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How Should We Use Housing Levy Funds?
Because of concerns some advocates of low income housing have expressed to me about too many housing levy funds being used by the Seattle Housing Authority for the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace, on...
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King County Health Inequities Trends
Dr. David Fleming, the Director of the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health came to my Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture (HHSHC) Committee today to report on recent trends in the...
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Standing Room Only Meeting of the Committee to End Homelessness and Rental...
This morning, the Governing Board of the Committee to End Homelessness (of which I’m a member) received a visit from a lot folks who don’t normally attend to these meetings. The group calls itself...
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Making Good Progress
Because of reports that the Council had heard of children sleeping in outdoor encampments, last fall the Council allocated $435,000 in new funding together with a Budget Guidance Statement that the...
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Committee Decision about Rental Housing Inspection Program Legislation
Today, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) received direction about the Rental Housing Inspection Program from my Housing, Human Services, Health and Culture committee. You may remember...
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Mary’s Place – Empowering homeless women and their children to reclaim their...
Today I – along with about 600 other supporters – attended the Mary’s Place Spring Benefit Luncheon. Mary’s Place is a day center in Seattle for homeless women and their children. It’s the only one...
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Neighbors Successful in Effort to Keep Retail out of Residential and...
This morning, Council Chambers were full of people attending the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) committee to give testimony on Council Bill 117430, otherwise referred to by some as...
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Spiral of Hope
On March 2nd, I blogged about a compelling photo exhibit that was here at City Hall of images documenting family homelessness called Looking Into the Light. This national touring exhibit organized by...
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Neighbors Win Pedestrian Improvements
I haven’t written about Pedestrian Safety in a while, but it’s still one of my top issues of concern. This blog entry says a bit about my personal involvement in this issue. Some of you may remember...
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Today’s City Council Sponsored Noon Brownbag on Equitable Transit Oriented...
Check out today’s brownbag on Equitable Transit Oriented Development. We’ll be discussing how to make the advantages of living along light rail the kind of advantages that can be shared by households...
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We finally have a bill…read more here about the Rental Housing Registration...
At long last, we have a proposed Council Bill to implement a rental housing registration and inspection program that will allow us to get more information about the number and location of rental units...
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HOW DO WE ENSURE WE AREN’T A CITY WITH HOMELESS CHILDREN SLEEPING OUTDOORS?
UP # 324: HOW DO WE ENSURE WE AREN’T A CITY WITH HOMELESS CHILDREN SLEEPING OUTDOORS? My City Council Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture (HHSHC) Committee is having a special meeting at...
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New Foreclosure Relief Program
Last November, the City Council passed a Council Resolution to seek solutions for economically distressed Americans at the federal and local levels. Between 2009-2012 the foreclosure crisis is...
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THE YESLER TERRACE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
On September 4, the City Council approved four pieces of legislation giving the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) the green light to move ahead with its 30 acre, $300 million redevelopment of Yesler...
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New Audit On MFTE Program Released Today
Next Monday, at the City Council’s regular 9:30 am Briefing Meeting, the Council will hear from the City Auditor about its audit on the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) Program. When available, the...
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Monday Full Council Vote on Rental Housing Inspection Legislation
On Monday, October 1, the Seattle City Council will cast the final vote on Council Bill 117569, rental housing registration and inspection legislation, a program that I have been working since early...
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Rental Housing Registration and Inspection Ordinance Signed Into Law By Mayor
This week I was invited by Mayor McGinn to attend the bill signing of the Rental Housing Registration and Inspection Ordinance passed by the Council last Monday, October 1. I’ve written about the...
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Lake City Fire Station 39
On Monday evening, I attended a forum at Nathan Hale, along with Councilmember Jean Godden, to discuss input to the City’s proposal that Fire Station 39 in Lake City be sold to develop low income...
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Single Adult Shelter Task Force Recommends Shift in Shelter Policy
In Seattle and King County we have about 1,700 beds of emergency shelter. Ninety-one percent of these beds are located in Seattle. In the winter months we have about 550 more beds, and during severe...
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NEW Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) 2013 waitlist lottery
Because of a several years’ long waiting list, the last time Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) added new people to their Housing Choice Voucher, or Section 8, waitlist was in 2008. The good news is they...
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