Social Welfare

Sawant And Murray Join Forces To Combat Slumlords And Curb Exorbitant Rent Increases

Seattleites were deeply shocked last fall when reports surfaced that one landlord in South Seattle had planned to double the cost of rents on...

Op-Ed: Creating a City for Our Kids

Seattle is a “you are on your own” city rather than one cares for vulnerable residents, especially our youngest kids. John Burbank lays out how to change that with investments in infant and child care.

5,485: One Night Unsheltered Count Reaches New High

The results of the annual One Night Count, which was conduced on January 27th, have finally been released and they show homelessness at an...

Long Promised Center City Streetcar Would Be a Boon to First Hill

Within a year, 1,400 new housing units will come online in First Hill, which is already one of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods, as well as...
Mayor Durkan with Ferris wheel and Seattle waterfront in background

Durkan Is Botching Homelessness Policy and Blaming Journalists for the News

“My constituents are mad. All of Seattle is mad, and to be honest, I’m mad too," Councilmember Tammy Morales said in a statement Friday....

Seattle 2035: Toward A More Equitable Growth Plan

Article Note: This is the first of two pieces by Alex Brennan on the Seattle 2035 growth alternatives. Next week, he'll share his vision...

A Newcomer’s Guide to Finding Home in Seattle

The idea of “home” came to the foreground when I moved to Seattle from the greater Detroit area where I was born and raised,...

Constantine and Durkan Unveil County Payroll Tax to Raise $121 Million Annually for Housing...

Yesterday, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) introduced a bill that would grant King County the authority to enact a progressive payroll tax targeting large firms...