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Can Seattle Really Fix Homelessness in a Year?
Homeless advocates are skeptical that “efficiency” alone can house thousands.
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Council Majority Votes to Introduce Bill to Curtail Homeless Encampment Evictions
Business groups and some neighbors oppose the bill, saying it will ‘tie the city’s hands.’
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Larry Gossett Looks Back on the Legacy of the Four Amigos
With the passing of activist “Uncle” Bob Santos, Gossett is the last surviving member of the powerful civil-rights…
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Murray Asks Council to Greenlight Mass Homeless Eviction in ‘the Jungle’
Murray’s plan would relocate Jungle campers to an ad hoc encampment on an adjacent field.
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Luxury Housing is Becoming More Affordable for Rich Seattleites
Any reduction in demand may help reduce rental prices across the city, according to a Zumper data geek.
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Why Are Some Servers Joining Industry in Opposing Safe Scheduling Legislation?
Complicating the worker-vs.-boss narrative at City Hall.
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Advocates Propose Sweeping Reforms to Homeless Sweeps
A coalition including Real Change and Columbia Legal aims to rein in the mayor’s camp evictions.
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How a Really Expensive Precinct Became a Symbol of Race in Seattle
The racial overtones of the North Precinct debate have frustrated some, but they are clearly here to stay.
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Ethiopian Immigrants March Against Brutal Regime
The government has recently killed and disappeared hundreds of people.
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Council to Approve ‘Grand Bargain’ Housing Bill Today
A HALA proposal, the bill allows more development in exchange for affordable housing units.
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Council to Vote on Controversial $149 million North Precinct Project This Afternoon
Council is unlikely to approve the project without further price reductions.
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Expensive New Police Station Sparks Outcry at City Hall
Establishment says it’s a public safety duty. Critics call it an investment in police violence.
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In South Seattle, a New Effort to Develop the Leaders of Tomorrow
Rainer Valley Corps matches workers in need of experience with organizations in need of capacity and helps them…
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Camp Second Chance Avoids Eviction, For Now
After threatening to clear the sober homeless encampment, the city has taken a step back.
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Pageantry and the People’s Voice at Optimism Brewery on Election Night
The Capitol Hill locale was the site of five election parties and lots of chatter.
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Seattle Bans ‘Conversion Therapy’ on LGBT Children
We’re the third city to ban the widely discredited practice.