Ben Ferlo (left), a field organizer for the Prop 1A campaign, shows a volunteer where the group will be knocking on doors on Capitol Hill to gather support for the ballot proposition, which would tax large businesses to fund social housing in Seattle, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Charissa Soriano for Cascade PBS)

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Seattleites Will Vote on Competing Measures to Fund Social Housing

On February ballots, prop 1A would produce $50M a year from an “excess wealth” tax on businesses. Prop 1B would draw $10M a year from the Jumpstart tax

What is social housing and what’s on the ballot?