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Housing

The Legislative Budget Season Begins in Olympia

WALeg Wednesday starts eyeing up the looming disagreements as the legislative session moves to finances. In This Digest: Important Bills At A Glance Weekly Focus: A First...
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Legislature Abandons Rent Stabilization Push

Partnering with Republicans on housing supply may have helped doom tenant legislation. Last Wednesday marked a major deadline for bills in the Washington State Legislature,...

Images from Ballard Commons’ Reopening, in All Its Imperfect Glory

On Saturday, the fences came down and the green space at the center of Ballard was reopened. Closed in December 2021 so the city...

The Olympia Waltz Continues for Middle Housing and Other Vital Legislation

WALeg Wednesday on a Thursday follows the bills that got to swap chambers as the music goes on for some and others fail for...

WA’s Missing Middle Legislation Threatened by Grab Bag of Municipal Excuses

Almost every single Monday or Tuesday night of 2023 has seen city councils in cities of all sizes across Washington meet with a common...

Washington Legislature’s New Thinking About Housing

WALeg Wednesday Prepares for Floor Vote Frenzies and Small Improvements to Regulations. In This Digest: Important Bills At A Glance Weekly Focus: Lot Splitting and Statewide ADUs Another...

Washington’s Middle Housing Bill Is Still Alive with Further Amendments

Washington's missing middle housing bill, HB 1110, continues to move through the state legislative process. On Friday, it passed out of the House Appropriations...

Lawsuits Block Thousands of Downtown Seattle Homes, $39 Million for Affordable Housing

Called “Run-of-the-Mill NIMBY” in Court, Delays Mount As Existing Condos Sue for Views. Using lawsuits and an aggressive opposition campaign in Seattle’s design review process, a small...