Hundreds of people from across Washington gathered in Olympia on Jan. 30 to lobby the state Legislature to pass stronger renter protections and fund affordable housing and social services.
The effort, known as the Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day (HHAD), was the first in-person housing justice lobby day since 2020. According to Rachael Meyers, the executive director of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (WLIHA) — the group which organized HHAD — more than 700 people registered and about 450 attended. ...