We set out at the beginning of this year calling it the Year of the City Builder, a year in which we’d see a noticeable shift in anti-developer sentiment. While we made an effort and a difference, the narrative in Seattle remained hostile to the building and development community. Part of that was losing a […]
Earlier this year we took a look at the candidates for City Council and found the field lacking with a couple exceptions. One of those bright spots was Rob Johnson who won his campaign for the District 4 spot. Sadly, another candidate that seemed to understand builder and housing issues, Shannon Braddock, lost to long […]
I noted in my letter about the Grand Bargain to the Mayor and members of the Seattle City Council that If the stated problem being addressed by the [Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda] . . . effort and the Grand Bargain was housing price, we have yet to see any metric established for determining how […]