Is the Seattle Eviction Ban Only the Beginning?
A week from Today 11 states will be voting in Democratic primaries, something called Super Tuesday. As of now, it looks like socialist Bernie Sanders is going to pile on to his previous win in Nevada. It looks like he may be on his way to gaining the Democratic party’s nomination. Some polls even show […]
Seattle Channel: Do We Need More Rules or More Housing?
The Seattle Channel remains the last bit of ground in the city where debate takes the old fashioned form: each side of an issue argues for itself with some kind of moderation. Most of the usual media features Mad Libs about press releases (for example, Crosscut regurgitating various “reports“) and others like The Stranger have […]
“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, […]
