Latino Politics from the A’s to the Z’s
A version of this post appeared yesterday in Publicola. In 1992 I returned to the Seattle area after two years in graduate school in Southern California. Before that, I was an undergraduate at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. I paid very little attention to local politics; I was more likely to be reading […]
It’s a Wonderful Fractional Reserve System!
It’s that time of year when you’ll see It’s a Wonderful Life playing here and there on television or cable or perhaps you’ll have it delivered for your holiday gathering via the internet. No matter how you get it, please watch the movie. It’s a story about what really matters in life and how to […]
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. […]