David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
Latest work
Rail transit: the slow lane to urban density
Focusing development around rail stations makes good planning sense, but it's proving maddeningly hard to do. There are better routes by using bus stops.
Blue turning red: the foreclosure map
Here's a new kind of misery index: the rate of foreclosures across the nation. The rate is figured as the number of foreclosed homes as a percentage of total homes in a county. Media attention has been on the worst states, such as California, Florida, and Colorado. The Northwest is clustered around
An opportunity for new talent to rise in Washington politics
An urban prosecutor's office is a natural stepping stone. Now that the King County job is open, the escalator will fill with quality candidates.
Norm Maleng: the sequel
What does it say about Seattle that high-profile races for City Council and King County prosecutor turn out to be elections by acclamation?