HELP! We Need Somebody as Mayor that Will Prioritize Housing Production
The next Mayor of Seattle must pause and eventually end the disastrous policy of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) and its expression in City policy in the Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA). The policy will add cost to housing, slow its production, and pour money into an inefficient system of subsidized housing production through the non-profit housing […]
Councilmember Johnson’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment
You might remember George Bush’s big moment Mission Accomplished moment when, in 2003, he landed on the deck of an aircraft carrier and declared that, “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed,” in front of a huge banner reading, “Mission Accomplished.” Of […]
Smart Growth Seattle on the Radio
Last week I had the opportunity to talk with Dori Monson on his radio show on KIRO. Monson is an outpost of common sense in local media, questioning the swiftly left-tilting Seattle City Council and Mayor. What most media takes as a given, Monson challenges including some of the basic assumptions in Seattle about housing […]
