"The government ordered us to leave, but Taksim is ours —The Young Socialists..." —Istanbul Graffiti, Nov. 2013
Welcoming Yard Signs, Unwelcoming Land Use Code
It's hard for liberal Seattle to grok that our friendly single-family neighborhoods, even with all those progressive "This house believes..." signs, are actually part of the problem.
Underlining Like Mad #181
Bike business...
Underlining Like Mad #179: “I Know There are Perfect Places.”
...with her sense of place intact...
Underlining Like Mad #176 & #177: Rural Resistance
Trump's policies are directly at odds with the priorities in small-town America.
Dumb Growth
From Sightline: "Research links high-quality early education with lifelong benefits: higher adult salary and education level, greater likelihood of owning a home, having a 401(k) and saving for retirement, as well as lower likelihood of teenage pregnancy, incarceration, tobacco use, and depression. Unfortunately in Seattle, the benefits of a top-notch elementary education are disproportionately available to children from white, English-speaking families with high incomes. ... More flexible zoning code could be one important tool in reversing segregation among Seattle’s public schools."
