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    Articles by Melissa Hellmann
    How a Women’s March Organizer Found Her Voice and Passed the Mic
    How a Women’s March Organizer Found Her Voice...
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 23, 2018 7:00 am

    Immigrant. Mother. Detainee. Activist. Asha Mohamed has found resolve since the first Women’s March.

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    Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Scenes From Seattle Women’s March 2018
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 21, 2018 12:30 pm

    From Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center, Seattle Weekly captures the demonstration’s atmosphere.

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    Seattle Women’s March 2.0 in Photos
    Seattle Women’s March 2.0 in Photos
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 20, 2018 5:00 pm

    Tens of thousands take to Seattle’s streets to support the #MeToo movement and marginalized communities.

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    Foster parents and advocates rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday. Photo by Gary Love
    Foster Parents Advocate for Stronger Rights
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 19, 2018 7:00 am

    Advocates hope to revamp the current system to ease the toll on kids and their foster families.

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    Photo by Joe Hall/Flickr
    Automatic Voter Registration Could Come to Washington
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 18, 2018 7:00 am

    Democratic legislators are pushing a number of bills to make voting easier.

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    Photo by Visitor7/Wikimedia
    Washington Renters’ Protections May Be On the Way
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 16, 2018 7:00 am

    New legislation could make it harder for tenants to be evicted.

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    The Post Exchange and Gymnasium building is one of many structures remaining from Fort Lawton’s past. Photo by Wonderlane/Flickr
    As Plans for Fort Lawton Move Forward, a...
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 12, 2018 7:00 am

    The former Army base could ease the city’s low-income housing shortage or school overcrowding. It just probably can’t do both.

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    Judge Rules Seattle Is in Compliance with Consent Decree
    Judge Rules Seattle Is in Compliance with Consent...
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 11, 2018 7:30 am

    The news ushers in a two-year monitoring period in which the city can’t slip up.

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    For Homeless Seattleites, a Reprieve From the Debilitating Burden of Warrants
    For Homeless Seattleites, a Reprieve From the Debilitating...
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 10, 2018 1:30 am

    People lacking a permanent addresses often don’t know when they are supposed to appear in court. And they don’t have the money to pay the fines that follow.

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    Firs Mobile Home Park residents stand in the King County Superior Court following a hearing on January 4. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Judge Blocks Eviction Cases Brought Against SeaTac Mobile...
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 8, 2018 7:30 am

    The order buys the about 200 residents more time, for now.

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    Westin Hotel workers hold up signs in support of housekeepers’ rights. Photo by Hannah Long-Higgins
    The Office of Labor Standards Sets Plan for...
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 4, 2018 5:30 pm

    It has been more than a year since the law was approved by voters.

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    Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at the Museum of History and Industry on May 19, 2016.. Photo by Joe Mabel/Flickr
    Local Politicians and Advocates Push for Immigrant Protections
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 4, 2018 7:30 am

    Amid national immigration talks Wednesday, Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Motel 6 for discriminatory policies while advocates asked that Congress act on DACA.

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    Ruling in Seattle Is Likely to Reunite Many Refugee Families
    Ruling in Seattle Is Likely to Reunite Many...
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 28, 2017 5:00 pm

    The U.S. District Court decision brings back a process that has helped approximately 2,500 families each year.

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    Amazon box. Photo by Mike Seyfang, Flickr Creative Commons
    Delivery Drivers File Lawsuit Against Amazon for Labor...
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 21, 2017 4:30 pm

    Two Washington drivers allege that Jungle Trux and Amazon failed to pay overtime or grant them breaks.

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    Ty Nolan, 65, speaks at Tuesday’s visioning workshop on the city’s first LGBTQ-affirming senior housing project. Photo by Alex Garland
    LGBTQ Seniors Seek Community in Capitol Hill
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 20, 2017 3:30 pm

    Community members shared their vision of the city’s first LGBTQ-affirming senior housing project at Tuesday’s workshop.

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    Groundbreaking for the Filipino Community Village project is slated to begin in 2019. Photo courtesy of the Filipino Community of Seattle.
    Plans for New Community Village Give Filipino Seniors...
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 19, 2017 7:30 am

    The city announced more than $100 million in investments for affordable housing units Monday.

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    Homeless Service Providers Refute City’s Reason for Budget Cuts
    Homeless Service Providers Refute City’s Reason for Budget...
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 18, 2017 7:30 am

    SHARE/WHEEL testified at City Hall that they had successfully transitioned clients into permanent housing.

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    Allan Phillips, the former co-owner of Carleton Avenue Grocery, stands outside of the Georgetown establishment on Wednesday. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    After the City’s Oldest Grocery Store Closes, Customers...
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 15, 2017 7:30 am

    Georgetown’s Carleton Avenue Grocery closed on October 31, leaving the neighborhood with a deeper dearth of food options.

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    Homelessness Prevention Program Keeps 3,000 Housed
    Homelessness Prevention Program Keeps 3,000 Housed
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 13, 2017 7:30 am

    The initiative, which is funded by the Best Starts for Kids levy, is helping stabilize families at risk of homelessness.

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    Facing Cuts From City, Homeless Service Providers Request a Reprieve
    Facing Cuts From City, Homeless Service Providers Request...
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 8, 2017 8:30 am

    Funding would be cut for at least 300 shelter beds in Seattle, as well as hygiene and support services.

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