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Rantz: Seattle playfield overrun by fentanyl-smoking homeless, city hasn’t swept it
A Seattle man says his neighborhood playfield has been plagued by a growing homeless encampment, filled with broken down RVs, ...
Drug market crisis in Seattle's University District prompts call for city intervention
An entrenched and escalating drug market is creating chronic public safety issues in Seattle’s University District, according ...
MyNorthwest3d
City of Seattle closes Hoa Mai Park over rampant drug use – for now
Seattle's Hoa Mai Park temporarily closes due to increasing drug activity, impacting the community's hopes for a green space.
The Daily of the University of Washington9d
Cold temperatures strain Seattle’s homeless shelter systems
As temperatures dropped and snowfall hit Seattle, the city’s homeless shelters were working to provide relief for those ...
Progressive activist Katie Wilson is running for Seattle mayor
The first to challenge Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in the 2025 election is Katie Wilson, a leading progressive organizer in ...
Seattle Times24d
King County nears goal for housing formerly homeless people
The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. King County’s effort to house homeless people in hotels it purchased during the pandemic is approaching its original ...
Employer to leave Kirkland over homeless housing planned near its headquarters
The group that will operate the facility says permanent supportive housing is "a proven, cost-effective and compassionate" ...
Washington Examiner27d
Majority of Seattle’s chronically homeless originate elsewhere: Think tank survey
The Seattle-based public policy think tank Discovery Institute conducted a spring 2024 survey of people living in both temporary shelters and transitional housing in Seattle.
Real Change2d
If you’ve never been in a homeless person’s shoes, who are you to judge?
There are a lot of people who are judgmental. But if you’ve never been in a homeless person’s shoes, who are you to judge? Walk a mile in their shoes and see how you feel. Homeless people aren’t bad ...
AOL28d
Think tank survey: Majority of Seattle’s chronically homeless originate elsewhere
The Seattle-based public policy think tank Discovery Institute conducted a spring 2024 survey of people living in both temporary shelters and transitional housing in Seattle.
Seattle Times25d
Everett postpones shutdown of day center for homeless people
The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. A community center for homeless people in downtown Everett can continue operating through April 30, Mayor Cassie ...
A fire at a homeless shelter in Brazil kills 4 people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Four people died on Monday after a fire at a shelter for the homeless in a city in southeastern Brazil, Sao Paulo’s secretariat for public security said. A 42-year-old man was ...