JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is May 7, 2026
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Modera Woodmont Beach in Des Moines will have six residential buildings totaling 290 units when completed. EDI International By Shawna De La Rosa – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 24, 2026 Story Highlights Mill Creek Residential broke ground this week on a 290-unit apartment development in Des Moines. The first phase will begin leasing
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When President Trump said he wanted to drive housing prices up, not down, he was speaking to a conundrum that has flummoxed policymakers for decades. New homes in Daybreak, Utah. In the years since the Covid-19 pandemic, home prices have risen about 50 percent. Credit…Kim Raff for The New York Times By Conor Dougherty Feb. 4, 2026
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by Julie Z. Weil The Washington Post Feb 5, 2026 Tom Brenner WASHINGTON, JANUARY 26: Homes covered with snow, pictured near the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, on January 26, 2026. A massive winter storm touched down over the DMV yesterday, bringing at least six inches of snow to the District. (Photo by Tom Brenner
... continue reading.BusinessEconomyEconomic PolicyMediaPersonal FinanceFuture of WorkTechnologyBusiness of Climate Department of Data Did your grandparents and great-grandparents really pay less for their homes than you did, even after inflation? The Department of Data might have the answer. October 20, 2025 9 min The Painted Ladies at Alamo Square in San Francisco. (R. Krubner/Classic Stock/Getty Images)
... continue reading.The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it. By Conor Dougherty Conor Dougherty covers housing and is the author of ‘‘Golden Gates: The Housing Crisis and a Reckoning for the American Dream.’’ The conference room next to Ross Perot Jr.’s
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By Angie Hicks Tribune News Service From bringing in passive income to creating more space for family fun, accessory dwelling units have a lot of uses. If you have some extra space on your property, consider making it useful by building an ADU. ADUs, or accessory dwelling units, refer to secondary homes, houses or apartments that
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By Victor Whitman Special to The Seattle Times The Seattle-area housing market, one of the least affordable in the country, could become even tougher this year as buyers continue to face higher costs and more competition for starter homes. Along with the unexpected sunny weather of last month, the market saw more listings and sales
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By Alex Fryer Seattle Times Opinion columnist You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future of Seattle residential neighborhoods envisioned by Mayor Bruce Harrell. Just go to South Park. In 2019, this diverse South Seattle enclave was upzoned to accommodate more housing. The result was called “Residential Small Lot,” and it models what
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By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist In some ways, the report to Congress last week that homelessness is surging wasn’t news in Seattle or the state. People living under bridges has long been part of the fabric here. Plus the local count showing the largest number of homeless people ever in King County was already released
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By MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and
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