Master Builders Continue to Push for Missing Middle Zoning in 2020 Agenda
On Thursday morning in a ballroom at the Meydenbaur Convention Center in Downtown Bellevue, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS)...
2019 General Election Endorsements
It's that time of year. Amazon is cutting a million-dollar check to Seattle’s chamber of commerce political action committee. Their candidates are talking about...
Our House Is on Fire: Shaun Scott is Bringing a Hose, Pedersen is Roasting...
Climate policy is taking center stage in the Seattle City Council District 4 race. Shaun Scott was an early backer of the Seattle Green...
Seattle Needs A Housing Politics Movement Like Germany’s Wohnungspolitik
Actually, Seattle needed a cohesive and comprehensive Wohnungspolitik 40 years ago, but late is better than never. What is a Wohnungspolitik? The literal translation from German is...
Meet D4 Candidate Shaun Scott at Our Monthly Meetup on Tuesday
Please join us this coming Tuesday, October 8th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Panama Hotel Coffee and Tea House for our monthly meetup....
An In-City Growth Cap Is Climate Arson
This summer saw two published pieces that are at the center of the struggle over housing in the United States--entrenched, well-off homeowners averse to...
Sunday Video: Kelo v. New London
https://youtu.be/9eZKcPwWVgs
Mr. Beat explains the famous land use case over eminent domain in Kelo v. City of New London.
Midweek Video: How Eminent Domain Destroys Neighborhoods
https://youtu.be/w0cCF2pG13U
From time to time, eminent domain in American has been used in unwise and unjust ways to demolish and remake neighborhoods. In this video,...