A good question to ask everyone in Seattle who thinks more housing supply isn’t the answer to high housing prices
Happening in Olympia
A Seattle woman alleges that state Sen. Joe Fain (R-Auburn) raped her in 2007 after they met in Washington, D.C. Fain responded by asking for an investigation. “I absolutely deny what Ms. Faber is accusing me of,” he wrote in a statement. “Any allegation of this serious nature deserves to be heard and investigated for all parties involved. I invite and will cooperate with any inquiry. I ask everyone to show respect to Ms. Faber and to the process.” (Seattle Times)
Western Washington
The Seattle housing market may finally be cooling down. A new report released last week showed Seattle saw a big drop in rent increases. The cooling comes as the housing supply continues to grow, with condos becoming a bigger slice of the housing mix. Gosh, maybe supply and demand has something to do with it after all? (My Northwest)
A Puyallup veteran, former Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II, will be presented with the Medal of Honor from President Trump today. Shurer is receiving the medal for his actions to aid his teammates in 2008, making him the 11th living Army soldier to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. “With all the training in me and the military, the work and preparation we put into missions, it’s definitely just something that’s engrained,” he said. (Tacoma News Tribune)
Eastern Washington
Proponents of a $495 million Spokane school bond on the Nov. 6 ballot aim to reduce K-3 class sizes. The bond would create three new middle schools and divert sixth graders into those new buildings, freeing space for younger students. “There’s not enough space for all of the classes, and in many schools there’s not enough room for portables,” Superintendent Shelley Redinger said. (The Spokesman-Review)
The Yakima City Council is looking at ways to make it easier and cheaper to purchase and install solar panels in Yakima. By partnering with Seattle-based nonprofit Spark Northwest, the city hopes to simplify investing in solar energy. “Our mission is to create communities powered by clean energy, and we wanted it to be locally controlled,” said Spark Northwest project manager Jill Eikenhorst. (Yakima Herald-Republic)
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