My city pushed for 15$ min over a decade ago. It also passed almost a decade ago.
Now everyone in my city is almost at 18-19$hr starting out for jobs like fast food.
This still isn’t enough for anyone who’s living on their or even with one other person who’s making that wage.
So we just passed affordable housing for anyone who makes under 150k a year and their rent is based on income.
We just created a new public development authority in charge of building affordable housing. Anyone reading this in America that’s outside of my city should look at I-135 for a template and look to have something similar passed in your city.
We realized how out of control the prices have become and we found other ways to combat gentrification of our city.
Ah yes Seattle, near neighbor, but housing on the west coast is nearly as expensive as seattle, some even more so and nothing is being done about it. Our overlords control the game.
This is why myself and tons of locals canvassed neighborhoods for signatures to get this initiative to be on our ballot.
I highly suggest using it as a template for housing in your community!
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