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Homelessness

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...
A support of the winter evicition ban testified ahead of the Seattle City Council's vote. (Seattle Channel)

Seattle Council Passes Winter Eviction Ban Against Protests of Mayor Durkan and Landlord Lobby

On Monday, the Seattle City Council by a 7-0 vote passed a winter eviction ban aiming to protect tenants during the three coldest months...
Downtown Seattle from 4th and Washington. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

It Would Be a Travesty to Cave to Business Leaders Who Want to Preempt...

Last week, news broke that a King County payroll tax is in the works. Seventeen Democratic state representatives have signed on a bill (House...
Governor Jay Inslee (Courtesy of Governor's Office)

Inslee Releases 2020 Legislative Proposals on Homelessness, Transportation, and Climate

On Wednesday, Governor Jay Inslee (D-Washington) released his proposed budget for 2020. The budget is supplemental to the one that the state legislature approved...

Dream of Regional Homelessness Authority Crashing Into Reality of Tight-Fisted Suburbs

Long-held dreams of setting up a regional authority to coordinate homelessness services in King County officially took a step forward this week as the...
About a 100 people rallied against Amazon for trying to buy the Seattle City Council elections. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Amazon Tries to Buy Seattle Election with $1.5 Million Donation, Facebook and Google Each...

Unlike its tech giant competitors in Facebook and Google, Amazon hasn't pledged $1 billion to build housing in its hometown region. Amazon hasn't even...

AIA and The Urbanist Are Hosting a Candidate Forum on Housing This Monday

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle and The Urbanist are teaming up to host a Seattle City Council candidate forum to discuss two of the most...