“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, […]

Just What We Need…..More Housing!

There’s not much to say here other than to show you some pictures. I took the first two walking home. Is this an affirmation? Or is it just dripping with sarcasm? I think it’s pretty obvious. And just down the street was this: Ok. Capitalism, I reject you! And then there is this, an advertisement […]

I Had a Dream: What if Seattle Actually Made Good Housing Policy?

A Dream Once a dream did weave a shade O’er my angel-guarded bed, That an emmet lost its way Where on grass methought I lay. Troubled, wildered, and forlorn, Dark, benighted, travel-worn, Over many a tangle spray, All heart-broke, I heard her say: ‘Oh my children! do they cry, Do they hear their father sigh? […]