What Is To Be Done?: Taking on 2017 and Beyond
Councilmember Tim Burgess’ announcement that he will not seek reelection to the Seattle City Council has sparked early conversation among people who build and operate housing about who we should support in 2017. My simple answer is no one, since it is very unlikely that a candidate will emerge that will truly represent our concerns […]
Frequently Asked Question: Will the Grand Bargain Lower Housing Prices?
I don’t usually do this, but thanks to the “on this day” feature on Facebook, this post from a year ago popped up on my feed. It’s interesting. Not much has changed in the last year. The City is still plodding along towards imposing Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ), people are still calling that idea “HALA,” […]
Has Seattle Reached its Emotional Limit on Growth?
Danny Wesneat has a mixed record on writing about growth in Seattle. His most recent column, “Seattle’s latest growth industry: bemoaning what’s been lost,” has the following paragraph: But I do wonder: When we’ve taken to memorializing even the loss of our grocery stores, maybe the pace of change has pushed us to some sort […]
