The Housing "Crisis" is in Crisis
Politicians are sometimes fond of saying “don’t let a crisis go to waste.” The quote is of uncertain origin, but was most recently uttered by big city Mayor Rahm Emmanuel of Chicago. And it’s true, whether it’s a refugee crisis or climate change, a crisis is always a good way to get people’s attention. Seattle’s […]
Election 2015: It Was Good, but Not That Good
Already we’re seeing lots of things being read into this weeks election with Knute Berger suggesting that it means Seattle has moved even further to the left and the Seattle Times suggesting that “Urbanists” (whoever they are) won the election. For people who produce housing in Seattle, the election is a lot like taking a […]
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 […]
