As May settles across the peninsula, the West Seattle Event Ledger tracks a vibrant slate of civic engagement, creative expression, and neighborhood commerce.
MORENews
West Seattle Ledger
Fri, 05/08/26
Sound Transit proposes parking cuts to close $34.5 billion funding gap
Thu, 05/07/26
Sound Transit officials on Thursday unveiled a sweeping cost-reduction plan that proposes deferring several planned parking garage projects across the region to address a massive $34.5 billion capital funding gap.
MOREMayor Wilson charges ahead with Seattle Shelter Expansion: New South Park site and $3 million private boost
Thu, 05/07/26
Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced three significant milestones today in her ongoing effort to rapidly increase the city's emergency housing capacity, signaling a major step forward for "The Wilson Plan".
MORESaka fast-tracks neighborhood safety: District 1 to receive $2 million in targeted traffic improvements
Wed, 05/06/26
District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka is moving to accelerate several long-awaited traffic safety improvements across West Seattle and South Park, utilizing the newly established District Project Fund (DPF) to bypass traditional burea
MORESeattle enters new era of police oversight as 13-Year federal supervision ends
Wed, 05/06/26
The City of Seattle has reached what officials are calling a "defining milestone" in its long journey toward police reform.
MORERegional leaders reaffirm commitment to West Seattle and Ballard Link at May 5 transit forum
Wed, 05/06/26
Regional elected leaders used a Transportation Choices Coalition (TCC) forum Monday night to deliver a unified message amid Sound Transit’s deepening financial crisis: the West Seattle and Ballard Link extensions will move forward despite a…MORE
Celebrating local impact: West Seattle Chamber announces 2026 Westside Award recipients
Tue, 05/05/26
The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Nucor Steel Seattle, is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Westside Awards.
MOREKing County Council unanimously moves to overhaul homelessness authority oversight, considers termination
Tue, 05/05/26
The King County Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to significantly strengthen oversight of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) and has initiated a formal, fact-based process to determine the agency's future.
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