🌱 How bad are healthcare and security problems inside SeaTac’s federal prison?

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In today's newsletter:

• How bad are healthcare and security problems inside SeaTac’s federal prison?
• How will Normandy Park’s creek partnership with SeaTac affect local watersheds?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with showers around, temps: high: 49, low: 41.
• Thursday: Rain becoming steadier, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Federal Prison Healthcare in Crisis: DOJ Inspector General Uncovers Alarming Conditions at Seattle Detention Facility (blogcritics.org) — Serious healthcare and staffing failures at the Federal Detention Center SeaTac could affect anyone with loved ones or clients held there, from delayed screenings to ignored urgent medical requests. Investigators found chronic understaffing, missed security rounds, and pay that lags the broader Seattle–Tacoma market, raising legal and safety concerns that local residents and attorneys should watch closely.
   

• Normandy Park City Council addresses parks funding and public works projects (normandyparkblog.com) — Normandy Park’s latest council meeting included work on a regional agreement with SeaTac, Burien, and King County to fund stewardship and monitoring of the Miller and Walker creeks basin in 2026. Councilmembers also advanced telecom franchise ordinances, discussed parks levy coordination, and approved public works design contracts and a cost-of-living raise for staff, shaping infrastructure and environmental planning across nearby cities.
   

📸 Around SeaTac

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🗓 Upcoming Events in SeaTac

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Wednesday December 17

• Family Story Time
  Burien Library , 400 SW 152nd Street , Seattle
  12:30 pm
• King County Public Health Program Assistance
  Des Moines Library , 21620 11th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Reading Buddies at Renton Library (Study Zone)
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  4:00 pm
• Tutors at Des Moines Library (Study Zone)
  Des Moines Library , 21620 11th Avenue South , Seattle
  4:30 pm
• BYO Queer Book Club
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  6:30 pm
• Des Moines Evening Book Group
  Des Moines Library , 21620 11th Avenue South , Seattle
  6:30 pm
• Holiday Choral Concert
  Hazen High School Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• King County Parks and Recreation Office Hours
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Daytime Playtime
  Des Moines Library , 21620 11th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Teen Art Hour
  Tukwila Library , 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard , Seattle
  2:30 pm
• CPR/AED & First Aid Training | December 16 | Burien, WA
  Burien Community Center , 14700 6th Ave SW , Burien
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Tukwila

• Dear King County District 2 Resident, (thefactsnewspaper.com)
• Tukwila Officers Spread Cheer with Local Students During 'Shop With A Cop' Holiday Event (hoodline.com)

Burien

• Fatal crash kills 18-year-old on SR 509 in Burien Sunday night, Washington State Patrol says (b-townblog.com)
• Shock your system into the New Year at the annual Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day (b-townblog.com)
• Troop #392 Christmas Tree Recycling is Dec. 27 & Jan. 3 - The B-Town (Burien) Blog (b-townblog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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