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Two Seattle City Light workers awarded $1.5 million in bias case Following a four-week trial, a King County Superior Court jury ruled Monday that communications supervisor Mattie Bailey, a 20-year City Light veteran, and Phi Trinh, a power generation supervisor at the utilitys dams on the Skagit River with 24 years at the utility, had been were wrongly denied promotions and pay increases. City Light workers win bias lawsuit A jury found Seattle City Light discriminated against two longtime employees and awarded them more than $1.4 million Monday. The 12-member King County... City Light workers awarded $1.4 million for discrimination A jury found Seattle City Light discriminated against two long-time employees and awarded them more than $1.4 million this afternoon. 2 City Light workers awarded $1.5 million A King County jury awarded two Seattle City Light employees a total of nearly $1.5 million Monday because of discrimination at the municipally owned utility. Proposed tunnel would raise utility bills about $6 a month If Seattle City Hall wins its fight to build an Alaskan Way tunnel, residents would pay higher water, power and sewer bills long after it... Notes: Bonds misses another day of spring training Barry Bonds missed the San Francisco Giants spring training workouts Sunday for the second straight day because of the flu. Elsewhere around baseball: Mets pitcher Tom Glavine was expected to return to camp Monday after missing a couple of days for personal reasons and Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday. Elevated, Waterfront Freeway Torn Down; Example For Seattle? As the battle over whether to get rid of the Alaskan Way Viaduct heats up, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Essex Porter takes a look at another citys decision to tear down its elevated, waterfront freeway. Working-class struggle: More families living near poverty level Christy and Robert Christol thought they were doing well financially. The Box Elder family had carefully established good credit scores, recently bought a surplus home from Ellsworth Air Force Base through a Rapid City bank and mortgage company and had received raises at their workplaces. Seattle focusing on better storm response In the wake of our destructive wind and rain storms two months ago, the City of Seattle is taking a hard look at changes that need to be made to its emergency response services. Traffic cameras fail to deter Auburn red-light runners Traffic cameras at three Auburn intersections catch more than 1000 people per month running red lights. Every month, police were told, drivers would learn. But Cmdr. Greg Wood with the Auburn Police Department said so far, that hasnt happened. | ||