Month: May 2017
Oregon equal pay legislation heads to Gov. Brown
Legislation that will ensure women are paid the same rate as men for the same work is headed to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for her…
SR 530 Mudslide: Long Term Recovery Report
On the morning of Saturday, March 22, 2014, a portion of an unstable hill collapsed, causing the most deadly natural landslide in US history. A…
One Tool for Dismantling Structural School Segregation in Seattle: Better Zoning
View Ridge Elementary is one of Seattle’s highest-rated public elementary schools. Eighty-five percent of View Ridge students demonstrate or exceed grade-level proficiency on math and…
The World’s First Floating Light Rail
Seattle already has the world’s longest floating bridge, and next month, it’s going one step further: building the world’s first floating light rail line. The…
Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers
The educational program model is the principle approach Extension uses to deliver on its mission of “taking knowledge to the people.” However, with county-based faculty…
When Disaster Strikes, Extension Responds – WSU Extension Asks Communities, “What do you need?”
“In the world of University Extension where we offer an array of programs designed to meet a community’s needs, it is second nature to be…
High-rises in the Chinatown ID? Fear that development could erase neighborhood’s culture
Standing on the corner of 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street, Tam Nguyen can picture the changes that he fears may be coming to…
Reduce, Reuse … Repair? Pacific Northwest Fix-It Movement Grows
Paul Savino’s first patient of the day collapsed under the weight of an overgrown child. He’s seen these symptoms before. “What we have here are…