Without taking a position on the mayor's race, a leading Seattle neighborhood activist offers some advice for the winner. For starters, fire the bodyguard and get out there among the people.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is dangling some big grants to states that permit charter schools. Washington doesn't, and it has beat back earlier efforts to allow them, led by Jim Spady.
The City wants to allow them all over town, in effect creating duplex zoning. The City has a long way to go to earn enough confidence in the neighborhoods for this experiment.
