The Next “Mayor” of Skyway: Voters Heard from Zahilay and Balducci at Our King County Executive Debate

by Devin Chicras

West Hill Community Association teamed up with our friends at South Seattle Emerald to host Skyway’s first-ever debate for King County Executive on October 4, 2025. Not only did it give voters a chance to hear from both candidates (on topics ranging from safer streets, ICE, and homelessness to environmental justice and annexation), it sent an undeniable message that Skyway-West Hill neighborhoods are worth paying attention to, and can’t be ignored.

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King County Executive Candidate Forum

Sat, October 4, 2025 @ 12:30 pm 2:00 pm

Co-hosted by West Hill Community Association and South Seattle Emerald, this is an opportunity for Skyway-West Hill and other South End communities to hear from both candidates for King County Executive: Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay.

PLEASE REGISTER, limited tickets available.

Doors open at noon.

Lunch featuring local eats will be provided starting at 12:30 p.m.

Forum begins at 1 p.m.

Free
7800 S 132nd St
Seattle, Washington 98178 United States
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(425) 204-2100
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WHCA Board Members in Photo booth by Derek Johnson Photographic at WHCA Halloween Takeover, October 28, 2019 - Caroline Walker Evans Photography

WHCA Presents: Some Things We Did in 2019

by Devin Chicras

WHEW, it’s been a YEAR. We’ve been super busy, and we’re glad to have been able to enjoy all the fun events and fight all the hard battles right alongside you, neighbor. We put together this roundup for you to chronologically lay out just what 2019 looked like for your all-volunteer nonprofit West Hill Community Association (WHCA).

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Gossett-Zahilay Debate Centered on Skyway at Our West Hill Voter Town Hall

by Devin Chicras

Nearly one hundred residents packed into the auditorium at Dimmitt Middle School on Thursday, July 18th to witness something not often seen in unincorporated West Hill: political candidates. Debating. On topics directly related to our neighborhoods, including Skyway.

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