David Kroman
@kromandavid.bsky.social
City Hall reporter for The Seattle Times. Send tips to: dkroman@seattletimes.com. Formerly Crosscut. Sorry for the baseball tweets.
Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth will be the Seattle City Council's next president, as expected. 9-0.
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth will be the Seattle City Council's next president, as expected. 9-0.
Mayor Katie Wilson is in council chambers for the imminent election of Joy Hollingsworth as council president, and swearings in of Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck. In 10 years, I don’t ever remember seeing a mayor in council chambers outside of giving a budget speech
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Mayor Katie Wilson is in council chambers for the imminent election of Joy Hollingsworth as council president, and swearings in of Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck. In 10 years, I don’t ever remember seeing a mayor in council chambers outside of giving a budget speech
The Seattle City Council will elect a new president this afternoon. It will almost certainly by Joy Hollingsworth. We'll also get new committee assignments. Expect some shuffling, others staying put.
January 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The Seattle City Council will elect a new president this afternoon. It will almost certainly by Joy Hollingsworth. We'll also get new committee assignments. Expect some shuffling, others staying put.
Still off with my kids but @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social has the dispatch from City Hall, where Katie Wilson formally and ceremonially became mayor
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Katie Wilson takes oath as Seattle mayor
Wilson is the youngest mayor in a generation. She comes to the post not from the corporate world or by scaling political rungs, but through a career of advocacy.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Still off with my kids but @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social has the dispatch from City Hall, where Katie Wilson formally and ceremonially became mayor
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The thing that makes Die Hard great is that Bruce Willis is always freaking out a little bit and knows he’s in over his head. Action stars today are all too cold blooded. Give me an Everyman hero
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The thing that makes Die Hard great is that Bruce Willis is always freaking out a little bit and knows he’s in over his head. Action stars today are all too cold blooded. Give me an Everyman hero
Learned last night that Josh O’Connor and Callum Turner are two different people
December 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Learned last night that Josh O’Connor and Callum Turner are two different people
There are a couple funny people on SNL, I suppose, but the only one who had any actual magnetism was Bowen Yang
Bowen Yang became a breakout star during his first season as a cast member on “S.N.L.” “You don’t know quite what he’s going to do,” Lorne Michaels said. Revisit a Profile of Yang, from 2024, amid Yang’s announcement that he’s leaving the show.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There are a couple funny people on SNL, I suppose, but the only one who had any actual magnetism was Bowen Yang
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson makes her first departmental change, giving SDOT to Angela Brady of the waterfront. At the same time, she's keeping Tanya Kim in HSD and Dwayne Chappelle at DEEL.
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Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson names new transportation head
One of the key players in Seattle's massive waterfront redevelopment will take the head chair of one of the city departments most answerable to the mayor.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson makes her first departmental change, giving SDOT to Angela Brady of the waterfront. At the same time, she's keeping Tanya Kim in HSD and Dwayne Chappelle at DEEL.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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It’s wild how muddy looking Puget Sound is, I assume because of flood runoff
December 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s wild how muddy looking Puget Sound is, I assume because of flood runoff
There’s a bevy of quails (yes, that’s the term) living around my house and I’ve formed a Tony Soprano-like relationship to them. If they leave I too might have a panic attack
December 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There’s a bevy of quails (yes, that’s the term) living around my house and I’ve formed a Tony Soprano-like relationship to them. If they leave I too might have a panic attack
Not to be a homer, but the amount of flood coverage coming from my colleagues is really astounding. A great public service imo. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/
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December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Not to be a homer, but the amount of flood coverage coming from my colleagues is really astounding. A great public service imo. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/
Rob Saka has been talking for 20 minutes. Not slowing down either. How long can we go?
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Rob Saka has been talking for 20 minutes. Not slowing down either. How long can we go?
To raise one’s baby, one must themselves become a baby
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
To raise one’s baby, one must themselves become a baby
Texted the number I had for a former city council person and… it was not that person
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Texted the number I had for a former city council person and… it was not that person
Seattle is desperately lacking tiny bars and now the only good one (that I can think of) is closing. seattle.eater.com/restaurant-n...
Beloved, Tiny JarrBar Is Closing Permanently
Plus more closure news from around Seattle.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Seattle is desperately lacking tiny bars and now the only good one (that I can think of) is closing. seattle.eater.com/restaurant-n...
Seattle will spend another nearly $28 million to bail out ailing affordable housing providers, bringing the total to $42 million over the last two years. This is not bringing online any new housing, but instead keeping afloat what already exists. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle doubles bailout for ailing affordable housing sector
This is the second year the city has spent heavily to support providers of publicly financed affordable housing who are struggling to financially stay above water.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Seattle will spend another nearly $28 million to bail out ailing affordable housing providers, bringing the total to $42 million over the last two years. This is not bringing online any new housing, but instead keeping afloat what already exists. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Been thinking about this lately. I haven't clocked any public appearances by Harrell since his concession speech.
Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell was putting out at least a press release daily celebrating all the amazing things the mayor's office was doing right up until, let's see, November 3.
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Been thinking about this lately. I haven't clocked any public appearances by Harrell since his concession speech.
Project aside, kinda interesting that Wilson is the one wearing the hard hat here and not Harrell
December 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Project aside, kinda interesting that Wilson is the one wearing the hard hat here and not Harrell
The only good cyber Monday deal is from my local grocery store which lets you buy $400 worth of grocery gift cards for $300. I just keep them for myself.
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The only good cyber Monday deal is from my local grocery store which lets you buy $400 worth of grocery gift cards for $300. I just keep them for myself.
On my first post-election chat with Mayor-elect Katie Wilson: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle’s next mayor is willing to meet with anyone, including Trump
Katie Wilson wants a mayor's office that reaches out proactively, that has open lines to grassroots organizations and that builds political support from the ground up.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
On my first post-election chat with Mayor-elect Katie Wilson: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
For the first nearly two years of my son’s life, the only two singers he would abide were Raffi and Jimmy Cliff. RIP
Much of the world had never seen or heard of the Jamaica that Jimmy Cliff introduced in 1972’s “The Harder They Come.” The film, and its accompanying soundtrack, brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way for future stars. nyti.ms/4ol4Lm3
Jimmy Cliff Brought Reggae to the Masses with ‘The Harder They Come’
The 1972 film “The Harder They Come” and its accompanying soundtrack brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way for future stars.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
For the first nearly two years of my son’s life, the only two singers he would abide were Raffi and Jimmy Cliff. RIP
Sometimes I think the New Yorker intentionally publishes inscrutable cartoons to maintain the vibe
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Sometimes I think the New Yorker intentionally publishes inscrutable cartoons to maintain the vibe
Did Ryan Lizza get hit with a cease and desist or something? Where's part II?
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Did Ryan Lizza get hit with a cease and desist or something? Where's part II?
Not that this is why they’re doing this or why it was offered, but to the extent Wilson owes her election to anyone, the top two candidates are probably McCoy and Estevenin
Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson announces her transition team, which includes a couple Seattle City Hall veterans, business, labor, and community leaders.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Not that this is why they’re doing this or why it was offered, but to the extent Wilson owes her election to anyone, the top two candidates are probably McCoy and Estevenin
The tenuous decorum between Bruce Harrell’s office and Sara Nelson is evaporating, as Nelson goes after Harrell’s political consultant with new proposed legislation. Harrell’s team and consultant Christian Sinderman call it a misguided priority by a sore loser
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Sara Nelson wants to restrict political consultants at Seattle City Hall
Outgoing Seattle Council President Sara Nelson is proposing a bill that would restrict access to City Hall.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The tenuous decorum between Bruce Harrell’s office and Sara Nelson is evaporating, as Nelson goes after Harrell’s political consultant with new proposed legislation. Harrell’s team and consultant Christian Sinderman call it a misguided priority by a sore loser
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