Posted Tue, Jul 19, 8:16 a.m.

How about improvements to the Port's current practice of locking the terminal gates for an hour at lunch break leaving trucks idling all over the place and clogging up the streets? I understand it's a union work rule issue - come on, labor, do your part to contribute to reducing ...

Posted Mon, Jun 6, 9:46 a.m.

The event in this article seems like yet another stunt by the politicians who seem determined to ram the tunnel through without any say by Seattle voters. They are trying to make the tunnel seem like it is inevitable and unstoppable. And lovely choice of words, calling this the riskiest ...

Posted Mon, Apr 4, 8:07 a.m.

I don't disagree with most of this column, but the headline isn't right. This memoir is not written by someone who is happy - it's by someone who is bitter and frustrated and thinks he needs to change the public record. But does he really enhance his legacy in doing ...

Posted Thu, Mar 31, 9:03 a.m.

520 Tolling shouldn't be a media subsidy program for niche publications. We can probably find quilters and dog lovers who don't know about it, too, and have special publications. There's been plenty of information about the tolling program, and when it goes into effect and people get bills, they'll figure ...

Posted Thu, Mar 31, 8:52 a.m.

Many people who support the tunnel do so based on false assumptions. The false assumption include the following: - The existing viaduct will not come down unless we build a tunnel. Not true, the existing viaduct can be torn down and the views opened up without building a tunnel. - ...

Posted Wed, Nov 24, 7:51 a.m.

The incredible arrogance of SAM was on full display when SAM caused the closing of Seattle's waterfront streetcar. SAM vetoed retaining or incorporating the streetcar barn into the sculpture park - even though it is bissected by the BNSF tracks - and the streetcar barn could have been incorporated into ...

Posted Fri, Nov 19, 7:37 a.m.

If the money strictly goes to improve teacher quality - by only being paid to the top teachers - that might be a worthwhile investment. But isn't the bedrock principle of the NEA & WEA that the only thing to be considered in teacher pay is seniority? Simply paying the ...

Posted Thu, Aug 5, 9:53 a.m.

Our budget got out of whack in part because we had exceptionally high growth in tax revenue for two budget cycles and we projected that growth to continue and made funding assumptions based on that. In addition, we started new programs halfway throught biennium and only funded half in the ...

Posted Thu, Aug 5, 9:47 a.m.

The jlderer comment is wrong, both as it relates to the proposed Initiative 1098 income tax, and to tax stability generally. Initiative 1098, taxes only the highest income levels. These are predominantly made up of capital gains (whether selling real estate or stocks or stock options), and they are absolutely ...

Posted Sat, Jun 26, 6:51 a.m.

I agree with several of the comments above that trying to make it a long linear park is the wrong concept. Long linear parks with little to do become really boring - there have to be great views and great activities and places to eat, etc - to engage and ...