JLARC Study of Why Non-Profit Housing is So Expensive Gets Underway

Well, it’s here. It’s happening. Can you believe it? Yes, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) staff has assembled a research team and has framed the questions it will answer about housing costs in the state. The study will look at what data best gets as the question of how to compare market […]

UpZones Podcast: Wide-Ranging Conversation on Housing, Land Use, and More

I had the honor and opportunity to be a guest on another local podcast, UpZones, curated and hosted by Ian Martinez. It really is true that one on one conversation can often be far more productive than bashing things out with a crowd in comments sections online. More than once I’ve been told that in person […]

Huh? CHS Links MIZ/MHA With Roy Vue Renew

Last week the Capitol Hill Seattle (CHS) blog  produced a non-sequitur with a post called, “So you want to save the Royvue?” First of all, the Roy Vue doesn’t need saving. It’s not going anywhere. A proposal is in the works to convert the 90 year old Capitol Hill building from 34 larger units to […]