Dear neighbor, I am delighted to share my first update on the 2015 Legislative Session from Olympia. Since the Session began on January 12th, I’ve received more than 5,000 emails…
Fixing a broken mental health system
Tag: Housing
Rep. Walkinshaw introduces the Fair Tenant Screening Act
OLYMPIA – Rep. Brady Walkinshaw (D-Seattle) introduced the Fair Tenant Screening Act as one of his first bills of the 2015 legislative session. The bill aims to ease the financial burden…
Rep. Appleton retains chairmanship of House Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee
Once again, State Rep. Sherry Appleton (D-23rd, Poulsbo) has been tapped by her colleagues to chair the House committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. The panel is charged…
Development notification
Here is a small victory for the neighborhoods overwhelmed with development – the Seattle City Department of Planning and Development recommends implementing some notification requirements for development. This would give…
Robinson wants to cut costs for prospective renters
Repetitive rental-screening for prospective tenants frequently entails dire financial consequences for all too many Washington citizens in search of a home, according to Rep. June Robinson. “Although landlords reasonably, understandably…