City of Tacoma leaders arguing over the sealing of public records have a message for a newspaper: Butt out.
More than four months have passed since Tacoma City Manager Jim Walton received the results of a Washington State Patrol investigation into the David Brame scandal, and the public hasn't seen a page of it.
Former Tacoma Human Resources Director Phil Knudsen filed a wrongful termination claim against the city Friday for damages that could exceed $5 million.
A judge has issued a restraining order telling the City of Tacoma not to destroy unreleased documents from a Washington State Patrol investigation of the David Brame scandal, while city officials insisted they never planned to do so.
Tacoma city leaders say they won't shred unreleased documents from a State Patrol investigation of the David Brame scandal, but attorneys for the family of Crystal Brame want a judge to underline that promise.
City Manager Jim Walton fired Tacoma's human resources director Phil Knudsen on Thursday, four months after he placed him on paid administrative leave while looking into allegations that Knudsen improperly tried to interfere with hiring and promotion decisions.
The City of Tacoma's embattled human resources director, on paid leave since February and scheduled to be fired Thursday, delivered a letter Tuesday to City Manger Jim Walton warning him that following through with the dismissal would be "inappropriate and unlawful."
Members of a volunteer citizens group reading through a report on the career of late Tacoma Police Chief David Brame decided Wednesday not to resign in protest following suggestions by some City Council members that they pick up the pace of their work.
A month after receiving a state investigation into the David Brame scandal, Tacoma City Manager Jim Walton said Friday that he needs more time to review it before releasing any parts of the report to the public.
Internet publisher John Hathaway and his wife, Carolyn Cohen, filed claims totaling $99,250 against the City of Tacoma on Tuesday, charging that an e-mail they received from Tacoma police officer Patrick Frantz last year caused them to fear for their safety and aggravated Cohen's medical condition.
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