Culture
An iPod or Xbox world's fair?
Not yet. The world still likes real-world expos, and two nearby regions, the Silicon Valley (with Arnold Schwarzenegger leading the way), and Edmonton, Alberta, are hoping to host a world's fair by 2020.
Not yet. The world still likes real-world expos, and two nearby regions, the Silicon Valley (with Arnold Schwarzenegger leading the way), and Edmonton, Alberta, are hoping to host a world's fair by 2020.
The City Council plays Mom, dispensing warm cookies, while the mayor is stingy old Dad. Haven't we seen this act before?
Despite up and downs, the trend is toward greater freedom of information and political liberalization.
The new immigrant-voter group helped boost Latino voter turnout in support of Sen. Patty Murray. Now it plans to help hold elected officials accountable.
As budget chair, I found this to be the most difficult year yet, but the city and the council found ways to protect the highest priorities.