King County’s One Night Unsheltered Count Reaches New High of 6,320
Seattle's homeless population continues to grow according to recently released 2018 One Night Count results. Conducted on January 26th, the 2018 count tallied 12,112...
Council Landmarks Mount Zion and Reauthorizes SoDo Homeless Shelter
On Monday, the Seattle City Council met for a relatively light legislative session on policy substance. However, councilmembers approved a new Central District landmark...
Say Yes to Tiny House Villages
On May 22nd I attended an information meeting at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church about the Tiny House Village that is being erected by around...
City Council Allows Taller Wood Buildings, Reforms Street Vacation Process and Advances Waterfront LID
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several actions related to land use and public space. These included revisions to the Seattle Building Code...
DEIS Shows Options and Urgency of Pending Backyard Cottage Reform
Seattle, a city of 348,000 homes, has built just 579 backyard cottages since 1994, the year the region also enacted an urban growth boundary...
Seattle Council Passes Smaller $275 Head Tax After Mayor Durkan Threatens Veto
On Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed an amended version of the Employee Hours "Head" Tax built on a compromise with Mayor Jenny...
Allow Cooperatives in Seattle’s Single Family Zones to Boost Affordable Housing
Seattle is in the midst of a broad and deep housing shortage affecting households across the economic spectrum, which will require bold action on...
Amazon Is Wrong on the Head Tax
The standoff last week between Amazon and the City of Seattle should leave the 20 cities vying for Amazon's second headquarters with no illusions...