City Council 1, Grand Bargain 0: Update on Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning

Today the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee passed 11 amendments to the Mayor’s proposed framework for Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning. I’m not going to get into the technical details of all the amendments but the most significant one passed by the Committee was one that created a big dust up earlier this week. Herbold’s said in […]

It’s Not Too Late: A Look at the Flips and the Flops on Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning

Thou hast undone thyself, thy son and me; And given unto the house of York such head As thou shalt reign but by their sufferance. To entail him and his heirs unto the crown, What is it, but to make thy sepulchre And creep into it far before thy time? . . . And yet […]

Latest Mad Lib on Rents from the Seattle Times

When I was growing up and we went to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) book giveaways I was always sure to find a Mad Lib book, the books of short stories with blanks that the reader with friends fill out to make an amusing story. While they weren’t usually on my selection list other kids did like […]