Tag: house our neighbors

August 7, 2024

Seattle City Council, time to wake up: An open letter to our first-year councilmembers

Yesterday needs to be this City Council’s worst day if 8 out of 9 of them want a chance at another term. They pulled one of the most chickenshit moves I’ve ever witnessed from my years covering city politics when they decided to hold an expensive special election for the voters’ initiative 137 rather than…
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tagged: bob kettle, cathy moore, city council, dan strauss, house our neighbors, I-137, joy hollingsworth, maritza rivera, rob saka, sara nelson, tammy morales, tanya woo
February 2, 2023

Vote YES on I-135 for social housing in Seattle

Social housing is not a panacea for Seattle’s ongoing housing affordability crisis. But it is one more tool the city can use to help alleviate ever-climbing rental prices. We need every possible solution we can get our hands on if our city ever hopes to be a more affordable place to live. Vote YES on…
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tagged: house our neighbors, i-135, seattle social housing developer, social housing
April 19, 2022

Seattle is long overdue for a well-funded social housing program + How to support I-135

People need homes. The private market for homes in the Seattle area has been climbing out of reach for many people for many years, and there is no reason to believe it will become affordable any time soon. Meanwhile, the wait lists for existing affordable housing units is very long and getting longer. The city…
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tagged: house our neighbors, i-135