Some Progress in Olympia: Senate Bills 5361 and 5441
There is a little bit of good news to report. We are grateful to Senator Hans Zeiger for sponsoring Senate Bill 5361, legislation that would enact recommendations of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee’s (JLARC) review of the differences between the costs of building non-profit and for-profit housing. The bill would require more cost reporting (something […]
Martin Luther King: “Somewhere I Read….”
If you find this post useful, consider a contribution to our work today. Martin Luther King was a man of words and action. I’m ambivalent about the official holiday celebrating his life and work. Is he worthy of the honor? Of course. But I worry that the dominant culture may have used the holiday to […]
Micros Are More Affordable With Many Benefits to Low Income Renters
Ari Webb has been digging into the research literature about unit size and costs. This is a second entry in his review and analysis of what we’ve learned over the last decade about affordability, efficiency, and unit size. A recent trend has emerged in the American housing market: the trend towards micro apartment units. There is […]
