To understand Seattle’s past and present — what makes this city special and why — you have to understand the story of the downtown waterfront.

Since marine mammals were federally protected, the only course of action for federal and state officials was to find a nonlethal way to keep the sea lions away from the locks. Steve knew the task ...

The decision keeps alive a lawsuit the port filed in April to overturn a city council ordinance that permits up to 1,000 ...