August 2020

A fire in a condo unit at 9016 25th Ave SW near Barton Street SW destroyed the unit but all occupants got out and there were no reported injuries.

The fire in the top, third floor unit completely consumed the contents of the unit and it looked as if water damage to lower units was likely.

Since the building is one of ten three story buildings directly across the street from the Westwood Village shopping Center the fire drew a large crowd.

No cause for the fire was available immediately and no damage estimate was made. 

Fire investigators were on the scene.

If you are a big fan of the annual visits by the Argosy Cruises Christmas ships, you are going to be disappointed. 

Argosy Cruises announced on Sunday that the final sailing for 2020 will be today Aug. 2. No exact date for reopening was announced.

They made the announcement on their website:

Due to the evolving uncertainty around COVID-19 and its unprecedented impacts on the tourism industry, we have made the difficult decision to do a seasonal closure of our public tours and private charters. Our remaining tours, the Harbor Cruise and Evergreen Excursion will conclude service this Sunday, August 2.

The Seattle City Council will vote Aug.10 on a budget rebalancing measure that could result in a cut to the Seattle Police Budget of 50%. The proposal supported by King County Equity Now and Decriminalize Seattle also demands that once passed the Council should reallocate those funds to community led health and safety systems and release protestors arrested during this uprising without charges. The plan under consideration would cut $169 million from the current $409 million SPD budget to create a new Community Safety Department.