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We are for creating more housing of all types, in all neighborhoods, for all levels of income. We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth! We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth!

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How Does Seattle’s Bad Housing Policy Hurt Rural Immigrants?

When people in the media talk about a housing “crisis” (I still haven’t seen a quantitative definition of what that means) the image conjured up is usually an urban one. Whether it is homelessness or high rents or the lack of so called “workforce housing,” the concentration of the energy on the issues is mostly […]

SB 6400: The State Senate’s Version of Rent Control

This morning I’ll be testifying against Senate Bill 6400, the Senate version of the House’s bill, 2583. The bills do the same thing, repeal the state level preemption of rent control policies by local governments. I’ll mention much of what I said on the Dori Monson show last week: rent control doesn’t work to lower […]

Comments at the Roanoke Conference

This past weekend I was a panelist at the Roanoke Conference at Ocean Shores, a largely Republican event that includes legislators, other elected officials, legislative staff, and others interested in policy and the legislative process. I was on the panel with Alan Durning of Sightline, Senator Mark Miloscia, Mike Kingsella of the Holland Group. I’ve […]