Cliff Cawthon
Historic South Downtown awards $1 million to community-led CID and Pioneer Square based...
In May of this year, Historic South Downtown (HSD), a Community Preservation and Development Authority, has awarded $1 million in grants to CID-based organizations to support small businesses, improve public spaces, and for cultural...
Neighborhood group forms a PAC of their own: People for Affordable Livable Seattle
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that ruled that Political Action Committees and independent groups’ donations count as political speech that cannot be restrained. For many, that probably doesn’t mean much but, put...
I-1631, congressional and state legislative candidates at the 6th Annual API Candidate Forum on...
On Thursday, October 11th, a coalition of community-based and media organizations (see full list at bottom of article) hosted the 6th Annual API Candidate Forum at ACRS to inform the public about their choices...
Pramila Jayapal talks affordable housing, immigrant and refugee issues
On Wednesday, May 2, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (who represents north, west and downtown Seattle, Burien and Des Moines in the House) hosted a town hall meeting with about 200 constituents. The event was moderated by the editor of the South Seattle Emerald, Marcus Harrison Green. The former State Senator for the 37th Legislative District (covering the CID, much of south Seattle, Skyway, and Renton) hosted the meeting as a dialogue between her and the roughly 200 people
King County creates Immigrants and Refugee Commission
The political climate right now is scary, to say the least, for refugee and immigrant communities. This past February, King County Executive Dow Constantine signed a bill into law creating the King County Immigrant...
Black Panther’s meaning ran deep
Black Panther was amazing. It was exquisitely choreographed and exceptionally well-written. Marvel Studios’ eighteenth installment also presented a story that spoke to the nuance, importance and timeliness for the everyday lived experiences, thoughts and...
The CID Advisory Committee begins its work to address displacement
In response to pressure from the community around the Mandatory Affordable Housing Upzone plan and new private-sector developments, the City of Seattle has created a CID Advisory Committee. Since Seattle’s and the CID’s earliest...
U.S. Rep. Jayapal headlines an alternative to the State Of The Union address
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Jayapal (Seattle, Burien and Shoreline) joined the National Domestic Workers Alliance and other activists to boycott the State of The Union (SOTU) address. Rep. Jayapal joined a few other members...
What does Durkan’s investment in affordable housing mean in the Chinatown International District?
In short, a lot, but we still have a long way to go. Affordable housing has been a major issue for the Chinatown International District’s residents. Before the holiday season, mayor Durkan announced $100 million in investments “to build and preserve 1,450 affordable homes in neighborhoods across Seattle, including the construction of 896 new homes in nine new buildings.”
CID community members discuss affordability, fears of displacement with interim Seattle City Councilmember Harris-Talley
The Chinatown-International District (CID) Coalition (also known as Humbows Not Hotels) hosted a community meeting with City Council member Kirsten Harris-Talley on November 19. Forty community members came to the meeting to discuss their concerns about development-driven displacement in the CID