• Two Social Housing Measures Enter. One Measure Leaves.

  • Sep 21 2024
  • Duración: 30 m
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Two Social Housing Measures Enter. One Measure Leaves.

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  • This week Seattle's city council voted to send two competing measures to the ballot to fund affordable housing.

    Initiative 137, the measure social housing activists support, proposes a new, "excess compensation tax" on big business. Council member Maritza Rivera is backing a new, "alternative" measure that would rely instead on existing JumpStart taxes on big business.

    Erica says Rivera's alternative would raid the JumpStart tax and effectively kill the social housing concept voters approved last year. See Erica's reporting on the two measures here.

    Sandeep defends the alternative, saying he's skeptical social housing backers actually know how to build or manage housing. He suggests the more modest $50 million dollar alternative proposal would give them a chance to prove themselves before potentially getting more funding.

    The pod also briefly debates a proposed increase in police hiring bonuses.

    Thanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.com

    Our editor is Quinn Waller

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