Ryan Donohue

Mandatory housing affordability fees aren't sole barrier to homebuilding | Op-Ed Thanks to MHA and the Seattle Housing Levy, Seattle is now one of the best places for us to build affordable homes across King County.

We need to make it easier to build, yes - but we cant do it off the backs of affordable housing. We need both and vilifying MHA doesnt make more housing happen, it just hurts affordable housing! Thanks to the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social for publishing me!

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/mand...

Mandatory housing affordability fees aren't sole barrier to homebuilding | Op-Ed Thanks to MHA and the Seattle Housing Levy, Seattle is now one of the best places for us to build affordable homes across King County.

We need to make it easier to build, yes - but we cant do it off the backs of affordable housing. We need both and vilifying MHA doesnt make more housing happen, it just hurts affordable housing! Thanks to the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social for publishing me!

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/mand...

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If you are going older RTS games - gotta go with the classic Command and Conquer series or Red Alert, right?

You and your reporting will be sorely missed Josh! I am glad that you have your union supporting you and the rest of the newsroom and I look forward to hearing where you land next!

Seattle Mayoral Debate: Bruce Harrell vs. Katie WIlson YouTube video by Rainier Avenue Radio

Check it out here!

www.youtube.com/live/Y1SQQn3...

Looks like it won’t be up by 715, but soon enough at least. Make sure to check.

Not intending to live post this whole thing but I will note that Katie Wilson in her second sentence of her opening statement, she said “(we will) invest more in affordable homeownership!”

At the Rainier Ave Radio Mayoral debate with Mayor Harrell and Katie Wilson! It’s a spicy one! Check it out on their website/youtube/FB/ect at 715pm today!

76 (Council Member: Rinck) Amend the definition of “major transit” to include ”frequent transit”. This would be a mistake as it contradicts the intent of HB1110. “Major transit” is light rail and rapid ride with dedicated bus lanes. HB1110 “Middle Housing” stipulates that six units can be built near Major Transit if they are within ¼ mile, and that four units can be built anywhere outside the ¼ mile.

It's been so much fun to watch all of the neighborhood groups who vociferously opposed House Bill 1110 in 2023 turning around and opposing local proposals as "contradicting the intent" of the state law, when there's nothing in the law that prevents the state's largest city from going further.

If you disagree that folks like the Queen Anne Community Council should have the final word on whether neighborhoods are allowed to have more homes, let council know: actionnetwork.org/letters/walk...

Living my best emo life at The Offspring, New Found Glory and (most importantly) Jimmy Eat World concert! #exploreyourworld

It would be incredibly funny if the Rockies swept the Padres this weekend.

King County Restructures School Impact Fees to Comply with State Law » The Urbanist # King County is capping school impact fees on multifamily projects, hoping to lessen the burden on homebuilders. The move sparked a debate on how to help overcapacity school districts while avoid und...

NEW // King County Restructures School Impact Fees to Comply with State Law

By Doug Trumm

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At the Hozier concert - thank you to Sound Transit for being the DD tonight!

Join us and tell the council to adopt our suggested amendments and help make Seattle a batter place to call home!

Downtown Mass-Timber Tower Project Meets Resistance at Seattle Landmark Board » The Urbanist # Clark/Barnes architects want to transform a landmarked office building at Second Avenue and Pine Street into housing, adding 12 additional stories of mass timber construction to accommodate more hom...

A confluence of new state and city policy changes could pave the way for an underutilized downtown parcel to transform into dozens of homes.

The only catch? It has to pass through the city's landmarks preservation board.
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Pretty sure this would kill housing production of all kinds - including affordable housing. Disappointing to see this proposal from CM Rivera and hope that she (and the rest of council) withdraws this ill-advised amendment.

Join us at Habitat Seattle in calling on the Seattle City Council to adopt six key amendments to improve the comprehensive plan so we can help make Seattle a place where everyone can call home! #SeaCompPlan #SeaGov

habitatforhumanityseattle.quorum.us/campaign/135...

Ryan is right - Seattle summers are always winners.

At press time, a local pod of transient orcas were reportedly still hopeful they’d convince Seattleites that sea dogs are actually really good.

FAST COMPANY Article: While retirement typically occurs, after completing a career and saving and investing for it, a new trend is emerging among Gen Z career professionals called "micro-retirement." Micro- retirements involve taking a one to two- week break from work every 12 to 18 months. Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it's not just Gen-Z:

'Vacations.'

The word is 'vacations.'

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City Mayor/Urbanist by day - MLB Pitcher by night!

I’ve never seen the two of you in the same place at the same time… just saying… 🤷‍♂️🤣

I didn’t know that Mayor @masonthompson.bsky.social moonlighted as a baseball player for the Washington Nationals! 😂

Disappointing to see Safe Eastside standing in the way of housing abundance in a time of a long lasting housing crisis. We need more housing, not less. HFH SKKC was proud to fight to get both the TOD and the Parking Bill passed and we continue to stand behind those policies!

Hopefully someone on your end will take a look - could be interesting results. Would be happy to share contacts to get someone started if they’re interested.

Have you ( @harvard-jchs.bsky.social ) done any look at WA’s Covenant Homeownership Account Program? Would be curious to see y’all’s take on that as an approach to try and remedy those historical racial covenants…

Do we want to let folks like this have the only say on the future of Seattle? Use the link below to stands with Habitat for Humanity and share your voice with the Seattle City Council and support affordable housing!

habitatforhumanityseattle.quorum.us/campaign/128...

Do we want to let folks like this have the only say on the future of Seattle? Use the link below to stands with Habitat for Humanity and share your voice with the Seattle City Council and support affordable housing!

habitatforhumanityseattle.quorum.us/campaign/128...

Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties will be there in strong support of a plan that increases density, allows for affordability bonuses across all zones, and helps make Seattle a place where everyone can have a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home. Join us tomorrow!!