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The Seattle Fire Department is understaffed. Why?
While the Seattle Fire Department may have escaped the pressures that federally mandated reform has brought to city police, newly
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 Council candidates get their say
Before a crowded council chambers, the eight finalists to finish Sally Clark’s term on the Seattle City Council carried
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Council finalist Secrest stumbles on attorney question
When Councilmember Tom Rasmussen questioned Sheley Secrest, a lawyer and one of eight finalists for Sally Clark’s open council
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John Okamoto: Seattle's newest council member.
In tense voting Monday, the Seattle City Council appointed John Okamoto, former director of Seattle’s Human Services Department, to
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With an eye on labor, council goes green
When members of a city council committee unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday condemning the Port of Seattle’s two-year lease