Seattle Memorial Stadium developers promise zero risk of cost overruns to city
By Spencer Pauley
The Center Square
Developers of the Seattle Memorial Stadium project ensured city council members that there is little financial risk for the city if there are any cost overruns.
The city and the Seattle Public School District are funding the replacement of the 78-yearold Memorial Stadium in the Seattle Center due to a lack of reinvestment into renovations. Before construction can begin on the stadium replacement, the city and the school district must approve an interlocal agreement, which the Seattle Parks, Public Utilities & Technolo-gy Committee was briefed on Wednesday.
Seattle police eye GPS tech as alternative to high-speed pursuits
The Seattle Police Department is seeking the implementation of a GPS tracking device in some patrol cars to prevent dangerous vehicle pursuits.
SPD is required to develop a plan to end a police pursuit that complies with recent state law updates regarding pursuit mitigation. The department is seeking the authorization of StarChase GPS tracking technology to allow SPD to track the precise location of a vehicle with established probable cause or reasonable suspicion of involvement in a crime.
The Starchase technology requires approval from the city council and mayor. On Tuesday, SPD Capt. James Britt briefed the Public Safety Committee on the technology, emphasizing that the technology is not meant to provide persistent surveillance of drivers. According to Britt, the battery life on the technology is eight hours, limiting its use.
“This is meant to help us locate the vehicle that flees from us and replace the need to pur-sue it,” Britt said during the committee meeting. “It’s also not meant to change our pursuit policy.”
SPD currently utilizes cellular devices that track the movements and locations of vehicles in order to gather evidence for criminal investigations. However, the devices can only be uti-lized with a search warrant, unlike the StarChase technology.
“Those public sector dollars are protected [and] capped. We are the ones on the hook if any tariff issues or cost overruns arise,” Johnson said during the committee meeting.
The stadium project has received approximately $143.3 million in funding, with the city allo-cating $40 million for the new Memorial Stadium as part of its Capital Improvement Plan.
Seattle Public Schools allocated $69.3 million in voter-approved funds from Seattle Public Schools’ 2022 Buildings, Technology and Academics/Athletics Capital Levy and capital funds.
The One Roof Partnership –legally known as Memorial Stadium Redevelopment LLC – is the developer of the stadium. According to Rob Johnson of the One Roof Stadium Partner-ship, the total project is “derisked” for the public sector by having the developer take on 100% of the construction risk.
While public dollars are doing most of the heavy lifting on the project, the developers were able to raise $30
million in private funding for the stadium.
Memorial Stadium Redevelopment LLC will operate the facility as a notfor-profit so that rev-enue will go into a maintenance fund and projects that benefit community members, such as eliminating athletic fees for students from low-income families, according to Johnson.
Groundbreaking would be set for June 26 if the interlocal agreement is approved by both the Seattle City Council and the Seattle Public School Board in early June.
Stadium demolition and construction would begin in mid2025 with a goal of completing the stadium by September 2027, just in time for the fall sports season.
The committee did not take action on Wednesday, but is set to vote on the interlocal agree-ments on May 28, with a full city council vote possible on June 3.
The department has already received a $250,000 Washington State Department of Com-merce Law Enforcement Pursuit Technology grant meant for pursuit mitigation. If city lead-ers approve the StarChase pilot program, the already-awarded grant funding would go to-ward the implementation of the technology in 25 patrol vehicles.
Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle sees an opportunity to use the state funding on the pilot program.
“It’s a two-year pilot paid for by the state through the grant, so this is an opportunity at no cost to really demo,” Kettle said.
If the city determines that the GPS pursuit mitigation trackers are worthwhile, the ongoing cost to maintain the 25 launchers’ subscriptions is $37,500 annually after the two-year pi-lot.
According to the presentation, cost savings may
By Spencer Pauley The Center Square
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Developers of the Seattle Memorial Stadium project ensured city council members that there is little financial risk for the city if there are any cost overruns.
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Vermont see most illegal northern border crossers
By Bethany Blankley The Center Square contributor
Of the 14 northern border states that share a land or water border with Canada, the greatest number of apprehensions of illegal border crossers were reported in New York, Washington and Vermont during the Biden administration, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
When releasing the latest apprehension data for April, the Trump administration also released data by state for the last administration through the fiscal year to date. The federal fiscal year goes from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Published charts include monthly data for fiscal years 2022-2025 to date. Fiscal 2021 and 2020 data was published separately.
Biden administration data includes the first three months of fiscal 2025, nine months of fiscal 2021, and all of fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Combined, illegal northern border crosser apprehensions totaled nearly one million under the Biden administration, according to CBP data and gotaway data exclusively reported by The Center Square for the busiest northern border sector of Swanton.
According to the data, northern border apprehensions increased each year despite Biden administration claims that the border was closed or its policies were facilitating a “safe, orderly migration.” The majority of northern border states saw the greatest number of illegal entries in 2024, the last year of the administration, according to CBP data.
The greatest numbers ever reported in recorded history in Montana, Maine, North Dakota and Washington were reported
in 2024, according to the data.
For fiscal years 2022 through 2024 and three months of fiscal 2025, nearly 701,000 illegal border crosser apprehensions/ encounters were reported in 14 northern border states.
From west to east, they totaled:
■ Alaska: 6,648
■ Washington: 120,720
■ Idaho: 529
■ Montana: 30,474
■ North Dakota: 13,788
■ Minnesota: 7,483
■ Wisconsin: 111
■ Michigan: 44,011
■ Ohio: 1,020
■ Pennsylvania: 17,282
■ New York: 342,488
■ Vermont: 59,298
■ New Hampshire: 82
■ Maine: 57,058
Nearly half of all northern border apprehensions were reported in New York. Washington, Vermont, Maine and Montana recorded the next most.
As the border crisis unfolded under the Biden administration, most congressional investigations and reports and news reports solely focused on the southwest border, largely ignoring the northern border.
Yet the greatest number of U.S. states, 14, share the longest international border in the world with Canada, totaling 5,525 miles.
It remains largely unmanned and unprotected, The Center Square has reported for four years, highlighting unprecedented illegal entries, threats of terrorism and lack of operational control there.
Officials have explained that the apprehension data represents a fraction of illegal border crossers – they don’t know how many have really come through largely remote areas where one Border Patrol agent may be responsible for patrolling several hundred miles, The Center Square has
Savvy Senior: How much Ibuprofen is too much?
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR,
I take Advil pretty regularly for arthritis pain and headaches, but how can I tell if I’m taking more than is safe?
Achy Alan
Dear Alan, Ibuprofen – better known by one of its brand names, Advil – is one of the most popular med-ications on the market today for treating all different types of pain, headaches, fevers and cramps.
Given the drug’s broad painreducing effects, safety record and availability over the counter (OTC), it’s no surprise that some people pop the little brownish-red tablets whenever they feel the slightest twinge of discomfort.
But ibuprofen, which is also sold under brand names like Motrin and Nuprin, can pose cer-tain health risks, especially for those with kidney or stomach issues. Here’s what you should know.
reported.
Unlike the 1,954-mile U.S.Mexico border, there is no border wall, significantly less technological equipment exists and far fewer agents are stationed there.
Despite being understaffed and having fewer less resources, Border Patrol and CBP agents at the U.S.-Canada border apprehended the greatest number of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) in the country, 1,216, during the Biden administration, The Center Square exclusively reported.
This was as northern border terrorist-related arrests soared to record high numbers under the Biden and Trudeau administrations, The Center Square exclusively reported.
Nationwide, from fiscal years 2021-2024, the greatest number of KSTs were apprehended by Border Patrol and CBP agents in U.S. history, 1,903, The Center Square exclusively reported. The majority, 64%, were apprehended at the northern border coming from Canada, according to CBP data.
In February, President Donald Trump for the first time in U.S. history declared a national emergency at the northern border, also ordering the U.S. military to implement border security measures there, The Center Square reported.
Since Trump’s been in office, illegal border crossings plummeted, and northern border apprehensions decreased as they have nationwide.
At the beginning of the fiscal year in October, northern border apprehensions totaled 15,207; in April, they totaled 4,835, excluding gotaways.
Fiscal year to date, they totaled 57,303, accounting for roughly 10% of the total number of apprehensions nationwide, according to CBP data.
WHAT’S SAFE?
For most adults and children ages 12 years and older, the recommended OTC dose of ibuprofen is one (or two, if needed) 200-milligram tablets, caplets or gel caplets every four to six hours while symptoms persist. You shouldn’t take more than 1,200 mg (or six pills) in a 24-hour period.
If you haven’t consulted a doctor about how much is safe, or if you aren’t certain about your risk factors, it’s best not to exceed the recommended limit of 1,200 milligrams a day.
If you have chronic pain, or were recently injured or had surgery, your doctor may prescribe ibuprofen for you at a higher dose. Prescription tablets are usually stronger compared to the OTC dose, such as 600 mg and 800 mg. The maximum daily dose for prescription-strength ibuprofen is 3,200 mg in a 24hour period. But it’s important only to take what your provider has prescribed for you.
Also be aware that ibuprofen is sometimes added to certain cold and flu medications, so always read the ingredient list on medications before using them.
Be Cautious!
Ibuprofen belongs to a class of drugs known as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, which reduce pain and inflammation by blocking the activity of certain enzymes.
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be seen in reduced liability from decreased number of vehicle pursuits, which often result in litigation.
“In the end what it’s really going to come down to is the juice worth the squeeze - is the $37,500 we would need to spend ongoing worth [it],” Britt said.
No action was taken by the Public Safety Committee, but
But these enzymes also help maintain kidney and liver function and regulate the balance of fluids and electrolytes in your body. So, taking ibuprofen can be dangerous for patients with kidney disease or failure; those with liver damage or cirrhosis; and people with conditions that put strain on their kidneys, like high blood pressure or heart failure. Those at high risk for these conditions – as well as for stomach ulcers, heart attacks, strokes or bleeding prob-lems – should talk with their doctors before taking ibuprofen.
People who take medications such as diuretics, anticoagulants, ACE inhibitors or ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) to manage cardiovascular issues should also be careful, because ibuprofen stresses the kidneys and the heart.
To reduce these health risks, don’t take the maximum recommended dose for more than a week or two at a time. If you are needing it for more than two weeks, or if you’re turning to ibuprofen every day to keep your aches and pains in check, you need to see your doctor.
When taken for long periods, ibuprofen can also increase the risk of stomach ulcers. The drug inhibits enzymes that, among other things, aid in the production of mucus that lines and protects the stomach lining, so without these enzymes, the stomach becomes vulner-able to irritation and damage.
Some alternatives to ibuprofen you should talk to your doctor about include acetamino-phen (Tylenol), topical NSAIDs (diclofenac gel) that is not absorbed into the blood to the same extent as oral NSAIDs, nonacetylated salicylates, curcumin (an active ingredient in turmeric) and acupuncture.
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council members expressed interest in more statistics showing the success of the StarChase technology in other law enforcement departments.
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