Did a bit of a thing today...
Thanks to the #WASen and State Senator Emily Alvarado for the recognition of Habitat for Humanity's 40 years of service on the WA Senate floor today! Check out the proceedings at the link below!
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Want to help build a King & Kittitas County that gives everyone a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home? Want to join one of the best housing policy advocacy teams in Washington? Come join my team! Apply below!
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Most days perhaps - but a sunny February when you’ve been down in Olympia all day? That’s one for the books!
Not every day in Olympia is beautiful - but when the sun comes out, we can get treated to a stunning sight.
Some days, I truly do love my job… #waleg
We at Habitat for Humanity were proud to stand with @cmeddielin.bsky.social and the City of Seattle to speed up housing production!
Thank you so much to CM Lin and the rest of Seattle City Council, and thank you to @mayorofseattle.bsky.social for signing this bill yesterday!
Good news: HB 2304, which exempts condo buildings of up to 4 stories and 12 units from Washington’s strict condo liability regime, has passed the House! It moves on to the Senate.
If it passes there, it’ll be time to move on to the harder work of reforming liability for larger buildings.
“For families like the Cornejos, who waited years to close their Habitat home in Seattle, every month of delay means another month of housing instability. Redundant reviews slow housing production without improving environmental outcomes,” Makinster said.
In the lesser Washington this week to use our voices to open doors to build more housing with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social! #HabitatVoicesForAction
A good day to remember that no government can commit atrocities without the cooperation of many people.
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As Habitat Minnesota says in the post here, “Just as Koinonia chose love over hate, we are committed to building and advocating for a Minnesota where everyone, without exception, has a safe, stable place to call home.”
I stand with Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota and all of the people of Minnesota and Minneapolis standing up to hate. The history of Habitat for Humanity is rooted in the history of Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia – which teaches us that hate shows up, love does not quit.
I deleted my earlier post because it linked to the video which I wouldn’t encourage you to watch. But the sentiment remains the same. It was murder. It was an execution. It was illegal state violence against the community.
Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
genuinely stunning image
Beautiful day in Olympia today! Happy to be at #WALeg today to testify in support of affordable condo production & restricting the use of discriminatory private real estate listings! Let’s build a WA where everyone has a safe, decent, & affordable place to call home! #HabitatVoicesInAction
Woman smiling in glow of her laptop with a glass of wine
West Seattle Woman Posting About Importance of Community Doesn’t Know Names of Any Neighbors: tinyurl.com/mr2b425m
I mean, hasn’t he already done that?
I’ve been saying “Fuck the Dodgers” since long before it was cool… 🤷♂️
(But now - with this info - so much infinitely more!)
I had wanted to be there - sadly Olympia required my attention this time. Hopefully I can attend the next one!
Want to join Habitat for Humanity SKKC & I in helping to make Washington a place where everyone can have a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home? RSVP for our Housing Impact Day on Feb 18th using the link below! #HabitatVoicesInAction
habitatforhumanityseattle.quorum.us/event/30476/
New Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson pounding fist on Mayor's Office desk with view of Downtown behind her as she holds up a golden chalice
Furious Mayor Wilson Pounds Fist On Table Demanding Chalice Of NIMBY Blood: tinyurl.com/mr7kpkrk
At the @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social inauguration at Seattle City Hall - Congratulations to Mayor @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social!
Real photo of Aurora Borealis happening in Seattle skies
Space Needle Puts On Stunning New Year’s Northern Lights Show: tinyurl.com/a4tvt2ev
An interesting take on funded IZ here. I’ve admittedly been one of those with “eyebrows raised,” but this could be an interesting way to thread the needle on maintaining the need for housing funding and open market production…
Not sure it’d work - but it starts the conversation!
Foreground: Plate of cheese squares with glass milk and note reading "For St. Rat" on bathroom counter. Background: Open toilet with Santa hat-wearing St. Rat mosaic mural featured on underside of toilet cover
Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
It’s wild that we spend years, with significant community engagement, to draft comprehensive plans, and we don’t automatically update zoning codes to match those plans. Instead, American planners often need to restart years of new battles to change zoning. This system has so many veto points
who calls the shots where you get your news? defector.com/products
Big wins today! Great to hear @governorferguson.bsky.social announce his Capital Budget proposal today and to see him propose over $70m more for affordable homeownership opportunities! And now at an event celebrating the CHA helping over 1,000 people reach their dream of homeownership! #waleg
