Tracking HALA: Use Vouchers to Help House People with Criminal Records
We’ve started a tracking program to keep an eye on progress on the 65 recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee. There are a lot of good ideas and good intentions in the document that aren’t being discussed now because so much of the discussion is about the Grand Bargain, just […]
Tracking HALA: Ending Homelessness with Social Impact Bonds
We’re starting a project that tracks all 65 recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing Affordabilty and Livabilty Agenda (HALA) Committee. As I’ve mentioned (and been derided for) the HALA document has gone from a pile of wonky idea and policies to a slogan being used to push Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ). So far, the only recommendation […]
Here We Go Again: Commercial Rent Control Still On the Table
A proposal for commercial rent control is back! Bad ideas seem to thrive in Seattle. Or I should say, old ideas. Don’t like the price of something? Freeze it in place. Don’t try to understand or address the underlying issues about why prices are going up or even ask, “Are they going up that fast?” […]
