu, 12/15/11
On Friday Drs. Ron Young and Ryder Gwinn, surgeons from the Swedish Neuroscience Institute, hosted a livestream on the affects of Essential Tremor (ET), the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgical procedure used to treat ET and the other innovative…MORE
Seattle Public Schools celebrates strong growth in high school performance
Thu, 12/15/11
press release: The majority of high schools in Seattle Public Schools showed strong academic growth during the 2010‐2011 school year, Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield reported today, thanks to great principals, great teachers and involved…MORE
Several West Seattle stores busted for selling tobacco to minors in 2011
Thu, 12/15/11
King County Public Health released their report of retailers caught selling tobacco to minors in 2011 on Dec. 15. 70 sales were made to 63 retailers in Seattle, six of them in West Seattle. Tobacco retailers sold tobacco to minors 15 percent of…MORE
Aileen Balahadia, WCCDA Exec. Dir. leaving post next spring
Thu, 12/15/11
press release: The Board of Directors of the White Center Community Development Association (CDA) today announced that the CDA Executive Director, Aileen Balahadia, plans to leave her position next spring. Ms. Balahadia has served as the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Artisan bike racks appear in White Center
Thu, 12/15/11
The core of White Center’s business district along 16th Ave S.W. has a unique upgrade popping up along the sidewalks: handcrafted bike racks built by a local blacksmith with a passion for promoting self-propelled transportation and community…MORE
Extension cords to blame in West Seattle shed fire
Thu, 12/15/11
Seattle firefighters were called to the 8600 block of Fauntleroy Ave S.W. around 8 a.m. on Dec. 15 to battle a raging shed fire.
According to Seattle Fire, "quick actions stopped a quickly growing shed fire from spreading to neighboring…MORE
