Prompted by late-1930s New Deal money, the state created the Seattle Housing Authority, which snapped up big parcels, including High Point, to aid the downtrodden. It wasn’t easy, as the agency’s charge drew flak from those viewing public housing and integration as “socialism.” With war...
In 1945 the Seattle Housing Authority sought a site to build housing for civilian or military workers of the naval base, and they acquired what is now the Decatur School block, and some surrounding blocks around NE 77thStreet and 43rdAve NE. A complex of barracks buildings with a total of...
Public housingHomemaker servicesPurchasingConsumersFinancingA total of 83 residents of Seattle Housing Authority buildings, age 65 and older were selected to participate in a three year demonstration project to determine the types and amount of supportive services they would use if free to make their ...
Meanwhile,Community Roots Housing, the Public Development Authority and local affordable housing provider behind the project, has also announced its plans to sell one of its most celebrated new projects — the mass-timberHeartwoodbuilding at 14th and Union — as it continues a multiyear process of ...
Meanwhile,Community Roots Housing, the Public Development Authority and local affordable housing provider behind the project, has also announced its plans to sell one of its most celebrated new projects — the mass-timberHeartwoodbuilding at 14th and Union — as it continues a multiyear process of ...
Seattle Animal Shelter, which hosts the Kitty Hall event, will provide at least two tents where the public can spend a couple of minutes with roaming kittens. Also returning this year is the “Kitty Council,” which features adoptable adult cats vying to be named the “Kitty Council president...
Seattle Times sues Seattle police, alleging public records violations But it’s not a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It’s supposed to build shelter and help get homeless people up and off the streets. This same pretense lives strong in other arms of government, too, like the Seattle...
Funding affordable housing near Seattle The project will be funded by public sources such as theWashington State Department of Commerce Housing Trust Fundand theKing County Housing Finance Program. Some financing sources include: 95 King County Housing Authority vouchers ...
Q: Do you support recent proposals to fund substance abuse treatment for people in public housing? A: Yes Q: Is Seattle investing the right amount into the King County Regional Homelessness Authority? A: Maybe Q: Should Seattle seek additional revenue to address projected shortfalls in upcom...
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | A federal review finds racist practices at an Alabama public housing authority … Oregon legislature cuts state budget in one-day session … California vows to replace archaic technology that led to Covid undercounts. By Laura Maggi and Emma Coleman August 11, 202...