We Have a Leadership Crisis not a Housing Crisis: The Parable of the Broken Gas Gauge
Over the last holiday I had a loaner car, and I was driving down a narrow road toward my destination. The car was old, but was well maintained, I thought, by the garage that gave it to me while mine was getting maintenance. Suddenly, it started to make noise and lurch a bit. What was […]
Who’s On First? $180 Million from Mariners Won’t Buy Much Housing
After a nice trip out to Mazama I told myself I wouldn’t whine about how we do things around here. That didn’t last. Clearly the King County Council learned nothing from the jobs tax debacle in Seattle. Now the King County Council is creating a huge controversy about renovations to Safeco Field. I’m not even […]
Term Limits: The Displacement Debate Should Be Over
These days the debate about housing is characterized by how repetitive it has become; the debate seems to always cover the same ground and reach the same conclusion. For some the conclusion is we need more rules to keep prices in check and for others the conclusion is that we need fewer for more housing. […]
