YIMBY News for 3/10

[Eric Budd]

Boulder County hears update on affordable housing tax spending

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 38.63. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, average house, construction, development, downtown, growth, homeowner, house, housing, housing authority, housing cost, income, project, rent, zoning

In the first year of a new Boulder County affordable housing tax, money went to new construction, rehabilitation of existing housing and support to keep residents housed. The Boulder County commissioners heard an update this week on funding allocations for the affordable housing tax, which was approved by voters in 2023 as an extension of an existing .185% sales and use tax. The tax generated about $16.7 million last year. Of that, about $800,000 was kept in reserve, $500,000 went to administrative costs and $500,000 went to an Innovation Fund. That left about $14.9 million for projects. About

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With Minneapolis Residents’ ICE Blockades, Community Defense Meets Public Streets

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 31.80. bike lane, bus route, housing, project, public space, rent, transportation, urban, walk, zone

A filter blockade set up by residents in Minneapolis. (Photo courtesy minneapolis-spring / Bluesky) *This op-ed was originally published by Streets.mn, a community blog in Minnesota focused on land use and transportation issues.* In late January and early February, residents in South Minneapolis erected what they called “filter blockades” at multiple intersections along Cedar Avenue between 32nd and 34th Streets. Using traffic cones, furniture and makeshift barriers, organizers stopped vehicles, checked license plates against databases and asked drivers for identification — all in an effort to

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Labor Leader Sabio-Howell Launches Bid Challenging State Senator Jamie Pedersen

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 31.59. affordable, apartment, construction, house, housing, income, rent, renter, urban, zoning

Today, progressive organizer Hannah Sabio-Howell announced her candidacy for the Washington State Senate in the 43rd Legislative District, aiming to unseat longtime incumbent Senator Jamie Pedersen. A renter and transit rider who has never before held elected office, Sabio-Howell is running on a platform with a laser focus on an affordability agenda, including in housing, health care, transit, child care, and education. “I looked around and felt like Washington really could be the best place in the nation to build a good life if people can actually afford to do that,” Sabio-Howell told *The Ur

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Seattle City Attorney Says ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Predecessor Left Big Case Backlog

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.67. house, housing, public hearing, rent, urban

The Seattle City Attorney’s Office has recently learned they’ve inherited a backlog of more than 5,000 misdemeanor cases from the previous administration under former City Attorney Ann Davison. In a similar fashion, when Davison assumed office in 2022, she reported having a backlog of close to 5,000 misdemeanor cases from her predecessor, Pete Holmes. At the time, the problem was shrugged off as being mostly due to the chaos caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. However, the recurrence of this issue now that newly elected City Attorney Erika Evans has taken office could suggest a d

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The Inevitability of Robo-Taxes

Governing

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.22. construction, house, income, rent

As artificial intelligence and advanced robotics sweep into our economy and our society, the displacement of human labor is inevitable. Millions of workers will need retraining for new ways to make a living. Meanwhile, many of the makers and owners of these robots and AI agents will likely make huge profits on their investments, while various companies or even some entire industries are displaced and payroll income stagnates, resulting in widening socioeconomic disparities of income and wealth — and less revenue for governments at every level. Like it or not, states and local governments must

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Seattle City Attorney Says ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Predecessor Left Big Case Backlog

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.02. house, housing, public hearing, rent, urban

[image: Seattle City Attorney Says ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Predecessor Left Big Case Backlog] The Seattle City Attorney’s Office has recently learned they’ve inherited a backlog of more than 5,000 misdemeanor cases from the previous administration under former City Attorney Ann Davison. In a similar fashion, when Davison assumed office in 2022, she reported having a backlog of close to 5,000 misdemeanor cases from her predecessor, Pete Holmes. At the time, the problem was shrugged off as being mostly due to the chaos caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. However, the recurrence of this is

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