First There Was HALA, Now There’s HART: Will it Be Different This Time?
The red light on the dashboard of state government is flashing. There is a growing worry about housing prices at that level of government as well. While Mayor Murray set about to create a high profile committee to wring hands about the “crisis” of housing prices, the State of Washington has taken something of a […]
Follow Up E-Mail to Councilmembers Herbold and Johsnon on MIZ Vote
Councilmembers Herbold and Johnson make back to back statements in the video I’ve featured above. Those statements start at roughly the 54:40 time signature on the video. Hello Councilmembers Herbold and Johnson, I have a great deal of respect for both of you. And I agree in an odd way with statements you each made […]
On the Story of Housing in Seattle and Being Called a “Neoliberal”
So the other day I stumbled upon a very interesting and well put together slide show on file sharing site Slideshare. The presentation, titled, “Strategic Communications Plan for Seattle Affordable Housing and Homelessness,” goes into some really deep detail about how Seattle arrived at the so called “Grand Bargain,” the scheme that would require builders […]
