Our mantra for Boise is Boise 2nd Best Never. Say no to the “shamers and blamers” and help Boise keep moving forward with pragmatic, progressive leaders who are seeking real solutions to our growth, transportation, housing and development issues. Personally speaking, I oppose groups like Boise Working Together and their support network of pseudo progressives…
Category: Opinion
Idaho Election 2018
A Changing Landscape While Idaho’s biggest metro area is seeing a largely unexpected explosion in growth driven by an influx of newcomers, the results has been a a spike in home prices and a jolt of high-wage jobs in several profession, a decrease in affordable housing, pressures on infrastructure and transportation and more. While Idaho,…
Dr. Ford, Kavanaugh, Sexual Assault
My Preface and Comment If only the Supreme Court nomination process could turn on Brett Kavanuagh’s dubious, inconsistent, ideological qualifications and history in the Bush administration and on the bench. But no. He has been revealed as a blackout drinker and, more than likely, a sexual predator. You bet, as of the this date, the…
Boise’s Housing Imperative
In his March, 2018 article “How Boise could keep at least keep some Downtown housing affordable,” Idaho Statesman journalist Sven Berg led off with the following statement: “As Downtown booms, housing is more expensive than ever. Rents for newly built one-bedroom apartments are as high as $1,700. Old housing is getting more expensive, too. If…