Jun 24, 2021Why I am endorsing Colleen EchohawkI’ve been involved in Seattle politics for over thirty years, and Colleen Echohawk has the potential to be Seattle’s most transformative mayor in decades. She is passionate about fighting for the underdog. In a region with America’s richest people, she fights for the poorest and most oppressed people — displaced…Seattle Election3 min readSeattle Election3 min read
Apr 17, 2020Rebounding with JusticeFirst posted in the South Seattle Emerald, April 1, 2020. https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/04/01/opinion-rebounding-with-justice/ Here’s what an economist might say “The drive for efficiency across our economy has taken all the slack and redundancy out of the system needed to respond to a crisis. …Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
Jan 16, 2020In Defense of Dumb CitiesIt is a recurring trend, occasionally rising to craze, to imagine that cities will be transformed by technology into entirely different places. Seattle has been participating since its world fair in 1962 (monorails and jetpacks anyone?) and most recently with a tech advisory board to tap into the expertise of…Urbanism6 min readUrbanism6 min read
