A street light in west Albany got mentioned at the city council’s meeting on Oct. 8, not because it’s burned out but because it’s blue.
Councilwoman Steph Newton was the one who brought it up. A resident had asked her how come the light at 13th Avenue and Hop Street was casting such an eerie blue light.
I went to 13th and Hop after dark on Thursday. Sure enough, the light was definitely blue. The photos here are what my camera phone recorded. No editing was involved. No manipulation of the color…