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I’m posting this as a PSA for anyone apartment hunting in West Seattle and considering The Webster on SW Dawson & California Ave.

I lived in this building for two years, and for the first 14 months, my experience was mostly great. I lived in a first-floor unit and had some minor moisture/mold around the windows, but nothing I considered outside the realm of “old building in Seattle.” When a two-bedroom opened up on the top floor, management was extremely helpful in transferring my lease, and Samuel, the maintenance technician, was always genuinely kind, helpful, and quick to respond.

Then I moved upstairs.

I moved into the two-bedroom in September. After a few months, once it got consistently cold, mold started growing around the windows. I cleaned it. It came back. I cleaned it again. It came back. Significantly worse than anything I’d experienced in my previous unit.

I reported it repeatedly. Management eventually acknowledged to me in writing that:

“Moisture is a known condition in this building due to its concrete construction.” I was told to keep my windows open at all times—even during the winter—run a dehumidifier, keep furniture and belongings away from the walls, and manage bathroom moisture.

The problem? I was already doing all of those things. I told them that repeatedly. The mold continued to grow.

So I spent the winter trying to heat an apartment while simultaneously leaving the windows open and running dehumidifiers 24/7. Unsurprisingly, my electricity costs skyrocketed.

For five months, I was repeatedly told they were “looking into long-term solutions.” After asking around and speaking with former tenants, I was told that moisture and mold issues in the building apparently go back to the early 2000s. I also found multiple publicly available SDCI complaints related to similar issues in the building. So I’m genuinely curious how many decades are required to “look into” a long-term solution.

After five months, the solution I was finally offered was... A new bathroom fan. 😑 The bathroom was literally the one room in my apartment where I did not have a mold or moisture problem.

There is also visible pooling water/apparent drainage issues on the roof, particularly on the same side of the building where the mold in my unit was worst.

Eventually, I chose to end my lease early rather than continue living in those conditions with my animals.

Also, once I started asking more directly what was actually going to be done about the ongoing mold—and whether I would be compensated for belongings that had been ruined—the responses stopped. 5+ emails. Unanswered.

I genuinely loved living in this building before this happened, and I still have nothing negative to say about Samuel. But a known building moisture problem should not become the tenant’s responsibility to manage by leaving windows open all winter, running dehumidifiers around the clock, paying dramatically higher electric bills, repeatedly cleaning recurring mold, and replacing damaged belongings—only to be ignored once they start asking for an actual solution.

If you’re considering renting here, I strongly recommend checking the SDCI complaint history and asking very specific questions about the building’s moisture history before signing a lease.

I have added photos of the mold and the email acknowledging that moisture is a “known condition” in the building.

Hi everyone!

I was walking in Lincoln park today and came across a black crow with a broken leg. It was able to fly about two feet but there was visibly something wrong with one of their legs, and it struggled to really get off the ground.

I reached out to the PAWS Wildlife rehabilitation center (https://www.paws.org/wildlife/) and they informed me the only way the crow can get help is if someone is able to capture & bring the crow to the center. I am unfortunately unable to do so myself but wanted to post here in case anyone has the materials or ability to transport the bird to the center. The people from PAWS encouraged me to post on reddit to see if there is another good samaritan who is willing & able to help.

The bird is located just west of softball field #3. It was last seen perched on the ground near the trail (shown in the photo, the bird is circled in red).

Thank you so much if you're able to help! Happy to respond to any further questions.

Found this guy at the corner of Lanham and Raymond in High Point today at noon. Anyone lose a bird last night or know someone who did?

I did not try it, have no affiliation, and no further information. And no, I don't know what some of those words are supposed to be. But the menu isn't available online so I'm posting it here.

So far in 2026 I've picked roughly 25 cubic feet of litter off our streets, sidewalks, parks, beaches, etc. I've been at it since 2018 and am so grateful for the chance to care for a place I love and to, hopefully, do good.

For the most part, litter in West Seattle (outside of parks) is easily sorted into three equal piles: cigarette butts, food/drink wrappers (with most of that being Starby's, McD's, or booze-related), and everything else. Maybe not in terms of weight or volume, but in simple quantity of items.

Does anyone recognize this gentleman?

A kind person saw him in the middle of the street near Marine view Drive and 106th St. She was not from the neighborhood so I offered to take him in until we find his people. Very friendly and I’m giving him shade and water. Assuming he’s from Arbor Heights.