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UPDATE 12:30 PM:
The incident is closed and units are leaving after only twenty minutes so sounds like a minor incident. We'll give SFD a call to find out what happened. Here's more information on Olive Ridge. It's a low income apartment complex operated by the Seattle Housing Authority.
Original Post:
There is a large Seattle Fire Department response underway at a reported fire in the Olive Ridge apartments at 1700 17th. No details yet several units are still at the scene. We will update as information comes in.
For multi-family structures, rollouts are almost always large so the number of units responding doesn't necessarily indicate a significant incident.
With Peter Holmes victorious and Susan Hutchinson dispatched and Tim Eyman chewing his mock turtle neck in defeat, Capitol Hill lovers of democracy turn to two crucial races that will continue to unfold with this afternoon's next batch of results around 4:30 PM and through the week.
Here are some links to chew on in the meantime:
- Erica Barnett from Publicola says to expect more good news for Mike McGinn this afternoon.
- The Seattle Times says R-71 comes down to Pierce County. Puyallup, Tacoma, Orting... do the right thing.
- Seattle Gay Scene crunches the numbers on R-71.
- To get you pumped up, check out Cheesecake's video of McGinn's speech at the War Room last night:
McGinn Election Night Speech from David Albright on Vimeo.
Get a little wild at this film fest as Conservation Northwest brings the 8th annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour to Capitol Hill tonight:
(Image: Conservation Northwest)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009Reception: 6 pm
Films: 7 pm to 10 pm (with intermission)
Broadway Performance Hall, Capitol Hill
Tickets: $9 (or $11 at door)
Tickets available now at Brown Paper Tickets
The films:
The featured film of the evening is Division Street, a thought-provoking look at the impact of roads on wildlife, wild places, and the human landscape. Other engaging and entertaining short documentary, fiction, and adventure films highlight how ordinary people are creating real change across the globe. The film festival is the largest of its kind on the West Coast!
The fun:
▪ Free snacks and great deals on Sierra Nevada Brewing Co beer at the reception and intermission
▪ Door prizes from national sponsors (first 100 guests in the door)
▪ A free raffle ticket for everyone to win some great prizes! (more available by donation)
A memorial procession of up to 1,500 police and emergency vehicles will travel across Capitol Hill on Friday en route to the ceremony to honor slain Officer Timothy Brenton at Key Arena, the Seattle Police Department has announced.
During the procession, which is expected to last from 9:00 a.m. to noon, other traffic will not be allowed on the route and will not be allowed to cross it. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers to expect severe congestion near its path, especially as mourners are also anticipated along its course.
The memorial procession will use the following route: begins at the University of Washington’s E-1 parking lot; south on Montlake Blvd NE to 24th Ave E; south on 24th to 23rd Ave E; south on 23rd to E Madison St; west on Madison to E Pine St; west on Pine to Broadway; north on Broadway to E Denny Way; west on Denny to 1st Ave N; north on 1st to Key Arena. Staging will begin in the E-1 parking lot (north of Husky Stadium on Montlake Blvd NE) beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m.
View Brenton Memorial Procession in a larger mapParking will not be allowed along the route and temporary “No Parking” signs will be emplaced. Officers from the Seattle Police Department will manage all intersections for the procession.
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Kids living near Volunteer Park are now in Lowell Elementary territory. The biggest change for Capitol Hill area schools in the district's revised boundary maps released this afternoon is the lopping off of a finger of land around Volunteer Park from the Stevens Elementary zone. That area is now in Lowell Territory. Here is the revised map and, below it, the original proposed update that was released in October.
The full-city revised map is attached to this post. No explanation for the change was included in the 'change request overview' document provided by the school board. We'll give them a call tomorrow to ask them about the change.
Nov 3rd Revision
Original Update
of the old home of King Cobra and Sugar (among others). The Lobby Bar
is going to have a convenient neighbor it appears. Convenient if you
need a 'payday loan' at least.
Oatmeal Breakfast - Molly Moon's, originally uploaded by roofsupdotcom.
It's a little like Mom and Dad went away for the weekend and left a teenager in charge. Molly Moon's is bringing their oatmeal topped with maple bacon ice cream breakfast to Capitol Hill. Which, of course, means you can now eat pancakes for dinner.
It appears that the robber who emptied the till at Online Coffee after ordering a brownie then handing the cashier a note demanding cash struck again the following week, according to a Seattle Police Department report.
According to the report, a man wearing a surgical mask, a black puffy jacket and a baseball hat entered Uncle Elizabeth's Internet Cafe at 1123 Pike St. just after 11:30 PM on Tuesday, October 13th. The cashier said the man coughed as he walked to the counter and ordered two bagels. As the man received his order, the cashier said the man slid a note across the counter.
"Buddy I ain't jokin," the man said, according to the report. The cashier said the note read, "I have a gun put it in the bag."
The cashier opened the cash registered and placed all of the cash from the drawer in to the bag with the bagels. The man grabbed the bag full of bagels and cash and the ransom note and left the cafe. After the man left, the cashier followed him into the street and saw the suspect get into a silver or tan Ford Taurus and drive away. A search for the car did not turn up the suspect.
The cashier said he could not provide an accurate body type description for the robber because he was wearing the puffy jacket and mask. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall. The description of the man in the hold-up a week earlier at Online Coffee was very similar: a black male, 6 feet tall, approximately 230 pounds, and bald head.
According to the report, of the five customers in the cafe at the time of the hold-up, only one looked up from her computer screen and saw the man. The witness was unable to provide any additional details or description of the suspect.
UPDATE 8:28 PM:
First batch of results are in from the King County Election site with 23.55% reported.
I-1033: Failing 56% to 44% statewide, 34% to 66% in King County
R-71: Winning 52% to 48% statewide, approved 66% to 34% in King County
King County Executive: Constantine is winning 57% to 43%
Mayor: McGinn ahead of Mallahan 50% to 49%
City Attorney: Pete Homes ahead of Tom Carr 62% to 38%
City Council Position 2: Conlin over Ginsburg 75% to 24%
City Council Position 4: Bagshaw winning vs. Bloom 69% to 32%
City Council Position 6: Licata beating Isreal 58% to 42%
City Council Position 8: O'Brien ahead of Rosencrantz 58% to 42%
Housing Levy: Winning 63% to 37%
School District Position 5: Kay Smith-Blum over Mary Bass 64% to 25%
School District Position 7: Patu beating Chin 68% to 31%
Port of Seattle Position 3: Holland over Doud by 55% to 45%
Port of Seattle Position 4: Albro over Vekich by 57% to 43%
And the statewide totals for 1033 and R-71. Check for latest totals.
UPDATE 6:00 PM:
Heading out soon to check out the election night party circuit on the Hill. Stay tuned to this post for pictures and, if it's worthwhile, video from the night.
At 8:15 the first totals from mail ballots will be posted on this King County Election site.
Here is the schedule for results from King County Elections:
Tuesday, Nov. 3 8:15 p.m.
Mail ballots counted on election day results posted to the Web.
Wednesday, Nov. 4 4:30 p.m.
Results posted including accessible voting centers.
Thursday, Nov. 5 4:30 p.m.
Results posted
Friday, Nov. 6 4:30 p.m.
Results posted. Unofficial abstract of results as of election night, broken down by legislative district posted to the Web.
Original Post:
Election Day has lost a lot of its excitement with the switch to all-mail voting but we hope to bring back a little old-fashioned drama with our coverage of the day's proceedings. We'll be out and about in the streets of Capitol Hill so shout if you see something interesting -- chs@capitolhillseattle.com or @jseattle if you are a Twitter type.
We'll also be part of the scene at the election night parties on Capitol Hill. Here is a list and map of the political fun. See you out there.
As of early Tuesday morning, the county had received ballots from about a quarter of Capitol Hill area registered voters. Here's the tally for the two county districts that include parts of Capitol Hill:
- District 2: 23.5%
- District 4: 25.1%
Full King County totals can be found here.
To add to those decimal points, your mail-in ballot needs to be postmarked Tuesday the 3rd or you can drop it off at either of these drop box locations closest to Capitol Hill:
- Seattle, King County Administration Building, 500 Fourth Ave.
- Central neighborhood center, 2301 S Jackson
- Voters with disabilities: Union Station 401 S. Jackson St: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
The drop boxes can be accessed up until 8 PM on Election Day.
Once you've sent in your ballot, check King County's ballot tracker to make sure it has been properly received.
Need some guidance? Check out the 2009 CHS Endorsements.
traffic steams by.
showed their enthusiasm for Prop. 1
filled in -- here at the Central neighborhood center drop box at 23rd
and Jackson. You can save on postage. And get a free low energy light
bulb. Democracy!
curious about what role their party would play tonight in the middle
of so many race-specific parties on the Hill. Vice chair Michael
Maddux tells me Purr is the official overflow party for the Approve
R-71 event at Pravda. "they're the donors, we're the voters," Maddux
teased. Maddux said his main interest tonight is the Peter Holmes race
for City Attorney. Pretty quiet at Purr so off to Prop 1 par-tay at
Sole Repair.
Repair's Prop 1 event. Solid crowd at the housing levy party, btw, but
no Cap Hill Housing folks so I didn't know a soul. The Approve R-71
event is already in full swing though still a lot of room. Even with a
dozen or more media types. This will be easily the most documted event
of night. I might even go live with the cam. Also, ran into George
Bakan from SGN who is worried about low turnout. George worries a lot!
But will be interesting to see how this plays out. Now to mull results
location: Stay here with tunes and lively crowd or make way to the War
Room?
McGinn Election Night Party from David Albright on Vimeo.
