Jessyn Farrell Declares for Mayor, Promising Housing Push and Universal Childcare
Jessyn Farrell joined an increasingly crowded Seattle Mayoral race on Thursday, and she came out swinging.
“If you feel really great about how things...
Tenant Advocates Win Seattle Eviction Ban Extension and Press for Broader Reforms
Earlier this month, a 47-group-strong coalition urged Mayor Jenny Durkan to extend Seattle's eviction moratorium through the end of the year. That pressure has...
Missing Large Housing and Berkeley’s Push to End Apartment Bans
Historically, Berkeley has been a hotbed of resistance to new housing and an innovator in excluding people of color. In fact, Berkeley was the...
Growing Social Housing in Seattle
Social housing composes 8.6% of Seattle's housing stock, which is well below many peer cities around the globe. Some standouts are far ahead. In...
Sound Transit Puts Equitable TOD and Bathroom Policy Reform Front and Center
Sound Transit is making good on a policy directive to expand bathroom access to facilities and equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) commitments in Seattle. The...
Kenmore Seeking to Expedite and Incentivize Affordable Housing Projects
Kenmore could be on the cusp of passing a package of amendments that streamline the permitting process for affordable housing projects and provide a...
Sunday Video: America’s Worsening Homelessness Crisis
https://youtu.be/LduaiX0yj6E
Bloomberg Quicktake highlights America’s growing homelessness struggles and ways that could lessen it.
Social Housing Skeptics Are Full of It
Last week was a weird week for public housing. On Tuesday, Substack pundit Matt Yglesias opined that public housing doesn't solve a single problem...