Nimby

The Governor’s Cabinet has unanimously reversed the administrative law judge’s ruling in the Kanner CPUD (Costco) case today. The decision was a long time coming but anticipated. There was no basis for the judge to rule in the way she did. …

At the next Governor’s Council meeting on January 17th, there should be a decision on whether the Kanner PUD moves forward or not. I am always amazed that some believe that the government can forbid a parcel of land from being developed. …

Another short note to start: I also wrote this in haste so it might well be littered with mistakes. If you find some, let me know and if you have any questions or want to talk about this in greater detail, email me at ethanwallace00@gmail.com . …

In my 3+ years of local advocacy I’ve heard every objection under the sun to putting in safe bike infrastructure. It seems that no one objects to bike lanes themselves, but they object to the reallocation of space that make safe bike lanes possible. Drivers seem to view roads as…

A citizen’s open letters against NIMBYISM — Menlo Park is my formerly blue-collar home. Home also to Facebook, it is the terribly segregated and privileged neighbor to the richest neighborhood in the country, Atherton. Below are two open letters posted on Nextdoor in response to the NIMBY policy proposal in Menlo Park, CA known as Measure V…

Millions of graduates will soon see parts of their student loans forgiven. The plan is split in three parts, covering the existing student loan pause, debt relief for lower-income students, and adjusting the income-based payback. For these people, these policies will bring them plenty of relief and allow them to…

Anyone who dares to enter a “housing Twitter’’ conversation quickly realizes there is no conversation at all: there’s one side throwing accusations and invectives at the other. On the one side are NIMBYs (not in my backyard), typically older adults, many homeowners or long-term renters, railing against their neighborhoods being…