Social Welfare

Sunday Video: The Buildings “Model Cities” Built

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twnBo5nqUzI&t=1166s Model Cities is a little known chapter in our urban history. It was part of LBJ's War on Poverty, and was the last gasp...

A Capital Gains Tax for Seattle? New Progressive Revenue Measure Enters the Conversation

Proposed by Councilmember Andrew Lewis, the new tax would fund housing and homeless services With the Covid recession already putting local governments' budgets into the...

12th Avenue S Vision Zero Project Seeks to Increase Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety

However, some longtime local businesses fear that the changes will negatively impact their operations. So far, proposed solutions have not satisfied stakeholders. Everyday a diverse...

Sunday Video: Tourists Love ‘Live Like A Local’ Travel. Do Locals?

https://youtu.be/8BGABFTKHpM Touristification on Lisbon has been swift, leaving many locals to wonder how they fit in with the city. With the global rise of tourism,...

Seattle Council Postpones Business Tax Debate Over Protests of Morales and Sawant

Council President M. Lorena González has postponed budget committee meetings on the big business tax proposal sponsored by Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales until...

Micro Housing Part 4: Minimum Wage Analogy

Article Note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series on micro housing, see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 5 as well. Thus far, the arguments...

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...

Community Ownership Event Energizes Housing Advocates

Right before snow coated the Emerald City's streets on Thursday, more than a hundred housing advocates gathered at the Central Library to hear a panel...