Seattle council keeps renters’ commission without landlords

Seattle council keeps renters’ commission without landlords

An unusual dustup over a routine appointment process provided a peak into the Seattle City Council's tension over landlord-tenant rules and inter-council politics.

City Council Ghosted the Renters Commission Last Week. Will They Show Up Today?

The City Has Left Them on Read for 18 Months by Marcus Harrison Green However devout your atheism, for the sake of Seattle renters and what’s left of Mark Solomon’s hairline, pray that his city council colleagues actually do on Tuesday what they couldn’t manage at last week’s Housing and Human Services Committee (HHS) meeting: Show the hell up. Last Wednesday, after an 18-month delay, members of the Seattle Renters Commission were scheduled to f…

Council Finally Seats Renters Commission, New Council Rules Allow Longer Public Comments

1. After an overload of drama last week, the Seattle City Council quietly approved all 14 nominees to the Seattle…