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Port of Seattle

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Comment of the Day: SPD Chief Diaz Needs to Explain or Resign

    ​Today's Comment of the Day winner gives a stark ultimatum for the man at the head of the embattled Seattle Police Department.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Seattle Anarchists Fail to Get Unions to Strike, Will Settle for Bicyclists

    ​Convincing an entire region's union port workers to strike is tough--especially if you're actually not in the union. Perhaps that's why local anarchists are toning down their demands that union members strike to something more manageable: A bike ride!

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Seattle's Top 5 Romantic Viewpoints

    Siiri Sampson 2011​Seattle is officially getting played. The weather is complete crap and we're still coming back for more punishment, hoping every day will really, truly, be the end of the grey and the start of non-stop sun. If we continue to submit ourselves to this pathetic, one-sided lov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    After 20 Years of Debate, Contract Signed To Replace Viaduct With Tunnel

    ​Come hell or high water, it looks like a deep-bore waterfront tunnel will be built to replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct. Yesterday the Washington Department of Transportation signed a $1.09 billion contract with Seattle Tunnel Partners, an international construction consortium scheduled t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Customs Agents Seize Fake Laundry Detergent in SeaTac

    ​Add counterfeit laundry detergent to the list of substances that may get your house raided by the cops. An unnamed SeaTac man's apartment was raided by customs officials recently after they were tipped off that he and several other men may have been importing fake laundry detergent from China ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    The Fight Over Port Truck Drivers Makes Its Way To Washington D.C.

    Should they be contractors or employees?​Local activists have been trying to persuade the Port of Seattle to follow the lead of the Port of Los Angeles and require the trucking companies that haul goods to and from the Port to hire their drivers as full employees. The argument activists make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Port of Seattle Truckers Gain An Ally In Mike McGinn

    Mayor McGinn weighs in on port truck reform​It would seem that Mayor Mike McGinn has taken a side in the long standing debate over port truck reform. In a letter sent January 22, McGinn asks Senator Patty Murray for her support in an effort to amend federal legislation that prevents the Port ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Southland Tales: What to Consider While Wheezing Your Way Through Georgetown

    ​Journalism Axiom No. 247: The inverse of the number of times a press release is forwarded into your email inbox is the numeric equivalent of its actual value as news. There are, however, exceptions to this rule. Case in point: last week, local non-profit Puget Sound Sage sent out a press rele ... 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.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Washington State Can't Do Corruption With the Big Boys

    Blago says: You punks aren't worthy to lick the dirt off my dollars. In response to the national Blago-mania, the New York Times posted several charts measuring the corruption of the states of the union. As Laura Onstot could have told us, Washington ranks among the least corrupt. Only five states h ... More >>

  • News

    December 10, 2008

    Port of Seattle on the Rocks

    McKay's findings could add fuel to the Justice Department's investigation.

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Port's New Storm

    The special investigation team probing the spending at the Port of Seattle has turned up at least ten acts of fraud but "did not identify any embezzlement or [deal-making for] personal gain." Nonetheless, yesterday's findings released by team leader and former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay clearly indica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2007

    Notes on a "Scandal"

    The special investigation team probing the spending at the Port of Seattle has turned up at least ten acts of fraud but "did not identify any embezzlement or [deal-making for] personal gain." Nonetheless, yesterday's findings released by team leader and former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay clearly indica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2006

    "Holiday" trees at Sea-Tac

    The special investigation team probing the spending at the Port of Seattle has turned up at least ten acts of fraud but "did not identify any embezzlement or [deal-making for] personal gain." Nonetheless, yesterday's findings released by team leader and former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay clearly indica ... More >>

  • News

    May 31, 2006

    Ed Murray's Port Job

    The state House transportation chair wanted to consult for the Port of Seattle, so the Port found work for him.

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    Airport in a Storm

    The state House transportation chair wanted to consult for the Port of Seattle, so the Port found work for him.

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    So Long, Sodo

    The grand ambitions of a developer clash with an impassioned politician's hope to save Seattle's working waterfront.

  • News

    November 26, 2003

    A Return to Port

    Alec Fisken's victory strengthens support on the Seattle Port Commission

  • News

    November 19, 2003

    Biotech Land Rush

    A glut of development is planned in Seattle, Bothell, and Rentonenough to accommodate tens of thousands of life-science researchers and other 'knowledge' workers. Are there enough tenants to go around?

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Make It a Mandate

    Take advantage of this opportunity to improve the School Board, the City Council, and the Port Commission.

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    It Floats Your Boat

    The Port spends lots of taxpayer money, it helps shape the local economy, and two commission seats are up for grabs.

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    City Hall, the Port of Seattle, and Media

    The Port spends lots of taxpayer money, it helps shape the local economy, and two commission seats are up for grabs.

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Pier Pressure

    Cruise-ship protesters say the Port is denying them access to public property.

  • News

    November 27, 2002

    Cruising Is Bruising

    As the Port seeks more cruise ships, critics decry inconsistent environmental regs.

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    Racing to the bottom

    As the Port seeks more cruise ships, critics decry inconsistent environmental regs.

  • News

    March 20, 2002

    Promises, promises

    As the Port seeks more cruise ships, critics decry inconsistent environmental regs.

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    "The Port of Seattle has forgotten both its mission and its master—the economic welfare of the people of King County."

    As the Port seeks more cruise ships, critics decry inconsistent environmental regs.

  • News

    November 7, 2001

    Power politics

    A close mayor's race boosts the Seattle City Council.

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    A number of things

    Endorsements of this year's ballot measures.

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    New Port tack?

    Challenger Lawrence Molloy mounts a vigorous challenge to incumbent Port Commissioner Jack Block.

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    This Election Stinks!

    Challenger Lawrence Molloy mounts a vigorous challenge to incumbent Port Commissioner Jack Block.

  • News

    February 21, 2001

    What lies beneath

    The other underground tour reveals an ugly picture.

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    "Bravo to you (and frankly, I'm in shock) for being willing to question the most sacred of all Puget Sound cows (a.k.a. pigs)— the Port of Seattle's precious third runway."

    The other underground tour reveals an ugly picture.

  • News

    September 27, 2000

    Risky Runway

    The Port's new mega-project at Sea-Tac rests on a shaky foundation. With serious questions raised about its environmental impacts, its costs, and even its structural feasibility, it looks like a near-billion-dollar boondoggle in the making.

  • News

    September 6, 2000

    Rice to the rescue

    Seattle's ex-mayor fronts for airport PR.

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    Answering WTO's big questions

    We've sifted through the documents, heard the testimony, and read the reports: Here's our take on what went wrong in the streets of Seattle.

  • News

    July 26, 2000

    Dead in the water?

    Sea-Tac's third runway is flooded with troubles.

  • News

    May 17, 2000

    A wing and a dare

    Afraid to talk money with the feds before the WTO, City Hall crossed its fingers—and lost.

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    Block at the dock

    Port commissioner Jack Block was in the middle of controversial toxic waste shipment.

  • News

    March 22, 2000

    "There are few absolutes in the world and especially in the medical field but there is one in audiology—noise destroys!"

    Port commissioner Jack Block was in the middle of controversial toxic waste shipment.

  • News

    October 27, 1999

    Election '99 short sheet

    The pint-size particulars on our picks.

  • News

    September 8, 1999

    Stir it up, Seattle!

    Our pearls of wisdom on this year's primary election.

  • News

    June 9, 1999

    Hitchman House: nice old building or landmark?

    Our pearls of wisdom on this year's primary election.

  • News

    May 5, 1999

    Letters

    "Apartment buildings are bad places to have band practice, elevators are bad places to fart, and crowded cities are bad places to own animals that require lots of space."

  • News

    December 9, 1998

    Here's Paul

    A year after election, a leader in spite of himself.

  • News

    November 25, 1998

    Four-star financing

    Ron Sims wants to help build a Westin hotel at Sea-Tac. Is it a suite deal for developers or a boon for the south county's poor?

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    Hacks turned flacks

    Ron Sims wants to help build a Westin hotel at Sea-Tac. Is it a suite deal for developers or a boon for the south county's poor?

  • News

    July 1, 1998

    Addition, subtraction, complication

    Put together the mayor's various financial disclosure statements, and they don't add up.

  • News

    May 20, 1998

    Mayor Schell's Dutch treat

    He's no longer a Port commissioner, but he still took a posh Port junket—for the city's sake, of course.

  • News

    April 15, 1998

    Million-dollar mayor

    Paul Schell tries to disentangle himself and his city from the complex web of his financial interests.

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