George Lucas on the Down Side of Star Wars: “There’s More to it Than That.”
You didn’t think you’d be reading about Star Wars here did you? Well, here’s my Star Wars post. Why Star Wars? Well, George Lucas, the creator of the epic series of films, did an interview with Charlie Rose at the end of last year talking about his feelings about saying goodbye to Star Wars (he […]
Non Sequitur: How Housing Price Becomes an “Affordability Crisis”
I noted in my letter about the Grand Bargain to the Mayor and members of the Seattle City Council that If the stated problem being addressed by the [Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda] . . . effort and the Grand Bargain was housing price, we have yet to see any metric established for determining how […]
Grand Bargain: 10 Questions for the Mayor and City Council (and City Attorney)
December 14, 2015 Dear Mayor Murray and Members of the City Council, In the days and weeks since the announcement of the Grand Bargain, concerns and uncertainty have grown among people who build housing and mixed-use development outside of Downtown and South Lake Union about how mandatory upzones associated with the Bargain will be implemented. […]