Category Archives: Housing

The Real Deal: Katie Wilson, Seattle’s socialist answer to the affordability crisis

Will Seattle Big Business play nice with our new mayor? This story was originally published by The Real Deal on Nov. 19, 2025 by the Downtown Seattle Association (thanks to Dan S.) Like Mamdani in New York City, political novice ran against … Continue reading

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Church to demolish existing worship space, creating 110 units of affordable housing

From GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P. (Ed note: Is this perhaps a new way to worship?) St. John’s Lutheran Church has sat on a downtown corner of Madison, Wisconsin — just three blocks from the state Capitol — for … Continue reading

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‘Damning audit’ begs the question: Who is protecting taxpayer interests in King County?

By The Seattle Times editorial boardIf there was ever a wake-up call for local government, this is it. In a disturbing report released Tuesday, the King County Auditor determined that grant funding from the county’s Department of Community and Human … Continue reading

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North Vancouver’s newest affordable housing now open

The first residents are moving into a long, long awaited affordable housing project in Delbrook. Hollyburn Community Housing Society’s Hollybrook apartment will house low-to-moderate-income residents in 86 subsidized one-, two- and three-bedroom units in a four-storey building on what was once the … Continue reading

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Opening in 3 weeks!

Info from Mike C. – checkout this twin tower just east of Skyline: https://museumhouseseattle.com/ Sky Bridge Amenity Space The Sky Bridge offers one of the best views in the building — perhaps one of the best views in Seattle. The … Continue reading

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Art on screens at Museum House

The twin towers just east of the Cascade Tower are opening in the coming months. They are beginning to show art (hard to discern) on exterior screens. Not sure how this is really going to work but here’s a current … Continue reading

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No AC but the ‘greenest’ ever Games? Inside Paris’ landmark Olympic Village

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (Thanks to Pam P) Air filters line a street in the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty Images When Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics 100 years ago, organizers were so keen to bring athletes under the same roof … Continue reading

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What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?

By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist, reporting from Portland, Ore. for the NYT As Democrats make their case to voters around the country this fall, one challenge is that some of the bluest parts of the country — cities on the West … Continue reading

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How parking lots across the U.S. are being turned into housing Thanks to Pam P. And not a moment too soon. BY ADELE PETERS Right now, there are probably between 700 million and 2 billion parking places in the U.S. But the sea … Continue reading

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