January 2021

Update 7:00pm Jan. 14

Most of the major outages were taken care of but just over 1000 City Light Customers were stiil struggling without electricity as of 7pm on Thursday night. It was spotty however and all across the City Light Service area. Most were predicted to be resolved before midnight. While City Light customers were faring a bit better PSE customers outside the city limits were still out with 37,000 waiting for restoration.

Update 7:30am Jan. 14

Persistent outages are awaiting restoration, the largest being one near Bonair Drive Pl in West Seattle where 313 homes were still with out electricity. Another 44 were out centered on Cambridge Street SW north of Roxbury Street SW between 25th and 28th street SW. The projected restoration is 6:15pm. The area in Seahurst near Burien remained down as well affecting 100 homes. Restoration was expected before 6pm.

Update 9:30pm Jan. 13

information from the City of Seattle

Following heavy rains and strong winds overnight the City of Seattle is closely monitoring impacts to City services.  

The Seattle Policed Department has posted a tweet regarding a man named Gary Woodward. They posted:

"He is in crisis and may be in possession of a shotgun. Last seen in Burien Jan 11.

May be at local bike riding sites The Tapeworm near Talbot Hill in Renton or Tiger Mountain.

Please call 911 if seen."

The Seattle Department of Transportation held the 15th meeting  of the West Seattle Community Task Force on January 13 to review Low Bridge access policies, usage, news and the Reconnect West Seattle program that was launched in the wake of the High Bridge closure.

You can see the meeting video HERE

https://youtu.be/c_2hwbk_sZg

or below.

The windstorm on January 12 that saw wind gusts over 75mph at the Space Needle cut the power for tens of thousands of people in the greater Seattle area. It also did some damage locally. The power line break at East Marginal Way near South Myrtle saw multiple poles down. The Westy Sports and Sprits lost one of their large tents and ten seats but surprisingly their smaller "igloo style" tents were ok.

Co-Owner JP Vidican said they will still have seating from 2 to 9 pm with an 1 hour 45 minutes allowed per reservation which includes a 15 minute cleaning and ventilation period between seatings. 

After Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she would not run for another term, speculation about who might seek the job has been across the board. It has ranged from current City Council members Teresa Mosqueda and Lorena Gonzalez to former Durkan opponent Cary Moon and even King County Executive Dow Constantine. Now the first candidate has announced.

It's Andrew Grant Houston who brings a history of community involvement and policy experience to the role. In a press release his campaign said:

"Andrew Grant Houston AIA, Founder and Head of Design of House Cosmopolitan and Board Member of Futurewise, has declared his candidacy for mayor of Seattle. He is a resident of Capitol Hill and a member of AIA Seattle, Share The Cities, The Pike/Pine Urban Neighborhood Council,

The Sunrise Movement, and the 43rd Democrats. He also currently serves as the Interim Policy Manager for CM Teresa Mosqueda.