Contents Public Safety and Human Services Committee: February 28 Before the Badge Community-Police Dialogues Seattle Parks & Recreation Needs Your Ideas! Vision Zero Top-to-Bottom Review and Survey Pothole Reporting Arts & Culture Recovery Grants Available – Apply by 2/27 Funds Available to Increase Safety for Immigrants and Refugees – Apply By 3/9 Public Safety and […]

Contents: SPD 2022 Crime Report: Crime Trending Down United Way Free Tax Prep Expanded Library Hours Starting April 3rd SPD 2022 Crime Report: Crime Trending Down Last week, SPD released their 2022 Year End Crime Report. This in-depth analysis was conducted by the SPD Data-Driven team and presented to the Public Safety and Human Services […]

Contents Seattle Police Department 2022 Crime Report Gun Bill Testimony Seattle/King County Clinic 2023 Seeks Volunteers Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Seeking Two New Commissioners Sound Transit System Expansion Committee Presentation Duwamish River Basin Steward Northwest Seaport Alliance Terminal 5 Quarterly Update Seattle Police Department 2022 Crime Report Earlier this week the Seattle Police Department […]

Content SPD 911 Follow Up Messages Working Families Tax Credit Available Starting February 1st Sound Transit Light Rail Study Updates + Survey Update on West Marginal Way SW Seattle Transportation Plan Comment Through February 21st SPD Traffic Collision Investigation Update HSD Seeking Victim Support Team Seeking Community Volunteers SPD 911 Follow-Up Messages Starting January 26th, […]

Contents Council Adopts 2023/24 Budget Together We End Gun Violence Symposium East Marginal Way Project Update OPCD One Seattle Plan Update Council Adopts 2023/24 Budget On Monday, the City Council adopted the 2023 budget and endorsed the 2024 budget. I am grateful to Budget Chair Mosqueda for her work in developing this balancing package, which […]

Contents Budget Update Public Safety: The Budget Reality vs. Rhetoric Ingraham Students Rally Public Safety Civil Service Commission Adopts Community Service Preference Points Redistricting Commission Adopts New Council District Boundaries Budget Update On Monday, the Budget Chair presented her initial Balancing Package for the 2023/24 budget. The Budget Chair’s balancing package incorporates some of the […]

Contents West Seattle Bridge Opened Ladder Truck 37 and Medic Unit 26 Maintained Through the End of 2022 Terminal 5 Closure Mayor Announces Choice for Permanent Police Chief New Public Health Director Confirmed New Director of Office of Police Accountability Confirmed Lowman Beach Park Is Reopening Park District Budget Vote Fall Prevention Tips Get Involved […]

West Seattle Bridge Re-opening on Sunday Today’s press conference announcing the opening of the bridge. Watch it on the Seattle Channel. A group shot of folks attending the press conference, framed by the West Seattle Bridge in the background. Footage courtesy of SDOT, image from the Seattle Channel. The day that we’ve all been eagerly […]

Countdown to September 18 – West Seattle Bridge Opening! The West Seattle Bridge remains on track to be re-opened on Sunday, September 18th, just nine days away. Below is a chart showing the remaining tasks: In the summer of 2020, SDOT surveyed people who live and/or work in West Seattle to learn more about how […]

West Seattle Bridge SDOT announced last week that the West Seattle Bridge is expected to be opened to traffic on Sunday, September 18th, and work remains on track to reopen on that date. The contractor continues work on the final phase of epoxy crack injection and carbon-fiber wrap installation on the end spans. The west […]