Housing Trust Fund: But Doesn’t King County Have the Most Poverty?
We’ve made the point that first, housing is expensive and time consuming to build and especially in Seattle and King County. Also, we’ve pointed out that King County and Seattle are getting the biggest share of statewide resources. We’ve pointed out already that rural counties have lower Area Median Incomes (AMI) and lower wages. But […]
Why Are We Building Non-Profit Housing Units in Seattle?
We should be paying people’s rent. Based on my analysis of Housing Trust Fund data for 8 years, here’s some shocking numbers. Seattle received $61,398,506 in HTF between 2008 and 2016 That’s $7,674,813.25 HTF per year, or $639,567.77 per month Over that time 2316 units were built or 290 units per year If HTF offered $2000 […]
Jobs Tax: For the Seattle City Council, Politics Matters More Than Science
The other night I got cc’ed on an email to the Mayor of Seattle and the Seattle City Council by my friend, science writer Alex Berezow. Berezow is a writes for a variety of publications both print and online and is Senior Fellow of Biomedical Science at the American Council on Science and Health. He’s also written […]
