The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Thanks to the Washington State Legislature, tenant protections were expanded during the 2021 legislative session. This post summarizes the new rights gained by renters, which were championed by housing advocates. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Thursday, June 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Emma Goolsby |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing |
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| Excerpt: | ESHB 1236 would require landlords to give a reason before they can evict a tenant, and also ensure tenants have enough time to find new housing before they have to be out. |
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| Published at: | 6:26 PM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Legislative Advocacy, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings |
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| Excerpt: | Oregon has become the first state in the country to adopt rent control legislation at the state level. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of the documentary short "You A Nomad", which can be watched in five installments on the web. |
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| Published at: | 10:04 PM on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Films |
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| Excerpt: | The federal government has failed to address this growing crisis in our country, and that really needs to change in order to adequately address the problem. This is an issue where progressives can and should be leading. |
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| Published at: | 10:55 AM on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events, Live Coverage, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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| Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: The team at NPI is very pleased to welcome Dominic Barrera to our staff. This is his first post for the Cascadia Advocate, concerning Monday’s forum on rent control at Town Hall Seattle. Following the release of Seattle’s contentious HALA (Housing Affordability and Livability Advisory Committee) report, a debate on potential rent control […] |
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| Published at: | 12:07 PM on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 |
| Written by: | Dominic Barrera |
| Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing |
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