Call to Action: Protect Elders Being Evicted into Homelessness
Last Friday, Councilmember Kshama Sawant hosted a hearing that featured several residents facing eviction, telling their stories. Testimony was powerful, moving, and conveyed the sense of love these...
Midweek Video: Why Is South Africa Still So Segregated?
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The terrible legacy of colonialism and apartheid have left deep marks in South Africa that are still visible today. Vox explores the history of...
Seattle Budget Amendments Advance Design Review Reform and Comp Plan Outreach
The Seattle City Council has prepared more than 200 amendments to Mayor Jenny Durkan's 2022 budget proposal.
Among them are amendments that would initiate...
Seattle Planning Commission Urges City to Get Ambitious with Growth Strategy
Yesterday, the Seattle Planning Commission released a Growth Strategy White Paper calling for dramatic changes to Seattle's zoning. The white paper builds upon the...
2018: Seattle’s Year of the Grassroots Pro-Housing Activists
Randy Shaw, whose new book 'Generation Priced Out' is getting notable press, claimed that 2018 was: "The year of the YIMBY (Yes in My...
Pioneer Square Obstructionists Prevail Again
In 2011, the Seattle City Council reached what was, at the time, perceived as a compromise on height limits in Pioneer Square. Councilmember Tim...
A Conversation with Newly Retired Councilmember Rob Johnson
After ushering in the expansions of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) to all of Seattle's urban villages with a unanimous vote, District 4 Councilmember Rob...
Seattle Desperately Needs the GMA to Promote Affordable Housing
When I moved to Seattle from New York City last summer, I was struck by the drastic difference in the housing provided by each...