After months of review, my committee made a decision last week to hold
legislation that would have authorized the sale of the Pacific Place Garage
owned by the City. (We try not to use the term “Pacific Place Garage Sale,”
because that sounds like a bargain shopper’s dream and not the sale of a piece
of subterranean urban infrastructure worth tens of millions of dollars.) It was
not an easy or simple decision, so I thought it would be good to explain the
Council’s review process in greater detail. But first, some background.
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