Kristina’s Homelessness Story
Kristina Sawyckyj is a former marine, serves on the board of the Resident Action Project, participates in a veterans' support group, is an active...
Roosevelt Community Feedback On Draft MHA Rezones
In early December last year, community members of the Roosevelt neighborhood met for a community workshop to discuss the draft Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones for...
Sound Transit Shares Roosevelt TOD Stakeholder Priorities
Sound Transit held an open house last night in the Roosevelt neighborhood to discuss priorities for transit-oriented development (TOD). The transit agency has three...
Call To Action: Support The Downtown/SLU Rezones On Monday
The first public hearing on the Downtown/South Lake Union Rezone is 6pm Monday (March 13th) at City Hall, and we encourage you to testify. Show up...
Field of Dreams: A Missed Opportunity To Change Course On Homeless Sweeps
As I write this, city officials are conducting a sweep of The Field of Dreams, a homeless encampment next to an I-90 overpass in...
Danny Westneat Strikes Again: Misleading Property Tax Analysis Edition
Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat--whom you may remember for leaking a draft of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) committee report in 2014 and...
Downtown/South Lake Union Rezones: Five Key Takeaways
The process for Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones in Downtown and South Lake Union kicked off last week with a briefing before Seattle's Planning,...
Did Seattle Just Cross The 700,000 Population Mark?
During his State of the City speech, Mayor Murray mentioned that 67 people per day moved to Seattle in 2016. If accurate, that would...