Politics
At City Hall: pressure's off for deeper cuts
UPDATED: Mayor McGinn's review of the midyear budget yields some small trims, as state and federal funding starts coming back.
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Politics
An election likely to ratify strong councils
Some peculiar factors lead to the prediction of little turnover in local legislative bodies, which have benefitted from strong members elected four years back.
Politics
Opening punches in a classic governor's race
Two heavyweights, Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna, offer a peek at their playbooks for the 2012 contest.
Politics
How three cities are solving big problems
While Seattle plays around on the margins, LA, Cincinnati, and San Francisco are taking big bites out of big apples. Their secrets: fast timetables, cross-sectoral coordination, and steamroller centrism.
Arts without walls
The case for pop-up performances by a new kind of small, flexible companies. The economy, and audiences, may call for it.