Why are we relying on tech overlords like Microsoft for affordable housing? | Shaun Scott

Microsoft is pledging $500m for housing in Seattle, but that plan isn’t as generous as it looksLike many major metropolitan areas, Seattle is currently mired in what writer and housing activist Laura Bernstein has described as “a dual crisis of climate and affordability”. A lack of affordable housing near industry has led to carbon-intensive sprawl – think of all those commuting cars – and economic distress among Seattleites. So, last Wednesday, when Microsoft annou