Does Seattle Need Social Housing?

► Rachel Fyall, associate professor and faculty co-chair of [email protected]’s Homelessness Research Initiative, University of Washington
► Nicole Macri, deputy director for strategy, Downtown Emergency Service Center; state representative, 43rd Legislative District
► Tiffani McCoy, co-chair, House Our Neighbors!

In late August, after no shortage of signature snafus, I-135 qualified for a February 14, 2023 special election ballot. Backed by the advocacy group House Our Neighbors, the social housing initiative proposes the creation of a tenant-run public developer that would cap rents for residents making up to 120 percent of the area’s median income. Unlike other affordable housing providers, the Seattle Social Housing Developer would be accessible to a broad

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