Seattle, WA
SATURDAY: Mayor Harrell to Join Thousands of Volunteers, Seattle Sports Teams, and Community Partners for the 2024 One Seattle Day of Service
Seattle neighbors and leaders embrace spirit of service with over 130 volunteer events throughout the city
Seattle – On Saturday, Mayor Bruce Harrell will kick off the 2024 One Seattle Day of Service and join thousands of volunteers to give back and take action to improve the city we love.
“Service to others is one of our highest One Seattle values, showing how we can turn common ground into common cause,” said Mayor Harrell. “We know that neighbors want to be part of the solution to help build a thriving, healthy, and vibrant city, and the One Seattle Day of Service is a vehicle to take tangible action for the city we love and call home. I’m excited to be shoulder to shoulder with residents and community partners this Saturday as we unite to make Seattle a better place for all.”
Nearly 100 organizations will be involved by either leading events, promoting events, or sending teams to volunteer at events. Partners include local sports teams like the Seattle Seahawks, Sounders FC, and Mariners; employers like Amazon and Patagonia Seattle; small businesses; neighborhood groups; local government leaders and staff; nonprofits and many, many more.
Mayor Harrell will participate in three events across the city, starting the morning in Pioneer Square with the Alliance for Pioneer Square and representatives from the Seahawks, Mariners, and Sounders to clean and beautify the neighborhood. He will then join African Community Housing & Development for the opening of the Delridge Farmers Market. Finally, he will close the day by joining the University District YMCA to host children’s activities at the U-District Street Fair.
This year’s Day of Service includes over 130 volunteer events throughout the city with a wide array of service activities, appropriate for people across ages, abilities, and interests, including:
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Cleaning and beautification – collecting trash, removing graffiti, building repair, and painting.
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Gardening and restoration – weeding, planting, storm drain protection, and trail repair.
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Helping neighbors in need – grocery packing, donation organizing, and tiny home construction.
The Day of Service will also include a concert for volunteers at 12:00 p.m. in Occidental Square hosted by Amazon.
Thursday, we reported on Seattle Fire crews rescuing “two large dogs” from a 30-foot embankment in The Arroyos. It was in an off-the-beaten-path-enough area that there was no way we could get there for photos, so we asked SFD if their crew might make any available. Today, they did, above and below:
We asked SFD spokesperson Kaila Lafferty if she had any information about the circumstances: “The two dogs escaped from their fenced back yard. It is unclear how they got out of the fenced yard and ended up down the bluff.”
Seattle, WA
Seattle’s Real Time Crime Center triples arrest odds, according to police review – MyNorthwest.com
The rape suspect didn’t know police were watching.
Earlier this year, a Seattle officer took a report of forcible rape and kept returning to the neighborhood, hoping the suspect’s vehicle might show up again. Eventually, it did.
“He immediately called our Real Time Crime Center,” Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes recalled during SPD’s 2025 Year in Review.
Analysts pulled video from the previous day and located the same car described by a witness. The officer asked for confirmation of the registration tag. Analysts matched the plate, and officers made the arrest.
The case is one of hundreds illustrating how Seattle’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), which launched in May 2025, is changing the way the department responds to crime.
Officers 3x more likely to make arrest with RTCC support, data shows
According to a department analysis of 220,000 calls for service, officers and detectives are three times more likely to arrest a suspect when they receive support from RTCC analysts.
SPD’s Performance Analytics & Research group reviewed every 911 response in the nine months since the center opened. The results, Barnes said, show the impact of pairing frontline officers with real‑time data, video, and investigative support.
The RTCC assisted in 17 homicide cases last year and helped close 10 of them, which Barnes credits for the city’s homicide clearance rate rising to 86 percent, which is far above the national average.
The system is poised to grow with new cameras being installed in Capitol Hill, the Stadium District, and near Garfield High School.
The expansion comes amid privacy concerns.
In fall 2025, the Seattle City Council voted 7–2 to expand video surveillance, adding more closed‑circuit cameras and allowing police access to 145 Seattle Department of Transportation traffic cameras.
More than 100 residents spoke against the move during public comment, concerned that expanded surveillance could expose immigrants, protesters, and marginalized communities to federal monitoring. Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, who voted against the measures, warned the system could be misused by federal agencies.
Public Safety Chair Bob Kettle pushed back on those concerns, saying many criticisms were based on misconceptions.
“SPD only shares data with the federal government in matters of criminal enforcement,” Kettle said, noting that otherwise “a federal agency would need to subpoena the data.”
The Real Time Crime Center remains in a two‑year pilot phase, with an independent evaluation underway by the Office of Inspector General and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania.
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