Politics
Nick Licata reprises his role as City Council menace
Being council president cramped his activist style. Now he's relishing a return to "Licata non grata." He's energized enough to be thinking about running again, maybe for mayor.
C.R. Douglas
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Seattle & King County
Bus envy
I was recently in Chicago and found something delightful about riding that city's buses — something I haven't found here in King County riding Metro Transit. Buses there clearly and consistently let you know where you're going. What a concept.
Politics
Sound Transit version 2.1
Imagine this scenario. Sound Transit comes back to ballot this fall with a shortened light rail plan and all three county executives within the voting district oppose it. Wouldn't that make for an interesting campaign season? It might just happen. Right now, Ron Sims (King), John Ladenburg (Pierce)
Politics
A levy-less election?
What if there was a big election season, and Seattle didn't ask its citizens for a property tax increase? Believe it or not, our levy-loving city — there have been four in the last six years alone — is likely to be levy-less come this fall. It's especially surprising given that a presidential elect
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Gang activity is like a recession
Gang activity is like a recession'ꀦyou often don't know it's a problem until it's too late to do much. Several youth-related murders of late strongly suggest that gang violence, which had been somewhat contained in recent years, is coming back with a vengeance in Seattle and King County. (Today's