What if Paul Allen Just Paid Your Rent?
You may have heard that billionaire Paul Allen is donating $30 million dollars to house homeless families. A report from Q13 said the contribution Will help cover design and construction costs for Mercy Housing Northwest, a local nonprofit that will operate the facility . . . The location and size of the project has yet to be […]
McGinn In Again: Maybe We Have a Chance on Slowing, Stopping MIZ
Former Mayor Mike McGinn is running for Mayor against incumbent Mayor Ed Murray. The current Mayor has stubbornly clung to the concept of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ), a scheme that requires the inclusion of rent restricted housing in every new housing project. If a project doesn’t include rent restricted housing, then it must pay a square footage […]
The Seattle Times Responds
Last week some of us complained to the Seattle Times about their habit of writing stories that only report quarterly rises in rents without any reference to broader patterns of rent increases (the rate of increase is high but the rates have been slowing) without considering why the prices are up and getting a sense […]
