Port of Seattle: The battle for public records continues

March 13th, 2008
[Front paged: NM. Slight title change to indicate this is a Port of Seattle issue] Openness and accountability coming to the Port of Seattle... Yeah right! So, here we go again, On January 28th, 2008 I requested, formally, from the Port of Seattle, expense account records of Ceo, Tay Yoshitani. I received the information the next day via email. Most of the 11 PDF documents they sent me were all the same but had different title numbers. So, I had to ask again and explain to them what they had done wrong and wait for them to send the new ...

Bill on port contracts wins praise

March 13th, 2008
The Legislature passed a measure this year to increase oversight of ports in the state following an audit that was critical of how the Port of Seattle did business.

Chummy culture at port costs taxpayers

March 2nd, 2008
When port employees, consultants and contractors work for years in the trenches of a complicated project, it's natural to become friendly. But a recent state audit found that chumminess sometimes got in the way of good business practices.

Olympia’s feared watchdog: Brian Sonntag

March 2nd, 2008
He's got even more authority now, thanks to a voter-approved initiative that provides for evaluations of public-agency performance. The state auditor is effecting change inside institutions like the Port of Seattle.

Did port contracts go to favorites?

February 18th, 2008
A state audit reinforces perceptions that the Port of Seattle hasn't offered a level playing field in awarding small contracts, with opportunity to steer business to certain companies.

Longshore union wants inquiry into port land sale

February 13th, 2008
A union has asked the U.S. attorney to investigate the Port of Seattle's highly criticized 2004 sale of two warehouses for $18.9 million. The government has opened a criminal investigation of the port after a critical state audit.

Port decisions

February 13th, 2008
Washington state Auditor Brian Sonntag said he didn't yet know what to make of the Port of Seattle's recent decision to write off the debt of the Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center, the use of which as a wedding space and convention center has been profitable for Seattle catering business Columbia Hospitality, which gives a third of those revenues to the port.

Taking the long view, the Muni League investigates the Port of Seattle

February 13th, 2008
After the devastating state auditor's report [PDF], an ongoing Justice Department investigation, and the Port of Seattle's internal review of its own operations, the Municipal League's announcement that it, too, will study port governance may seem like overkill. But appearances can be deceiving, said Bruce Carter, a Seattle Municipal Court judge pro tem who will lead the league's works.

McKay to head Port of Seattle investigation [Seattle Business News - Local Seattle News | The Puget Sound Business Journal]

February 13th, 2008
Former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay has been hired by the Port of Seattle Commission to head an effort that will investigate past cost controls and accountability issues at the Port.

Port will hire former U.S. Attorney McKay to run fraud investigation

February 12th, 2008
The Seattle Port Commission voted Tuesday to hire former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay to run its investigation of possible fraud and wrongdoing...
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