#Housing

The Washington Department of Commerce denied Bainbridge Island's request for more time on a state housing mandate, forcing an emergency zoning vote by Aug. 25 or risking the Builder's Remedy, which lets developers bypass city zoning outright.

The National Urban League's 50th State of Black America report says policy changes are widening economic and political risks for Black Americans and could affect workers across the country.

The 75-bed Pacific Building in Port Orchard has moved 72 people into permanent housing since opening 18 months ago. This week it won a national achievement award, even as Kitsap County's latest count shows 551 people still experiencing homelessness.