Climate Action and Housing Action Are One
Seattle’s housing crisis is even worse than you think, and here's the first step to fixing it.
Everyone knows Seattle has a housing crisis. And...
Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Adopts Affordable Housing Action Strategy
Tacoma has adopted a new affordable housing action strategy that aims to reach 10,500 households over 10 years–-a plan that will mean a $70...
Study Reveals Wealthy White Homeowners Benefit Most from Backyard Cottages
So why have affluent neighborhood groups like the Queen Anne Community Council resisted proposed policy changes?
Last week, the City of Seattle released a Racial...
Walking King County’s Twenty Year Budget Tight Rope
"A Broken System" Limits Funding For General Fund, Transit, Housing, and More...
On September 24th, King County Executive Dow Constantine put forth the proposed King...
Senator Warren Proposes Half-Trillion Dollar Housing Investment
Remember how the federal government has a four trillion dollar annual budget, but somehow has only peanuts left over for low-income housing? The US...
Seattle’s Backyard Cottage Plan Falls Short
The City's proposed changes for accessory dwelling units lacks Portland and Vancouver's ambition.
On October 4th, the City of Seattle released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)...
State Sen. Palumbo Plans to Introduce a Minimum Housing Density Bill
This spring, California toyed with passing SB 827, an ambitious zoning preemption bill authored by State Senator Scott Wiener that would have allowed five-story...
Community Alliance Urges City to Stop and Rethink the Mercer Mega Block Sale
Public land is owned by all of us. City government acts as its steward, ensuring it is managed in the public interest, to benefit...