Over the course of March, the US got more electricity from renewables than natural gas. ☀️@danmccarthy.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

Washington is moving ahead with plans to create a new state Department of Housing. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/04/13/w...

“People here are very, very worried about the future of this system they pioneered,” said @merkley.senate.gov, “as they should be.” @agpnw.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Join WNN & @sightline.org for an elevator extravaganza TODAY 🛗 @stephenjacobsmith.com will moderate a chat on all things elevator reform with a brilliant panel: ✅️ Cassie Wilson of @1000oregon.bsky.social ✅️ @shaneboland.bsky.social ✅️ @uytaelee.bsky.social 🔗 www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

Curious about what can be done to make elevators cheaper? Want a sneak peak at a 2027 legislative priority in Oregon? This webinar tomorrow is going to be terrific, featuring @1000oregon.bsky.social's Cassie Wilson, @sightline.org, @welcomingneighbors.us and @stephenjacobsmith.com. tune in!

See you tomorrow!

This might be the most interesting real estate project in North America right now when it comes to the debate over how to build more housing and bring down the cost of rent. Today: The story of a place called Sen̓áḵw and the skyscrapers NIMBYs couldn’t stop. buff.ly/FM2xPrJ

It’s here! Today is Local News Day! Today is the day when we can come together and share our support for local news and information with our friends and neighbors. Visit localnewsday.org to find trusted local news where you live, and share with us how you’re celebrating Local News Day! #localnewsday

Since adopting ranked choice voting & other reforms in 2020, Alaska has seen several positive changes: 🗳️Elections are more competitive 🤝Lawmakers are working together 🔢Voters understand & use RCV when it counts Learn more from @sightline.org ⬇️

The wonderful team at @sightline.org is hiring a researcher on housing and cities! 🏘️♥️

We’re hiring a housing and cities lead researcher! - Develop and drive pro-housing policy - Focus on state legislation in WA - $106-125k, plus 10% retirement

Clean energy is the key to solving the Northwest's power needs. Solutions like demand response and #EnergyEfficiency can meet demand while lowering consumer costs. Utilities want new gas plants, but we don't need them. Read @sightline.org#EnergyEfficiencys analysis to see why:

Quick "what we know" recap on unified primaries + RCV in Alaska! Expect to publish a few more articles on the subject in the coming months.

The US and Canada have the fewest elevators of rich countries. That's a barrier to building better cities. Join us and @welcomingneighbors.us on April 10 for a deep dive: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-... @stephenjacobsmith.com @1000oregon.bsky.social @shaneboland.bsky.social @uytaelee.bsky.social

AK voters upgraded to top-four primaries and ranked choice general elections in 2022. What’s changed? ⬇️ @alvanderklipp.bsky.social

Been hearing about "plug-in solar"? Wonder what it is? What the hype's all about? Let this cute dog (pug in solar, ahem) explain.

Want to celebrate passing smaller elevator reform (SB 5156) and learn more? Join @sightline.org and @welcomingneighbors.us for a panel discussion and Q+A all about elevators. Register here: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

With wildfire season about to begin, the Salish Fire Keepers Society held a gathering in Interior B.C. last month. Attendees shared knowledge about decolonizing fire management, working with blazes to protect culturally important sites and more. thenarwhal.ca/salish-fire-...

New gas-fired power plants aren't the answer for the PNW's energy needs. In a recent OPB article, the non-partisan think tank @sightline.org makes the case that building gas infrastructure isn’t the only answer. To learn more, listen to the full interview: www.opb.org/article/2026... #CleanEnergy

The US and Canada have the fewest elevators of rich countries. That's a barrier to building better cities. Join us and @welcomingneighbors.us on April 10 for a deep dive: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-... @stephenjacobsmith.com @1000oregon.bsky.social @shaneboland.bsky.social @uytaelee.bsky.social

Wondering why Washington just passed the first statewide elevator reform bill? Still not elevator-pilled? @sightline.org and @welcomingneighbors.us have a webinar for that! Friday April 10 at 11am PST, register at this link: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

Analysis: Part of a new law to legalize more apartment homes in commercial zones, Washington State has reduced mandates for ground-floor commercial space in new apartment buildings. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

More on this from @opb.org's Think Out Loud: www.opb.org/article/2026...

“We don’t need decrees from Washington, D.C.,” said Tobias Read, the secretary of state in Oregon. “My message to the President: We’ll see you in court.”

3 years later, the "Montana miracle" remains a gold standard for pro-housing reform 🏅 Rep. Katie Zolnikov & @sightline.org's Danny Tenenbaum explain what worked, including: 1️⃣ bridging ideologies 2️⃣ countering "local control" arguments 3️⃣ passing parking reform in 2025 Hear them on The Stoop!

In winner-take-all elections, millions of votes effectively don’t count. Proportional representation offers a better way — where voters get a fair share of seats and more real choices. Check out this quick explainer from @sightline.org breaks it down: bit.ly/4sr86Tg

U.S. wildfires have burned over 127 percent more acreage so far in 2026 than the 10-year average, as drought, paltry Western snows and unseasonable heat prime the nation for a long wildfire season.

Periodically, this becomes highly relevant again. I imagine the polling is more polarized now… #votebymail

“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”

Single stair, safe stair.

More transmission means better access to wind and solar, less reliance on volatile fossil fuels, a more resilient grid, and less overbuilding of generation. @ktrumbull.bsky.social with smart ideas to get grid projects off the ground in Oregon -- one of the hardest places to get it done today.

The bill is a bipartisan compromise many years in the making and would make a variety of changes to the way Alaskans vote.

Oregon is good at coffee, craft beer, and outdoor adventures. But it is not good at building new power lines—the linchpin of the state’s transition to clean energy. @ktrumbull.bsky.social has solutions to help crucial grid projects move forward.

We need lower cost elevators to make our vision of an affordable, accessible Inner Eastside possible. We highly recommend attending this webinar featuring Portland's own Cassie Wilson and Shane Boland!

Ooh, good stuff here from @permitpower.bsky.social: a scorecard that ranks all 50 states on how easy it is to install solar, how smooth they've made permitting & interconnection, etc.

In September I visited one of the half-finished nuclear reactors in Satsop, WA. We're still paying it off, after the largest municipal bond default in US history (known as "Whoops"). Let's not repeat history.

Elevators are a key ingredient to homebuilding. How can we get more of them? On April 10, we’re hosting a webinar with @welcomingneighbors.us to get into it. Register: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

Watch the documentary 'No Place to Grow Old' at Dear Portland this Thursday (March 26), hosted by @pnwelcome.bsky.social

Let’s not let one headline-grabbing study on the Northwest's electricity needs drive a fossil fuel backslide. Flexible power demand programs, energy efficiency, and an expanded grid are cleaner (and cheaper) options.

“I think [NW Natural and gas utilities nationwide] will need to figure out if they want to be part of the solution or if they want to continue to obstruct progress toward the inevitable.” @emilymoore.bsky.social @oregonian.com @gosiawoz.bsky.social

I'm joining the legendary @stephenjacobsmith.com and others on a panel next month to talk more about elevator codes. I'm also hoping to talk a bit about how @sightline.org and I approached the writing process for the video.

Join WNN & @sightline.org to level up on elevators! 🛗 Going Up! Or, How to Get More Elevators as We Win More Homes 🗓️ April 10 🎙️ With @stephenjacobsmith.com, featuring Cassie Wilson of @1000oregon.bsky.social, @shaneboland.bsky.social, @uytaelee.bsky.social 🔗 www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

This pic didn't make the cut for the article but yes, in Seattle we do have some 6-story apartment buildings without elevators. This one has 23 studios on a 3,380 sf lot. blue.kingcounty.com/Assessor/eRe...

Elevators are a key ingredient to homebuilding. How can we get more of them? On April 10, we’re hosting a webinar with @welcomingneighbors.us to get into it. Register: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

Washington just leveled up. Small elevators = more elevators, more homes, and more accessible cities. @danbertolet.bsky.social

Hey, that's us! Portland now has many more homes for our moderate income neighbors thanks to the Residential Infill Project re-legalizing building fourplexes and affordable sixplexes in most areas of the city. The triangles on this map are middle housing that have been built since RIP!

New doc from @equitabledemocracy.bsky.social on how proportional representation helped end decades of conflict in N Ireland, and how it’s reshaping local politics in some parts of the US.

Winner-take-all elections making you lose your marbles? There's a solution: proportional representation. More at sightline.org/proportional #ProRep

Attn tiny home fans: Join @citizen-cate.bsky.social and the Washington Tiny House Association in Bellingham this Thursday for a meetup and policy talk! Structures Brewing @ 5pm

Which arguments ACTUALLY change people’s minds about housing? Last year I worked with researchers testing different messages, and the results were... surprising! New video on it: youtube.com/watch?v=aCKr... Enjoyed working with @cselmendorf.bsky.social @jkalla.bsky.social @dbroockman.bsky.social