Housing

Op-Ed: Why I Am Proposing Short-Term Rental Regulation

Urbanists believe in the power of cities to bring people together, sparking social, cultural and economic innovation. Urbanists support dense, walkable and transit-friendly neighborhoods...

How I Was Sidelined From The Wallingford Community Council

The Wallingford Community Council had its annual meeting Wednesday night and elected a new slate of board members, and, to make a long story...

King County Announces Plan To Preserve 2,200 Units Of Affordable Housing

This past Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a plan to build 2,200 affordable housing units near light rail stations in the next...

Natural Light In Buildings: NIMBY Rhetoric Or Livability Staple

Cities face a complex web of interconnected problems today — affordability, transportation, safety, livability and many others. Often these problems appear to be in...

The Housing Levy Goes To Voters

Seattle voters will have a chance to weigh in on a major housing levy this summer. At a full council meeting on Monday, Councilmembers voted...

Mayor Murray Proposes Mandatory Affordable Housing Legislation For Residential Development

Standing along side affordable housing advocates yesterday, Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his latest legislative proposal to tackle rising housing costs that are pushing lower...

Sawant And Murray Join Forces To Combat Slumlords And Curb Exorbitant Rent Increases

Seattleites were deeply shocked last fall when reports surfaced that one landlord in South Seattle had planned to double the cost of rents on...

Mayor Ed Murray Wants To Tackle Source Of Income Discrimination Against Renters

Mayor Ed Murray made a big move yesterday in transmitting legislation to end rental discrimination based upon source of income. The legislation would build...