Housing

Sawant announces proposal for 'Amazon Tax'

Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant has unveiled her plan to tax big businesses like Amazon to fund housing and environmental efforts.

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Seattle Council bans some winter evictions, but mayor will have final say

The Seattle city council has passed a bill that would ban evictions during winter months for some tenants in the city.

Seattle City Council considers banning winter evictions

Councilmember Kshama Sawant says evictions cause homelessness, while landlords say they're being blamed for larger systemic problems.

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Seattle’s hidden housing crisis: Middle-class workers forced out

Kara Peters is a third-generation Washingtonian who grew up in West Seattle. But unlike her parents and grandparents, Peters can’t afford a house in Seattle, despite the fact that she’s got a good-paying job.

Week In Review

New names, new bills, and newly empty restaurants this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Erica C Barnett of The C is for Crank, Allison Williams, senior editor of Seattle Met, and Charles Mudede, writer for The Stranger.

Burning hand sanitizer and other ways Seattle homeless are braving cold nights

This week was freezing in Seattle. Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness slept inside emergency severe weather shelters opened by the city and King County. But some chose to stay outside even as snow fell and temperatures dropped to the low 30s.

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How Amazon pulled Seattle from the recession and other tidbits from the last decade

The good, the bad, and the ugly economy of the past decade in the Puget Sound

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It's an annual tradition in Seattle: Promise more money for housing than ever before

On Monday, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced an unprecedented $110M in spending on affordable housing. She's right - spending on housing has gone way up. And there's a reason for that.

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Can a partnership with landlords get homeless into housing?

In a tight rental market, finding affordable housing in King County is a tall order for anyone. But what if you have a flawed rental history, low credit, or gaps because you’ve been homeless? A new non-profit aims to build bridges between service organizations trying to house homeless clients and the private rental market.