Op-Ed: Why Educators Staged a Sit-In in Governor Ferguson’s Office
Last Wednesday, Rep. Shaun Scott and a group of educators sought a meeting with Ferguson to voice concerns about social service cuts, but were rebuffed by an out-of-office governor more focused on appeasing the rich. Perhaps the state would be better off if the governor vacated the office permanently, Collin Reid opines.
Midweek Video: How Humans Are Making Pandemics More Likely
https://youtu.be/qp5CEcIyk94
Vox explains how human expansion into natural habitats is directly linked to the spread of new and deadly diseases in human populations.
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....
Seattle City Council Notes: New Firearms Rules and Tax, City Enters Into Affordable Housing...
At a general legislative session yesterday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss a packed agenda. Topics ranged from the waterfront public space initiative to all-gender...
City Poised to Grant 1,500 SHA Tenants Free Transit Passes In New Pilot Program
In her second state of the city address, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled a proposal to expand the ORCA Opportunity program to include free...
REDI Fund Agreement & New Tenant Protections Approved By Council
Two housing-related bills passed out of the chambers of the Seattle City Council on Monday. The first of the two is a proposal to...
Why Urbanists Must Support Linkage Fees and Inclusionary Zoning: A Scalable Policy For Affordable...
Over the past few years a convincing narrative emerged explaining high housing costs in cities. As the narrative goes, urban housing is expensive because...
Seattle to Acquire UW Laundry Site for Affordable Housing
On June 15th, the Seattle City Council was briefed on a bill to transfer the Mount Baker University of Washington (UW) Laundry site to...








