Seattle Vote on "Social Housing" Could Break the Stranglehold of Private Landlords

Real estate and business interests are spending big against a February referendum to fund housing as a public good.

Rebecca Burns, In These Times

"A handful of state and local governments nationwide are already experimenting with new models for public sector-owned housing. But Seattle's initiative is in the cross-hairs of the city's business lobby, which last fall prevailed on the City Council to introduce a competing measure onto the ballot."

https://inthesetimes.com/article/social-housing-seattle-landlords-real-estate