KING 5 Story: Is Washington State’s Non-Profit Housing System Fair and Efficient?
People make mistakes. Things get confused. The media can sometimes put a headline into circulation before a situation is resolved. I say these things before I mention a story that aired on KING 5 about a couple very highly placed in state government that apparently owns a subsidized condominium in Bellevue. I feel sorry for […]
Ask the Attorney General: Can Cities Donate City Owned Property for Housing?
Some hullabaloo has been made about recent legislation by the City Council allowing non-profit housing organizations right of first refusal for surplus property. Not only does this City commonly do this, they could actually donate land for purposes that are in “benefit of the needy” like housing. Oddly, the City of Seattle seems not to […]
Reflections on the Revolution in Ballard 2018: Tearing Down the Regulatory Dam
I’ve written before about why I have an appreciation for Edmund Burke, 18th century Anglo-Irish political thinker and philosopher. His Reflections on the Revolution in France is probably the most important contemporary criticism of the French Revolution and an articulation of the role of tradition, government, and rule of law in establishing and preserving a free society. […]
