Tech 4 Housing

Organizing the tech community to advocate for affordable, sustainable and equitable cities.

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

With an average salary of $135K/year, a software engineer in Seattle will always be able to outbid an EMT (~$50K/year) for housing on the private market. Social Housing can help ensure Seattle is affordable for everyone.

[Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg]

Lmao not sure if this landlord realized he cc’d all the City Council members in an email to his landlord buddies encouraging them to write the City about Seattle’s Junk Fee ban to compete with “the unemployed left” that’s dominating public comment period

[Lefty Cheat Sheet @ElectCheatSheet]

Your boss and your landlord have voted! You can vote in 5 minutes using sources YOU trust with https://t.co/hxJsjvZIZl

Get your ballot into a Ballot Drop Box by 8 PM Tuesday. It’s too late to get a valid Election Day postmark from Trump’s postal service.

#TheStrangerSoldUsOut

[Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg]

Good morning texts from her. Don’t forget to vote!

[Lefty Cheat Sheet @ElectCheatSheet]

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[Andrew Ashiofu @AndrewAshiofu]

Lefty Cheat Sheet — Aug 2026 Primary Seattle https://t.co/9u95EesQXQ

[Alex Hirsch @_AlexHirsch]

@sama What if you just talked to your children

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

Grocery margins are low is a frequently rehashed point to argue against Mamdani’s public grocery stores.

Grocery is indeed a low margin business. But its median return on invested capital is above that for all firms, so it is NOT a low profitability business.
Let me explain. 🧵

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

@Mynorthwest

[DivestSPD @DivestSPD]

Seattle teacher with eight years of experience and a PhD:
$119k

Seattle cop with six-months' experience and a GED:
$118k

People will just say anything on here.

[Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg]

Conservatives whine and whine about capital flight, pointing to a handful of news stories about a rich guy no one likes leaving the state. If it were a huge problem, the revenue from the big scary taxes would dry up. It has not.

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

@daeshikjr Was the train wearing a helmet? And bright clothing?

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

Seattle’s stadium tied for 1st of the 16 World Cup venues. Strangely no Bellevue stadiums were ranked. 🤔 https://t.co/9W3TCUmDJA

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

Also note that Amazon cut a higher percentage of Bellevue jobs than Seattle jobs in its most recent round of layoffs. Tax breaks for wealthy corporations don’t protect jobs.

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

Jumpstart brought in a record high $400M last year, meaning large companies are spending several BILLION dollars more per year on high compensation in Seattle than when it was passed in 2020. This “report” is a crime against arithmetic.

[GeekWire @geekwire]

Five years in, new analysis ties Seattle’s ‘JumpStart’ tax to downtown decline https://t.co/21KMUuK8Pq

[Vote Ron Davis @ronpdavis]

We are with you in Seattle, Zohran! Amazon tried to buy our election to stop a millionaire payroll tax that funds social housing; we drew attention to their arrogant belief that they could fool our voters

We won in a landslide, and they have paid tens of millions into the fund.

[Guy Oron @GuyOron]

NEW: On Sunday, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a brand new tiny house homeless shelter, right on time for the World Cup. Despite slashing red tape, the city is on track to fall short of the mayor’s shelter goal by 200 units.
https://t.co/zxxSrkBxNn

[Guy Oron @GuyOron]

BREAKING: The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed a 1-year moratorium on data center construction within city limits. The legislation makes Seattle the largest U.S. city to pass such a ban amid the Generative AI boom.

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

Live Stream https://t.co/FvVv93BcgJ

Reply with your questions and we might have time to include some of the top liked/voted ones.

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

Join us for a King County Assessor and District 2 Council Housing Forum moderated by @finchfrii Wed 6/10 6-9PM at El Centro de la Raza

RSVP - https://t.co/xuRv99oCh1

@UrbanistOrg @gotgreenseattle Tech4Taxes

[Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing]

Join us for a King County Assessor and District 2 Council Housing Forum moderated by @finchfrii Wed 6/10 6-9PM at El Centro de la Raza

RSVP - https://t.co/xuRv99oCh1

@UrbanistOrg @gotgreenseattle Tech4Taxes