Countering Conspiracy Theories About Luxury Housing Ownership

Another “report” has emerged about housing in Seattle and the Seattle Times has a story about its claims that somehow less than two thousand pricey units are somehow destroying the whole housing economy in the city and making life hard for poor people. It’s nonsense. I caught wind of the 51 page analysis of just […]

What Will Happen With Rent Control?

I don’t debate rent control any more. There was a time when we argued about rent control with Councilmembers and its socialist backers. But the argument has morphed into something different that a debate about policy; this is religious at this point. And that characterization is probably unfair to religious zealots. Anyone should have known that […]

In Seattle, The Fun(ding) Never Ends, But the Ride Does

Oh well, that was great while it lasted. As of the end of this year, Lime will no longer have car share in Seattle. I got an email telling me so. The little Audi cars scattered across the city will start to disappear starting next month then will be gone. Lime will keep its bike […]