The Greg's-gotta-go voters are split many ways, with Joe Mallahan seemingly the one to emerge from the pack of challengers. This week, Team Nickels took aim at another newcomer with momentum, Mike McGinn.
Not so far, contends the State Treasurer. But our two-thirds requirement for raising spending cripples the ability to act quickly, giving credit markets the jitters.
The common claim that the city's population will double by 2040 is bogus. Historic factors and our own failures at building to a broad market are the main reasons.