Off to DC this week to school some folks on how local tax policies subvert public investments in affordable housing. Hot stuff…but that may not be your cup of tea.
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"This level reach of blue is not my sea;
Here are sweet waters, pretty in the sun,
Whose quiet ripples meet obediently
A marked and measured line, one after one.
This is no sea of mine, that humbly laves
Untroubled sands, spread glittering and warm.
I have a need of wilder, crueler waves;
They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm.
So let a love beat over me again,
Loosing its million desperate breakers wide;
Sudden and terrible to rise and wane;
Roaring the heavens apart; a reckless tide
That casts upon the heart, as it recedes,
Splinters and spars and dripping, salty weeds."
- Dorothy Parker.
Thank You, Al, for this important work you're doing in the 'crueler waves' and I hope you speak loudly, as we need affordable housing as one of our top priorities in this country. Best to you on this journey!
I hope it went well in DC. If anyone can be convincing, it's you. We NEED public services for all of us: education, health care, safety, housing, and respect.