Would you want a cafe in your neighborhood?

A bill to allow businesses like cafes and grocery stores to set up in neighborhoods across Washington has bipartisan support in the state legislature.

We’ll visit a neighborhood cafe in Wallingford and hear more about the bill.

Check House Bill 1175’s progress and read the bill here.

Hearings on affordable housing bills can be found here.

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Would you want a cafe in your neighborhood?
A bill to allow businesses like cafes and grocery stores to set up in neighborhoods across Washington has bipartisan support in the state legislature.
We&rsquo;ll visit a neighborhood cafe in Wallingford and hear more about the bill.
Check House Bill 1175&rsquo;s progress&nbsp;<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1175&amp;Year=2025">and read the bill here.</a>
Hearings on affordable housing bills <a href="https://tvw.org/video/senate-housing-2025021230/?eventID=2025021230">can be found here.</a>
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"> leave us feedback online</a>.

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Would you want a cafe in your neighborhood?  A bill to allow businesses like cafes and grocery stores to set up in neighborhoods across Washington has bipartisan support in the state legislature.  We’ll visit a neighborhood cafe in Wallingford and hear more about the bill.

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