Puget Sound Sage

Building the future we want, together

How we build people power:

We are a systems change organization that works at the local level. Puget Sound Sage charts a path to a living economy in the Puget Sound region by developing community power to influence, lead, and govern. 

A living economy is an environment where natural resources are renewable and people's labor is cooperative and all of the things a community needs are controlled and governed by everyday people: like housing, schools, farms and food production, local governance structures, art and culture, healthcare and healing, and transportation. 

What we've won

Winning policy solutions that put people first:

By combining community-based research with organizing, we win people-centered policy solutions in Seattle and King County, including:

🏡 Establishing Equitable Development Initiatives in Seattle and King County that provide affordable housing and put land and housing under community control.

🌎 Developing a Green New Deal in Seattle to eliminate the city's pollution, address environmental injustices across Seattle's neighborhoods, and create good, green jobs.

🌇 Winning progressive revenue through JumpStart, a one-of-a-kind progressive tax on big business in Seattle, which invests millions in programs that keep our communities safe and healthy, including housing, climate, and public health investments.

🚌 Publishing ground-breaking research reports including Thriving in Place, Powering the Transition, and Our People, Our Planet, Our Power, which have set the local frame for an equitable transition towards a just and sustainable future across our region.

📈 Passing living wage initiatives in SeaTac and Seattle, which set the stage for sweeping labor standards across the country and led to a national movement in the Fight for $15. It also led to the creation of Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards.