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Daily Archives: June 7th, 2023

East Coasters, national media discover the poisonous, gloomy affliction of wildfire smoke

Excerpt: "Zero shade for the New Yorkers dealing with this - it's awful - but it's wild to see the way East Coast media is suddenly doing wall-to-wall coverage of something that's been reality on the West Coast for a decade," noted Rachel Alexander.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Our Environment, Policy Topics
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Seattle voters favor multifamily apartments anywhere in the city for social housing

Excerpt: 65% of 651 likely special election voters surveyed by Change Research for NPI in advance of Seattle's February 2023 special election said they are strongly or somewhat supportive of allowing multifamily apartment buildings to be built anywhere in the city to provide housing for people working in professions like teaching, while 30% said they were opposed. 5% said that they were not sure.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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