Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016
Politics Dively gets expanded role in McGinn administration Seattle Finance Director Dwight Dively by Mark Matassa / December 10, 2009
Culture Lining up at the 5 Point Customers line up for 1929 prices at Seattle's 5 Point Cafe by Mark Matassa / December 8, 2009
Tech All the business news you need, in rhyme Bill Radke's Marketplace Minute finds an audience as a weekly radio feature. by Mark Matassa / October 24, 2009
Politics Election '09: Inside the mayoral campaign parties Mike McGinn talks with reporters on Election Night by Mark Matassa / November 4, 2009
Equity Boo! <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/411354_thrift21.html">The P-I's Monica Guzman fashioned a Princess Leia costume, complete with R2D2, from a trip to the thrift store.</a> by Mark Matassa / October 30, 2009