I Agree With Herbold: What is the Value Exchange with MIZ?
Councilmember Lisa Herbold has proposed some amendments to the Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) scheme being considered by the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee on Tuesday. In the simplest terms, these amendments are asking a value exchange question: is there enough public benefit coming from the upzones that are proposed. Remember, MIZ is a mechanism that […]
Summation: MIZ is Mistake of Generational Proportions
The following is what I would say to the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee before it meets on Tuesday, August 2, with my two minutes if I am able to get them. Being able to give public comment these days is always hit or miss. I limited myself to 300 words. This is […]
Latest Mad Lib on Rents from the Seattle Times
When I was growing up and we went to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) book giveaways I was always sure to find a Mad Lib book, the books of short stories with blanks that the reader with friends fill out to make an amusing story. While they weren’t usually on my selection list other kids did like […]
