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Seattle Parks to close Alki Beach early, turn on park lights to prevent crime, damage
Seattle Parks Department is hoping to prevent this scene over the long holiday weekend. (Seattle PD/Twitter)
In an effort to curtail fireworks and overall lawbreaking, Seattle Parks is closing Alki Beach Park early and turning on lights at area ballfields this weekend.
Alki Beach Park will close daily at 10 p.m. instead of 11:30 p.m. The park will reopen at its usual time of 4:30 a.m. daily. The new closure times begin Friday night through Monday, July 5.
The city says the temporary change is to deter illegal use of fireworks and to help mitigate illegal activities during the holiday weekend.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's office said it's Seattle Public Schools' responsibility to clear the encampment, and SPS has declined the city's assistance.
Neighbors in shock after shootings, explosion at homeless camp in Albert Davis Park KOMO News Staff
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SEATTLE - Neighbors living next to Albert Davis Park in Seattle s Lake City are begging city leaders to do something about a growing homeless camp at the park.
The neighbors say they are living in constant fear and apprehension after a recent double shooting and explosion at the camp. Caption: Neighbors in shock after shootings, explosion at homeless camp in Albert Davis Park (KOMO News Video) I don t think I ve slept more than a couple hours, any night this this week, says Shannon Ellis-Brock, who lives near Albert Davis Park.
This week: so many vaccines, so few arms
Bill Radke reviews the week s news with Crosscut science and environment reporter Hannah Weinberger, Washington State Wire founder and publisher DJ Wilson and KUOW reporter Casey Martin.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has an ambitious goal: to get 70% of the cityâs population fully vaccinated by the end of May. Now only if the demand was there. As of Thursday afternoon, at its four city-run vaccination sites, there were more than 14,000 appointment slots available despite the city receiving its largest seven-day federal vaccine allocation to date, allowing it to administer more than 52,000 doses. Is vaccine hesitancy to blame for the unfilled appointments or could it be more due to shortcomings in planning and access, especially for BIPOC communities?