In San Francisco: A Brief History of Seattle’s Slide Away From Supply Side Solutions
I wrote at Forbes about my first take at a 5 to 7 minute presentation at a housing conference in San Francisco. I’ve been traveling and on the move, so I didn’t have an opportunity to post this yesterday, but this is more or less what I said at the conference. The organizers wanted me […]
Reform on the Road: More Time in Eastern Washington
Last Saturday I travelled to Wenatchee to attend a dinner with Douglas County Republicans. The topic? Creating a 51st state made of up of Eastern Washington Counties. The proposed name of the new state? Liberty. The presentation by Representative Matthew Shea was provocative, highlighting the stark differences between Seattle and the rest of Washington. After […]
Changing the Housing Trust Fund to the Housing Supply Fund
Yesterday I shared the defensive response from the Department of Commerce which argued that the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is having statewide impact and that data showing a disparity between rural and urban Washington should be ignored. Don’t worry, the Department says, all that money is going a long way. As they suggest, many rural […]
