October 2015

information from Seattle DPD

The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD) will hold a series of community meetings this fall to solicit public comment on the Draft City of Seattle Comprehensive Plan. Entitled Seattle 2035, the Draft Plan was released for public comment on July 8, 2015. The updated Comprehensive Plan will be our roadmap for Seattle’s next 20 years.

The meetings will include open house displays and a presentation to provide a broad overview of the Draft Plan, highlight major changes and get feedback on proposed village expansion areas, especially areas near meeting locations. Since some of Seattle 2035’s policies about affordable housing will be implemented as part of the City’s proposed Housing and Affordability and Livability Agenda, there will be information and opportunity for feedback at the meetings.

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory warning of gusts up to 45 mph possible until 12 noon on Saturday Oct. 31.

Here's the text of the advisory:

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT SATURDAY...
...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED LIMBS AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

information from the King County Sheriff

King County Sheriff’s Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying three men that robbed the Nimbim Pot Shop at gun point last Sunday around 10:20pm. Detectives have released a video that shows the robbery in progress. The store is located in the 10800 block of 1 Ave S.

King County Sheriff’s Detectives have released a video showing three men robbing the Nimbim Pot Shop in the 10800 block of 1 Ave S around 10:20 pm last Sunday.

The suspects are shown walking up to the store; two of the men go inside, while the third man stands guard at the front door. Once inside, one of the suspects displays a gun and demands money. He is seen in the video pointing the gun at employees and taking money from the cash drawer as the other suspect takes marijuana packets off the wall display.

information from South Seattle College

South Seattle College announced today that it has been selected to participate in the Pathways Project led by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Through a highly competitive selection process, South was one of only 30 institutions from across the country chosen to participate in this project that is focused on student success and college completion.

The AACC is coordinating a national partnership to build capacity for community colleges to implement a pathways approach to support student achievement and college graduation. The project is funded through a $5.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

HomeStreet's Ballard branch is hosting a Dr. Seuss-themed Neighborhood Trick or Treat this Halloween from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. where employees will be handing out candies to trick-or-treaters and visitors.

The bank invites the community to join along in the fun. HomeStreet prides itself on being an active member in the communities in which it serves.

By Amanda Knox

Sometimes there is melancholy. Explicable or inexplicable, there just is. There’s no shame in it, though to bear melancholy is to feel uncomfortable, awkward, pained, disquieted, humbled. At least this is how I feel, also because I cannot help but to bear my emotions legibly. Where uplifting emotions move across my face with exuberant animation, opposite emotions that cause me to feel weak and vulnerable freeze my features. A blank expression on my face is as sure a sign of distress as tears. When I experience a negative emotion such as melancholy, my solution is often simply to brace myself and hope to get through it.

My coworkers recognized it a mile away. A gentle, sympathetic discussion arose.
“It must be something in the air,” Phil said. “The change of the season.”

Dean said, half-jokingly.“You should go on an epic quest for happiness,”
An epic quest for happiness? I wondered. That’s just melodramatic enough that it might work.

UPDATE 12:30pm Oct. 30
information from King County Sheriff
When police first arrived on the shooting yesterday they found one man on the ground next to the road, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Deputies were told another man was seen running from the scene. With the help of Guardian One the man who ran from the scene was found in a wooded area just northwest of the shooting.

Witnesses told detectives that the victim’s vehicle was driving eastbound on S 154th St. An unknown male fired upon the victim’s vehicle from an unknown vehicle. The passenger of the victim’s vehicle fled the scene however the driver was struck. The driver managed to exit the vehicle before collapsing. The victim’s vehicle, unoccupied, rolled eastbound past 24th Ave S until it came to a stop about 50 yards east of the intersections.

Detectives said both men are from the Federal Way area and are in their 20’s. No further information will be released today.
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'John the Swede' was hit by a car on Sept 26th while riding his bicycle in Ballard. He suffered a broken Tibia & Fibula resulting in surgery requiring bone grafts, pins & plates. John now needs to return to Sweden to receive the required healthcare for healing.

Please join us at a The Market Arms on Friday at 5pm to say farewell to our fellow maritime friend.

We will be serving meatballs, mashed potatoes and Lingonberry sauce for a suggested donation of $10 per plate so we can send John home with a few dollars in his pocket

Police are searching for an unknown woman following two bizarre incidents at The Kenney retirement community at 7125 Fauntleroy WY S.W. The incidents have left police scratching their heads since it appears that someone broke in, posed as an employee but ultimately did not steal or disturb anything.

At about 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 an elderly resident of The Kenney was in her apartment watching television when her door slowly began to open. A black woman wearing bright colored pants, a flower patterned shirt and glasses with a thick Jamaican accent popped her head in and identified herself as a staff member of The Kenney. She began asking the resident if she would like to go downstairs and work on a puzzle. The resident said “no” and then asked the woman to leave. The resident noted to investigators that she had not seen an employee’s badge on this woman’s shirt.

At about the same time the next night, Oct. 3, one floor up, an elderly man returned to his apartment to find a black female with matching description rifling through a jewelry box. When the man confronted the woman she quickly moved past him and left without saying a word.

A proposal to allow a 3-story seven (7) unit townhouse building is now under a streamlined design review with the Seattle DPD. Parking for ten vehicles would be provided. Existing structures would be demolished.
You have an opportunity to comment on the project.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT

The Director will accept written comments to assist in the preparation of the early design guidance through November 11, 2015. You are invited to offer comments regarding important site planning and design issues, which you believe, should be addressed in the design for this project. Please note that this is the only opportunity to comment on this proposal.

Comments should be submitted to PRC@seattle.gov or

City of Seattle, DPD, PRC
700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000
PO Box 34019
Seattle, WA 98124-4019

PROCESS