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We teach what we teach. The end. The first amendment exist or it doesn’t. We are in the business of education or we aren’t. There’s no middle ground.

Episode 95: Low-Rise Multifamily with Tobias Peter - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies Seattle has built more than 20,000 townhomes over the past 30 years. We discuss their impacts on affordability, homeownership, and more.

In the latest episode of UCLA Housing Voice, we talk to Tobias Peter about his case study on Seattle's low-rise multifamily zones, which have produced over 20,000 townhomes since 1994. Some key findings in the thread below. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/07/30/9...

Proposed Ordinance No. 1043 (Attachment A) provides for these proposed Development Code amendments. If adopted, proposed Ordinance No. 1043 would: • Eliminate vehicle parking minimums for all uses citywide. • Keep design requirements for vehicle parking like location, screening, and parking lot landscaping. • Keep requirements for drive aisles and parking stall dimensions. • Increase bike parking requirements for new development, including short- and longterm bike parking requirements for middle housing, multifamily housing, schools, commercial uses, parks, and restaurants. • Add new bike parking design requirements related to location, mounting racks, and spacing requirements. • Allow administrative departures to vehicle and bike parking standards. • Cleanup cross references and code citations throughout the Development Code.

The next Washington city to fully eliminate parking mandates looks like it will be Shoreline, with the Shoreline council set to discuss the move next Monday and then take action the following week.

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Shoreline WA agenda planner. Item 5 is a discussion of eliminating parking mandates.

I am proud of my city. I am honored to serve as its mayor.

Congratulations to Debora Juarez on her appointment to the Seattle City Council. I do believe that indigenous representation in government is very important.

NLC board members in Columbus Ohio.

I believe that more of our elected leaders need to act morally and with integrity.

There are many good people, especially in local government, who roll up their sleeves and help their communities.

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Appeals court in WA blocks Trump birthright citizenship order nationwide The appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump’s order “contradicts the plain language” of the Constitution.

Trump’s illegal order to end birthright citizenship has been BLOCKED AGAIN.

It is unconstitutional, period, and we will keep fighting it for as long as we have to.

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Disabled Americans Fear What Medicaid Cuts Could Do to Them

Popping in briefly from vacation to share my latest: Here's how the ~$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts in Republicans' newly passed law could threaten the home- and community-based care that many Americans with disabilities rely on.

The irony of single-stair-friendly codes is that they lead to more stairs than two-stair codes. An IBC-compliant building could easily have twice as many units as in this picture on a floor with only two stairs, not three.

This administration is unpopular.

This is horrifying and yet another reminder of why we can't abandon fossil fuels quickly enough.

The Elwha River is a triumph of restoration, with salmon returning after over a century's absence since major dam removals 12 years ago. The spill is on a tributary 1.5 miles from the river's main stem.

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Devastating New Poll Shows Almost Everyone Is Unhappy Under Trump Donald Trump has gotten a brutal performance review.

Within the first 7 months, Trump has managed to add trillions to the deficit, eviscerate agencies, rattle the economy, shake our strongest alliances, build concentration camps for his deportation program, and strip popular social programs like Medicaid from millions.

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows

This is the end result of anti-trans bigotry: more harassment of girls and women, more policing of gender roles, more gender McCarthyism.

Chris Roberts name tag at NLC board meeting in Columbus Ohio

It is an honor to represent cities across the nation as a member of the board of the National League of Cities.

Today, in Columbus, Ohio, we are talking about how cities can improve our civic culture.

To Stop Building Heat Islands, Stop Overbuilding Parking Lots | Sightline Institute Parking lots amplify high temperatures. Why are we still requiring them to be larger than they need to be?

The #PNW is hot right now – and big parking lots keep temperatures higher. @citizen-cate.bsky.social

BREAKING: Inflation is UP in June.

Trump lied about bringing down costs. His pointless tariffs and trade wars are making everything you buy more expensive.

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Seattle Cooling Sites The Salvation Army Jefferson Day Center (4th & Jefferson) White Center Community Center Seattle Indian Center Day Center (624 S. Dearborn Street) Compass Day Center (77 S Washington St.) Elizabeth Gregory Home (1604 NE 50th St.) women only Immanuel Community Services (1215 Thomas St.) YouthCare - youth only (ages 12 to 24) Orion Center (1828 Yale Ave) UDYC (4516 15th Ave. NE) South Seattle (9416 Rainier Ave S) Mary's Place Day Center (1830 Ninth Ave) single women Mary's Place: Allen Family Center - (3190 Martin Luther King Jr Way S) Families with children only Chief Seattle Club Day Center (410 2nd Ave. Ext S.) Aurora Commons (8914 Aurora Ave N.) Bread of Life Mission (97 South Main St.) Immanuel Lutheran: (1215 Thomas St.) Street Youth Ministries (4540 15th Ave NE) New Horizons Ministries (2709 3rd Ave) Christ Spirit Church (6115 Beacon Ave S.)

North King County Cooling Sites Bothell: Northshore Senior Center (10201 East Riverside Drive) Bothell Library (18215 98th Ave NE) Kenmore: The Hanger (6728 NE 181st St, Kenmore, WA 98028) Kenmore Library (6531 NE 181st St, Kenmore, WA 98028) City Hall (18120 68th Ave NE) Lake Forest Park: Third Place Commons (17171 Bothell Way NE) Shoreline Shoreline Library (345 NE 175th St) Skykomish: Skykomish Library (100 5th Street N) Woodinville: Woodinville Library (17105 Avondale Rd NE)

More Information More places to beat the heat: Local malls The Outlet Collection in Auburn Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila Northgate Station in Seattle Libraries King County Library System Seattle Public Libraries System Most libraries will be open and can be used as cooling spaces. Check for locations and times. Movie theaters Community Centers This information changes throughout activations. For a full list of up-to-date resources including operating hours, scan this code or visit kcrha.org/severe-weather

Community alert: The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has activated its severe heat protocols through Friday morning. Here’s a list of cooling sites throughout the Seattle area:

Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative hig...

I'm sorely disappointed by this lawless, unsigned decision that will hurt kids across America. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent, it’s a grave threat to the Constitution’s separation of powers. This administration has abandoned children in public schools. www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/p...

146. Denaturalization and Expatriation There is no lawful way to "deport" U.S. citizens. And although citizenship can be revoked, any attempt by the government would run into significant statutory, constitutional, and practical obstacles.

With President Trump threatening to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship, it seems like a good time to re-up my explainer on denaturalization and expatriation — and why what Trump is suggesting is … not viable:

It will be Shoreline next month.

This administration is unpopular.

John Arthur Wilson suspending the campaign for a race he had no chance of winning is one thing. Unless he resigns as King County Assessor, though, he'll remain in elective office until at least the end of 2026, which is when voters will have an opportunity to vote on the job he currently holds.

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Chris Roberts | For King County Assessor | Discover Leadership Today Learn about Chris Roberts, a seasoned leader with 16+ years of experience aimed at bringing transparency, fairness, and community-focused assessment expertise to King County.

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The Bothell City Council just voted 5-1 to drop all minimum off-street parking requirements at the same time that they approved the legalization of neighborhood cafes and corner stores everywhere in the city.