Equity
For some of our homeless, why not managed campgrounds?
Many homeless people don't want to be in shelters or the housing officials think they ought to have. So here's an idea: provide campgrounds and revive trailer parks.
Kent Kammerer
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Politics
Dear Mayor (whoever you are):
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.
Politics
In praise of the infamous 'Seattle Process'
Does the Seattle Way limit progress? Rather, our habits of stubborn public criticism have mostly saved us from follies and boondoggles.
Seattle & King County
Newcomers, money shadow Pike Place Market's future
In the next few years, federal guidelines for urban renewal will no longer protect Pike Place Market. There are looming mandates to be financially sustainable. And newcomers' lack of market memories could be the biggest threat of all to preserving the market.
Politics
Safe streets? First, Seattle must care
When it comes to dealing with crime complaints, hand wringing and political posturing are the classic Seattle responses. A visiting expert talks about pragmatic, humane approaches a new police chief might make work.