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The Urbanist
about 10 hours
Op-Ed: How Redlining Housing Discrimination Continues to Impact Seattle Today
Racist maps that U.S. federally backed banks used to deny mortgages to communities of color have a long legacy. Elijah Wright's Redlining Reimagined project seeks to lay bare that sordid history.
Seattle Medium
about 10 hours
City Council Proposal Could Expand Utility Discounts To 31,000 Households
Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss has proposed legislation to expand eligibility for the city's Utility Discount Program, providing up to $1,000 in annual savings on utility bills for an estimated 31,000 additional low-income households.
Seattle Medium
about 10 hours
Officials Demand More Reforms From KCRHA
Seattle and King County officials have mandated additional corrective actions and external financial oversight for the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) following a determination that its plan to rectify significant financial management deficiencies remains incomplete.
The Stranger
about 23 hours
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Unveils New 75-Unit Shelter
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a new 75-unit tiny house shelter in Interbay over the weekend. It’s the first opening in the mayor’s ambitious program to open 4,000 shelter beds by the end of her term. But the new shelter still fell well short of her first goal: building 500 new units before the World […] The post Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Unveils New 75-Unit Shelter appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
1 day
The Crocodile Plots Its Future
Venerable Seattle entertainment venue the Crocodile has been sold to a consortium of out-of-towners led by talent manager Jimmy Miller and Mike McAvoy, The Onion‘s former CEO. As reported in the Seattle Times, the group’s Comedy Tent umbrella company also runs the Upright Citizens Brigade, the film and television company Abso Lutely Productions, and Pittsburgh […] The post The Crocodile Plots Its Future appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
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Seattle Is Not ‘Overwhelmed’ by Trans People
In the middle of May, the Advocate, a national LGBTQ magazine, published a rare headline about Seattle. “Transgender Americans are fleeing hostile red states,” it read. “Seattle says it’s overwhelmed.” The headline was posted to social media, picked up by other queer outlets, and pingponged around the internet, latching onto readers’ confirmation biases on every […] The post Seattle Is Not ‘Overwhelmed’ by Trans People appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
1 day
Gone Girl
My husband and I (cis male and cis female) never had much sexual chemistry. In the beginning he said not to worry, we have a lot of time, and it could only get better. But nothing has changed. When I express my frustration with the lack of sex usually after going months without an orgasm or […] The post Gone Girl appeared first on The Stranger.
The Urbanist
1 day
Sound Transit Loses Megaproject Head in Wake of Major ST3 Update
Terri Mestas, hired from LA as the agency's first head of "megaproject delivery", will depart Sound Transit after just over two years in the role. Her departure comes at a critical time, with significant attention on how Sound Transit will get the full voter-approved ST3 portfolio on track.
Seattle Medium
1 day
Fact Check: The Average US Gas Price Is Higher Today Than During 91% Of Biden’s Presidency
Current national average gasoline prices exceed those observed during 91% of the Biden administration's tenure, marking a significant increase from the average recorded upon his departure in January 2025.
Seattle Medium
1 day
Social Security Retirement Trust Fund Will Run Dry In 2032 Unless Congress Acts
Tens of millions of Americans face potential reductions in Social Security and Medicare benefits as annual reports from the programs' trustees project accelerated insolvency for their respective trust funds. The Social Security retirement trust fund is now anticipated to be depleted by late 2032, while Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is expected to be exhausted by the second quarter of 2033. These revised forecasts, attributed to factors including recent tax policy changes, declining fertility rates, and reduced immigration, underscore an urgent need for congressional action to prevent significant financial shortfalls for beneficiaries.
The Stranger
1 day
Come Visit Us on Thursday!
It is happening again! Come visit us this Thursday at The Stranger’s office for our second-ever Capitol Hill Art Walk event, featuring work by Timothy White Eagle in collaboration with Adrain Chesser and Steven Miller. We’ll be exhibiting a selection of video and photographic works from Once Wild River, an exhibition about White Eagle’s year-long […] The post Come Visit Us on Thursday! appeared first on The Stranger.
Seattle Medium
1 day
New Consumer Protection Rule Turns Its Back On Fair Housing As Advocates Sue To Preserve Enforcement
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule significantly curtailing anti-discrimination efforts, a move described as one of the most consequential shifts in federal fair-lending policy in decades. This action has prompted a federal lawsuit filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance and four other housing organizations in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit challenges the CFPB's decision to end the disparate impact standard and limit special purpose credit programs, which are crucial for expanding credit access for marginalized communities. Plaintiffs assert the bureau failed to justify its departure from decades of settled Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) implementation and question the Acting Director's rulemaking authority.