The city expanded tax breaks for developers of housing priced for people who make 60 to 70 percent of the area's median income. It added a tax break is for those developers targeting residents who make 80 to 120 percent of the median. (See the story here.) To make up the difference, property owners in Seattle will pay more so the city doesn't lose any tax income.

Last week, I went to a community open house about economic development in my fair city of Covington. And there, too, officials and residents were talking about bringing in affordable housing.

OK, I have to confess that my first thought was this: If Covington doesn't have affordable housing, what does it have?

Granted, there are some very nice houses in and around the city, but they are certainly less expensive than many other places in King County. That, though, does not mean the city is affordable.

All of this brings me to my question(s): What do you consider "affordable housing"? Is it different than subsidized housing (such as the federal government's Section 8 program for people who earn 50 percent of the median income)? To whom should affordable housing be targeted?