The libertarian magazine Reason has published a list of the biggest nanny cities [http://reason.com/news/show/127481.html] in the country. The results for the big cities on the Pacific Coast are interesting. Portland is caught in a kind of "nanny sandwich" between Seattle and San Francisco. Apparent
Democratic congressional candidate Darcy Burner is sitting on a boatload of cash [http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/2008/07/burners_big_bank_account.html#start_comments]. So far she's raised $1.2 million, while her opponent, Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, has only received $916,000 f
I recently watched TVW's video [http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2008070080&bhcp=1] explaining how the controversial "top-two" primary will work. It features interviews with Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman and David Ammons, the communications director for the office
An urban geographer uses un-rose-tinted glasses in peering into the crystal ball. He finds that we will not be able to do much about growing income segregation, congestion, gentrification in Seattle, and leapfrog development. Nor will rail transit help make things better.
What's to blame for all the anger as cyclists, drivers, and citizens fight over their rights on the streets? Is it $4 gas? Young punks? Class warfare? Poor urban design? It's time to theorize.
