Port of Seattle Commissioners have canceled consideration of a proposed 4 percent pay raise for Port CEO Tay Yoshitani at this afternoon’s commission meeting.

A majority of Georgetown and South Park residents believe trucks and other Port of Seattle operations are making them ill, according to a recent survey.

Port of Seattle Commissioners will vote Tuesday, August 24 on a proposed 4 percent pay raise for Port CEO Tay Yoshitani, already among the highest-paid public employees in the state and among the highest-paid port CEOs in the nation.

Sage's latest issue brief reveals that annual earnings for Puget Sound workers fell by 2% last year, only the first of bad economic news for working families. New Census data also show that vulnerable groups, including single-mother families and African-Americans will likely be the hardest hit as the recession takes its toll.

The Dearborn Project at the Goodwill site has been canceled due to the economic downturn. While this means that the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) we won will not bear fruit, the CBA represents a groundbreaking model for making development accountable to community stakeholders.

Agreement defines benefits developer will provide to the community in the 10-acre Dearborn Project on the Goodwill site

Despite the fact that 2007 appeared to be a strong year for the Puget Sound region's economy, Puget Sound Sage's new brief illustrates that low-wage workers are struggling more than ever.