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Charla Skaggs

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Port Of Seattle's Bungled Math Costs $4 Million; Hey, That's Not Bad!

    ​The state auditor's office today released its second major audit in five years of the Port of Seattle. The good news: The audit is nowhere near as scathing as the first, a 334-page tome on the Port's construction projects that found that the agency broke the law and wasted nearly $100 million ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Port of Seattle Re-Hires Merlino; Contractor Refused to Cooperate in Internal Fraud Probe

    Yoshitani​Update: Hours after this story was published yesterday, the port's CEO said he would refuse a pay raise that had been under consideration by the port commission. More below. All seems forgiven between the Port of Seattle and Merlino Construction Co., the firm that refused to turn ove ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2009

    Sea-Tac's Jet Ghettos

    Residents are tired of waiting for the Port to develop vacant properties around the airport.

  • News

    January 21, 2009

    Fishermen’s Terminal Prepares for Gentrification Battle

    Commissioner doesn’t want normal “progress” at the expense of sailors.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    The Fishermen's Mall

    A meeting of the Fishermen's Terminal Advisory Council at the Port of Seattle slated for next Thursday is expected to become a bit of a stew. The topic will be the port's plan to renovate the terminal's big net sheds; the subtopic is whether the port will eventually yield to developers at the histo ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Port Vendor Gets More Work Despite State Warning

    The Port of Seattle continues to use a contractor cited by the state auditor last year for involvement in possible bid irregularities.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Port Vendor Reused Despite State Warning

    After 22 months at the helm, CEO Tay Yoshitani likes to say it's a new day at the Port of Seattle. A 2007 state audit found the port wasted $97 million in the last decade, and was vulnerable to contract fraud and abuse. An internal follow-up investigation this month also found "significant" miscond ... More >>

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