Seattle doesn’t have a spending problem: it has a collections problem.
Sent May 16, 2026 to Mayor Wilson, County Councilmember Mosqueda (version below) and Assessor candidate Chris Roberts
From the Duwamish to the Dotcom Era: the Value of Seattle’s Waterfront
Sent May 23 to Mayor Wilson, County Councilmember Mosqueda, City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, CC:ed May 29 to various local media
City Hall Incompetence Plaza study
Sent to Seattle Times, June 2, 2026
A network transaction
Sent to Seattle Times, Geekwire, June 5, 2026
Moving People, Not Money: An Analysis
June 6
The Orca Whales Didn’t Hire Toby Thaler/The Urbanist, published May 2026
The Orcas Didn’t Hire Toby Thaler [draft with citations], republished with permission
May 2026
Paying Twice: How Sound Transit Built the Wrong Thing in the Wrong Order
June 2026