• Port Of Seattle Regular Meeting

    Vote on 2019 Budget–including Tax Levy Seatac Conference Center 2019 Budget & Tax Levy Presentation
  • A Letter To Mayor Matt Pina Of Des Moines

    I wrote this letter to our mayor on November 2nd. On 8 November I received notice from the City Clerk that I would receive an official reply from the City. I have not heard back. I mention this only vb this to distinguish this letter from the dozens I have received no reply to where
  • Seattle Times: Taxpayers need transparency for big investments in Port of Seattle

    The Port of Seattle wants a tax increase to help fund a new cruise-ship terminal, but it’s not saying where it will be built. Taxpayers in King County are facing a tax increase to fund investments in Seattle’s industrial waterfront, potentially including a new cruise-ship terminal near Pioneer Square. The investments should be worthwhile as
  • EPA Region 10 (Pacific Northwest)

    Environmental Protection Agency Contact Region 10 Seattle main office: 206-553-1200 or 800-424-4372 Email: epa-seattle@epa.gov
  • The U.S. Airports Most Likely to Delay Your Flight in 2018

    Where are you likely to get trapped in an airport in the U.S. this holiday season? We’ve compiled data and created a list of the worst airports in America for delays in 2018. By taking a deep look at flight delay statistics of 25 major airports in the USA, we assigned grades for great service
  • Alaska Airlines starts taking reservations for flights out of Everett’s Paine Field

    Alaska Airlines has started accepting bookings for passenger flights from Paine Field in Everett, bringing Snohomish County closer to realizing its goal of offering an alternative travel option to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The carrier will operate 18 flights to eight cities beginning Feb. 11, it said in a statement posted on its website Thursday. Those
  • 2018-11-13

    Slide 29

    Dear Commissioner, Regarding Slide 29 of today’s Tax Levy Presentation. (Where Commissioner Bowman opined that she wished the Port would do a better job explaining the benefits of the Tax Levy to the community.) Forgive me for saying so but you can’t really blame the public for having a tough time appreciating the benefits of
  • Port Of Seattle Special Meeting

    We strongly encourage you to attend the next Port Commission Meeting, which is a Special meeting. And by ‘attend’ and don’t just mean make a comment and split. I mean study the memos and stay for the presentations on the mitigations on 3 mitigation areas, which total over $100 million dollars as this will give
  • Mary Wood

    Mary Christina Wood is the Philip H. Knight Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the school’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center. She teaches property law, natural resources law, public trust law, and federal Indian law; she has also taught public lands law, wildlife law, and hazardous waste law. She is the Founding Director
  • On The Media: Has The Government Betrayed “The Public Trust”?

    A lawsuit known as Juliana v. United States was brought by the nonprofit group Our Children’s Trust, and the plaintiffs are 21 youths, now between 11 and 22 years old. They accuse the US government of failing to tackle man-made changes to our atmosphere, thereby failing its duty in what is known as the “public
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