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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Thomas Jefferson on Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

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Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped. At 5, began studying under his cou...

Portland Housing: Density at Any Cost?

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Portland Housing: Density at Any Cost? 32 Replies Portland’s regional planning agency, Metro, recently released its  2014 Urb...
Saturday, August 1, 2015

PEP Housing WANTS YOU to pay for THEIR parks Tax

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Mary Stompe of PEP Housing objects to the change from a parcel tax to a per unit tax for the assessment for the parks.  Currently a small...
Friday, July 31, 2015

Den$ity: People over profit in Portland

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Real estate rage in Portland! Or, ode on a purple shed Up for rent in Portland, February 2015: a tiny purple structure in someone’s back...

9 words that shook Seattle: Are our zoning roots really racial?

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9 words that shook Seattle: Are our zoning roots really racial? by Eric Scigliano 79 Comments Homes on Queen Anne (2002) Credit: Carl Al...

Is Zoning Racist? Debate in Seattle.

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UW professors join single-family zoning, segregation debate sparked by mayor’s task force Originally published July 20, 2015 at 9:03 pm ...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Seattle Mayor holds on for his political life and withdraws proposal to eliminate Single Family Home zoning.

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Mayor Murray withdraws proposal to allow more density in single-family zones Originally published July 29, 2015 at 2:57 pm Updated July 30, ...

You think the 101 is bad, check out this intersection in Ethiopia with no traffic lights!

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A rap anthem called 'F*ck Communism' is going viral in Vietnam

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A rap anthem called 'F*ck Communism' is going viral in Vietnam Nah, a 24-year-old rapper from Vietnam, has released a blistering ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

What Plan Bay Area and Social Equity Activists can learn from Africa

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International pop star Bono recently remarked that "capitalism has risen more people in Africa out of poverty than any government pr...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Urban Habitat on Segregation and Displacement in San Francisco (2:01)

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Urban Habitat's Bob Allen speaks at Bay Guardian conference June 12, 2013. His solution to displacement of African Americans and La...

Marinwood Plaza, Clean up or Cover Up?

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Marinwood Plaza STILL has not commenced clean up.  How long must we wait while the Toxic Waste is in the ground?