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Seattle’s Affordable Housing System Is Crumbling. ‘Roots to Roofs’ Will Make It Worse.
August 12, 2025Seattle’s affordable housing system is in crisis — and Council Bill 121011, the “Roots to Roofs Bonus Pilot,” isn’t the solution. It’s a developer giveaway wrapped in the language of racial equity. And after the August break, the City Council’s Land Use Committee may move it forward, led by …
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One Seattle Plan Proposed Land-Use Zoning Changes: How Will They Affect Your Neighborhood?
November 23, 2024Zoning changes will drastically affect people and trees in neighborhoods throughout Seattle. Take a look at the slides and video from our information session to find out what the zoning changes are and how they will impact different neighborhoods. [Note: The final version of Phase 1 zoning changes took effect in January, 2026. Phase 2&…
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We Must Get Seattle’s Updated Tree Ordinance Right to Protect Community Well-Being
April 17, 2023Many of us feel grateful to live in a city like Seattle that is home to majestic green trees. It’s no exaggeration to say our large trees save lives by boosting our mental and physical well-being and protecting us from severe heat and flooding. To value people means valuing trees because …
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Reciprocity: Trees and People
September 1, 2022To clear out large numbers of people and trees from land they want, colonizers use epidemic diseases, laws, threats, guns, saws, machines. They also use ideas. Epistemicide is the process of killing systems of knowledge, particularly organic, spiritual, and land-based systems, and substituting other ways of thinking and knowing.
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