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...
Southeast Coalition Seeks Community Hub in Othello
At the southwest corner of Othello and Martin Luther King Jr Way, a stone’s throw away from the Othello light rail station is a...
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...
Incentive Zoning Helps Bring In $45 Million For 809 Affordable Apartments
Seattle's Office of Housing is set to make the largest annual investment to affordable housing in its history, as Mayor Ed Murray's office announced...
Convention Center Hotel Tax Expansion Hits Some Homeless People Hard
Throughout the development of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) expansion, the WSCC has repeated in marketing materials and public meetings that the project...
Community Resident Preference Policy and the Fight Against Displacement in Seattle
Despite having origins in practices that contributed to segregation and exclusion, community resident preference policy has recently become a rallying cry amongst residents of...
State Ferry Fare Hikes Ahead, Preferred Alternative Discourages Walk-On Ridership
Fare hikes are on the way for state ferry riders. Prices could rise 2.5% in October of this year and then be followed by...
City Council Passes Library Levy Renewal Proposition, Selects Pacheco as Interim Councilmember
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several significant pieces of legislation and welcomed a new temporary member to the body. Council adopted a...