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OPINION | Corporate Rent Control in the Emerald City

by Tom Barnard

In Seattle, many of us encounter our actual landlord maybe once, if at all. Most corporate landlords hire a combination of software portals and property managers that handle rent, maintenance, fees, and anything else that empties your bank account. Often you don’t even know who actually owns your unit. You pay your rent; next year (or next month), you pay more rent, and you hope your income keeps up with it. When it doesn’t, you move. Your rent increase, affordable or not, is always blamed on that endlessly repeated fable you learned in Econ 101: the law of supply and demand. Like gravity, it’s presented as an eternal principle. What’s never talked about is what determines supply and demand: market dominance and bargaining power.

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OPINION | We Must Get Seattle’s Updated Tree Ordinance Right to Protect Community Well-Being

by Lois Martin and Sandy Shettler

Many of us feel grateful to live in a city like Seattle that is home to majestic green trees. It’s no exaggeration to say our large trees save lives by boosting our mental and physical well-being and protecting us from severe heat and flooding. To value people means valuing trees because of the many benefits gifted us through their existence. 

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The Morning Update Show — The Final Episode — 6/3

After two years of covering the news and other important community stories, The Morning Update Show is signing off on Friday, June 3, 2022. The Emerald is proud to have been a media partner for this show.

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — was the only weekday news and information livestream that delivered culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyzed the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community.

Watch Converge Media’s programming on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

Morning Update Show — Friday, June 3

Last Episode — It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye | LIVE — Sean Goode | LIVE — G. Prez Asphy | Live Directed by Vaughn Williams & Darryl “DQ” Glover

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The Morning Update Show — 6/2

After two years of covering the news and other important community stories, The Morning Update Show will come to a close on Friday, June 3, 2022.

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Thursday, June 2

Morning Update Show Final Countdown | LIVE — Julia Jessie of Clap Back Culture | Welcome Home! Metier Brewing Company | A Look Back at the Seattle Protest

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The Morning Update Show — 6/1

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Wednesday, June 1

Pink Umbrella Two Years Later | #SupportBlackBusiness — Taswira | Stand Up Seattle: The Democracy Project | Brian Callanan — Seattle News, Views, and Brews

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The Morning Update Show — 5/31

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Tuesday, May 31

Morning Update Show Signing Off This Week | 400+ Episodes, Which One Was Your Most Memorable? | #SupportBlackBusiness — Inside | Black Wall Street Recap | News & Headlines

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The Morning Update Show — 5/26

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Thursday, May 26

LIVE — Singer & Songwriter J.R. Rhodes | Blogger Tash Haynes and the Negro Green Book Exhibit | We Live In Color: Uplifting LBGTQIA Voices | #TBT – A Look Back at Our Black Past in Seattle

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The Morning Update Show — 5/25

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Wednesday, May 25

Tragedy in Texas, Shame on America | The Murder of George Floyd Two Years Later | LIVE — Deaunte Damper | LIVE — Brian Callanan

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The Morning Update Show — 5/24

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Tuesday, May 24

Trae Holiday Sits Down With Washington State Senator T’wina Nobles at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and They Discuss the Negro Green Book Exhibit as Well as Tacoma’s Black Community.

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The Morning Update Show — 5/18

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Wednesday, May 18

LIVE — Brian Callanan of the Seattle Channel | LIVE — Reese Tanimura of Northwest Folklife | LIVE — Benjamin Hunter of Northwest Folklife | The Truth With Proof and Real Seattle Media Mixer

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