Social Welfare

Most Seattleites Live in ‘Childcare Deserts,’ and Seattle Council Wants to Change That

About 2.3 million Americans live in food deserts, places where people lack access to affordable, healthy foods options, but did you know millions more Americans...
The new and improved Olympia Transit Center is expected to open soon. (Credit: Intercity Transit)

Intercity Transit Considering Going Fare-Free in Thurston County

A fare-free system could be headed to Thurston County. Intercity Transit will consider a demonstration project for a five-year fare-free bus network, which could...

Sunday Video: LGBTQ-Affirming Affordable Senior Housing in Seattle

Capitol Hill Housing is looking toward LGBTQ-oriented affordable senior health and housing services in the future. This video captures the perspectives of advocates, sociologists,...

City Council Passes Income Tax And Yesler Terrace Housing Amendments

Seattle is on its way to getting its own income tax. Yesterday, an ordinance to institute a tax on high-income earners passed out of...

Mid-Session Check-In on Equitable and Sustainable Legislation

With a short legislative session, Democrats and Republicans have been moving swiftly to get bills through the legislative process. Several major bills affecting environmental...

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...

New Photography Exhibit Shares Stories of Homesteading in Pioneer Square

Home Now is a compelling mix of art and activism that invites viewers to make a human-to-human connection with their unhoused neighbors. It was time...

Midweek Video: How Eminent Domain Destroys Neighborhoods

https://youtu.be/w0cCF2pG13U From time to time, eminent domain in American has been used in unwise and unjust ways to demolish and remake neighborhoods. In this video,...