David Kroman

I genuinely didn’t know hatred of this crack was shared by other people

Tired: wow look how much money has been dumped into the state ballot initiatives Wired: wow look how much money has been dumped into defeating Kitsap PUD proposition 1

Apples. We live in the golden age of Apples. No human has ever eaten better apples than what we’re eating everyday

Powerful interview with the man who killed the Silver Rail school shooter by @emilycuretoncook.bsky.social: "I said, 'Mom, I just had to take the life of what I think might be a child.'"

The Rays are a fun team but seeing empty seats in ALCS games means I can’t root for the fanbase so go Brewers I guess

One of the deadliest saboteurs in recent military history, Russian Lt. Lev Stupnikov fed troop locations and battle plans to Ukraine before making a daring escape. 🔗: on.wsj.com/3VS5UJd

Eli Sanders is taking over as editor of the Stranger www.thestranger.com/news/eli-san...

A nine inning game 5 ALDS? My team would never

I 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

This is what real leverage looks like

Don’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...

I feel like the Astros getting bodied in two straight games in front of a half empty stadium is actually worse than missing the playoffs

The Seattle Police Department for the first time revealed its Real Time Crime Center has access to hundreds more cameras than it previously reported.

Meta 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...

Current messaging for the Republican candidate in WA’s 6th District.

I want to get behind this list but Phoenix being 20 spots higher than Montreal is disqualifying

To put a finer point on this, my simple math shows the city saved around $15M next year on pension payments, possibly more

A 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.

What a world

Underground cables, babyyyyy www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

City Hall is so funny, like it was built in the “leave everyone a little unhappy” lab

Just got a statement responding to a response to a request for a response. That’s the good stuff

Me, having just finished the Three Body Problem trilogy, reading about AI: I’m getting a lot of Three Body Problem vibes from this

The new Soundside, already making waves

The 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...

Several of these hires

Here'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...

Scene from Denny this morning. Anecdotal but the traffic flow today looked similar to me as it did pre-bus lane

Today 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.

Thursday! What questions do you have?

Very 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.

The Seattle Times is suing OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement but still wants the right to replace my colleagues with AI 🤔

The Seattle Times Company is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the tech companies violated copyright law while training AI models.

Finishing 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

Good morning. Soundside is back on the air next week, with me next to Libby for the first time. We’ve got a couple call-in/listener question shows scheduled, first with Mayor Wilson on Wednesday and then Superintendent Shuldiner on Thursday. Wilson will be a regular monthly guest. Send your Qs!

A recall effort against Mayor Katie Wilson was dismissed Thursday at the behest of the people who started it.

The masked art rockers went from obscurity to indie stardom when their must-see KEXP performance hit 18 million views.