Op-ed: How to Improve Compassion Seattle’s Charter Amendment
Author’s Note:
I eventually changed my mind and moved from the ambivalent support you see below to firm opposition. Two reasons were paramount:
CA29’s use of...
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Two New Frelingford Projects Take Advantage of MHA but Show a Different Approach
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2018: Seattle’s Year of the Grassroots Pro-Housing Activists
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Seattle Poised to Remove SEPA Review Hurdle for Most Housing Projects
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MASS Coalition Kicks Off Its Seattle City Council Debates in District 6
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Kenmore Considers McMansion Tax in Zoning Overhaul
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