Judy Lightfoot
Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
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Equity
Ending homelessness: How are we doing?
Those vaunted 10-year plans to solve the problem are halfway in, or more, and yet homelessness persists. Even so, we're making progress and on the right track.
Seattle, toward a 'MetroNation'
Brookings' Bruce Katz argues in a UW talk that this "metro" can help lead the U.S. toward a new, more prosperous economy.
Equity
Homes, not handcuffs
Seattle isn't close to becoming one of the "meanest cities" listed in a national report, but may soon try its own take on the often-harmful "civility laws" sweeping the country
Death by 1033 cuts
The author, a staunch opponent of Tim Eyman's tax-limiting ballot measure, worries that the "No" campaign is off to a sluggish, wonky start.