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City Light rates: rising to stability?
Just after a state performance audit raises questions about some Seattle City Light costs, the city council has voted for another rate increase.
Kent Kammerer
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City Light audit: Are rate games being played?
City Council approved a double-digit rate increase late last year on a close vote. Now, a state performance audit raises more questions about what the rest of city government puts into City Light's rates.
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Best of 2011: What would real reform of Seattle police practices look like?
Faced with widening citizen anger, the city needs to seize control of police accountability and oversight.
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Seattle's car tabs: Will residents get their money's worth?
The city knows it has a problem with deferred maintenance of streets and bridges. But the city (and we voters) keep approving new projects.
Politics
Education reform: the whole child left behind
Too much of our focus on education reform misses a point: children aren't numbers. And the first step in dealing with the dropout issue is to connect with them.