The situation in Seattle is the worst of capitalist inequality.
When the city stopped policing drug crime, the tech companies responded by starting their own bus services so that employees wouldn't have to ride the metro. Wherever a shuttle stop popped up, the rents would skyrocket and existing tenants would be driven out by tech workers. This bred a lot of homelessness and resentment.
The problems in Seattle ultimately boil down to the city council not pressing hard enough for affordable housing. Seattle has EXTREMELY nimby-ish zoning laws that were making it basically impossible for developers to build apartments. Since the city is space constrained by the bay and the mountains, they basically have no option but to go high density high rises but those are too expensive for affordable housing. The sort of cheap, 3-4 story wood apartments they need to keep prices low will mean shifting zoning in single family home areas.
The situation in Seattle is the worst of capitalist inequality.
When the city stopped policing drug crime, the tech companies responded by starting their own bus services so that employees wouldn't have to ride the metro. Wherever a shuttle stop popped up, the rents would skyrocket and existing tenants would be driven out by tech workers. This bred a lot of homelessness and resentment.
The problems in Seattle ultimately boil down to the city council not pressing hard enough for affordable housing. Seattle has EXTREMELY nimby-ish zoning laws that were making it basically impossible for developers to build apartments.
The situation in Seattle is the worst of capitalist inequality.
When the city stopped policing drug crime, the tech companies responded by starting their own bus services so that employees wouldn't have to ride the metro. Wherever a shuttle stop popped up, the rents would skyrocket and existing tenants would be driven out by tech workers. This bred a lot of homelessness and resentment.
The problems in Seattle ultimately boil down to the city council not pressing hard enough for affordable housing. Seattle has EXTREMELY nimby-ish zoning laws that were making it basically impossible for developers to build apartments.
The situation in Seattle is the worst of capitalist inequality.
When the city stopped policing drug crime, the tech companies responded by starting their own bus services so that employees wouldn't have to ride the metro. Wherever a shuttle stop popped up, the rents would skyrocket and existing tenants would be driven out by tech workers. This bred a lot of homelessness and resentment.
The problems in Seattle ultimately boil down to the city council not pressing hard enough for affordable housing. Seattle has EXTREMELY nimby-ish zoning laws that were making it basically impossible for developers to build tenement apartments.
The situation in Seattle is the worst of capitalist inequality.
When the city stopped policing drug crime, the tech companies responded by starting their own bus services so that employees wouldn't have to ride the metro. Wherever a shuttle stop popped up, the rents would skyrocket and existing tenants would be driven out by tech workers. This bred a lot of homelessness and resentment.
The problems in Seattle ultimately boil down to the city council not pressing hard enough for affordable housing. Seattle has EXTREMELY nimby-ish zoning laws that were making it basically impossible for developers to build tenement apartments.