Where the money goes, and what the headline number doesn't tell you

Where the money goes, and what the headline number doesn't tell you

The sign-on letter below will be used to advocate for the need for robust shelter investment, maintaining critical investments in permanent supportive housing, and in setting up a system that uses bot...

The sign-on letter below will be used to advocate for the need for robust shelter investment, maintaining critical investments in permanent supportive housing, and in setting up a system that uses bot...

Seattle City Councilmembers Hollingsworth and Foster have proposed unsticking something that could build more homes, now. This is follow-through in action, but the accompanying resolution needs work.

Seattle City Councilmembers Hollingsworth and Foster have proposed unsticking something that could build more homes, now. This is follow-through in action, but the accompanying resolution needs work.

After several months getting For Seattle off the ground, I want to share some real talk on something that, for a while, I just wasn’t sure how we’d engage on exactly.

Seattle passed a housing package 9 to 0, and almost nobody fought about it. The most valuable thing about HOP might not be HOP, it’s the proof we should do this every single year.

Your voice is critical to shaping the Comprehensive Plan and the future of Seattle! We need your help and collective action to create an affordable, equitable, and sustainable city.

Your voice is critical to shaping the Comprehensive Plan and the future of Seattle! We need your help and collective action to create an affordable, equitable, and sustainable city.

Seattle is choosing how to spend limited money on child hunger. Here's where we landed, and what you can do before the council votes.

Seattle is choosing how to spend limited money on child hunger. Here's where we landed, and what you can do before the council votes.

Seattle’s City Council just expanded the Utility Discount Program 9 to 0, and the public-reporting requirement we pushed for made it into the bill. That is something to applaud, and it’s the start of

While other cities struggled to handle World Cup 2026 crowds, Seattle thrived, with pedestrians happily exploring and transit records being broken. Good planning and an urban stadium location was key ...

Why For Seattle’s next project is a utility bills discount program few are championing.

After some nonprofit builders objected, the Housing Development Consortium pulled their support for Seattle's "Housing Accelerator" pilot program built on temporarily reducing builder fees. This led M...

We support the Housing Accelerator headed to Seattle City Council as the first step toward a lasting solution.

A bill before Seattle City Council next week would remove a redundant appeals step that almost never changes a decision but routinely delays new housing for months.

Why For Seattle’s next project is a utility bills discount program few are championing.

The next crane you see going up over a Seattle city block should be lifting cross-laminated timber panels harvested from Washington forests,

Housing Opportunities has one more step to get across the finish line

Seattle can fund affordable homes without slowing housing down.

The proposed Housing Opportunities Zoning Amendments before the Seattle City Council would create more housing faster than current plans.

A quick guide to what HOP does, why it matters for your neighborhood, and how to help move it forward

A civic project helping Seattle follow through on housing, homelessness, mobility, and affordability. Click to read For Seattle, by Alex Lofton, a Substack publication. Launched 4 days ago.