Roosevelt Reservoir: Broad Consensus on City Owned Land for Housing.
The debate over how to address housing issues in Seattle is a contentious one, right? It’s even hard sometimes to agree on what the problem is and of course that means differences on what to do. But there doesn’t seem to be anyone, developers, non-profit affordable housing advocates, Councilmemeber Sawant, and neighborhoods who disagree about […]
Futurewise: More Housing for Roosevelt
The following is the text of a letter sent to the Seattle City Council by Futurewise concerning efforts to take prime land for housing and turn it into a park. We have asked that the Mayor and Council reconsider their efforts and focus on building more affordable housing on this site. In addition, a plan […]
Dear Tenant: Housing Shortage Too Severe to be Constrained by Nostalgia
I have been a landlord. And while landlords are among the least popular people in our culture and economy, somebody has to manage rental properties. Just imagine inviting 25, 60, or 100 strangers onto a property you are financially responsible for. Life happens. Parties happen. Noise happens. Abandoned furniture happens. Tragedy happens. And yes, sometimes, […]
