Crisis Care Centers Levy: $1.25 billion of good medicine or bad policy? | Alex Fryer
Context, past governmental performance, and a recognition that more is needed. That's how King County voters should judge the levy.
Seattle, here’s something we haven’t tried: A people’s assembly | Alex Fryer
Seattle should convene a people's assembly of randomly selected folks to tackle the city's twin nemeses of public safely and homelessness.
What happens if democracy ends? Don’t ask | Alex Fryer
What would a new American civil war look like? Despite warnings that democracy is in peril, no one wants to talk about it.
Between promises and results, the fine print of ending homelessness | Alex Fryer
The Regional Homelessness Authority's goal is ending downtown homelessness. Ambition is good, but RHA risks overselling the effort to a skeptical public.
Seattle, we have an election 'reform' problem | Alex Fryer
Seattle voters are too worldly for their own good. We need to stop election experiments and focus on improving understanding of local issues.
History looms large in race for King County Prosecutor | Alex Fryer
The first election for the post in 44 years is happening at a fraught moment for the very definition of law and justice.
Seattle's gnarly battle over tree protection | Alex Fryer
Tree protection in Seattle is insanely complicated. Nine city departments have a role in managing the urban forests.
To bail or not to bail: Which King County judges are making crucial decisions? | Alex Fryer
King County Superior Court should handle felony first court appearances instead of unelected District Court judges, who typically hear misdemeanors.
Kindness, not handcuffs: A national model for behavioral-health crisis response | Alex Fryer
Replicating Eugene's alternative crisis response in Seattle is a worthwhile goal, but there are important caveats to make it work and meet expectations.
The saga of the West Seattle Bridge: This is how we roll … or not | Alex Fryer / Times Opinion columnist
Seattleites are resilient, sometimes rude. And when the traffic starts backing up, someone will invariably bring up the benefits of gondolas.