Housing

The Crisis of Late Capitalism in Seattle

The early 1800’s were terrible times to be a British peasant. Parliament had been steadily granting landlords’ requests for enclosure since the 1500s, fencing...

2018: Goals, Obstacles, and Resolutions

Seattle has ambitious plans for 2018. Taking MHA Citywide... Can We Expand It to Single Family? The Seattle City Council plans to expand the Mandatory Housing...

Tackling the Housing Crisis Takes Center Stage in Olympia

It's well known that Washington and the Puget Sound in particular have a housing crisis, especially when it comes to attaining affordable housing. Several...

EIS Scoping Report for Backyard Cottages in Seattle Released

On Monday, a scoping report on reforming backyard cottage (also known as "accessory dwelling units" or "ADUs") regulations in Seattle was released. The scoping...

Overpopulation: Sci-Fi Truths and Anti-Growth Fictions

I was walking through North Capitol Hill the other day, when I saw a City of Seattle “proposed land use action” sign, and affixed...

Support Housing at Fort Lawton Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night, the city is holding a pivotal meeting on the future of property adjacent to Discovery Park in Magnolia: will the possibility of...

2017 In Review

2017 was a banner year for Seattle. We led the country in construction cranes, in population growth rate, in transit ridership growth, and--much to...

Seattle Office of Housing Announces $100 Million Investment

Mayor Jenny Durkan announced $100 million of affordable housing investment yesterday at a press conference at the Filipino Community Center in Rainier Valley. The...