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I've generally been a Dipoto defender but I think the time for parsing is kinda over. The team has been much worse than he promised it would be by now and I think that should mean he's fired.

Earlier this year, Mayor Bruce Harrell asked a few departments -- including the Office of Housing -- to game out budget cuts of up to 40%. Though it was just an exercise, it forecasts the scope of the budget deficit facing City Hall next year seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p…

The Mariners are reportedly expected to fire manager Scott Servais, who leaves with a 680-642 record and one postseason appearance over nearly nine full seasons, following an abysmal 1-8 road trip. News via Ryan Divish: st.news/3XdUgGB

Not mad, but it would be dumb if more senior heads don't also roll

Is there any sport where the role of the manager/head coach is less tangible to the public? Servais seemed like a good dude that people respected but I honestly couldn't say with any certainty if he was "good" or not

This is exceedingly fair and I think strikes the right tone while being factually accurate about how we got here and who is responsible.

In an industry where every "leak" is clearly sanctioned by the organizations, no one has any idea what to do when something actually leaks lol

Kamala Harris: "We will end America's housing shortage"

A detailed account of how the quality lapses happened as a 737 MAX that became Alaska Airlines 1282 moved last Sept through Boeing's assembly plant — and of the characters now at the center of the investigation into the door plug midair blowout in January seattletimes.com/business/boein…

My obituary of Seattle lawyer Bruce Johnson, First Amendment champion and protector of reporters' rights. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/l…

ICYMI: My big Sunday read on light rail induced housing is also great to read on a Monday.

This is my last week before I log off for ~3 months in anticipation of my second kid. Meanwhile, the council is on recess, so if anyone has any tips that can be turned around in 4.5 days, DMs are open...

The Seattle City Council isn't exactly a paragon of efficiency, but they're lightning compared to the King County Council

Advocates say the crew members, from South and Central America, were mistreated and underpaid by their employer as they were stranded and unable to tow the retired state ferries. st.news/3X4Ssia

Driving in Russia is legitimately the closest I've ever felt to death -- over and over -- but that was a decade ago, so I'd read an article explaining their drop (if true)

When I found out how much it costs to make a penny (3.07 cents), I lost my mind. Spent months investigating it. @NYTMag told me I could write 7,000 words on this. I countered with a 19,000 word draft. We compromised & published 7,000 words. Here they are: nytimes.com/2024/09/01/mag…