King County Executive Ron Sims has his own inconvenient truth to convey: Tolls are inevitable on all major Seattle-area freeways. And he already has a plan for us to discuss.
There would be no toll booths. Electronic sensors would detect whether you have a paid pass to use the freeways, and if you didn't, there would be cameras ...
A close-up of how some precincts voted in Seattle. Red is for Oliver. Blue is for Moon. Darker blue means a tie. Gray: Less than 20 percent for either. The entire map can be viewed below.