Housing

King County considers building 44,000 affordable housing units by 2024
Homelessness

King County considers building 44,000 affordable housing units by 2024

A report on housing released in December was accepted by the King County Council on Monday.

 

After Seattle’s controversial employee head tax was repealed, King County Executive Dow Constantine wants to bond against existing tax revenues to generate $100 million for affordable housing. Photo by Joe Mabel/Wikipedia Commons
Housing

County executive proposes $100 million affordable housing bond

The money was already coming, but Constantine wants to speed up the process.

 

King County Council passes renter protections bill
Housing

King County Council passes renter protections bill

The legislation is intended to prevent landlords from discriminating based on the source of a prospective tenant’s income.

 

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