What will it say about us as a City if, in doing so, we select the alternative that has the greatest displacement impacts on low income and people of color?
[More]A 2011 survey of live-work units my office performed revealed that few units had the required business license.
[More]As the chair of the Council’s Budget Committee I also chair the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) Board. At the request of the 350Seattle.org which is fighting global climate change, SCERS asked our investment consultant NEPC (of Boston) to give its recommendation on how the city might divest from fossil fuel stocks, commonly referred […]
[More]The intent is to do only what’s responsible to the pension-system and t0 those invested in it, using the most cost-efficient timing.
[More]Capitol Hill becomes Seattle’s first official arts district. And, it’s about time!
[More]Vacant Seattle Buildings Explode with Art & Music Before Demolition!
[More]Frank Russell, Amazon and Weyerhaeuser decided to locate downtown so employees are close to where the action is.
[More]Might your neighborhood qualify as an arts district?
[More]Should the City scrap its green building regulations in favor of Europe’s Exemplary Buildings or Passivhaus programs?
[More]Today the Council voted on two resolutions that I had the privilege of sponsoring. Below are short summaries on both. I. Resolution 31525 Resolution 31525 strengthens the City’s commitment to greenhouse gas reductions by formalizing the City’s policy begun under the previous administration to not invest the City’s cash pool in corporations and other entities […]
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