I will keep this first one very brief (as in truth I am still processing the events at the grocery where I used to do my weekly undergrad shopping, throughout my last two years… in Boulder).

Here is the Wa Po on it — and to be certain, last night’s vote really (underneath it all) means only that the Council will continue to move forward, studying a much wider array of programs, but this housing assistance comes as a tangible first step — in a wider effort.

Afterall, to be a success — in lifting more of the descendants of slaves into the middle class — it will have to go deeper and wider than just aid to people already in position to be homeowners. But the measures will be kept… very local — for truly longer term, rooted residents. And thankfully, the robust new local tax revenue from legal weed will allow for such deeper, and wider policy initiatives.

So… do watch this space… as I am likely to be among the boots on the ground, in the meetings and debates — as this unfolds here in real time. Onward, trying to manage a faint smile… even as an automatic weapons ban, and sensible gun control legislation (with more funding for mental health programs, in the under-served communities) must be a renewed priority.

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