Note: This post was first published at The Urbanist. The early 1800’s were terrible times to be a British peasant. Parliament had been steadily granting landlords’ requests for enclosure since the 1500s, fencing off common land used by peasants for communal subsistence gardening. The landlords got a great deal; the …
Why is it important to stop the sweeps? To work for housing affordability? To increase the range support services? Here are what a few folks who are experiencing homelessness have to say. Each person’s story is different and valuable. Ann I became homeless last October after going into the hospital. It was …
A Message from Council Member Sawant’s aide, Adam Ziemkowski: Hi everyone, Wow! What an incredibly successful action! We are demonstrating what people can accomplish when we get organized. The front page of today’s Seattle Times says it all. Congratulations to the countless activists whose hard work and sacrifice made …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2017 CONTACT: Sandra Aguila Salinas, Madrona Elementary (206) 579-1680; sandra.aguilasalinas@highlineschools.org Sandra Hunt, Madrona Elementary (206) 604-6738; sandra.hunt@highlineschools.org Helena Benedict, Tenants Union of Washington (971) 221-3555; helenab@tenantsunion.org Manufactured Home Owners and Local Educators to Host Community Forum on Affordable Housing and Growth in South King County …
The Seattle City Council is deep into reviewing Mayor Tim Burgess’ 2018 Budget Proposal. They are currently in Phase III – Adopted Budget Preparation. During this phase, the City Council reviews budget items in detail, creates a list of issues that they have with the budget, and from those …
By Matthew Lang If you live in Seattle, you’ve noticed it. It’s been painfully present: the housing and homeless crisis. It’s only getting worse: the current official estimate of unhoused people living in King County is 11,600. Of that number, 5,485 of them sleep every night without shelter. Most will …
