Micro Housing Part 3: Arguments in Opposition
Article Note: This is the third installment of a five-part series on micro housing, see Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, and Part 5 as well.
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What Seattle Can Learn from Denmark about Community-Owned Housing
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Microhousing Is Not A Prison Cell, Look To The Housing Crisis For A Villain
Yesterday The Seattle Times ran a story titled "Seattle’s newest apartments: ‘prison cell’ with no door for toilet." It's easy to channel righteous anger at housing...
Council Takes Initial Steps to Fix Childcare in Seattle
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Cancel Rent Calls Get Louder as Governor Inslee Extends Eviction Ban through December
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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...