Seattle's head tax got chopped. Now what? It was called a head tax, but maybe it should have been called the Robin Hood tax. Sydney Brownstone
Off with the head tax: Seattle councilmembers back off controversial plan It only took the Seattle City Council four weeks to double-back on their vote to tax big businesses in order to pay for affordable housing and... Sydney Brownstone
When it comes to Native issues, is Bob Ferguson any better than Trump? You know the drainage pipes you sometimes see sticking out from underneath a road? They're called culverts. And they're creating a division between... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
Union Gospel Mission argues anti-gay hiring policy is religious freedom at work Seattle has a hiring clause that prevents it from giving money to organizations that discriminate. But it also appears that the city knew about the... Sydney Brownstone
More than 100 homeless Seattleites died last year. These bronze leaves remember them The next time you walk by Third Avenue and James Street in downtown Seattle, you might notice a cluster of bronze leaves on the street. They bear the... Ruby de Luna
Seattle won’t ding homeless agencies that don’t make the grade — for now Seattle made some big shifts in its approach to homeless services last year, including signing new contracts that gave the city the ability to ding... Kate OConnell
What the Seattle City Council learned just two weeks before the head tax vote The bloom is off the boom. Carolyn Adolph
Inside Seattle's approach to tent encampments On a sunny May morning, the Alaskan Way Viaduct throws long shadows over a line of tents. This cluster of tents is here illegally, one of about 400... Kate OConnell
Should barriers be lowered to get the homeless housed? One big question people have asked in the conversation about homelessness and affordability is: can we trust the city to spend this money effectively? Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
Seattle could have even fewer shelter beds with head tax plan, Seattle mayor says Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan didn't veto the head tax passed by the Seattle City Council earlier this week, but in a letter to council members last night,... Sydney Brownstone
