Op-Ed: Let’s Patch Social Insurance Gaps with State Pension Plans
The average $2,000 per month Social Security check isn't enough for most to live on, especially given the high cost of living on the West Coast. Here's the case for states instituting supplemental Social Security programs.
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...
Sound Transit Fare Enforcement Reform Still Fraught, Pilot Coming Along With Fare Changes
Sound Transit has been grappling with fare enforcement reimagination for the past two years in the wake of racial equity and social justice concerns,...
HALA Recomendations Are A Huge Win For Affordable Housing
Over the last two months the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) recommendations garnered tremendous debate, some of which nearly killed the historic...
Councilmember Mosqueda Proposes New Tenant Protections for Buildings Up for Sale
The Seattle City Council's housing committee will take up further discussion and possibly vote on a new tenant protection measure sponsored by Councilmember Teresa...
City Council Mulls Franchise Agreement with Comcast
The City of Seattle has entered into a proposed agreement with the Comcast affiliated entity called “Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC”. Comcast recently entered...
Share Your Opinion on the ORCA for All Proposal to Reduce Transit Costs for...
Recently the King County Council made headlines when it voted to expand on ORCA Lift to provide free Metro bus service for qualifying riders....
Support Seattle’s Housing Levy And Vote YES On Seattle Proposition 1 This August!
Voters this August have the opportunity to take a major step forward in addressing Seattle’s growing housing affordability crisis by supporting Proposition 1, the Seattle...