HALA Recommendations: Toward 21st Century Solutions?
We won’t have the final, official version of recommendations from the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) committee until this morning at 11, but from every thing we’ve seen and heard, including the leaked report last week, is encouraging. Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the discussion about housing is the continuing dependence it has on zoning […]
Council Passes Low-Rise Legislation
After almost two years of heated debate the Seattle City Council passed low-rise legislation in less than an hour with no debate. One highlight were a bizarre statement by outgoing (we’re counting the days!) Councilmember Rasmussen who voted against the legislation he helped make worse by expanding the rounding rule to all zones, adding setbacks […]
Debate with Councilmember Sawant on Rent Control
I’ve been challenged to debate Councimember Kshama Sawant on rent control. I accepted the challenge and the debate is tentatively set for Monday, July 20th at Town Hall in Seattle. We’re still working out the details but please put the date on your calendar. We’d like to have people who don’t support rent control show up […]
