Read this interesting story about the Seattle School Board. You'll find the new language of big-company management being spoken by the new boardmembers, all of whom promised to bring that perspective...
The cure-du-jour for skyrocketing housing prices, at least in Seattle City Hall, is something called inclusionary zoning, or IZ. It's in effect in more than 300 urban areas in the country. Typically...
One of today's top stories is the decline of housing prices in the Seattle area, where the average price has dropped 1.3 percent, comparing January 2008 with the previous January. It's the first such...
The City of Seattle is in a pickle over its five, very expensive public toilets. In the spirit of adding to this decade-long debate, I have a suggestion: keyed toilets. The idea comes from Freeway...
The respected Chronicle of Higher Education has just published a new report on the scramble for academic earmarks. A surprise, considering how well the University of Washington does in federally...
The Supreme Court ruling yesterday, allowing Washington state to have a "top-two" election system, is being deplored by the state's political parties. Not surprising, since they lose some control over...
The University of Washington has announced plans to build a lot of new student housing on the west side of its main campus, filling in parking lots and easing the space crunch for the 5,100 students...
