Fire, Ready, Aim: The City Already Owns Land to Build Over 2000 Units
I think most people at the City, Crosscut, and the Seattle Times have their e-mail set up so that anything from my address goes directly into the trash. But still, I have to try. This goes back several years to when we were fighting against linkage taxes. I didn’t do this work but I don’t […]
Seattle City Council: Unhelpful Screening Ban Gets a Court Challenge
The Seattle City Council has demonstrated before it isn’t all that concerned about math, supporting a tax on jobs that is threatening new jobs in the city while producing a tiny number of units, 1,780, five years from now, maybe, at a cost of $285,000,000. Councilmember Lorena Gonzalez claims this small number will somehow address […]
The City of Seattle is Violating the Law….Again
The City Has Not Implemented Income Guidelines Established by HUD as Required by State Law The City is at it again. As of today, the City’s Office of Housing has not implemented income guidelines set by HUD for the City’s Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program. If implemented, this would means adjustments to the rent being […]
