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Social Welfare

Building the Movement for Affordable Housing Now

Seattle is in a housing crisis. We need urgent action to address high prices, limited supply, and increasing numbers of low income people being...

Seattle Seeks to Close Internet Access Gap

In September, the City of Seattle released the Internet for All Seattle Report. This report follows the City's July 27th resolution to establish the...
School crossing guards are a low paid, but essential position. Seattle Public Schools has struggled to recruit and train school crossing guards in recent years. (Credit: Nicholas Pilch)

Council Takes Initial Steps to Fix Childcare in Seattle

Of all the unexpected systems that the pandemic has laid bare, the crisis has shown childcare to be uniquely scattered and broken. By closing...
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Social Housing Now: Washington State Should Build 100,000 Homes

We are facing the twin crises of housing affordability and climate change, but solutions at the state level appear too timid while the federal...

Policy Timeline For The HALA Process In 2016

In Tuesday's meeting of the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee, Councilmembers heard from City staff on continued outreach and engagement efforts for the...

City Council Rundown: Lake City Rezone, Renters Protected, Alley Vacated, And The Theodora Preserved

It was a packed agenda for the Seattle City Council yesterday with a range of land use and housing topics passing across the dais....

Sunday Video: What “Defund The Police” Really Means

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9w841nrIBg "Defund the Police" seems ambiguous to many, but Vox explains what the movement is trying to achieve in communities across the country.

Fort Lawton Affordable Redevelopment Plan Moves Ahead

Seattle City Council will vote on the plan to build an affordable housing community on 34 acres of the Fort Lawton site in Magnolia...