Braddock and Johnson Winning: Some Good Election News
The results are in. Well, sort of. Thanks to various rules and laws on elections, we won’t see final results until much later. But the trends in the first round of counting are important. Those numbers are positive for Shannon Braddock and Rob Johnson, candidates we supported. Overall, the results look good. We have some […]
Forbes:Mandates Mean Higher Prices for Housing
I’ve been busy enough lately that I missed my usual 6:30 post. So I’m going to cheat a bit. A year ago I wrote a post at Forbes that I think is just as relevant today as it was then. Too many rules, regulation, and process means more expensive housing. That’s why mandatory inclusionary zoning […]
Everyone? Letter Ignores Some Key Questions
Branding itself as Seattle for Everyone, a coalition of various supporters of the so-called “Grand Bargain” sent a very interesting letter to Councilmember Mike O’Brien. The Grand Bargain, you’ll remember, is an agreement that was struck between some developers, non-profits, and the City to impose mandatory inclusion of rent restricted housing in all new housing […]
