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    Spokane’s Black community newspaper is making a comeback

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    • Mai Hoang
    / February 27, 2024
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    / January 23, 2024
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    WA debates bill on ‘stealthing,’ or lying about sexual protection
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    WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far
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    ArtSEA: ‘Malcolm X’ lands at Seattle Opera via spacecraft

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    / February 22, 2024
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    WA health officials throw away millions of pandemic supplies

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    / February 23, 2024
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    A WA bill would extend unemployment pay to workers on strike
    WA mobile home tenants add health complaints to investigation
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    Docuseries applications for Origins season three are now open

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    / February 16, 2024
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        Crosscut Reports

        Podcast | After a takeover, mobile home tenants are fighting back

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        / September 6, 2023

        Residents say that WA-based management company Hurst & Son LLC is responsible for price hikes, reduced services and other grievances.

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        WA mobile home communities organize against ‘economic eviction’

        Port Orchard-based Hurst & Son LLC bought dozens of parks in recent years. Now residents say the company is raising rents and cutting services.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / August 30, 2023
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        MacKenzie Scott gives $10M for affordable homeownership in Seattle

        Homestead Community Land Trust said the billionaire’s gift will be a ‘game-changer’ for low-income residents looking to buy. How will it work?

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        • Josh Cohen
        / August 30, 2023
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        Maritime vs. real estate: Seattle’s decades-long rezoning fight

        The city is updating protections for waterfront industrial lands, but a fight over the SoDo ‘Makers District’ development could upend it.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / July 7, 2023
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        Spokane aims to reduce homelessness by 40% with regional authority

        County leaders are looking for new ways to address the growing issue weeks after Camp Hope, once the state’s largest encampment, shuttered.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / July 3, 2023
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        Homelessness efforts in Yakima are moving toward permanent housing

        While the “Housing First” model has gained statewide interest, organizations still face an uphill battle for initial financial investment.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / June 14, 2023
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        How will ‘missing middle’ zoning impact Seattle housing?

        A new Washington state law allows 4-6 unit buildings across the city. Here's what that might look like.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / June 5, 2023
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        / May 10, 2023

        Crosscut politics reporter Joseph O’Sullivan and Axios reporter Melissa Santos break down the biggest developments from the 2023 legislative session.

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        King County Council sends Human Services levy to August ballot

        In a debate between increasing the levy size and combating tax fatigue, councilmembers opted not to give their two cents.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / May 4, 2023
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        Seattle's historic Pacific Hospital could house unsheltered youth

        The Beacon Hill building would be a “launch pad” to prepare residents for independent adulthood.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / April 28, 2023
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        WA Senate passes "missing middle" bill to increase housing density

        House Bill 1110 is one of several proposals this year intended to ease an affordability crisis across Washington due to a statewide shortage.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / April 11, 2023
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        Crosscut Reports

        Podcast | The effort to ease an Indigenous housing crisis

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        / April 5, 2023

        Crosscut reporter Luna Reyna discusses how housing inequities affect the Suquamish Tribe and how federal funds could help provide affordable options.

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        Politics

        King County levy renewal may not cover affordable-housing costs

        Advocates warn that the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy needs to increase to match rising construction expenses.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / April 3, 2023
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        News

        Spokane's Camp Hope is closing soon. Where will its residents go?

        A court ruling requires the city, WSDOT and service providers to work together to find an answer, but they differ on how to move forward.

        by
        • Mai Hoang
        / March 28, 2023 /
        Updated at 9:30 a.m. March 30
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        News

        As Downtown recovers, Seattle reimagines what it could be

        With hybrid work here to stay, city leaders ask: Can the central business district become a residential neighborhood?

        by
        • Josh Cohen
        / February 22, 2023
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