Politics Bias, retaliation top list of Seattle city employees’ concerns A survey conducted in the wake of numerous accusations from city employees points to displeasure within the workforce. by David Kroman / August 2, 2018
Politics Sawant joins the Showbox fight The socialist council member wants to expand the Pike Place Market historic preservation district to save the beloved venue. by David Kroman / August 1, 2018
Culture As Seattle’s Black community is pushed south, a children’s clinic follows Seattle's Odessa Brown Children's Clinic is scheduled to break ground next year for a second location at the Othello light rail station. by David Kroman / July 31, 2018
Politics Baseball or affordable housing? It's up to King County Council The Seattle Mariners say a proposed long-term lease must include public funding for upgrading Safeco Field. by David Kroman / July 30, 2018 / Updated at 5:15 PM
Politics Conservative activists find fuel for anti-union campaign in Seattle The City of Seattle’s largest union recently fired its executive director, emboldening efforts of the Freedom Foundation. by David Kroman / July 30, 2018
Politics Jayapal to pay interns following demand for compensation Campaign interns working for the Seattle representative's re-election will now be paid $18/hour after claiming her actions did not match her words. by David Kroman / July 25, 2018
Politics Seattle’s system for predicting bad cops doesn’t work Researchers found SPD's system to prevent poor policing is at best random and at worst biased against certain officers. by David Kroman / July 25, 2018
Politics Seattle is the first city in the nation to protect domestic workers With the aid of labor rights groups, Councilmember Mosqueda pushes through protections for 30K workers. by David Kroman / July 23, 2018 / Updated at 11:00 p.m.
Politics As interim chief, Best fired two officers and two recruits Backers say her record shows new Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best can be a disciplinarian, even as an insider. by David Kroman / July 20, 2018
Politics The number of homeless veterans is down. What’s working? Service providers are seeing positive results with a program that could soon be used with other populations. by David Kroman / July 19, 2018