Yesterday, Oregon's legislature voted to ban underfunded inclusionary zoning from the Portland metro area.
It's a big turnaround, and I hope a path forward for other states too.
www.sightline.org/2026/03/05/o...
And I would estimate 30-40% cheaper than dining out in Seattle!
Timely reading given this winter’s record snow drought. ⬇️
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Map of ICE arrests during Trump's second term.
Builders in South Texas have been raising the alarm more than anyone else about how ICE raids are impacting the construction industry.
Now I understand why.
TWICE as many arrests in Texas as any other state. 👀
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.
He finally died.
I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...
“Prison would actually be better, because if you’re in prison, you get a sentence – they tell you how long you are going to be there.”
In October 2024, the Georgia secretary of state’s office launched an investigation after receiving numerous reports from residents across several counties saying they’d received partially prefilled absentee ballot applications from Musk’s America PAC. trib.al/PHI428b
Explainer about HB 1443 that would have legalized tiny homes on wheels in backyards
Died in cutoff 3 days ago 😢
Checking out tiny houses at the Seattle Home & Garden show all afternoon today. Come say hi! 👋
Great idea, terribly designed.
Sad to say that WA's MDU bill died yesterday when it failed to get a House floor vote before cutoff.
Dissappointing to see so many legislators unwilling to be bold on housing during a housing crisis.
WA's ADU bill took 5 years, and all that delay did was make the housing shortage worse.
ICE impacts in TX: Tile, lumber companies seeing 40% losses on revenues. Others going completely bankrupt.
riograndeguardian.com/stories/cuel...
You keep telling me this!
This is what a society that believes in the rule of law would do.
Bills in the Washington legislature that are dead for 2026 include:
-even year local elections
-design review reform
-passenger rail advisory commission
-capping VMT in regional transpo plans
-mobile dwelling units
-frontage improvement reform
-expired car tab pentalities
-declaring 11/22 Kimchi Day
mayor wilson references the renter survey - received over 6,000 responses. this is only about 1.5% of renters in the city. the survey closes friday.
valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.
Once upon a time a wave of immigrants speaking another language moved to the US with arms full of babies to do low-wage, dangerous work that Americans wouldn't do. Conspiracy theories abounded.
It was my great-great grandparents. Time is a circle.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fren...
lol, my family only has one French expression that survived. No one knows exactly what it means, but you say it when you are exasperated by children.
There was a priest in Maine who was tarred and feathered! We were taught about it growing up.
Once upon a time a wave of immigrants speaking another language moved to the US with arms full of babies to do low-wage, dangerous work that Americans wouldn't do. Conspiracy theories abounded.
It was my great-great grandparents. Time is a circle.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fren...
So @gallup.com is no longer a reputable source now, right? Same as @cbsnews.com.
KUOW story includes a quote that explains why @sightline.org has been working on HB 1443 to allow mobile dwellings on house lots:
"It is absolutely by far the least expensive, the easiest, the cheapest, and the quickest form of housing possible in the United States."
www.kuow.org/stories/prop...
"Think of it like a small backyard cottage but on wheels — and much cheaper."
@joshuamcnichols.bsky.social @kuow.org
Loved getting to talk about the new messaging guidance on parking reform with these two expert communicators!
Some toplines:
1️⃣ PSA: Problem-Solution-Action
2️⃣ Make trade-offs clear
3️⃣ Use local stories! They’re out there!
I've long had a daily google news alert for ICE + construction to track what's going on with homebuilders. Over the last few weeks it suddenly shifted to stories of warehouse purchases for concentration camps.
It's bad and happening fast.
A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
Montana! Come see my book talk in Missoula next week! Feb 19 at Free Cycles Streetside Learning Center.
Threads is way more active for me on current happenings, but it’s all vibes based. No one cites their sources.
