West Seattle, Washington
24 Wednesday
Seeing a big Navy ship northbound past West Seattle? It’s the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, heading out from Bremerton on pre-deployment training and inspections, according to the Kitsap Sun.
11:26 AM: An hour and a half into the first day of West Seattle Summer Fest 2015 – just about everyone is set up and the fun has begun. Again this year, live WSB coverage is headquartered in the Information Booth, in the middle of the Walk-All-Ways intersection at California and Alaska. It’s a bigger booth this year – we have company! The West Seattle Junction Association – which presents Summer Fest – is selling festival T-shirts on the east side, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society is on the west side – with their jar-full-of-Lincoln-logs guessing game, and more!
And as in years past, we’re on the north side – with festival programs as well as free info-cards and buttons for West Seattle Outdoor Movies, which start their six-Saturday run in the Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (WSB sponsor) courtyard on July 18th. Meantime, before we get to some more festival info, here are our quick infolinks:
SUMMER FEST MUSIC (first band, Gibraltar, at 3 pm; stage is on California between Genesee and Oregon)
SUMMER FEST VENDOR LIST
SUMMER FEST VENDOR MAP (cross-reference the numbers from the list)
SUMMER FEST KIDS’ ACTIVITIES
SUMMER FEST GREENLIFE SCHEDULE
SUMMER FEST COMMUNITY TENT SCHEDULE (scroll down)
SUMMER FEST BUS REROUTES
11:42 AM: Some of what you’ll see:
At #WSSummerFest go see @SPLBuzz at Junction Plaza Park – 42nd & Alaska! pic.twitter.com/4iMZGrFIUS
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) July 10, 2015
Just west of the park, see the @wshiyu 'Around the Sound' float at #WSSummerFest pic.twitter.com/Y6IGy43qG7
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) July 10, 2015
12:21 PM: Don’t breeze by the booths too quickly – you might miss something like this:
Just west of the park, see the @wshiyu 'Around the Sound' float at #WSSummerFest pic.twitter.com/Y6IGy43qG7
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) July 10, 2015
In the meantime, it’s lunchtime. The food court is on the east side of Alaska, with traditional fair food like corn dogs, elephant ears, and curly fries – so tempting, this family stopped for a photo op with theirs:
French-fries photo op at #WSSummerFest pic.twitter.com/duqWKLQHm7
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) July 10, 2015
Bang Bar is in the food zone again this year too, in addition to their year-round Thai restaurant on the east side of California north of Edmunds.
1 PM: Two hours until the music starts at the north end of the festival zone, with Gibraltar onstage at 3 pm, on California north of Oregon. Just south of the stage area, it’s Pet Junction, including not only the pet pools …
… but also some vendors and even organizations like the Coalition for Off-Leash Areas (a frequently hot topic in West Seattle, which has just one off-leash area, at Westcrest Park in southeastern WS). Speaking of animal advocacy … all the way from Whidbey Island, Howard Garrett of the Orca Network is at Summer Fest today:
It’s the first time the Orca Network is at the festival – booth #26, which is on the east side of California, between Alaska and Edmunds.
1:44 PM: Local merchants are a huge part of the festival – it started as the annual “sidewalk sale” many years ago. You’ll find lots of deals outside and inside stores. And you might even spot a few local businessfolk sneaking in a quick break:
In case you don’t yet recognize them on sight – from left, Jack Miller of Husky Deli, Dave Montoure of West 5, and Matt Vaughan of Easy Street Records.
2:02 PM: We have a longstanding offer to photograph any candidate or elected official who stops by the Info Booth – so far today, one visit, from District 1 City Council candidate Chas Redmond:
He and other D-1 candidates will be featured in a forum Saturday afternoon, 2 pm, in the GreenLife zone toward the south end of the festival. (Follow that link for the GreenLife schedule – at 3 pm, there’s a talk about e-bikes; at 4 pm, find out about going solar.)
If you walk, drive, or ride on Delridge Way SW … if you live and/or work on Delridge Way SW or nearby … SDOT wants to hear from you as part of its Multimodal Corridor Program, and time’s running out for its online survey and interactive mapping tool. Here’s the request:
Tell us and show us:
* How do you currently use this street?
* What works?
* What are your ideas for future improvements?
For more information on this program and to find links to both the online survey and interactive mapping tool, go here.
You have until July 18th to join in on this.
(SDOT camera looking south on California from Alaska)
Day 1 of West Seattle Summer Fest starts in The Junction at 10 am. Quick links:
SUMMER FEST MUSIC (first band, Gibraltar, at 3 pm)
SUMMER FEST VENDOR LIST
SUMMER FEST VENDOR MAP (cross-reference the numbers from the list)
SUMMER FEST KIDS’ ACTIVITIES
SUMMER FEST GREENLIFE SCHEDULE
SUMMER FEST COMMUNITY TENT SCHEDULE (scroll down)
SUMMER FEST BUS REROUTES
We’ll be reporting live throughout the day and into the evening – and covering other major news too – but first, a quick look at what else is on the calendar:
COLMAN POOL CLOSED AGAIN TODAY: Second day of the three-day swim-meet closure for the city-run outdoor pool at Lincoln Park.
FREE CLASS FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS: 1-2 pm, “Choosing the Best Place to Give Birth.” Hosted by My Three Little Birds in Morgan Junction. (6959 California SW)
(added) WORDS, WRITERS, WEST SEATTLE: 5-7 pm at Barnes & Noble/Westwood Village, Joe Gustav talks about his book “In Deep: The History of Global Diving and Salvage”:
WWWS is presented as always by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society. (2800 SW Barton)
FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: 7 pm at High Point Commons Park, Greenstage presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona.” Details here.
DREW MARTIN @ C & P: Live music at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)
MOVIES IN THE PARK: West Seattle Church of the Nazarene invites the community to outdoor-movie screenings in its “park” south of the church. Tonight: “McFarland, USA.” Hot dogs, popcorn, soda provided; BYO chair/blanket. Movie starts at sundown. Details in our calendar listing. (42nd/Juneau)
(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
Good morning! Again today, no trouble on the outbound routes yet, but the big Junction reminder through Sunday night:
WEST SEATTLE SUMMER FEST (co-sponsored by WSB) happens in The Junction today through Sunday; streets closed to vehicle traffic are California between Genesee and Edmunds (Oregon remains open to through traffic) and Alaska between 42nd and 44th. Metro reroutes are linked here.
As the “live” SDOT cameras in The Junction show, West Seattle Summer Fest setup is well under way; the festival officially begins at 10 am today! We’ve been counting down to it with advance info all week (and well before that), and have a few more things to mention:
EXTRA PARKING LOT: Seattle Lutheran High School is opening its lot at 41st/Genesee for festival parking; Susan Melrose of the West Seattle Junction Association says WSJA “greatly appreciates Seattle Lutheran’s thoughtful generosity during West Seattle’s biggest community event.”
WATER-BOTTLE REFILL STATION: Cut down on waste and cost – bring your own water bottle to Summer Fest; you’ll find a refill station at the GreenLife expo on the south end of the festival, sponsored by Bikram Yoga.
QUILT RAFFLE: From West Seattle Quilters:
You could win a handmade quilt and support the Senior Center at the same time! West Seattle Quilters have completed their 2015 raffle quilt to benefit the Senior Center. Tickets are $1 each, and all the money raised goes directly to the West Seattle Senior Center. Ticket sales begin July 10 at West Seattle Summer Fest (look for us outside the Stop and Shop) and in the Senior Center at the main desk. The drawing will be held October 30, 2015, during Rainbow Bingo at the Senior Center.
Every year, the West Seattle Quilters creates a quilt to raffle to benefit the Senior Center. This year’s quilt, titled, “Flying to the Stars” features soft blues and greens.
It would look lovely on a queen-size bed or hanging on a wall. West Seattle Quilters meet at the Senior Center on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 7 to 9 pm. Newcomers of all ages are welcome!
DIAPER DONATIONS: From WSB sponsor HomeStreet Bank:
HomeStreet Bank is ready to accept your diaper donations for WestSide Baby’s Stuff the Bus Event! We will again be accepting diaper donations this weekend at our Summer Fest booth and also passing out frozen treats (while supplies last) at our Branch to help folks beat the heat.
HomeStreet’s booth is #144 on the map. Its branch is just east of the festival zone, at 41st/Alaska.
COMMUNITY TENT SCHEDULE: These are the great local nonprofits/volunteer groups you’ll find in the community tent:
Friday 10 am – 2 pm
Senior Center of West Seattle
Navos Mental Health ServiceFriday 2 pm – 6 pm
34th District Democrats
Seal SittersSaturday 10 am – 2 pm
West Seattle Block Watch Captains’ Network
West Seattle Community OrchestrasSaturday 2 pm – 6 pm
West Seattle Be Prepared
Southside RevolutionSunday 11 am – 2 pm
South Seattle College Parent Cooperative Preschool
See DogsSunday 2 pm – 5 pm
Seal Sitters
Empower Mentoring Program
EARLIER SUMMER FEST PREVIEWS ON WSB
*The basics
*The music
*The kid stuff
*The transit info
*Vendor list; ride-zone hours
A hint of a new business, noticed tonight while we were in The Junction for Summer Fest Eve:
That sign has popped up in the window of what was Terra Cole Butchery – The Hydrant, “a gathering place for people and pups.” Hoping to find out more this weekend!
P.S. Speaking of new businesses, we have it from multiple sources that the new Pellegrini Italian Market, in the ex-La Romanza space, will be open for festivalgoers to check out.
From Michael:
Another classic bike stolen last night in the neighborhood of 59th and Stevens. Trek 8000 aluminum big fork mountain bike. Equipped with Campi pedals, Cateye computer, WTB speed V comp saddle, Grip Shift, bar ends, Mavic rims, Blackburn front and rear fenders, Blackburn headlight and tail light, Performance triangle shoulder bag, Performance mini pump bag with Blackburn mini pump, Park tool bag, dual bottle cages. Many miles and memories were put on this bike.
Please contact police if you see it.
It is now officially #WSSummerFest eve! Street's closed! pic.twitter.com/pbDYjdZ0iv
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) July 10, 2015
6:39 PM: The barricades are up and people are walking in the street – must be West Seattle Summer Fest Eve in The Junction! The festival itself officially starts at 10 am tomorrow (see the basics here) but with the streets closed to vehicles – aside from those involved in setup, like the one in which festival producer Oliver Little and West Seattle Junction Association director Susan Melrose just rode by:
With outdoor dining/drinking areas set up, and live music at some venues, tonight brings a party all its own, especially with West Seattle Art Walk under way. Wander over to 42nd SW, across from Jefferson Square, where you’ll find artist Jessica Creager at Wallflower Custom Framing (WSB sponsor):
More to come! Better yet, just come down and see for yourself. And take the chance to play in the street, before all the tents get set up…
7:06 PM: Another Art Walk stop is Click! Design That Fits (WSB sponsor) on California north of Alaska, where artist Hannah Viano is featured tonight:
Also at Click! – a Summer Fest sale! Outside *and* inside throughout the festival – check out the details here.
Another important reminder tonight: The bus reroutes are now in effect:
We have them all linked here – each route, and the PDF describing where the stops have moved to, from now through late Sunday night.
7:42 PM: Sweet sounds from the Jazz Night School All-Star Big Band – we have a minute of video:
They’re playing outside West 5, one of the places you’ll find outdoor seating set up just for the festival. Another one is Bin 41, which has a “wine garden” going, while The Beer Junction, of course, has a beer garden.
8:31 PM: The tent, stage, and ride setup work is getting more intense, but it’s still a beautiful night to stop down. We’ll add a few more photos back at HQ. (Like this one …)
(Photo by Duane Bakke – starring Peg)
Watch for one more round of Summer Fest info later tonight – and then we’ll see you at the festival tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday!
4:06 PM THURSDAY: Just in from the city:
Seattle City Light will be supporting enhanced cellular and data services in various Seattle neighborhoods by upgrading electronic equipment on 49 existing network sites on utility poles. …
Highlights from the flier:
· The project is an expansion of existing communications networks and the equipment modifications will increase public safety and enhanced-911 capabilities. The work will also improve wireless services to areas, allowing for enhanced connectivity and faster 4G service. See the maps on the fliers for approximate construction work areas.
· Construction will begin during the week of July 13, 2015 and will last approximately seven weeks. Daily work hours are planned from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
· During this project, City Light crews will also have the opportunity to upgrade its infrastructure and replace poles that are in poor condition.
· There are no maintenance power outages planned.
· Some traffic and parking impacts are expected in the immediate work areas. Crews will be careful to try and maintain access to driveways.
From separate notification flyers you can see in this 20-page PDF – interspersed with other parts of the city (we’ll try to separate out the West Seattle flyers later if we get time) – here are the three groups of areas where City Light says crews will be working in West Seattle:
16th Ave SW near SW Brandon St
16th Ave SW near SW Morgan St
SW Holden St near 12th Ave SW
9th Ave SW near SW Cloverdale St
8th Ave SW between SW Barton St and SW Cambridge St
The intersection of 4th & 6th Ave S at Myers Way S Fauntleroy Pl SW near SW Cloverdale St
SW Barton St near SW Henderson St
45th Ave SW near Kilbourne Ct SW
Marine View Dr SW near SW 101st St
Marine View Dr SW near SW 104th St 55th Ave SW near SW Andover St
48th Ave SW near SW Genesee St
SW Snoqualmie St near 57th Ave SW
SW Edmunds St near 48th Ave SW
SW Hudson St near SW Jacobsen Rd
46th Ave SW near SW Findlay St
Atlas Place SW near Beach Dr SW
We’ve sent some followup questions to City Light and will add any additional information we get.
ADDED FRIDAY: We asked City Light a few followup questions. SCL’s Scott Thomsen replied, “These 49 locations have existing cellular antennas on them. The project will replace those existing antennas, which are about 10 years old, with new, upgraded equipment. In most instances, this will not add any height to the pole. A few that are located on streetlights will add 4 feet of height. In each of those cases, the provider must get a conditional use permit from the Department of Planning and Development. The antennas on utility poles are being mounted on the sides of the poles. The old antennas stick out about a foot from the pole. The new ones stick out about 4 inches.”
Four residential-redevelopment notes this afternoon:
1201 HARBOR SW PROJECT UNDER WAY: Harbor Avenue has had many proposals but not much action for a while. This one at 1201-1205 Harbor Avenue SW is now under way after demolition of two old houses last week (WSB photo above) – city files show a 4-unit rowhouse on the way. (UPDATE: After publishing this, we received a rendering from the architects Allied 8:
You can also see a daylight version on the firm’s website.)
REDEVELOPMENT @ 5440 CALIFORNIA SW: From the city files, a new proposal to demolish this 92-year=old single-family house and “accessory unit,” to be replaced by three live-work units, two townhouses, and two single-family homes.
5652 FAUNTLEROY WAY SW: Redevelopment also continues along Fauntleroy Way, where a 101-year-old single-family house and “accessory structure” are now planned for demolition and replacement with three single-family houses.
3026 SW CHARLESTOWN: In the Luna Park area, there’s an early-stage proposal on file for a 10-to-12-apartment building on this site that’s just uphill from Avalon.
Kicking off our look ahead to the rest of your Thursday – it’s West Seattle Summer Fest Eve, starring the July West Seattle Art Walk!
The Art Walk poster image changes quarterly – this time around, it’s by Clare Johnson. And the venue list shuffles a bit each quarter too – here’s the new one:
While you’re visiting the Junction venues – which include WSB sponsors Click! Design That Fits (featuring Hannah Viano and a Summer Fest sale!), Emerald Water Anglers, Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, and Wallflower Custom Framing (featuring Jessica Creager) – enjoy the chance to wander in the streets, since the Summer Fest closures start at 6 tonight, as does the Art Walk (more venue previews, including those outside The Junction, on the official website). Besides the art, as previewed here earlier this week, tonight also includes:
*Magic and music offered by Elliott Bay Brewing Company, starting at 6
*Music offered by West 5, starting at 7
*(added) Outdoor beer garden at The Beer Junction – setting up once the streets are closed, plus a tasting event with Lagunitas Brewing 5-8 pm, five beer samples for $4
(Anything else scheduled? editor@wsb.blackfin.biz – thanks! And stand by for another Summer Fest preview later this afternoon!)
Also tonight:
WINE TASTING & LIVE MUSIC: Monthly event at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm – bring an appetizer to share, bring a friend, have a great time! (5612 California SW)
And a note for today:
COLMAN POOL CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: The first of this summer’s two multi-day swim-meet closures starts today and continues through Saturday.
Two West Seattle Crime Watch notes:
BURGLARY FOLLOWUP: When we included a 36th/Trenton burglary arrest in West Seattle Crime Watch yesterday, based on neighborhood e-mails, this detail was missing – the “loose change” loot, just reported via SPD Blotter:
Police are hoping a burglar changes his ways after officers caught him walking out of a West Seattle home early Wednesday carrying 65 pounds of stolen coins.
A resident in the 8600 (block of) 35th Ave SW called 911 around 4 AM after hearing glass breaking and seeing a man climb into a neighbor’s window.
As Officers Joel Nark and Jason Ross arrived at the scene, they saw the burglar emerging from the home, carrying an armload of bags. When officers shouted for the suspect to stop, he dropped everything he was carrying and took off running down an alley.
Police chased after the man, who hopped several fences, ran through yards, and jumped off a 10-foot-high deck as he fled. Neighbors spotted the suspect running from police and pointed officers in his direction. Police eventually found the suspect hiding in a shed and took him into custody.
Police recovered the 65 pounds of change – which the homeowner reportedly saves to give to his son – and a stolen humidor, and booked the suspect into the King County Jail for Investigation of Burglary.
P-PATCH CAR PROWL: From Dan:
My 9-months-pregnant wife pulled up to the Lincoln Park P-Patch (Wednesday) to water our garden. A blue, 2 door, lowered Acura/Honda with gold rims and an exhaust system pulled up when she left and punched out her window and stole her purse containing all of her ID’s and her medical cards. Folks across the street caught the license plate as (ending in) –9YFK. Please, if you see this car, give the police a call.
Four West Seattle urban farms are on the list of 25 that you can tour around the city on Saturday, during Seattle Tilth‘s Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour – and one of them, “Buried Treasure,” has won a pre-tour award! Buried Treasure (whose urban farmers are shown in a Tilth-provided photo above) have received the “Garden to the Max” award for attributes including efficient use of space. Theirs is one of four West Seattle stops on this year’s tour, which is already in our calendar, but if you haven’t caught it there yet, here’s the description from the Tilth announcement: “Meet people who are incorporating animals and unique gardens into their home landscapes on a self-guided tour. See unique coops, see goats, ducks, bunnies, and bees, and learn what it takes to have a dynamic urban farm. Go on an urban adventure! Tickets are just $12 and $5 for kids, with discounts for groups, bicyclists, and Seattle Tilth members.” Go here to find out more.
P.S. For a sneak peek at all the award-winners, including more photos from the one West Seattle winner, go here.
Thanks to Brian for this photo of the new sign at California/Holly in Morgan Junction:
Plans for changes at that corner first hit our radar a few months ago, when a building-permit filing mentioned plans for at least some of the office space to be converted into an apartment. We checked back then with the travel agency that had long been in the space, Expedition Trips, and found out they were moving to 5932 California SW. The move was still a ways away at the time, so we saved it for future mention. Now, Expedition Trips has made its move, and the new sign on its former space reveals a health-care clinic called GoodMed is on the way, planning to open next month. According to its website, GoodMed is led by naturopathic physicians Drs. Ryan Campbell and Wendy Hueners, who are moving from other West Seattle clinics, and will have a membership model, explained here.
(2014 WSB photo, with Donn Weaver at left, directing the West Seattle Big Band @ Hiawatha)
If this isn’t already on your calendar, save the date! Next Tuesday night (July 14th) is your chance to come hear the fab West Seattle Big Band‘s annual Hi-Yu Concert in the Park performance at Hiawatha Community Center, and to applaud the WSBB’s former leader Donn Weaver – he will be presented at Tuesday night’s concert with the Orville Rummel Trophy for Outstanding Community Service, an award given every year in connection with the upcoming West Seattle Grand Parade (which is coming up Saturday, July 18th). Weaver is also a longtime music teacher at West Seattle High School and former students/colleagues are especially welcome to come cheer for him. The concert’s free, at 7 pm Tuesday on the east lawn at Hiawatha (along Walnut) – BYO chair/blanket/picnic dinner and get ready for a good time with great music.
(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
Good morning! Nothing unusual on the outbound routes from here, so far. One note for Admiral/Alki drivers/riders/pedestrians – we noticed Wednesday evening that the new 47th/Admiral/Waite light was in operation.
And a big Junction reminder for tonight through Sunday night:
WEST SEATTLE SUMMER FEST (co-sponsored by WSB) happens in The Junction Friday-Saturday-Sunday; streets close to vehicle traffic starting around 6 tonight – California between Genesee and Edmunds (Oregon remains open to through traffic) and Alaska between 42nd and 44th. That means Metro reroutes too – all linked from our list.
(WSB photo, June 2015: 35th/Roxbury site purchased for charter-school development)
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
Before California-based charter-school operator Summit Public Schools even opens its first two campuses in our state, it’s in the thick of awareness-raising for its pending-state-approval third one, a middle/high school at a supermarket-turned-church in Arbor Heights.
That awareness-raising includes a public forum at the planned West Seattle site on July 21st – a key test Summit must pass before the state Charter School Commission decides whether to let it go ahead with its plan (which is spelled out in this 472-page application).
We’ve been reporting on the Arbor Heights plan since we dug early word out of a city file at the start of the year. But much of our coverage in the ensuing six months has focused on the physical plan for the school, planned for the southwest corner of 35th/Roxbury, the property recently sold by Freedom Church/Jesus Center to Washington Charter School Development for $4.75 million. Meanwhile, our reports have sparked comment discussions on what might or might not happen at the school. While voters in our state approved charter schools – which are public schools, run with public dollars (explained here) – three years ago, so far only one is open.
More are about to launch – the prospective operator of West Seattle’s first charter school, Summit, is getting ready to open two charter high schools in the International District and in Tacoma next month. The school year starts in mid-August; they’re moving into the locations on August 3rd. While overseeing all that, the woman in charge of Summit’s operations in this state – including the West Seattle middle/high school – sat down with us for a conversation this week.
9:27 PM: As the forest-fire smoke continues to linger, tonight brought another vividly hued sunset. Thanks to James Bratsanos for the photo. Don’t count on a three-peat tomorrow – the National Weather Service‘s forecast discussion says tonight that “the smoke should leave the area Thursday morning as flow aloft becomes more southerly.”
ADDED 9:36 PM: Thanks to Jamie Kinney for this view:
Verified on our way back from a meeting in Upper Alki – the new 47th/Admiral/Waite signal is in operation, with street-level “signal revision” signs to catch your attention if the light itself doesn’t do that first. As reported here last night, the “completion celebration” is scheduled for 6:30 pm next Tuesday, July 14th.
Thanks for the tips – we’ve just checked out a two-car crash that’s blocking northbound 35th at the bridge entrance at Fauntleroy Way. Police at the scene tell us one person was taken to the hospital, and also that the scene shouldn’t be blocked too much longer. But if you’re headed toward the bridge – try Avalon instead of Fauntleroy, for now.
Six days after the federal government announced it was again denying recognition to the Duwamish Tribe – as reported here last Thursday – Duwamish chair Cecile Hansen declared today that they will continue to fight for it. She led a media briefing today at the tribe’s West Seattle longhouse; our video above shows it, unedited. Hansen has led the tribe for 40 years; she spoke of the treaty the tribe signed 160 years ago, saying “When we signed that treaty, we did not give up sovereignty. … We seek justice, and we continue to seek it.” She said she feels especially let down by U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, a former West Seattleite whose department includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which issued last week’s decision. According to Hansen, they’ll be meeting later this month with U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, and are continuing to review legal documents from along the way in their long battle for recognition – granted by the Clinton Administration, overturned by the Bush Administration, now rejected by the Obama Administration. A letter-writing campaign is under consideration as well. “We’re not going to give up,” she declared. “I think there should be an uprising of the citizens of this city that their indigenous people are not being recognized by the federal government.”
(ADDED: WSB photo, dried-out slopes beneath Myrtle Reservoir water towers)
Please use water “wisely,” the city is imploring you, as it downgrades the official “water-supply outlook” because of high temperatures, low rainfall, and increased water use. It’s **not** calling for restrictions, yet, but Seattle Public Utilities is making some water-management changes – read on:
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