Brian Williams @Local_Nexus
Recovering newspaperman; semi-retired regional planner; freelance writer and consultant (urban issues, agriculture, local food). Words are my tools and toys. urbansurfin.wordpress.com Klumbis, Ahia Joined October 2021-
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The tiny-home movement has been around for a while – largely co-opted by wealthy faddists who can pay architects to design their treehouses and back-40 cabins. Vista Village is trying to reclaim the concept. New from Brian Williams. matternews.org/community/deve…
Biden built a foundation for a strong future, but voter wanted a quick high. nytimes.com/2025/01/10/opi…
The cloud is made of concrete: matternews.org/voices/on-deve…
Vilsack is absolutely right about the direction ag policy needs to go, about Dems' need to listen to rural folks and emphasize the economy. This applies to nation media, too. politico.com/news/magazine/…
Small business matters: matternews.org/community/deve…
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Musk will interview Trump?! If it goes well, they could turn it into a sitcom: "Elon and the Felon."
OK. I'm sold on Tim Walz now: nytimes.com/2024/08/02/opi…
The MLBC (Major League Baseball Cartel) is a megacorporation making deals with other large national corporations -- including the gambling industry. How long before the cartel presses Boston officials to make a deal rebranding historic Faneuil Hall as FanDuel Hall?
“Enforcement issues are all discretionary. Often the criteria is ‘where are we experiencing the most crime?’ This has created tension in our society.” Quote from @clmarohn @StrongTowns youtube.com/watch?v=kMP23J…
I'd love to see Trump debate Pete Buttigieg. Or Bernie Sanders.
And in this column written in 1997 but never published, we see how time continues to be a flat circle. matternews.org/community/deve…
A school is not just an “educational facility.” It is – or should be – a neighborhood nucleus. A closed school may make it easier for the school board to balance its budget, but it can weaken entire neighborhoods. New from Brian Williams (@Local_Nexus). matternews.org/community/on-d…
@PEWilliams_ Happy bday to a noted presidential assassin and social housing enthusiast

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