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...
Op-Ed: Why I Am Proposing Short-Term Rental Regulation
Urbanists believe in the power of cities to bring people together, sparking social, cultural and economic innovation. Urbanists support dense, walkable and transit-friendly neighborhoods...
Why Municipal Broadband
In light of the recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decisions on Net Neutrality and the ending of restrictions on local governments offering Internet services...
The Housing Levy Goes To Voters
Seattle voters will have a chance to weigh in on a major housing levy this summer. At a full council meeting on Monday, Councilmembers voted...
Mayor Murray Proposes Mandatory Affordable Housing Legislation For Residential Development
Standing along side affordable housing advocates yesterday, Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his latest legislative proposal to tackle rising housing costs that are pushing lower...
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...
Mayor Ed Murray Wants To Tackle Source Of Income Discrimination Against Renters
Mayor Ed Murray made a big move yesterday in transmitting legislation to end rental discrimination based upon source of income. The legislation would build...
Plan To Double The Seattle Housing Levy Chugs Ahead
On Monday, the Select Committee on the 2016 Seattle Housing Levy held a public hearing on doubling the housing levy and received very positive...