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Seattle
As developers eye valuable mobile park home land, some residents have found a way to fight back
May 4, 2018
Mobile homes are one of the last vestiges of affordable home ownership in the Seattle area, but mobile homeowners are being pushed out by skyrocketing real estate values.
One Seattle neighborhood is fighting airplane noise
Feb 16, 2018
The planes are so loud in this Seattle neighborhood some residents say it feels like a war zone. They want the federal government to do something about it.
Diners aren't showing up as expected near Amazon HQ1, causing some restaurants to close
Jan 2, 2018
Amazon's HQ1 neighborhood empties out at night, so some restaurant owners aren't finding the dining market they expected.
The view from Amazon's HQ1 in Seattle is cranes, construction and luxury apartments
Oct 17, 2017
The host of HQ2 should get ready for growth now.
Seattle increasing affordable housing through a bargain with private developers
Sep 25, 2017
The plan, called the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda, relies on an exchange between the city and private developers known as the grand bargain, brokered two years ago.
A new study out of Seattle shows the downside of minimum wage increases
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 27, 2017
The city is making its way towards a $15-an-hour minimum wage, but are employers cutting hours to compensate?
Seattle tests new law aimed at preventing discrimination by landlords
May 11, 2017
The first qualified applicant must be approved under the ordinance. Landlords are suing.
For public good, not for profit.
Seattle tries voucher system to reform campaign finance
Feb 21, 2017
Residents received $100 in taxpayer-supported coupons to give to city candidates of their choice.
Seattle plans to use bond funding to pay for more affordable housing units
Jan 9, 2017
The city is looking at a few different ways to add more housing.
President Xi Jinping talks business in Seattle
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Rob Schmitz
and Mukta Mohan
Sep 22, 2015
What do U.S. firms dreaming of expansion in China hope to get from the visit?