2006 - 2020

 [Early History]-[1774-1860]-[Civil War - 1889]-[1890-1913]
[WWI-1938]-[WWII-1974]-[1975-1990]-[1991-2005]-[2006-2020]

[2006 - 2020]

February 2006, the Metropolitan King County Council 
decided to replace the old logo 
with an image of the county's namesake, Dr. King.

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Nettie Fisher of Wilburton/Kelsey Creek Fisher Farm died on September 24, 2007 at age 97

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2007, Superintendent Mike Riley resigns. Karen Clark becomes Interim Superintendent.

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    Development during 2007-2009 created another major boom in
retail, commercial and residential space in Bellevue. 

The Bravern mixed-use development was one of the more significant projects of that time.

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 Excerpt from Sumie Suguro Akizuki's oral history interview conducted on October 30, 2008
RE: Miller Freeman Sr.

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    On August 15, 2009 a man is sentenced for a large weapons arsenal
found in Bellevue storage locker -- two grenade launchers, 54 grenades, six big blocks of C4 plastic explosive, and 37 machine guns from the Vietnam War era.

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Patrick Kazuo Hagiwara 
BORN MARCH 7, 1919 – DIED JUNE 24, 2010

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    On February 13, 2012, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation that established full marriage rights for same-sex couples in the state of Washington.

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2013 in October, Bellevue Galleria sold for $87.6 million, or $429 per square foot, according to county documents. The buyer is MPH-1 Bellevue LLC, which shares an address with DC real estate company, Madison Marquette.

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The Winters House off Bellevue Way was closed in 2016 for light rail construction.
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Marie Kazuko Masunaga, b. JULY 3, 1932 – d. MAY 6, 2016 
Preceded in death by siblings, Clara Chieko Stewart, Josephine Nobuko Arao, and James Hideo Sakata.
Survived by her sister, Agnes Yuriko Sakata (92) her husband, Yeizo Masunaga (89), 
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2018 Bellevue's population was 147,599

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The City of Bellevue offers offers free Wi-Fi to the public at select city facilities and outdoor locations through BellevueConnect. 

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    The Spring District is a transit-oriented development and neighborhood that is under construction in Bellevue, Washington. The 16-block, 36-acre development is centered around the Spring District/120th station on the East Link Extension, scheduled to open in 2023

Overhead view of construction in Spring District area, Bellevue, Washington, 
as seen from west atop The Bravern office complex.

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    The Mercer Slough Blueberry Farm was closed due to Sound Transit's East Link light rail construction. 

East Link trains, which go near downtown Bellevue, plan pass 9 feet in front of the Winters House in a trench along Bellevue Way, which will include a lid to dampen noise

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8/3/2020

Bellevue City Council begins authorizing execution of all documents necessary for the acquisition of a 5.25-acre property located at 1351/1357 118th Ave Southeast as an addition to Mercer Slough Nature Park, including a purchase and sale agreement, in an amount not to exceed $314,400, plus related costs.