David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A nine inning game 5 ALDS? My team would never 0141
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I ride past Pinehurst station a few times a week. So far the most number of people I’ve seen at the platform — cumulatively on both sides — is four. There were zero just now, which is not uncommon so far 5120
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t worry, I’m sure the aging billionaire venture capitalist will be content to just kick back and watch games www.axios.com/local/seattl...axios.comSeahawks' new owner on moving the team: "Never say never"The Seahawks' Lumen Field lease runs through 2032, with renewal options extending through 2062. 2120
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I feel like the Astros getting bodied in two straight games in front of a half empty stadium is actually worse than missing the playoffs 080
Reposted by David KromanThe Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 01/10/2026The Seattle Police Department for the first time revealed its Real Time Crime Center has access to hundreds more cameras than it previously reported.seattletimes.comSeattle police have more surveillance cameras than previously reported 2136
Reposted by David KromanKashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Meta is using a radical interpretation of a tax credit for “research and experimentation” to get billions of dollars off GPUs for its A.I. data centers. My latest with Jesse Drucker, @elitan.bsky.social and @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 10200104
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Current messaging for the Republican candidate in WA’s 6th District. 5265
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wilson should never have been hired in the first place for the same reasons you don’t go into business with family and friends 060
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026His leaving on his own terms at the end of the year really only confirms that the only reason he wasn’t fired midseason was to preserve his reputation, which is not great for those of us who prefer a winning team 2182
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wilson was open to defunding the police in 2020 and now has changed her mind about that, that's true. But the reason that never landed as a political attack is that's like 80% of Seattle lol 0181
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Debora Juarez, 2020: "When I hear people say there's just a few bad apples on the police force I adamantly disagree with that. It's just not a healthy tree. We need to plant a new tree, we have to completely re-imagine, re-vision what community policing is." www.kuow.org/podcast/news...kuow.orgBad apples? Seattle Police 'not a healthy tree' says city council memberChants of "defund S-P-D" have become a common message at protests in Seattle, and for the first time the idea is getting serious attention from the city council. 613434
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I want to get behind this list but Phoenix being 20 spots higher than Montreal is disqualifying 1230
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026No, the city has its own retirement fund, but it has been the subject of much debate if they should join the state! 130
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026To put a finer point on this, my simple math shows the city saved around $15M next year on pension payments, possibly more 0140
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You don’t have to wait that long. They’re already calling the D5 race their “pilot” 050
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’s not a policy thing. It’s the actuary saying “you can do this,” which it didn’t do until for 2027. Poor Bruce missed out by a year 140
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Neither, as far as I can tell. The fund is nearly 80% funded, which is healthy. It appears to be outperforming prior assumptions. 150
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A sneaky gift for Wilson: The city's required contribution to its pension was revised downward for 2027, from 15.06% to 13.48%. That is saving the city millions across her whole budget. 1260
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026An ongoing theme of Wilson's speech was "honesty," the implication (or obvious statement) being past administrations were not honest about the state of the city budget. Not wrong! 0332
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Mayor Katie Wilson: "I have made the difficult decision to transmit a new budget without new revenue." 2131
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Where is that legal mandate from? I hadn’t heard of that tbh 010
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Underground cables, babyyyyy www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.comFixing Seattle’s power outages continues a 1960s class divideDecaying electrical cables, buried in the 1960s to beautify some of Seattle’s wealthiest neighborhoods, are the cause of the city’s long power outages. 162
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The NR expansion is still just a resolution though, yeah? So this legislation wouldn’t do that exactly 110
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 17/09/2026City Hall is so funny, like it was built in the “leave everyone a little unhappy” lab 3101
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wouldn’t a pretty effective way to rein this all in be to pass a law clarifying “if your bot kills people, we can charge you with murder”? 030
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The more cynical analogy are K-9 units punishing the dog for misbehavior, not the handler 110
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I haven’t seen much on how companies like OpenAI are planning for the liability shitstorm of their rogue AI agents committing felonies. If the agents do actually start causing genuine problems — taking a bank offline or something — wouldn’t Sam Altman or whoever be liable for prosecution? 4111
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Just got a statement responding to a response to a request for a response. That’s the good stuff 0111
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026She’s agreed to come on every month. She’s already booked through January 2180
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Me, having just finished the Three Body Problem trilogy, reading about AI: I’m getting a lot of Three Body Problem vibes from this 060
Reposted by David KromanDaniel Beekman @dbeekman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Seattle Fire Department may seek more accountability from its ambulance contractor after being questioned by the City Council about using an out-of-state nurse line and an artificial intelligence program to help triage 911 calls. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.comSeattle council questions fire officials about 911 nurse line, AI useSeattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle said he wants to see enhanced oversight of ambulance responses ordered through the outsourced nurse line. 074
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Several of these hiresstatic.klipy.comObi-Wan Kenobi: A Name I've Not HeardALT: Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Name I've Not Heard 0170
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Here's @mayor.seattle.gov with us on Soundside, talking shelter goals (I thought this was a little newsy!), MHA (also a little newsy?), business, public safety and taking listener questions. omny.fm/shows/sounds...omny.fmSeattle Mayor Katie Wilson on homelessness, CCTV cameras, and more - SoundsideEvery month Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson sits down with Soundside to discuss the latest news and answer your questions. 1325
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Scene from Denny this morning. Anecdotal but the traffic flow today looked similar to me as it did pre-bus lane 0211
Reposted by David KromanRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Today Seattle's hearing examiner dismissed an appeal that had been filed by the MLB Stadium Authority over the pending Greater Duwamish Manufacturing and Industrial Center Subarea Plan. Why is this important? The reason for dismissal was the recent SEPA reform bill that took effect last week. 1675
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Very fun to officially get things going. We even had a bit of new reporting on the Pit across from City Hall: The city has found the developer to be in default of its agreement. 3162
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I left on very good terms! No substacks from me! 1170
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I just realized that the two most recent editorial departures from The Seattle Times are me and Matt Calkins 2100
Reposted by David KromanHeidi Groover @heidigroover.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The Seattle Times is suing OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement but still wants the right to replace my colleagues with AI 🤔 516641
Reposted by David KromanThe Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 05/09/2026The Seattle Times Company is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the tech companies violated copyright law while training AI models.seattletimes.comSeattle Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over copyright infringement 03312
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Finishing touches being made on the Pinehurst station. I head north on the light rail a couple times a week. Will report back on its use 1200
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Part of the vision is to lean more in to the community radio aspect of it all 1110