David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
Commentary: The city's new chief exec will readily play his or her part in a powerful, public-private “urban regime” that enforces its own set of priorities and crowds out other agendas.
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It's close among Mayor McGinn, Tim Burgess and Ed Murray, with the likelihood of a Murray-Burgess face-off in November. Events and spoiler candidates could easily tip the balance.
Commissioner Rob Holland's sudden resignation caps a year of pratfalls at the Port. The selection process is flawed, even as the stakes get higher at this key institution.
The new owner of The Herald and Seattle Weekly is point man for a controversial refinery at Kitimat, B.C, tapping Alberta oil sands. David Black makes his case, and talks about his Seattle publishing plans.
