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What are you for?

We are for creating more housing of all types, in all neighborhoods, for all levels of income. We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth! We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth!

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Thanks to MFTE and the Levy, Affordable Housing is All Over Seattle

Joshua McNichols at KUOW has done us all a great favor, creating a high quality interactive map of subsidized affordable housing in Seattle. Two things matter here. First, you can see that the housing units are all over the city. As I pointed out before, this flies in the face of the argument that somehow […]

Housing Debate: We Lack an Intellectual Foundation

The housing discussion in Seattle lacks a solid intellectual footing in economic principles. When people debate housing here, there is rarely a clear starting point when people take positions or make “bargains.” I would suggest that those who build housing need a set of simple, clear principles to judge whether something is a bargain or […]

Latest Pole: Some People Hate Growth

Here’s the latest in telephone poll poster politics. This narrative about growth and development is held by a great many people in Seattle. It’s a fantastical story about how people who get good jobs are to blame for all of Seattle’s troubles. See, a person gets job, a greedy landlord knows that, raises rents when […]