but do you really think there are no new jobs at all involved in these newly funded centers?

Obviously not, because I’ve never even suggested it.

It’s absolutely true as you said (and I mentioned) that some jobs at UW SLU are not new, but do you really think there are no new jobs at all involved in these newly funded centers? Why don’t you give Randall Moon a call and ask him if there was room for their new equipment on campus? If UW does not have the facilities it will not be competitive and the work will go to one of the 80 other Academic Medical Centers. (As it does if another institution has better area expertise.)

You could probably say the same about any of the businesses relocating to SLU. The mayor’s jobs numbers are obviously self-serving propaganda, but maybe it matters to have “enough space to potentially double in size” and “way better transportation” in center city Seattle.

My work? translational health science.

What do you study, red herring biology?

Remember: there are no other values besides exploiting the threat of global warming to push a pro-development agenda. All other concerns are secondary! Oh, and don’t waste time trying to push for the kind of carbon pricing policies that would actually have an impact on global warming, be sure to focus all your attention exploiting the crisis to push an urban development agenda before it’s too late, and by “too late” I of course mean: before people realize that dense development is about as effective at fighting global warming as Light Rail is at fighting traffic congestion!

Please note that there is a degree of sarcasm in this post, though there is a grain of truth in there as well. See if you can tell the difference. :-)

You are also misinformed about SBRI and UW SLU, both of which were previously short of lab space and so could not expand. In fact, SBRI kicked some Seattle Children’s groups out that had been sharing their new Westlake space because they’ve grown even faster than expected–not to worry though, Seattle Children’s has space at 9th and Stewart. The faculty and a few staff have been at UW, but many of the centers at UW SLU are brand new, including the Women’s Translational Health and the ITHS. I know 8 new hires on the 2nd floor of bldg C personally, which admittedly is not many by itself but I’m talking about people I can name off the top of my head and who recognize my face. I’m sure the city (and Vulcan) would have preferred to see successful startups like Zymo that brought in some serious tax money, but personally I’ll settle for non-profits that have a real shot at curing malaria and tuberculosis (not to mention that cancer work at the Hutch). We do pay our sales tax, after all.

John Fox is an a**hat. Here’s what’s great about SLU:

Just TODAY Downtown Emergency Service Center broke ground on Canaday House for homeless folks at 424 Minor Ave.

And it’s NEXT F***ING DOOR to Low Income Housing Institute’s Bart Harvey low-income senior housing.

Which are ACROSS THE F***ING STREET from Housing Resources Group’s Casa Pacifica low-income workforce housing.

ETC F***ING ETC. F***!

Just TODAY Downtown Emergency Service Center broke ground on Canaday House for homeless folks at 424 Minor Ave: http://www.desc.org/Canaday_Supportive_Housing.html

And it’s NEXT FUCKING DOOR to Low Income Housing Institute’s Bart Harvey low-income senior housing: http://www.lihi.org/__prop_BartHarvey0001.html

Which are ACROSS THE FUCKING STREET from Housing Resources Group’s Casa Pacifica low-income workforce housing:
http://www.hrg.org/Search/apt_details_b.aspx?PropertyID=CPLPCAP

ETC FUCKING ETC. Fuck!