Port CEO Yoshitani got 9% raise to $367K, when Port rules allow only 3.5% raises
http://bit.ly/fgltl5 #portofseattlefacts
Port’s bashing of SODO arena NOT serving the best interests of public investment in Safeco/Centurylink
#portofseattlefacts
PoS fraud, uncompetitive deal-making, poor accountability, cronyism, ethical lapses
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port CEO Yoshitani makes 2X salary of Gov. Chris Gregoire. Poor use of tax dollars.
http://bit.ly/fgltl5 #portofseattlefacts
Econ. benefits of Port substantially overstated & used to justify public spending:http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
“little real accountability” in Port’s economic and financial analyses:http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port’s unfailingly optimistic economic impact study” oft justifies major projects:http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Coal trains = massive SODO delays, where is the Port outrage on freight mobility?http://bit.ly/QQOh2S #portofseattlefacts
Port CEO Yoshitani got 9% raise to $367K, when Port rules allow only 3.5%
raiseshttp://bit.ly/fgltl5 #portofseattlefacts
PoS recent poll statement ignores voters approval of public funds /w I-91 if arena meets I-91 #portofseattlefacts
Port CEO Yoshitani gets $367K/yr, more than CEOs of Port of LA and Port of NYC/NJhttp://bit.ly/RydE9b #portofseattlefacts
PoS claims arena will cause added traffic, yet have no problem coal trains shutting down streets for up to 2 hrs a day. #portofseattlefacts
Port alleges SODO gentrification due to arena, but doesn’t care about hotels/condos/apts in Centurylink N. parking lot #portofseattlefacts
Port indignant over public bonding for arena, yet Port is recipient of $75 million yearly public subsidy. #portofseattlefacts
Port of seattle thinks toxic coal dust/increased rail traffic ok for SODO but @sonicsarena isn’t?
http://bit.ly/Tsq96k #portofseattlefacts
Seattle passed a resolution to stop coal trains, but the Port supports them:http://bit.ly/R1vO5Z @seattlecouncil #portofseattlefacts
PoS fined for failure to disclose $270,000 of costs for lobbying other government entities
http://bit.ly/QsketY #portofseattlefacts
Port CEO promised greenest Port in US, then fought for pollution numerous times:http://bit.ly/QRG52h @seattlecouncil #portofseattlefacts
Port against arena on train safety grounds, while Port workers protest unsafe conditions
http://bit.ly/wf19bq #portofseattlefacts
Mariners and Port support SODO gentrification when they will profit from it:http://bit.ly/NuTTLG but against Arena #portofseattlefacts
90% of LA agrees LA LIVE is good for LA:
http://bit.ly/HcuWHf Port of Sea claims Arena gentrification will destroy SODO #portofseattlefacts
Port holds Rails to Trails project hostage and blames the SODO Arena plan for their decision?
http://bit.ly/OZeYlU #portofseattlefacts
Port CEO forgot where he lived & voted illegally for 3 years:
http://bit.ly/NpgYml Why trust his SODO arena rhetoric? #portofseattlefacts
Port has “culture of dependence” on public funds while ignoring losses in real estate division
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port paid K street lobbying firm $300K/yr to lobby against clean port legislation.
http://bit.ly/NpwZbR #portofseattlefacts
Port of Seattle burdens KC taxpayers by refinancing bonds - where was the vote on that?
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port uses levy funds when a project’s rate of return is lower than cost of debt. Bad criteria.
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port has non-voted tax levy, few mechanisms for holding it accountable for use of public resources
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port projects unrelated to core business functions should not publicly funded except by public vote
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port has increased reliance on tax levy & made investments/contracts w/o consistent positive return
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Extensive Port land holdings not subject to property taxes. We lose public tax revenues every year.
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port levy process lacks transparency. Levy is a subsidy to cover shortfalls across Port activities
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port levy offsets Real Estate Division’s lack of revenue for on-going capital costs & expenses
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port of Seattle gets 4X more public funds than Port of Tacoma, while moving same # of containers
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port of Tacoma “dramatically more cost effective” than PoS in economics & management of seaport
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port overpaid for rail route by $95 mil, refuses to sell it for bike trail use, blames arena plan.
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Rail Corridor acquisition is outside of Port’s mission, a poor investment & not in public interest.
http://bit.ly/Nh8Shw #portofseattlefacts
Port cries about gentrification in SODO but created major gentrification
themselveshttp://bit.ly/JYk0cV #portofseattlefacts
Port of Seattle, illegally spending your tax dollars. Again.
http://bit.ly/QTMYA6#portofseattlefacts #NoOversight #AbuseOfPublicFunds
Port of Seattle loses $300,000 of YOUR and MY tax money, refuses to do anything. #portofseattlefacts
http://bit.ly/N8muY3