Midweek Video: Millions of Americans Can’t Pay Rent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F07yTI0J3Qk
Vox explains why eviction is a crisis in America and what might or might not be done about it.
Call to Action: Send a Washington Can’t Wait Letter
The Urbanist has joined Futurewise in its Washington Can't Wait campaign seeking to reform the Growth Management Act (GMA) to incorporate sustainability, equity, and...
Week of Action: Washington Can’t Wait for Environmental Justice
For the upcoming 2021 Washington legislative session, Futurewise is proposing several significant changes to the state’s Growth Management Act. Under its campaign called Washington...
Solidarity Budget Coalition Asks for Deeper SPD Cuts, No New Cops
Budget Chair Teresa Mosqueda unveiled the Seattle City Council's rebalancing package for the 2021 budget this week and laid out $83 million in changes...
Cancel Rent Calls Get Louder as Governor Inslee Extends Eviction Ban through December
On October 14th, Governor Jay Inslee issued another extension of his eviction moratorium and rent freeze through the end of the year and also...
Eight Cities Have Opted Out of County Measure to House Homeless
Bellevue, Renton, Issaquah, Maple Valley, North Bend, Covington, Snoqualmie, and Kent voted to opt out of King County's homelessness measure by proposing their own...
Sound Transit Prepares to Unpause Nine Project Actions and Moves to Surplus Angle Lake...
On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met to decide on the fate of more than a dozen paused capital project actions. Nine...
Talaris Mansion Plan Is an Unmitigated Disaster
Using a pack of highlighters to show the absurdity of developing a private enclave in the city.
Last Tuesday, the Seattle Department of Construction...