▁the ▁time ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Times '' ▁said ▁that ▁" more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁single ▁individual " ▁Lev ine ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁for ▁Seattle ' s ▁" operation ▁in ▁the ▁' black '" ▁and ▁added ▁that ▁" H is ▁budget - bal ancing ▁fe ats ▁are ▁widely ▁recognized ▁by ▁municipal ▁officials ▁across ▁the ▁nation ." ▁ ▁Lev ine ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁public ▁housing ▁including , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁pione ering ▁Yes ler ▁Terra ce ▁development . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁council , ▁he ▁retained ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁a ▁small ▁office ▁at ▁city ▁hall ▁and ▁what ▁Jones ▁character izes ▁as ▁the ▁" most ly ▁honor ary " ▁title ▁of ▁" ad vis er ▁to ▁the ▁mayor ". ▁During ▁this ▁era , ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁account , ▁he ▁never ▁gave ▁un sol ic ited ▁advice , ▁but ▁"[ i ] f ▁someone ▁in ▁city ▁government ▁asks ▁my ▁opinion ▁on ▁a ▁question ▁I ' ll ▁give ▁it … " ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁Century ▁ 2 1 ▁Ex position ▁( the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Seattle ▁World ' s ▁Fair ), ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Municipal ▁League ▁( the ▁" M uni ▁League "), ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Center ▁Ad vis ory ▁Commission , ▁the ▁Metro ▁Council , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Administration , ▁the ▁City ▁Emp loy ees ' ▁Ret irement ▁System , ▁the ▁Fire men ' s ▁P ension ▁Board , ▁the ▁Police