July 2020

information from Seattle Police Department

Southwest Officers responded to a shots fired call with property damage. Several cars along Fauntleroy Way SW were damaged—apparently with a shotgun. No injuries reported.

On arrival, officers located a vehicle with the rear driver side and passenger side windows shattered. A second vehicle with similar damage was located one block away. No evidence located at either scene, additionally- no suspects or suspect vehicles.

Officers canvassed for external video and nothing of value found. 

Anyone with info -- or video -- please call the SW Detectives at (206) 233-2612 (Sgt Jeff Durden) or (206) 233-2623 (Main line).

Gov. Inslee on Thursday announced new restrictions for restaurants, bars, fitness centers and weddings and funerals as COVID-19 continues to surge in Washington and beyond.

The new restrictions, set to take effect in a week (except wedding and funeral restrictions), further limit the possibility of interaction between members of different households to limit potential exposure to infected individuals. The restrictions include:
• Indoor dining at restaurants is limited to members of the same household. Members of different households can sit together outside.

• Restaurants must close gaming areas, such as pool tables, darts, video games, until Phase 4. Tables size in Phase 3 will be reduced to 5 and occupancy limited to 50%.

• Restaurant alcohol service must end at 10 p.m.

By Bob Ortblad

Last Wednesday SDOT presented six Duwamish crossing options to the West Seattle Bridge Citizen Task Force (CTF).  SDOT’s engineering consultant WSP has been engaged to define these options and do a cost-benefit analysis on each.

Repair options 1, 2 & 3 are short-term repair options that would add 5 to 15 years to the life of the crippled bridge.

Option 4 is a rebuild of the same box girder bridge in concrete or steel on the same foundation. Option 5 is full bridge replacement as a steel truss bridge or a cable-stayed bridge on new foundations.

SDOT is attempting to deceive the public with option 6.

information from Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau today announced the district’s recommendation to use a remote learning model beginning with fall classes of the 2020-21 school year, and to continue the remote learning model until the risk of significant transmission of Covid-19 has decreased enough to resume in-person instruction.

The SPS Board of Directors will vote on the superintendent’s recommendation, and an associated plan for Fall 2020, during its regular board meeting on August 12, 2020.

The recommendation for remote learning is a shift from the district’s previous hybrid plan that included in-person/in-school learning and remote learning.

information from Highline Public Schools

Highline Public Schools announced today it will start the school year in distance learning, with this message to families from Superintendent Susan Enfield.

As we get closer to fall, I know you are anxious about what school will be like come September. I have been fiercely hoping to have our students back in our schools this fall. We know our students miss school, and we miss them.

I know that each of you faces a unique set of circumstances. If I could, I would make a plan that addresses each of your individual situations. In reality, that is not possible. As the leader faced with many diverse and competing interests, the very best I can do is find a way forward that has the least negative impacts on the most--and most vulnerable--people. 

information from the City of Seattle