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What are you for?

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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Forbes:Mandates Mean Higher Prices for Housing 

I’ve been busy enough lately that I missed my usual 6:30 post. So I’m going to cheat a bit. A year ago I wrote a post at Forbes that I think is just as relevant today as it was then. Too many rules, regulation, and process means more expensive housing. That’s why mandatory inclusionary zoning […]

Everyone? Letter Ignores Some Key Questions

Branding itself as Seattle for Everyone, a coalition of various supporters of the so-called “Grand Bargain” sent a very interesting letter to Councilmember Mike O’Brien. The Grand Bargain, you’ll remember, is an agreement that was struck between some developers, non-profits, and the City to impose mandatory inclusion of rent restricted housing in all new housing […]

More Perspective on Displacement and Demolition

Yesterday I wrote about some misconstrued housing unit demolition data and how Knute Berger used the data to make the usual case about Seattle’s growth paving over our status quo paradise. I called Berger out on Facebook. But rather than retrench and defend, Berger took the high road and explained the data and the graphic was […]