Utility Discount Program legislation passed 4-0 out of the Governance & Utilities Committee yesterday! 🎉 We are especially excited to share that the amendment For Seattle pushed for, adding a yearly enrollment reporting requirement, was adopted. 🧵1/3

"We urge the Mayor and Council to move forward with the Housing Accelerator now and pair it with a permanent fix ...More process shouldn't become one more reason we delay results." www.theurbanist.org/mha-housing-... @mayorofseattle.bsky.social @council.seattle.gov cc @theurbanist.org

Seattle has nearly stopped adding new homes, and the city can act now. We're backing the MHA Housing Accelerator, alongside @seattleyimby.bsky.social @tech4housing.org & others, and pushing for the long-term fix. Details + action: forseattle.substack.com/p/a-fix-to-c... cc @council.seattle.gov

Seattle has an extra housing-appeal step the state already dropped. Over 10 years it delayed decisions by months and changed the outcome twice. @cmeddielin.bsky.social's bill, heard July 1, would fix it. Here's what it does, in plain English: forseattle.substack.com/p/clearing-r... #sepa

Seattle sets aside ~$35M a year to cut low-income families' power & water bills, then fails to deliver most of it: only ~36–44% of eligible households are enrolled. Our new piece on why, the fix, and why we back @cmdanstrauss.bsky.social's bill: forseattle.substack.com/p/udp-35-mil...

HOP legislation passed 9-0 at @council.seattle.gov just now! A step towards many more homes, more quickly, in our fantastic city. Shoutouts to sponsors @linforseattle.bsky.social @alexis4seattle.bsky.social. Up next: tracking HOP's impact. For a refresher: forseattle.substack.com/p/join-us-tu...

This @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social op-ed makes the case for accelerating building homes differently, the exact kind of tech that's a part of the HOP (Housing Opportunities) legislation that's before @council.seattle.gov right now, a final vote coming this Tues: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/mass...

The team at @theurbanist.org did a great deep-dive on HOP that'll be voted on Tuesday 6/2 at City Hall. Will be there in support and hope you will be too!

HOP is one vote away! Huge thanks to @council.seattle.gov's Land Use Chair Lin, CM Rinck, CM Foster, and CM Strauss for moving it through committee. Join us Tues 6/2, 2pm at City Hall (in-person or virtually) to help get it across the finish line: forseattle.substack.com/p/join-us-tu...

New homebuilding in Seattle is down ~90% since 2020. Fewer new homes mean tighter competition and higher rents to come. We've joined @sightline.org and others encouraging the Mayor + Council to update MHA. Our proposal (MHA 2.0): forseattle.substack.com/p/mha-20-a-b...

A teacher in Rainier Beach shouldn't have to commute from Tacoma. But that's the math right now. Our op-ed in The Seattle Times today on why Council should pass HOP, the Housing Opportunities legislation: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/seat... Agree? Tell City Council!: [email protected]

9 For Seattle members showed up on the mic at City Hall this AM to support Housing Opportunities (HOP) to ensure more homes are built sooner. For several, it was the first time giving public comment. We showed up because we believe Seattle can grow in a way that works for all.

Our first policy deep dive is live. Seattle's apartment permit pipeline has collapsed, down 88% from its 2020 peak. The Housing Opportunities legislation is one concrete fix. Here's what it does and how to push it forward. forseattle.substack.com/p/for-seattles-first-move-the-housing

We started For Seattle because Seattle often agrees on what it wants, but struggles to make it real. New post: who we are, what we're focused on, and how Year 1 unfolds. forseattle.substack.com