Advocacy in Action: GA Director Carter Nelson to Co-Chair Mayoral Housing Production Task Force
Category: CREDAWA News
Aug
19
Nelson joins Councilmember Lin, Byrd Barr's Tiffany Kelly-Gray, and Joel Ing with Edge Developers to lead newly-formed housing advisory group.
SEATTLE — At a press conference in downtown Seattle this morning, Mayor Katie Wilson signed Executive Order 2026-04 to identify immediate and longer-term actions to accelerate housing production in the city. Among the directives within the Order is the establishment of a Housing Production Task Force, and we are proud to announce that CREDA Washington State’s Director of Government Affairs, Carter Nelson, has been appointed Co-Chair.
Mary's Place believes that no one's child should sleep outside. They provide safe, inclusive shelter and services that support women, children and families on their journey out of homelessness. They keep families together and inside and, together with our community, provide housing and employment resources, safety, stability, and hope. Mary's Place is the leading provider of shelter and services for families in King County; they operate six emergency family shelters with over 500 beds for moms, dads, and kids; and a drop-in women's day center in downtown Seattle that welcomes in more than 100 women each day.
This was a tough one! We have participated in and to a large extent driven the tremendous real estate expansion in Seattle and that’s a good thing! However, there can be unintended consequences and in our May Breakfast we explored one of those consequences: Homelessness. The Breakfast was sponsored by Lake Union Partners, Runberg Architecture Group, and Rushing. We sincerely thank them for their continued support.