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Ashley Archibald

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Articles by Ashley Archibald

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    Sabina Lopez, one of Real Change’s 2018 Vendors of the Year, says kindness is the cure

    by Ashley Archibald | September 19th, 2018
    Real Change vendor of the year, Sabina Lopez on stage at the 24th annual breakfast at the Washington State Convention Center on Sept. 18. Photo by Jon Williams

    The people of Fremont know Sabina Lopez for her smile.

    The 41-year-old mother of three is a warm presence at the corner of 34th Ave. and Fremont Ave., showing up nearly every day to sell Real Change papers. Lopez, a vendor of four years, has her sales tactic down pat — simple kindness and an infectious laugh.

    “I’ve met a lot of people here, and my customers are now my friends,” says Lopez.

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    Reporter's Notebook: homeless sub-cabinet, climate challenge award and teacher strikes

    by Ashley Archibald | September 19th, 2018

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    Homelessness advocates believe panhandling is protected speech — and they’re putting Washington cities on notice

    by Ashley Archibald | September 19th, 2018
    Jason Goss flies a sign along the Seattle waterfront in July. Homeless advocates are trying to repeal panhandling bans in many cities. Photo by Jon Williams

    We all see them.

    A woman standing on the sloping entrance to Interstate 5 where it meets Interstate 90, holding out a sign and trying to catch the eye of drivers waiting at the metered stoplight. Young people near Pike Place Market looking for fare to the next town. The guys making a cynical commentary on the stodgy morality of the housed with their missives that read something like, “I’ll be honest, it’s for weed.”

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    Lend a Hand: Be:Seattle, a grassroots nonprofit, makes the town a little more human

    by Ashley Archibald | September 12th, 2018
    Devin Silvernail, founder of Be:Seattle, teaches a group of renters about local legal protections for tenants in one of the organization’s Tenant Rights Bootcamps. Photo courtesy of Be:Seattle

    Pierre Funalot found the man at Third and Bell, the heart of Belltown.

    Once the playground of silver screen starlets who watched films in secluded theaters and used underground tunnels to escape the masses, Belltown has become a study in stratification. Expensive new apartment towers afford the wealthy access to farm-to-table brunch in the morning, an urban dog park in the afternoon and a tucked away speakeasy at night. Meanwhile, homeless and low-income people gather around the entrances of corner stores or RapidLine bus stops.

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    Reporter's Notebook: public funds for the Mariners, court victory for criminalization of homelessness

    by Ashley Archibald | September 12th, 2018

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    Access to fresh, local produce is critical. Programs like Fresh Bucks are making it a reality

    by Ashley Archibald | September 12th, 2018
    Shoppers pick through produce at the Shoreline Farmers Market, one of many locations Fresh Bucks can be used. The program helps low-income people access fresh fruits and vegetables. Photo by Lisa Edge

    The Columbia City Farmers Market bustled in the early evening as people stocked up on fruits and veggies, sampled icy apple cider and mulled over mead.  

    The market is a community space, full of familiar faces and regular customers. Nora Jenkins counts herself among that number.

    Jenkins didn’t always get to eat as many fresh vegetables as she — or her doctor — wanted. She lives with diabetes and kidney problems that brought her energy level down and kept her at home.

    But things have changed.

    “I could run,” she said excitedly. “Party!”

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    Who’s paying for first?

    by Ashley Archibald | September 5th, 2018
    Pixabay stock image

    The debate over a new lease agreement with the Mariners baseball team heated up last week when King County councilmembers grilled members of the organization that oversees Safeco Field in response to demands from the team that the county pony up millions or watch them walk away.

    At issue: A demand from the Mariners, not included in the lease terms approved by the Public Facilities District (PFD), that the county help fund stadium improvements and maintenance that members of the council believed were the responsibility of the team.

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    Doing more with less: Block grants have long been seen as a way to whittle away funding for social services

    by Ashley Archibald | September 5th, 2018
    The King County Bar Association’s Housing Justice Project has its offices in the IBM building at 1200 5th Ave. in downtown Seattle. The project received funds through the Community Development Block Grant program, a flexible source of funding that can be

    Over the first two years of Donald Trump’s presidency, there have been few ideals that outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) has been able to hang onto.

    After the anemically attended inauguration, Ryan — who had decried Trump’s statements as the “textbook definition of racism” and claimed that he was “sickened” by the Republican candidate’s statements on the infamous Access Hollywood tape — has opted for silence. Bound by the expectations of party leaders, he’s tried doggedly to avoid criticizing the leader of the GOP.

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    Reporter's Notebook: fare enforcement, ORCA cards for students and employee hours tax communications

    by Ashley Archibald | August 29th, 2018

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    Modular units provide a quick alternative to traditional construction

    by Ashley Archibald | August 29th, 2018
    King County plans to build a shelter and a microhousing complex out of modular units.

    When Rev. Dr. Julie Josund walks outside of Edmonds Lutheran Church, some 15 miles outside downtown Seattle, she sees a large rectangle on the church grounds. Though it looked like an unassuming gray block when it was first installed in June, it drew a crowd of 350 people.

    “It’s so new,” Josund said. “We just let people come and see what it looks like.”

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