Seattle: Turning Point, Boiling Point, or Point of No Return?
What a month! Back on May 2nd I arrived back in Seattle from Chicago. I went from the airport to my apartment, dropped off my stuff, and then took a Lyft up to a Ballard church where I saw something I’d seen before, angry neighbors. But this was a bit different. The assembled mob was […]
Durkan Is Not Better for Business
Last year, after Mayor Jenny Durkan was sworn in, I was pretty critical of her early decisions, especially appointing more than half a dozen non-profits and Vulcan to her transition team. I even called a post about Durkan, “So Far Not So Good.” This made somebody really mad. I got some heat for not sending […]
I Told You So: Ballard Mob Action is the Product of Years of Pandering by the Council
“Remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside . . . we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required–not because the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. […]
