December 6, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 11:27 am
Is a proposed sales tax a regressive hit on working people, or the only way out of the state budget crisis? And what about an income tax? We asked activist Dorli Rainey (anti sales tax) to debate the lefty Washington Budget & Policy Center (pro) for this week's ThinkTank. read more →
November 9, 2011
By Josh Feit at 1:17 pm
Is Occupy Seattle's target audience inspired or indifferent to the Wall Street protests? We asked two unemployed Seattleites what they thought. read more →
November 1, 2011
By Josh Feit at 12:42 pm
It's left brain vs. right brain in this week's ThinkTank: Is it time to raise revenue or is it time to make public employees and tribes pay? read more →
October 25, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 11:30 am
Should Seattle raise car tab fees $60 to pay for transportation projects? Proponents and opponents of Proposition 1 make the case for and against the November ballot measure. read more →
October 19, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 11:24 am
Supporters of Tim Eyman's Initiative 1125 say it protects taxpayers by ensuring tolls are predictable, fair, and don't go on forever. Opponents say the measure would leave projects like the SR-520 in the red and scuttle voter-approved light rail to the Eastside. Initiative sponsor Eyman and Microsoft senior lobbyist DeLee Shoemaker square off in this week's ThinkTank. read more →
September 27, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 11:17 am
Never mind the "War on Cars." In the wake of three recent cyclist deaths, we ask PubliCola's ThinkTank if there's a war on bikes? read more →
September 13, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 12:27 pm
In today's ThinkTank, John Fox of the Seattle Displacement Coalition argues that the fee is a regressive tax on poor drivers who can least afford it; Tim Harris, director of the homeless newspaper Real Change, says he supports a system that improves transit and provides mitigation for low-income drivers. read more →
August 18, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 1:43 pm
Is the ride-free area a transportation lifeline for low-income people, or an outdated, overpriced relic that must be sacrificed to save Metro service? Tim Harris of Real Change and Jon Scholes from the Downtown Seattle Association debate that question in this week's ThinkTank. read more →
August 9, 2011
By Josh Feit at 2:36 pm
City Council candidates Maurice Classen and Bobby Forch stake claim on police accountability. read more →
August 3, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 10:18 am
In November, Washington State residents will be asked to vote on Initiative 1125, a measure that would require that any tolls pay for the roads on which they're levied. Proponents argue that the proposal would provide accountability by tying tolls directly to the projects they pay for; opponents argue that the purpose of tolls is to reduce congestion in the larger transportation system. Initiative supporter Tim Eyman and opponent Rob Johnson, of the Transportation Choices Coalition, have their say in this week's Think Tank. read more →
June 29, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 12:42 pm
In the debate over police accountability in Seattle, one controversial proposal is mounting body cameras on every police officer to document their every move during confrontations. City council member Bruce Harrell has proposed requiring head-mounted body cameras on every cop; his challenger, Brad Meacham, says cameras alone are not a panacea. read more →
June 21, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 1:56 pm
The zoning around the planned Roosevelt light-rail station in Northeast Seattle has garnered an unusual amount of attention lately, as city leaders, neighborhood activists, and transit advocates have all weighed in on the question that inevitably arises every time Seattle proposes building transit-oriented development---that's density to you and me---at transit hubs. read more →
