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Community Ownership Event Energizes Housing Advocates

Right before snow coated the Emerald City's streets on Thursday, more than a hundred housing advocates gathered at the Central Library to hear a panel...

Microhousing Is Not A Prison Cell, Look To The Housing Crisis For A Villain

Yesterday The Seattle Times ran a story titled "Seattle’s newest apartments: ‘prison cell’ with no door for toilet." It's easy to channel righteous anger at housing...

Investments In Renton Properties Threaten To Displace Families With Vouchers

The Renton Reporter and The Seattle Times were following an unfolding disaster in Renton. Over the course of the summer, approximately 65 families renting...

Seattle 2035 Approved, Move-In Fee Reform Held Back

Seattle's multi-year process to update the city's Comprehensive Plan has come to its conclusion finding unanimous consent and approval from the City Council. A...

New Movement Seeks To Empower Seattle Renters

On Saturday, the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict hosted a Renter Summit to kick off a community conversation about rising rents, renter protections, and transportation options....

A Housing Solution Detached From Reality

In his Sunday Seattle Times column, Brier Dudley argued detached single family homes were the key to solving Seattle's housing affordability crisis. His solution...

City Council Rundown: Lake City Rezone, Renters Protected, Alley Vacated, And The Theodora Preserved

It was a packed agenda for the Seattle City Council yesterday with a range of land use and housing topics passing across the dais....

Sawant Proposes Bill To Protect Tenants From Onerous Move-in Fees

Today Councilmember Kshama Sawant announced legislation that could provide renters with a much needed defense against initial price gouging when moving apartments. The bill proposes...