Senior housing costs, Alaska Airlines announcement, the government shutdown, and other recent news coverage
March 11, 2026

WA legislature considers affordable senior housing rent caps, for Cascade PBS

Royce Timothy, 68, in her Destinations Lynnwood one-bedroom apartment in Lynnwood, Washington, USA, on Wed., March 26, 2025. Timothy, who moved into the apartment in 2018, when the building was owned and managed by Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG), which aims to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. But year later the building was sold to Greystar, a subsidiary of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Since then, her rent has increased every year and now she is selling her possessions to pay for next month's rent and she doesn't know where she'll live when her lease is up.
Royce Timothy, 68, looks at a 2019 document that says that Destinations Lynnwood, where she has her one-bedroom apartment, will remain an affordable housing building after its sale to a private equity group, in Lynnwood, Washington, USA, on Wed., March 26, 2025. Timothy, who moved into the apartment in 2018, when the building was owned and managed by Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG), which aims to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. But year later the building was sold to Greystar, a subsidiary of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Since then, her rent has increased every year and now she is selling her possessions to pay for next month's rent and she doesn't know where she'll live when her lease is up.
A fortune cookie fortune reading "Keep up the good work. You will soon be rewarded financially," is seen in the one-bedroom Destinations Lynnwood apartment of Royce Timothy, 68, in Lynnwood, Washington, USA, on Wed., March 26, 2025. Timothy, who moved into the apartment in 2018, when the building was owned and managed by Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG), which aims to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. But year later the building was sold to Greystar, a subsidiary of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Since then, her rent has increased every year and now she is selling her possessions to pay for next month's rent and she doesn't know where she'll live when her lease is up.
Royce Timothy, 68, in her Destinations Lynnwood one-bedroom apartment in Lynnwood, Washington, USA, on Wed., March 26, 2025. Timothy, who moved into the apartment in 2018, when the building was owned and managed by Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG), which aims to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. But year later the building was sold to Greystar, a subsidiary of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Since then, her rent has increased every year and now she is selling her possessions to pay for next month's rent and she doesn't know where she'll live when her lease is up.
Terry Goodwin is the owner of Mauna Kea, a seniors-only apartment building with 56 units, in Tukwila, Washington, USA, on Fri., April 4, 2025. The complex was built by Goodwin's father in 1967 and he bought it in 1999. Goodwin says he considers the rent he charges, from $1260-1340 per month this year depending on size of the unit, to be under market rate. Goodwin says that if the state legislature passes a rent stabilization measure he may have to take measures to meet rising costs, including rent increases, charging for amenities, and possibly even selling the complex.
Terry Goodwin is the owner of Mauna Kea, a seniors-only apartment building with 56 units, in Tukwila, Washington, USA, on Fri., April 4, 2025. The complex was built by Goodwin's father in 1967 and he bought it in 1999. Goodwin says he considers the rent he charges, from $1260-1340 per month this year depending on size of the unit, to be under market rate. Goodwin says that if the state legislature passes a rent stabilization measure he may have to take measures to meet rising costs, including rent increases, charging for amenities, and possibly even selling the complex.
Terry Goodwin, owner of Mauna Kea, a seniors-only apartment building with 56 units, displays his key ring for the building in Tukwila, Washington, USA, on Fri., April 4, 2025. The complex was built by Goodwin's father in 1967 and he bought it in 1999. Goodwin says he considers the rent he charges, from $1260-1340 per month this year depending on size of the unit, to be under market rate. Goodwin says that if the state legislature passes a rent stabilization measure he may have to take measures to meet rising costs, including rent increases, charging for amenities, and possibly even selling the complex.
The Mauna Kea is a seniors-only apartment building with 56 units owned by Terry Goodwin in Tukwila, Washington, USA, on Fri., April 4, 2025. The complex was built by Goodwin's father in 1967 and he bought it in 1999. Goodwin says he considers the rent he charges, from $1260-1340 per month this year depending on size of the unit, to be under market rate. Goodwin says that if the state legislature passes a rent stabilization measure he may have to take measures to meet rising costs, including rent increases, charging for amenities, and possibly even selling the complex.

Seattle-area National Parks during the government shutdown

A "Closed" sign hangs in the window of entrance booths at the Nisqually Entrance of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, on Thu., Oct. 2, 2025. This is the second day of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Gift shops, restaurants, and hotels in the park, which are operated by private companies, remained open, but entrance gates and ranger information stations staffed by National Park Service employees were closed.
The Information Desk in the Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park is closed during a partial federal government shutdown on Thu., Oct. 2, 2025. This is the second day of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Gift shops, restaurants, and hotels in the park, which are operated by private companies, remained open, but entrance gates and ranger stations staffed by National Park Service employees were closed.
A sign indicates the closure of Seattle's National Park Store near the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park museum and visitor center in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Oct. 1, 2025. Congress failed to fund the government by midnight Sept. 30, 2025, forcing a partial government shutdown, causing the closure of many federal facilities around the nation.
Tourists take pictures at Glacier Vista on a trail near Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park during a partial federal government shutdown on Thu., Oct. 2, 2025. This is the second day of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Gift shops, restaurants, and hotels in the park, which are operated by private companies, remained open, but entrance gates and ranger stations staffed by National Park Service employees were closed.
The arrowhead symbol of the National Park Service hangs on a wall behind the closed Information Desk in the Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park during a partial federal government shutdown on Thu., Oct. 2, 2025. This is the second day of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Gift shops, restaurants, and hotels in the park, which are operated by private companies, remained open, but entrance gates and ranger stations staffed by National Park Service employees were closed.
Taiwanese tourists look into the closed Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park museum and visitor center in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Oct. 1, 2025. Congress failed to fund the government by midnight Sept. 30, 2025, forcing a partial government shutdown, causing the closure of many federal facilities around the nation.
A sign indicates the closure of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park museum and visitor center due to the federal government shutdown in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Oct. 1, 2025. Congress failed to fund the government by midnight Sept. 30, 2025, forcing a partial government shutdown.

Alaska Airlines-Boeing deal announcement, for Bloomberg News

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft with Alaska Airlines' new aircraft livery during a media event at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Alaska Air Group Inc. is ordering 110 Boeing Co. aircraft, laying the groundwork for a global network with the largest investment in new planes in the airline’s history. Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg
From left: Ben Minicucci, chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group Inc.; Shane Tackett, chief financial officer of Alaska Air Group Inc.; Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation; and Stephanie Pope, chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes; during a media event at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Alaska Air Group Inc. is ordering 110 Boeing Co. aircraft, laying the groundwork for a global network with the largest investment in new planes in the airline’s history. Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg
Kelly Ortberg, chief executive officer of Boeing Co., during a media event at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Alaska Air Group Inc. is ordering 110 Boeing Co. aircraft, laying the groundwork for a global network with the largest investment in new planes in the airline’s history.
A Boeing 777-9 passenger aircraft at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft with Alaska Airlines' new aircraft livery during a media event at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Alaska Air Group Inc. is ordering 110 Boeing Co. aircraft, laying the groundwork for a global network with the largest investment in new planes in the airline’s history. Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg
Shane Tackett, chief financial officer of Alaska Air Group Inc., during a media event at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Alaska Air Group Inc. is ordering 110 Boeing Co. aircraft, laying the groundwork for a global network with the largest investment in new planes in the airline’s history. Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft with Alaska Airlines' new aircraft livery during a media event at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Alaska Air Group Inc. is ordering 110 Boeing Co. aircraft, laying the groundwork for a global network with the largest investment in new planes in the airline’s history.

Crowds before the Seahawks Superbowl victory parade, for Amazon

Jeff Waters wheels popcorn for sale past crowds gathered along 4th Avenue fo the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship. Waters said he was up all night popping the popcorn and sold $5 and $7 cups full. "I was the original $1 hot dog guy," he said, starting outside the King Dome in 1987. He called the crowd, "Fresh buttered popcorn. Refilled it a second time." Some passersby questioned how fresh it was.
A woman wears a Super Bowl 60 hat as crowds gather along 4th Avenue before the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship.
Crowds line 4th Avenue in anticipation of the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship.
Crowds line 4th Avenue in anticipation of the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship.
Crowds line 4th Avenue in anticipation of the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship.
Crowds line 4th Avenue in anticipation of the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship.
Crowds line 4th Avenue in anticipation of the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship.
People climb a building to try to get a view of the 4th Avenue Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory parade in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Wed., Feb. 11, 2026. The Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, their second Super Bowl championship.
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