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An aerial view of Old Mill Village apartments surrounded by dense forestry.
Housing

2 inspectors handle code violations for 20K Bellingham rentals

Code Enforcement Office focuses on 'education' rather than penalties
June 27, 2023 2:02 p.m.
Bellingham City Council will consider declaring homelessness and affordable housing a public health emergency at a Monday
Housing

Bellingham council to consider Martens’ request for housing emergency

Tenants face rising rents, unlivable properties, low vacancy rates
June 26, 2023 5:45 p.m.
Seth Mangold of Community First Whatcom holds a crate full of petitions as two other volunteers help next to him.
Elections

Minimum wage initiative qualifies for Bellingham ballot

Community First Whatcom's second initiative, to protect renters, still under review
June 23, 2023 10:11 a.m.
Members of Community First Whatcom bring petitions for tenant protections and a higher minimum wage to Bellingham City Hall on June 20.
Elections

City hall receives petitions for minimum wage, tenant protections

Bellingham initiatives would appear on November ballot
June 20, 2023 3:08 p.m.
Many people lived in a camp behind Home Depot and Winco in Bellingham until it was cleared in May. Homelessness is on the rise in Whatcom County
Housing

Whatcom County reports highest homeless number since census began

Homeless population rising across age, wage brackets
June 12, 2023 4:12 p.m.
Lighthouse Mission Ministries President and CEO Hans Erchinger-Davis points during a tour of the Christian organization's former center on Feb. 17. The center was torn down to make room for a new 300-bed shelter that will include an industrial kitchen funded by Whatcom County.
Housing

In reversal, Whatcom council offers $750K to Christian group

Lighthouse Mission Ministries to use funds for shelter kitchen
May 24, 2023 4:32 p.m.
Denise Powell sits in her boxed-up living room May 8 at the Eleanor Apartments. Powell is moving to a different affordable housing unit in Bellingham that bases rent on income.
Housing

Seniors face rising rents in ‘affordable’ housing

Low-income tax credits not sustainable for seniors on fixed income
May 17, 2023 5:55 a.m.
South Hill and other residential neighborhoods in Bellingham could be built with as many as six units per lot after the so-called "missing-middle" bill passed into law in the last state legislative session.
Housing

New state laws pave way for more housing density

Bellingham must pivot on ADU rules
April 29, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Rebecca Quirke
Housing

Tenants Revolt hopes to propose local housing legislation

City Council will hear update on Bellingham's rental inspection program
April 23, 2023 5:00 a.m.
From left
Housing

Officials break ground on waterfront affordable housing

Millworks also to house child care center
April 14, 2023 5:45 p.m.
Housing

Skagit County receives $2 million in rental assistance funds

Fourth round of funding since pandemic onset intended to curb evictions
April 12, 2023 1:07 p.m.
A woman with glasses and a plaid jacket poses for a photo smiling in front of a wall that reads "Compass."
Business Matters

Analysis finds long-term, Whatcom median home prices still increasing

'Middle-income' housing sits well below median price
March 22, 2023 4:50 a.m.

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