Investments In Renton Properties Threaten To Displace Families With Vouchers
The Renton Reporter and The Seattle Times were following an unfolding disaster in Renton. Over the course of the summer, approximately 65 families renting...
City Advances Fort Lawton Affordable Housing with Draft Plan
On Monday, the Seattle Office of Housing (OH) release a draft plan for affordable housing development at Fort Lawton. A total of 34 acres...
Voters Set to Decide on Raise The Wage Renton in February Ballot Measure
Renton voters have until February 13 to vote in a special election on the measure putting the city's minimum wage in line with Tukwila and SeaTac.
Seattle Council Passes Winter Eviction Ban Against Protests of Mayor Durkan and Landlord Lobby
On Monday, the Seattle City Council by a 7-0 vote passed a winter eviction ban aiming to protect tenants during the three coldest months...
King County Metro Transit Revises Fare Enforcement Rules Ahead of Deeper Reform
On Wednesday, King County Metro Transit announced fare enforcement changes to promote more equitable outcomes for riders. The changes come on the heels of...
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: How San Francisco Erased A Neighborhood
https://youtu.be/tcsdglJFT0M
Vox shares a story of colonization, racism, and gentrification that created and then erased a Filipino neighborhood in San Francisco. This story was repeated...
Seattle Imposes One-Year Moratorium on Rental Housing Bidding Platforms
On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to impose a one-year moratorium on rental housing bidding platforms. Landlords in the city had been using...