County May Require Shops to Offer Cash Payment Option to Protect Unbanked Residents
Shops in unincorporated King County may have to accept cash as payment if the King County Council moves forward with a proposal meant to...
Streetcar Project Could Kickstart Downtown Recovery
The Downtown Seattle Association and new SDOT head are seeking ways to jumpstart the shelved Center City Streetcar project, such as a Cultural Connector...
Sagging Revenue Forecast Prompts Seattle Council to Push Back Budget Timeline
A “grave” report from the new Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts (OERF) showed a hit to the general fund and a steep decline...
Sunday Video: How To Better Design Cities To Move Goods
Dave Amos of City Beautiful talks about how cities can move goods faster, more efficiently, and sustainably. Amos highlights some strategies that are being...
Seattle Among U.S. Cities Where Inflation is Growing the Most
It's hard to avoid the topic of inflation these days. Price increases on basic goods are impossible to overlook at most stores, discussion of...
Evergreen Impact Housing Fund Contributes to Nearly 750 Affordable Homes
Financing affordable housing is not an easy endeavor, and many projects end up with funding gaps that impede them from moving forward. ...
South King County Pilot Shows Promise of Guaranteed Basic Income
In 2020, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay initiated the King County Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot program, which was funded by community service operating grant...
Corporations Push Back As Details Emerge on Seattle’s Pay Up Legislation for App-Based Workers
Yesterday battle lines emerged around Pay Up, the proposed suite of legislation aimed at ensuring Seattle's growing number of app-based contract workers earn at...