"Environmental protections are not abstract for me, and neither are the very real outcomes of these unnecessary delays on densifying our city," Amanda Lynn, an organizer with House Our Neighbors, told councilmembers. "Look, I'm no champion of private development, but that's not who is most impacted by these redundant appeals. It's folks like Habitat for Humanity, our community land trusts, and our affordable housing developers that are managing complex capital stacks and navigating confusing and complex bureaucracies already, and it also affects the orcas, who will continue to suffer from years of sprawl."
Public Comment Quoted by The Urbanist
Misinformation Runs Rampant as Seattle Council Considers SEPA Appeal Changes July 2026
Misinformation Runs Rampant as Seattle Council Considers SEPA Appeal Changes July 2026
A Selection of 2025 News in The Journal of the San Juan Islands:
An open letter to the San Juan Island Community From the Home Trust June 2025
Council Takes Steps to Bring Home Trust's Argyle Project Closer September 2025
An open letter to the San Juan Island Community From the Home Trust June 2025
Council Takes Steps to Bring Home Trust's Argyle Project Closer September 2025
Affordable Housing Successes--and Transitions December 2025
Interview with Salish Current on Local Housing Policy & Affordable Housing October 2025:
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Interview on Community Land Trusts & Affordable Housing: CNL2 June 12th 2024
"Housing Shortage Reaches Critical Mass": Featured extensively in article for the Journal of the San Juan Islands, January 31st 2023
CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE
CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE
Featured student in the Evergreen Center for Community Based Learning & Action Newsletter,
March 2021
March 2021
In 2019, while working as the Program Manager of Quixote Communities,
was one of 5 housing programs chosen for a visit by Washington First Lady Trudi Inslee.
was one of 5 housing programs chosen for a visit by Washington First Lady Trudi Inslee.
Full Medium Article HERE
Invited to speak on a panel in 2018 at Tacoma Roots: Environmental Justice. I discussed new housing approaches models that work to address the intersection of racial equity, affordable housing, and environmental justice.
