US Supreme Court Won’t Hear San Jose MIZ Case
In a blow to California housing builders the United States Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal of a San Jose, California requirement for Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) requiring for-sale housing have set asides priced lower than the market. From a story in the San Jose Business Journal: San Jose’s mandate that homebuilders either […]
Will Grand Bargain Jeopardize Murray’s Reelection?
In the first half of last year we conducted a poll of perfect voters ahead of the election in the fall. We wanted to get a sense of what voters were thinking about population growth and the change and new housing associated with more people coming to Seattle for jobs and to start new businesses. […]
Is More Tower Spacing Downtown Dead?
Last week the tower spacing proposal from Councilmember Bagshaw seemed to be making a comeback after disappearing for awhile. The proposal was triggered by angry (and very wealthy) neighbors in the Escala building downtown who are worried about losing their views to new housing development. We’ve taken a strong stand that the benefits of more […]
