Opinion
How Seattle’s next mayor can solve the housing crisis
Allow the market to build way more housing — and build way more outside the market.
Katie Wilson
Katie Wilson is the General Secretary of the Transit Riders Union, a Seattle-based organization advocating for improved public transit and other progressive urban issues. She is a contributin
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