Housing

New Movement Seeks To Empower Seattle Renters

On Saturday, the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict hosted a Renter Summit to kick off a community conversation about rising rents, renter protections, and transportation options....

Preschool And 70 Low-Income Apartments Headed To Lake City

The Northeast Design Review Board will hold the first recommendation meeting tonight for a 6-story 70-apartment building the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) plans...

Council’s Homeless Sweeps Bill Could Lead To Showdown With Mayor

The Seattle City Council's Human Services and Public Health Committee held a special meeting yesterday (video) to consider legislation to make treatment of the...

Contract Rezones Partially Approved And The Swedish Skybridge

The Seattle City Council met on Monday to vote on several ordinances, including three land use-related ordinances as part of their weekly legislative agenda. The first two dealt...

Westbank Frye: Twin High-Rise Coming To First Hill

The East Design Review Board will consider the latest plan for the Westbank Frye High-rise project on First Hill this evening. This is the...

Why I Support The U District Rezone

Here is the extended version of the one-minute public comment I delivered about 30 minutes into the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) committee...

Event Notice: Capitol Hill Renter Summit

On Saturday (September 24th), over 100 renters from Capitol Hill are gathering to identify problems facing renters and begin creating an action plan for addressing some of...

PLUZ Committee To Accept Comment Before First Major U District Rezone Briefing

At 9:30am Tuesday morning, the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee will open its meeting with public comment and conclude with the first...