“Somewhere I read . . .”

I wrote this post a few years ago, but I still read it from time to time. It still resonates with me. Over the last year, I think I’ve seen a worsening of the use of race to divide people over housing policy. The discussion of single-family zoning has added to this polarization. I said, […]

Thoughts on 2019 and 2020: What’s Next is Up to You

I had written a longer post on this topic but it disappeared. Maybe that’s a good thing since that post expressed a lot of frustration with where we’ve been in not just the last year but the last six years. So here’s another try and we’ll see if the hacker or internet gods let this […]

Small Businesses Rise Up in West Seattle

A new group has formed in West Seattle to try and steer the outcome of the City Council race there between Lisa Herbold and Phillip Tavel. Four years ago, Herbold won her place on the Council with a few dozen votes. I’ve said before, Councimember Sawant is a performance artist, while Herbold actually gets things […]