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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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Durkan Is Not Better for Business

Last year, after Mayor Jenny Durkan was sworn in, I was pretty critical of her early decisions, especially appointing more than half a dozen non-profits and Vulcan to her transition team. I even called a post about Durkan, “So Far Not So Good.” This made somebody really mad. I got some heat for not sending […]

Nostalgia File: I Used to Support a “Head Tax”

Sometimes I can sense my age. I am getting older. The signs are here and there, like having to stretch before I run to avoid nagging injuries to ligaments, muscles, and bones. Another sign is irony. I think that’s the right word to describe the experience of having supported something then opposing it later — […]

Fire, Ready, Aim: The City Already Owns Land to Build Over 2000 Units

I think most people at the City, Crosscut, and the Seattle Times have their e-mail set up so that anything from my address goes directly into the trash. But still, I have to try. This goes back several years to when we were fighting against linkage taxes. I didn’t do this work but I don’t […]