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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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Thursday: Pacific Legal Foundation to Talk Grand Bargain and Takings

Ethan Blevins of the Pacific Legal Foundation (the Foundation) will join us this Thursday at the regular breakfast meeting of the Seattle Builders Council (7:30AM at the Blue Star Cafe in Wallingford). Blevins will talk about the Foundation’s work in land use and housing and talk about his thoughts on legal issues related to the […]

Hello, It’s Me: Call the Mayor About HALA

1982 called, and it was the Mayor. He said he wants you to call him back about something called HALA? I saved the message.      

Bargain and HALA are Not the Same!: More Detail on Problems with the Bargain 

As I said yesterday, most people aren’t getting the distinction between the Grand Bargain and the recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee. The Bargain is one of 65 recommendations and involves upzones in exchange for a mandate to provide a set percent of rent restricted housing. I have described the […]