Author Profile Bill Lucia Bill Lucia writes about Seattle City Hall and politics for Crosscut. He can be reached at bill.lucia@crosscut.com and you can follow him on Twitter @bill_lucia.
Politics Penalties and bonuses provide backdrop for Bertha delays Crews drill to look for an obstruction in front of the tunnel-boring machine on Seattle's waterfront. by Bill Lucia / February 23, 2014
Politics Bertha: A whole lot of digging ahead Bertha's cutting head has run into troubles. by Bill Lucia / February 21, 2014
Politics Gay conversion "therapy" elicits strong views in state Senate hearing Marko Liias by Bill Lucia / February 20, 2014
Politics Tunnel tolls will likely be no more than $1.25 for cars Big Bertha: boring no more by Bill Lucia / February 19, 2014
Politics State of Seattle? Mayor Ed Murray zeroes in on income inequality & climate change Is Ed Murray's incrementalism the fastest way to make change? by Bill Lucia / February 18, 2014
Equity 2014 survey counts 777 homeless or unstably housed kids in King County The 777 homeless kids are spread throughout King County. by Bill Lucia / February 16, 2014
Politics Bertha fix will likely require big access shaft Bertha Knight Landes, namesake of our stalled tunnel machine, was Seattle's first and only female mayor. by Bill Lucia / February 16, 2014
Politics UberX, Sidecar, Lyft driver caps become focus of rideshare debate Rideshare companies catch a break with Mayor Murray's new plan. by Bill Lucia / February 15, 2014
Politics Bertha could finish digging on time, contractor says Bertha's main drive unit was hoisted above the bearing seal assembly last year. by Bill Lucia / February 11, 2014
Politics Bertha repairs will take months: WSDOT Bertha's cutter head is lifted into place, during the machine's assembly in 2012. by Bill Lucia / February 10, 2014