The City Council has ten meetings on the schedule for this week. So take a deep breath and let’s jump in…
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Making sense of Seattle’s housing data
The City Council is partway through a series of information-gathering hearings as it begins its deliberations on the 2016 Housing Levy. Here’s an attempt to make sense of the mountain of data being presented.
Continue readingNews roundup: affordable housing
Affordable housing tops the news this morning.
Continue readingThis week in Council chambers: transportation, Larry Weis, secure scheduling, and FIRS
Lots of things happening this week in Council chambers, including a committee vote on Larry Weis’ confirmation, kickoff of lawmaking for secure scheduling, the Seattle Housing Levy, and a look at the FIRS Center.
Continue readingNews roundup: Pronto vote, Chamber of Commerce lawsuit, housing levy
Three big topics in the news this morning: the corrected vote on the Pronto bikeshare system, the Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against the city over allowing Uber drivers to unionize, and the Mayor’s proposal for the housing levy.
Continue readingNews roundup: homelessness, minimum wage, Airbnb
Yesterday’s council committee hearing on the city’s homelessness response is in the news this morning.
Continue readingAirbnb purged listings before supplying numbers to regulators
A news article this morning notes that Airbnb purged 1500 listings from its site before supplying numbers to New York City regulators.
Continue readingHomelessness response, part 2
This afternoon the Human Services and Public Health Committee received the second part of a briefing on the city’s overall response to the homelessness crisis. Part 1 was focused on the immediate, emergency response; today’s presentation was about the long-term investments being made.
Continue readingNews roundup: Pronto, housing, SODO arena
Lots of topics in the news this morning. Let’s jump in…
Continue readingNews roundup: 23rd Avenue, the Jungle, and more
A lot happened in City Hall yesterday.
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