Why I Support The U District Rezone

Here is the extended version of the one-minute public comment I delivered about 30 minutes into the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) committee...

Action Reminder: Choose Alternative 4 for University District

As we wrote about last week, the Seattle Department of Planing and Development (DPD) is working on a comprehensive plan to realign zoning, transportation, open...

2014-2015 Amendments to Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan

A suite of Comprehensive Plan amendments are now under consideration by the Seattle City Council. Three separate proposals are being vetted, which are the...
Existing housing separated by a sidewalk from a large construction site with crane.

Black History and Ambition Meet at an Expanding Bryant Manor

FAME Housing is building an affordable housing development like no other in Seattle's Central District For over 50 years, Bryant Manor has provided affordable...
A view of the downtown Seattle skyline from a Capitol Hill rooftop

Policy Lab: Ban Algorithmic Rental Price-Setting

At least half of Seattle's apartments are priced using algorithms like RealPage, which is facing a federal lawsuit for illegal price fixing. The Seattle City Council should ban such algorithms, Katie Wilson argues.

Sound Transit TOD Offers Chance to Transform Overlake Village

Sound Transit recently opened a survey looking for community input on their plans for transit-oriented development near the Overlake Village Light Rail Station. If...

Federal Way Approves Big Catalyst Development Near Light Rail

A long-vacant Target store is set to become home to around 1600 homes by the early 2040s under an agreement moving forward in Federal Way.
Senior Paster Robert Jeffrey Sr. stands with Councilmember Sawant and three supporters in the background at a press conference calling for reparations for New Hope church.

Sawant, Black Faith Leaders Call for Reparations to Rectify Seattle’s Racist Housing Practices

Update: Since this article was initially published, Councilmember Kshama Sawant has formally submitted a resolution calling on the City to "support community demands to...