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Seattle City Council appoints new City Light CEO
Debra Smith wins over skeptics, inherits the $1.4B department and all its troubles.
David Kroman
David Kroman is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where he covered city politics. In addition to Crosscut, his work has appeared in The Seattle Times, CityLab, High Country News, Seattle Magazine and e
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City Light let $21.5M in unpaid bills slide for nearly two years
The Seattle utility will now go after customers for late or missed payments.
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Group pushes ballot measure to repeal Safeco funding
Citizens Against Sport Stadium Subsidies needs 40,000 signatures to allow voters to decide if Safeco Field keeps $135M.
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The top civilian in the Seattle Police Department resigns
Wednesday was the last day for Brian Maxey, the department’s Chief Operating Officer and a major player in its consent decree proceedings.
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Local Native leaders want Pike Place totem poles removed
The monuments were intended to honor Native history. But those in the know say it’s the wrong history.