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Seattle Planning Commission Maps Out Equitable Covid Recovery Strategies

Racial equity and resilience were not prioritized highly enough pre-Covid. The Seattle Planning Commission wants to ensure the Covid recovery achieves positive results for...

2020 Point-in-Time Report Shows Homelessness Continues to Climb in King County

Data reveals a 5% increase in people living on the streets from 2019. In the earliest hours of the morning on January 24th, 2020,...

Mosqueda’s Big Business Tax Would Funnel $200 Million per Year to Covid Recovery and...

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda unveiled a big business tax proposal called "JumpStart Seattle" today that would raise $200 million per year from the wealthiest companies...
This encampment under I-5 in the International District has since been cleared by the City. (Photo by author)

Seattle Must Reform Homeless Encampment Rules to Protect Rights and Public Health

Removals of homeless encampments, often called “sweeps,” cause both economic harm and severe emotional trauma for people who are living unsheltered. Sadly, while encampment...
Police were out in force to barricade onlookers from a sweep of Weller Street in the CID. (Photo by Enrico Doan)

The Crossroads: Finding Home as Covid Compounds Our Housing Crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the world into uncertain times. In the United States, the coronavirus has now claimed the lives of over 100,000...

As Olympia Falters, Sawant and Morales Forge Ahead on Big Business Tax to Fund...

With time running out in Olympia, it looks like state legislators won't be able to come together to pass a bill authorizing King County...
Volunteers building and painting tiny houses at Georgetown Village in March of 2017. (Photo by the author)

Seattle Council Reforms Encampment Rules and Permits 40 Tiny House Villages

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council passed legislation that increases the number of tiny house villages allowed throughout the city. The bill, introduced in...

Sunday Video: How Can Cities End Homelessness?

https://youtu.be/L41peAlrkGw Dave Amos of City Beautiful talks about the homelessness crisis in America. He covers two general approaches used to address the crisis and emphasizes...