Andrade has been coaching with the West Seattle Junior Wildcats for three years. He says the new venture addresses a gap he and Chou encountered as fathers: specialized youth athletic training often meant traveling to Mercer Island, Kent or Bellevue for expensive, sport-specific programs. Their program will serve ages 9 and up, including kids already on teams and those who have never played a sport. Age groups will be 9-11, 12-14 and 15 and older, with training tailored to beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

The 60-minute classes will take place in small groups in a 6,000-square-foot indoor gym. Training will cover mobility, flexibility, speed, agility, strength, conditioning and hand-eye coordination. The year-round program is intended to let athletes progress through the levels as they develop, without requiring them to make a team to participate.

West Seattle Athletics Group also plans summer camps, after-school programs and sport-specific sessions with college and professional athletes as guest coaches and mentors. Alongside paid summer camps, the owners plan free camps for foster kids and other underserved kids and families. Those camps are also intended to create coaching jobs for local high school students.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

The win-or-go-home match handed the Seahawks only their second defeat of the year. They had qualified for state by winning the district championship the previous week.

The team, led by head coach Michael Rillo, finished the season with a district title and a state tournament appearance.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

The driver swerved to avoid the pickup, lost control and spun out, the family said. The pickup then sped away without stopping. The driver was reported to be physically okay but extremely shaken, and his car was totaled.

The pickup may have had a white sticker on its left rear window. There may also have been contact between the driver's vehicle and the pickup's right rear taillight, though that detail remains uncertain.

The family is asking nearby residents and businesses to check doorbell, driveway and exterior security cameras for footage from approximately 11:15 to 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 10. Recordings showing the gray pickup before or after the crash could also help identify the vehicle and driver, even without footage of the crash itself.

Police responded to the scene. Anyone with footage or information can reference Seattle Police case number 26-335434 with Southwest Precinct Patrol.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

The warehouse address is 1560 1st Ave. S., but the dropoff point is at the roll-up doors on Occidental, behind T-Mobile Park.

Friendly Earth says it will accept all computer-related items and electronics. Its list includes computers, laptops, servers, printers, LCD monitors, printer ink and toner, networking equipment, server racks, hard drives, circuit boards, wire, UPS battery backups and computer accessories. Cable boxes, video game consoles, video games, MP3 players, cell phones, tablets, stereo equipment and TVs are also accepted.

The drive offers West Seattle households an opportunity to recycle unwanted electronics before next spring's neighborhood dropoff events. Friendly Earth has also participated in collection events with the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Junction Association.

The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. on November 15 and will also include a clinic and signing.

Store proprietor Frank Gross said Thunder Road is teaming up with Yamaha Guitars for the visit. The event is open to the public, and no RSVP is required.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

A separate sighting placed two humpbacks in the Fauntleroy area.

Earlier in the day, video showed the humpbacks off the north end of Vashon Island, another sign that both species were active in the central Sound.

Shoreline sightings like these can draw quick attention in West Seattle, especially when marine life is close enough to watch from land.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

The event is set for 3711 196th St. SW. VIP entry starts at 10 a.m., general admission begins at 11 a.m., and the show runs until 4 p.m.

Organizers list Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, Lorcana and One Piece among the featured games, along with a broader mix of collectibles.

Admission is listed at $10 for general entry and $15 for VIP, with free entry for kids 12 and under.

More information is available at goldstarcardshow.com.

Residents reported garbage trucks already out on their routes Wednesday morning, a strong sign that regular pickup is moving ahead rather than shifting to a holiday delay.

That matches the usual rule of thumb for city collection: holiday weeks can change some routes, but not every service day gets pushed back. If your address lookup is not working, the best fallback is Seattle Public Utilities' standard collection calendar or its customer service line.

Veterans Day can still affect other city operations, so it is worth confirming your route if your block has an unusual schedule. But for Wednesday customers, the clearest sign this week is that collection was already underway.

Metro buses are on a regular weekday schedule, and the West Seattle Water Taxi is running its fall and winter service. Washington State Ferries has the Triangle Route on a three-boat schedule with Kittitas, Cathlamet and Issaquah. Ferries underway at 11:11 a.m. are also set to sound their whistles in observance of Veterans Day.

Drivers get one holiday break: paid street parking is free in Seattle neighborhoods that normally charge for it.

For anyone checking bridge conditions before heading out, SDOT traffic cameras remain the quickest live look at the high bridge, low bridge and 1st Avenue South Bridge. No major weather disruptions are expected, just a gray November day with limited daylight.

That tension is built into the design choice. When a heavily used street sets aside dedicated space for buses, drivers lose flexibility and backups often stand out more clearly, especially on a corridor where a slow turn or a blocked lane can stack up quickly.

At the same time, Denny Way starts out with very little extra width. Prioritizing buses shifts some delay away from transit riders and onto private vehicles, changing the corridor from a general-purpose route into a transit-first connection.

The open question is whether Seattle wants Denny Way to function mainly as a through route for cars or as a street where bus movement takes priority. For now, the redesign still leaves frustration on the corridor in place, while changing who absorbs more of it.

The crash blocked a key stretch by the 99 overpass, cutting off eastbound bridge traffic beyond that point during the early morning.

There was no immediate word on injuries.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

North Admiral's hillside setting and exposure to Elliott Bay can make airborne noise seem closer and louder than it is. After dark, as traffic and other street noise ease off, that effect stands out even more.

A helicopter that seems to hold in one area for a long stretch may be working somewhere off the shoreline or farther out over the water rather than directly above the neighborhood. In West Seattle, distance and wind can flatten those cues, leaving a persistent mechanical buzz with the impression that it is parked overhead.

For people hearing it several nights a week, the repetition is more striking than the mystery. The aircraft noise reaches deep into the neighborhood and lasts long enough to become part of the evening soundscape.

That mismatch is a common warning sign. A stranger asking for a digital transfer while offering less cash back on the spot is not a normal favor between travelers, and the pressure of an airport pickup zone can make a shaky story sound more credible than it is.

At an airport, genuine travel problems usually have official channels: airline counters, customer-service desks, and airport staff. A request for money in a parking or pickup area, especially one tied to urgency and a too-convenient explanation, is a good reason to step away rather than engage.

People who encounter this kind of pitch may also want to alert Port of Seattle police, even if no money changed hands. A single encounter may not go far on its own, but repeated reports can help establish a pattern around the same location.

The description of a possible scam or wrongdoing at Sea-Tac is not independently confirmed by police or other authorities as of publication. Source.

That kind of detail can fade into the background in a busy shopping center, especially at a store geared toward quick trips, self-checkout, and steady foot traffic throughout the day. A guard at the entrance may seem recent to one shopper and longstanding to another.

In Totem Lake, where the retail core stays active, a visible security presence is not especially unusual. Store security can serve as a deterrent up front and as a general watchful presence by the doors and checkout area.

Shoppers have also connected the store's security presence to more visible street disorder in the area, including more people living without stable housing nearby. Even so, the clearest point from recent accounts is that the guard stands out enough to draw fresh attention from regular customers.

The vehicle is identifiable by a rear-mounted tire carrier, a front bull bar with winch, and license plate BCK6569. Its owner said the Jeep also carries sentimental value after years of work and trips with his son.

Anyone who spots the vehicle is asked to call 911 and refer to Seattle Police incident 26-335208.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

That points to a change in how the business operates rather than a disappearance altogether, but it still marks the end of the shop's usual in-store presence on the corridor.

For Market Street, it is another small shift that changes the feel of the block. In Ballard, even a low-key storefront transition stands out quickly to people who pass by regularly.

The restaurant had been a familiar downtown option for all-you-can-eat hot pot and promotional set meals, so the apparent shutdown stands out in a part of Seattle where restaurant turnover is closely watched.

There is still no clear public explanation for what changed. One online business listing describes the location as temporarily closed and says it is scheduled to reopen on January 1, 2028, but that information has not been confirmed by any public announcement tied to the restaurant.

For diners looking for the chain elsewhere in the region, Hai Di Lao still has locations in Bellevue and Southcenter.

The closure was reported at 6:16 p.m. and drivers were advised to avoid the area. By 6:21 p.m., police told dispatch the road was open again.

The dispatch log also showed Seattle Fire units had cleared from the scene, indicating the person reported hit did not require transport by a fire medic unit. The circumstances of the collision were not immediately clear.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

SDOT says the stakes are part of the Highland Park Way Connection project. The new light poles are planned to create steadier lighting, better visibility, and safer conditions for people walking, biking, and driving.

The staking does not mean construction is starting immediately. SDOT describes it as a standard pre-construction step taken before the construction phase begins.

The next major step is selecting a contractor. The city bidding website shows six bids were received by last week's deadline, ranging from $1.4 million to $1.7 million.

At Post and Columbia, buses can use the block in a way general traffic cannot. As a result, a driver who turns right there may not be dealing with a standard bus-lane exception. The turn itself can be the violation, and the intersection also has a left-turn-only sign directing drivers away from that movement.

This location differs from other Seattle bus lanes where drivers are sometimes allowed to enter briefly for an immediate right turn. The usual turning exception does not help much if the vehicle was traveling the opposite direction on a one-way street or made a prohibited turn.

The broken video link still matters. If the city cannot provide the footage tied to the citation, that can complicate any review request. But the missing clip is less likely to decide the case if the intersection markings and turn restrictions already make the violation clear.

For drivers moving through the south edge of downtown, this is one of those places where transit-only access and one-way street design overlap in a confusing way. What appears to be a brief right turn can instead be treated as using a bus-only approach where regular traffic was not allowed.

The free event will include live music from local schools and community groups, complimentary refreshments and illuminated hot air balloons, weather permitting. Seattle Parks and Recreation is presenting it in partnership with the Green Lake Advisory Council, with support from Lake & Company Real Estate, Green Lake Masonic Lodge, Alaska Airlines, PCC Community Markets and Hearthstone.

Volunteer shifts will run from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and include setup, placing and monitoring luminaries, recycling, litter patrol and cleanup. Organizers are also collecting nonperishable food donations for FamilyWorks, with drop-off points near the music stages at the Community Center, the Aqua Theater and the Bathhouse Theater.

Pathway of Lights draws more than 20,000 people to the lake each year, and parking around Green Lake Park is expected to fill early. Walking, biking, carpooling and transit are being encouraged as the easiest ways to get there.

A previous owner, Thyra, said the groomers are working together to open a new White Center salon by year's end. The planned name is Moonlit Mutts.

The new business is expected to offer grooming only, without a dog wash. A new White Center location has been identified, though it is still being finalized.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

The annual tradition sends brightly lit boats across Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Lake Washington. At each scheduled stop, the lead vessel carries an onboard chorus singing Christmas carols for people gathered along the shore.

Seattle's bonfire schedule starts at Alki Beach on Nov. 27 and continues through Dec. 23 at parks including Pritchard Island Beach, Mt. Baker Beach, Ferdinand Street Boat Launch, Seward Park, Carkeek Park, Golden Gardens Park, Stan Sayres Memorial Park, Madison Park, Magnuson Park, Matthews Beach, Madrona Beach Park, and Gas Works Park.

Two park concessions are also expected to be open during specific events. The Kite Cafe in the Golden Gardens Bathhouse is scheduled to be open during the Dec. 10 bonfire, and the Liberty Cafe Concession Stand at Madrona Beach Park is set to open Dec. 22 with hot drinks and snacks. Winter hours may vary with the weather.

Seattle Parks advises visitors to dress warmly and bring umbrellas in case of rain. The Christmas Ships also make stops beyond the park system, but the shoreline bonfires offer public gathering spots around the city for watching from shore.

The event is described as one of the larger ski swaps in the Seattle area, with more than 20,000 square feet in the gym and upwards of 10,000 items available.

All proceeds benefit Newport High School. People looking to sell gear can register their items online at newportskiswap.com before the sale.

Whether any signs were covered remains disputed. Some signs may have been covered while the cameras were not operating, then uncovered once enforcement resumed. Orange flags and photo-enforced notices are also described as already in place along the corridor, making the camera warnings hard to miss.

There is less dispute over the basic rule of the road: the limit remains 35 mph whether a camera is running or not. The commonly understood citation threshold is more than 8 mph over the limit, which would put enforcement above 43 mph rather than at 41.

The dispute on 148th turns on the visibility of the warnings as camera enforcement changed. Visible signs would have given drivers clear notice to slow down. But bagged or temporarily obscured signs during changes in equipment status would explain why some drivers came away convinced that enforcement conditions had shifted around them.

Drivers traveling the corridor now should treat the 35 mph limit as actively enforced and expect camera warnings to be posted. The disagreement concerns what was visible to drivers at different times; the road's 35 mph limit is not in question.

Seattle Parks and Recreation says fencing has been removed from the northeastern portion of the construction zone, opening the new play area to families.

The western portion of the project site and the old play area will remain fenced while crews install new walkways, establish lawn, remove the old play structures and restore the landscape for nature play.

Parks is asking visitors to stay out of all fenced areas while the remaining work is completed and the new grass gets established. The rest of the project is expected to be finished in December.

The review was requested by Mayor Wilson and conducted by New York University's Policing Project. Kettle described it as part of Seattle's broader effort to balance public safety goals with privacy and civil-liberties concerns.

Kettle also tied the audit to other ongoing oversight work, including reviews by the Office of the Inspector General and the City Auditor, as well as a University of Pennsylvania study that is still underway. In his statement, he said the Real-Time Crime Center, which includes CCTV, remains limited in scope, while the automatic license plate reader program is still paused.

He said the audit found the Real-Time Crime Center has helped police identify offenders and has aided prosecutions. Kettle said the Public Safety Committee plans to take up the audit's recommendations along with the other findings as the city continues refining the program.

Originally reported by Seattle City Council Blog.

Wilson said the city has relatively few cameras compared with other large cities and argued that existing tools can be used more carefully in response to violent crime and broader public-safety concerns. She also emphasized limits on the expansion, saying it does not mean cameras on every corner and that the city is not moving to Flock cameras. The rollout is expected to take four to six months, with Seattle police planning to publish a public dashboard in the meantime.

Wilson said the audit found the Real Time Crime Center can play an important role but also identified gaps that need to be addressed before the system grows. She said Seattle's tradition of limiting and monitoring police power will remain in place as camera use expands. Interim Police Chief Andre Sayles also said privacy concerns are being heard and that the cameras will not be misused.

The briefing also touched on Seattle Center, where discussion has continued about adding cameras after the Bite of Seattle shooting. For now, Wilson said integrating private cameras in that area through the Connect Seattle program is a useful intermediate step. She also said automatic license-plate readers will remain off for now while the city works through safeguards to avoid collecting data in sensitive areas. Asked about possible immigration-enforcement use, Wilson said there had been no such requests.

Wilson also said a visit to the Southwest Precinct the night before underscored how thinly staffed the department is, adding another layer to a public-safety debate that now includes both technology and police capacity.

The ceremony followed a Seattle City Council resolution passed in September recognizing Denny Blaine as a site of historical and cultural significance to Seattle's LGBTQ+ community. It also came after the park's addition to the Washington Heritage Register, a state listing for historically significant places. Together, those steps have strengthened the city's commitment to preserving and interpreting the beach's history.

The recognition arrives as Seattle works through new rules and physical changes for the park. City planning around the site includes signage, clearer definitions of allowed and prohibited behavior, accessibility improvements, and a map separating clothing-optional and clothing-required areas. The stated goal is to keep the beach safe while preserving its longstanding identity as a nude gathering place.

Those changes follow a yearslong dispute over the park. In 2023, nearby residents pushed for tighter restrictions and a children's play area, and a lawsuit later sought to prohibit nudity or close the park entirely. A King County Superior Court ruling in July rejected that effort and set the framework for the next phase of site planning.

The park has already been reshaped by the conflict. Fencing now blocks some views of the beach from the street and nearby homes. Security cameras and private security are part of the edges of the site, and police patrols have remained a regular presence around the park.

At Monday's event, speakers framed Denny Blaine as a place where people have gathered for decades to find community, freedom and belonging. City leaders said the coming upgrades should not erase that history, but instead make it more visible in one of Seattle's most closely watched public spaces.

Drivers will still be able to cross Lake Washington during the closure, but westbound traffic will have to exit at Montlake Boulevard or Lake Washington Boulevard instead of continuing toward I-5.

Eastbound SR 520 will remain open, and the SR 520 Trail will stay open as well.

The closure is planned so crews can repair expansion joints on westbound SR 520 and shift the westbound off-ramp to northbound I-5 farther north as part of the SR 520 Portage Bay and Roanoke Lid Project.

The timing overlaps with a busy weekend in Seattle, including Garth Brooks at Climate Pledge Arena, the Seattle International Auto Show, and other events around Seattle Center, which could add to traffic for people coming from the Eastside.

The closure is weather-dependent, and drivers headed toward I-5 will need to use alternate routes.

The audit, by the Policing Project at New York University School of Law, says Seattle Police has not fully published the data used to justify camera placement, has oversight gaps for private camera feeds, and lacks firm limits on how footage can be searched and stored. Those concerns carry extra weight in areas that have long seen heavy policing and in Capitol Hill, where protest activity is a regular part of public life.

In Capitol Hill, the planned coverage runs from Capitol Hill Station down Broadway to Pike/Pine and into the nightlife core. In the Central District, the proposed area centers on Garfield High School and stretches roughly from Cherry to Jackson, with edges near 20th and 26th avenues. The audit calls for the city to release the crime data behind those choices, require regular reassessments, and avoid letting temporary surveillance turn into a permanent fixture by default.

The report also highlights data retention. Raw CCTV video is deleted after five days under an internal guideline, but clips and still images uploaded to Axon's Evidence.com platform are kept indefinitely. The audit warns that long-term cloud storage, potential federal access, and tools that can retrace a person's movements may outlast the narrow public-safety case used to launch the system.

The order of warning and obstruction is backwards at many of these closures. Drivers usually get cones, arrows, lane shifts, and advance warning ahead of a work zone. Pedestrians too often get a dead end instead of notice at a point where they could take another route. What began as a short walk then requires a detour, frustrating on any day and much harder on a hill.

On a grade like First Hill, going back to the corner means losing the climb you already made and doing it again on the far side. For people using wheelchairs, walkers, or strollers, a blocked sidewalk presents obstacles beyond the backtrack: the next crossing may have no usable curb ramp, there may be no room to turn around, or the opposite side of the street may offer no accessible path.

Sign placement alone cannot solve those problems. Even with advance notice, pedestrians need an alternate route they can use. An arrow pointing across the street is not enough when the crossing itself is inaccessible or the detour sends someone into another barrier.

Construction closures are part of city life, especially in a place that is constantly rebuilding. Sidewalks do sometimes need to close for excavation, utility work, or scaffolding. But the warning belongs at the intersection where a pedestrian can still choose another path. That alternate path must also accommodate people who cannot easily step off a curb and improvise.

One need comes through Neighborcare Health's clinic at Roxhill Elementary, which is seeking help picking up food boxes from the West Seattle Food Bank and delivering them in a personal vehicle. The delivery window is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays or 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays.

The school is also seeking adults who can spend 15 minutes once a week listening to a student read. Scheduling is flexible, though the easiest time is at the start of the school day, around 8 to 8:15 a.m. Volunteers for that role must be approved by Seattle Public Schools.

Another need is year-round help in the school garden, including summer care. Roxhill says the campus has very little greenspace, making the garden an important outdoor learning area for students. Work includes planting, watering, weeding and general upkeep. Seattle Public Schools-approved volunteers may also be able to join the after-school garden club that meets once a week.

People interested in helping can contact FriendsOrRoxhill@gmail.com to learn more or sign up. The school group is also seeking donated items through a separate wishlist.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

Several of the clearest gathering points are weekly or monthly events with a set time and place. Spinnaker's Wednesday knit night runs from 5 to 7 p.m. and draws a wide age range, including plenty of people in their 20s. In Ballard, Push/Pull hosts a stitch night, while Coffee and Crafting Club rotates through coffee shops around the city for monthly meetups.

Capitol Hill has another recurring option: a Wednesday evening meetup at Stoup from 6 to 8 p.m. tied to the Puget Sound Knitting Club, which also connects people to smaller neighborhood groups. Greenwood has also been part of the mix, with a mixed-age fiber gathering recently spotted at Couth Buzzard.

No single club serves as the center of Seattle's younger fiber scene. Instead, recurring meetups connect makers across different neighborhoods. For people seeking peers close to their own age, an established weekly or monthly event is often the strongest lead: each gathering offers another chance to return and get to know the people there.

Friendships in this hobby tend to develop slowly, over repeated visits and shared stitching time. Seattle's younger fiber artists are here, spread across brewery tables, coffee shops and craft spaces rather than gathered at one obvious hub.

Wednesday brings Veterans Day closures, including no school and many other schedule changes across the area.

Washington State Ferries has the Triangle Route back on a three-boat schedule Tuesday, with Kittitas, Cathlamet and Issaquah in service. Metro buses are running on a regular weekday schedule, and the West Seattle Water Taxi is operating on its regular fall and winter schedule.

Bridge traffic cameras are available through SDOT for the High Bridge, the Fauntleroy end, the Low Bridge and the 1st Avenue South Bridge, offering a quick look at conditions around the peninsula.

The most immediate problem was conflicting information. Station screens were showing shuttle-bus notices dated Nov. 14 to Nov. 15, while the rider was dealing with a disruption on Nov. 10. With dates that did not match the day's disruption, the screens offered no clear answer about whether trains were delayed, buses had replaced them, or the display itself was wrong.

The cause was unclear, too. Possible explanations included maintenance between Chinatown and Judkins Park and a recurring problem in Seattle light rail: drivers ending up on the tracks and disrupting service. Neither explanation resolved the immediate problem for riders, who had unreliable information and no clear sense of when a train would arrive.

That uncertainty has become a bigger frustration than the detour itself. Late alerts, vague station boards and trip planners at odds with conditions on the ground leave riders without dependable information for even a short rail trip. A long delay and an expensive change of transportation may follow before they know whether service will resume.

Seattle's noise rules offer one avenue for pursuing a complaint. They do not, however, prohibit all loud vehicles inside private garages. Property management and city complaint channels can both have a role in addressing the disturbance. A manager dealing with a resident's noisy vehicle can issue a warning or invoke building rules and lease terms without waiting for the city to take enforcement action.

For someone working nights, an engine's volume tells only half the story: its timing can be equally disruptive. Being jolted awake in the middle of the afternoon can still derail a workday, particularly if getting back to sleep is difficult. Keeping a log of dates, times, and the duration of the noise gives a complaint more weight if it needs to go further.

Building management can also be pressed for a clearer answer about its authority to act. If the parking space is assigned, the building may have rules about noise, vehicle condition, or repeated disturbances that can be enforced more directly than city code. A written complaint trail also makes it harder for the issue to be brushed off as vague or occasional.

Seattle may not treat every loud engine as an obvious ordinance violation, but in buildings where bedrooms sit just above a garage, even a brief engine start can travel sharply through the structure. For residents repeatedly disturbed by the same vehicle, the strongest case may come from a record of those incidents backed by persistent follow-up.

The owl stayed in place long enough to be clearly seen perched on top of the sculpture, an unusual image against one of Seattle's busiest beach stretches.

Barred Owls are part of the region's bird life and tend to be recognized more by sound than by sight. Their calls can carry through wooded areas after dark while the birds themselves remain hidden.

That made the Alki sighting stand out: a woodland raptor in plain view beside the promenade, public art, and the open water.

It was a small reminder that along Seattle's shoreline, wildlife still appears in the middle of an otherwise ordinary walk.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

Along this stretch of Market, restaurant and cafe activity can carry well onto the sidewalk after dark. A bread smell that strong most likely comes from dough in the oven or baked goods being prepared nearby, rather than anything unusual lingering over the block.

Because the scent shows up in a fairly tight area, the source is likely close to that intersection. For anyone hoping to track it down, the simplest explanation may also be the most accurate: a nearby business is baking after hours, and the smell is drifting out onto the street.

In a commercial corridor like this one, the quickest clue is often the door the smell is coming from. What reads as a neighborhood mystery is probably just fresh bread hitting the evening air at the right moment.

The board said its resolution reaffirms a commitment to schools that are safe, inclusive, affirming and supportive for all children. It also argues that the initiative would apply only to girls' athletics and could subject girls to added scrutiny, verification and privacy intrusions not imposed on boys, while creating legal, financial and administrative burdens for public schools.

Board President Gina Topp said the district has a responsibility to uphold the law and protect students and families, and that conflicts between the initiative and existing legal protections may need to be resolved by the courts. Board member-at-large Joe Mizrahi said the district does not see a way to implement the measure without colliding with current protections around student privacy, equal access to educational opportunities and fair treatment.

The board had already adopted a September resolution opposing I-638. The new action keeps that stance in place while giving the district authority to move ahead with legal representation and possible litigation.

Statewide returns showed the measure passing with 56 percent support, while King County voted against it, with 58 percent opposed.

King County parcel records indicate the trail site is public land rather than part of the adjacent residential lots. With houses nearby, walkers may assume the corridor belongs to those properties. On the map, though, it appears to separate the upper properties near 171st from the shorefront lots down by 172nd.

That does not fully settle access. Burien and King County both have policies that close public parks and spaces at dusk, so the south end of the trail may be public while still falling under after-dark closure rules.

The lack of posted signs leaves the situation murky in practice. Repeated confrontations along a shoreline trail between homes and the beach may stem from confusion over public ownership and permitted hours: a public path is not necessarily open around the clock.

There is also an access wrinkle for nearby properties. The map layout suggests some homes sit alongside trail connections on multiple sides, raising obvious questions about how residents reach their properties if public access rules change at dusk.

Parcel records appear to undercut claims that the south trail itself is private residential property. Whether it is open for nighttime use remains a separate question under local closure rules.

Listed participants include Housing Justice Project, Solid Ground, Northwest Justice Project, Tenant Law Center, the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, House Our Neighbors, and the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, along with additional groups.

The fair is aimed at Seattle renters and prospective homeowners looking for help securing or maintaining stable housing. It is also framed as a chance to meet other people navigating renting in the city.

The event is centered in New Holly, in South Seattle, rather than in neighborhoods farther north. For residents nearby, that puts housing information and service organizations in a single room instead of scattered across separate offices and websites.

Additional calls came in from people who reported hearing possible gunshots near the bridge. Police also received a report from someone who had arrived home in South Admiral and found what officers identified as a 9mm casing on a windshield.

The vehicle linked to the incident was described as a dark gray Toyota Prius with plastic covering temporary paper plates. The reporting driver said they exited at Admiral while the other vehicle continued west toward Fauntleroy. No injuries were reported.

By about 6:43 p.m., officers had reported finding casings on the bridge near the crest. Two right lanes were then temporarily closed while police searched the roadway, and officers told dispatch they had found four 9mm casings.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

Police were headed to the area around 11:45 a.m. after a caller asked for a standby while trying to recover a stolen phone that was said to be tracking nearby. Before officers arrived, another person reported a suspicious occupied vehicle near SW Austin Street and Glenridge Way SW.

There, officers found a green Subaru with a plate that had been reported stolen. The Subaru itself had also been reported stolen, and police found extensive ignition damage with most of the ignition assembly missing, the report says.

Police said the driver told them he had borrowed the car from a friend, noticed the damaged ignition, and used a small tool to start it anyway. Officers arrested him on suspicion of possessing a stolen motor vehicle.

The Subaru's registered owner was notified, and the vehicle was impounded at the owner's request. Police also arrested two other people at the scene on unrelated charges. The man arrested in the stolen-vehicle case was booked into King County Jail, and court records show a previous case involving a similar allegation that was later reduced to a lesser charge.

Cold, wet, and windy days on Puget Sound are winter's main drawback, especially during beginner lessons. Good foul-weather gear and warm layers matter, particularly for anyone who has never sailed before.

That said, winter can also speed up the learning curve. Experienced sailors around Seattle often treat the season as serious practice time, and racing continues through the colder part of the year. Crewing is another common way people start building skills on the water.

A complete beginner should weigh what they expect from their first lessons before deciding which season to start. Someone eager to learn in rougher, grayer conditions may get a lot out of winter classes. Someone hoping for a gentler first experience may prefer to wait for spring.

The underground culverts that carry Fauntleroy Creek and fish uphill from the cove are being replaced and enlarged. Major construction on the first section is scheduled to begin in 2027, and that phase is expected to close 45th Avenue Southwest north of the Endolyne business district for about two years.

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, Room 4, 9131 California Ave. SW.

SPU says the session will cover upcoming construction and traffic impacts for the 45th Avenue Culvert Replacement Project, which is the first portion of the broader Fauntleroy Creeks Culverts Replacement Program. Project manager Justin Record is expected to give a short presentation, followed by time for questions.

Early work on the project began this past summer.

The work is part of Seattle Forest Week and the city's broader urban forestry program. Seattle says it manages more than 221,000 trees in the public right-of-way, with roughly 40,000 city-maintained trees included in the public tree inventory map.

Fall and winter are the main planting seasons because trees are dormant and better able to handle the stress of being moved from nursery conditions into street-side planting strips. Cooler, wetter months also give newly planted trees more time to establish themselves before summer heat and drought.

Site selection and tree choice are closely matched. The city says it weighs sidewalks, curbs, overhead and underground utilities, traffic signs, visibility, sunlight, soil space, and heat when deciding what can be planted in a particular stretch of right-of-way.

The planting effort is also tied to climate and street design goals. Trees can add shade, help cool hotter parts of the city, and expand canopy in areas that have historically had less of it. Along school routes, they can create a buffer between sidewalks and traffic and work alongside other traffic-calming features.

More street trees are expected to go into the ground across Seattle in the months ahead as the seasonal planting window continues.

Several attached bags had come untied or been severed, with five or six visible in the water around low tide at about 9:30 a.m. Other bags were still attached to the structure.

Many creatures were still living on the cage when it was found, suggesting the gear had been in the water long enough to collect marine life before the storm broke it loose.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.

Part of the confusion is that Seattle is using more than one design. Traditional speed humps run across the full street and are common on smaller residential roads. Speed cushions use cutouts so fire trucks and other emergency vehicles can pass through with less delay, and they are more often used on arterials.

The minimal appearance of some newer installations reflects that accommodation for emergency vehicles. Unlike a full-width hump, a cushion is not necessarily intended to give every vehicle the same jolt. Ideally, regular drivers still stay centered, pay attention and keep their speeds down. The cutouts leave a path for emergency vehicles to pass without the same delay.

Results appear to differ from street to street, leaving the cushions' effectiveness in dispute. On some streets, they appear to slow the flow enough that the whole line of traffic moves more carefully. On others, the gaps seem wide enough that larger vehicles can straddle them, or drivers drift toward the center line or bike lane to avoid the raised sections altogether.

Rather than whether Seattle should calm traffic, the question is now which tools actually do the job. There is support for raised crossings, lane narrowing, cameras and larger humps as alternatives. The smallest cushions draw the most skepticism when they look cheap, sit alone in the roadway or seem easy to bypass.

Many of these projects have been planned for years and are now reaching construction. The buildout reflects the city's continued reliance on street design to slow drivers on corridors where speeding has remained a problem for people walking and biking, even as questions persist about the smaller cushions.

One featured stop is West Seattle Realty at 2715 California SW, where photography by students in the West Seattle High School arts program will be on display. The show is also being used as a fundraiser for the program after major cuts to arts funding for classroom materials.

West Seattle Realty says it will provide a matching grant of $1,000 for money raised during the fundraiser. Organizers say most venues hosting shows will start at 5 p.m. Thursday, and the official Art Walk map is continuing to update artists and hours ahead of the event.

The evening pairs neighborhood shopping with a chance to see student work in a storefront setting, one of the recurring features that gives the West Seattle Art Walk its local character.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.