King County council member Dunn proposes dashboard for homeless encampment removal
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn introduced new legislation on Thursday to create a public dashboard intended to speed up the process of removing homeless encampments in the county, while offering help to those being displaced.
One Seattle: Mayor Harrell announces homeless strategy, relies on agency he has limited control over
Pledging to be the most transparent mayor in Seattle’s history, Bruce Harrell unveiled his administration’s homeless strategy on Tuesday.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell unveils city’s homelessness plan
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released details Tuesday on the city’s plans to address homelessness.
Regional Homeless Authority addresses 'elephant in the room' about who should pay for homelessness crisis
The Governing Board of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority approved a resolution sending a proposed $227 million budget to the City of Seattle and King County.
Olympia the first to permit free RV encampment parking on public street
Olympia is trying something no other city in the region has done: allowing permit-based RV encampment parking on a city street.
Edmonds bans camping on public property; violators face up to $1,000 fine or jail time
Camping on public property is now illegal in Edmonds after the city council voted 5-2 earlier this month to ban unhoused people from camping in public areas.
Pierce County again approves homeless 'safe parking zone' legislation
The Pierce County Council unanimously approved legislation for safe parking zones, with the aim of getting people living in their cars from parking on city streets.
'We don’t do sweeps here in Seattle:' City implements no shelter, no sweep policy
The decision makers in charge of the region’s homelessness efforts have tipped their hand to a new strategy regarding encampment removals - no shelter, no sweep.
People living in tents along state highways cannot stay if offered shelter, Gov. Inslee says
People living in encampments along state highway right-of-ways will soon have to make a decision, Governor Jay Inslee said: take shelter or move.
City sweeps homeless encampment at Woodland Park, park closed through the week
Woodland Park is closed this week while the city tears down a homeless encampment that has sat there for months.
Rainier Beach tiny home village opens after securing funding
Supporters of a newly-built tiny home village celebrated its grand opening after it sat vacant for weeks, lacking the operational funding to get going.
'The complaint is without merit'; Kirkland mayor responds to lawsuit over hotel-turned-homeless shelter
Kirkland Mayor Penny Sweet issued an open letter to the community, as pushback continues against King County’s move to purchase a hotel and convert it into housing for homeless people.
Recent shooting death leads to removal of large Seattle encampment that always comes back
A troublesome homeless camp that’s been the source of several violent crimes near Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood was cleared again on Friday. It’s part of a campaign led by the Mayor’s office to remove encampments that have been declared a public safety hazard and an obstruction.
City removes garbage, leaves illegally-parked RVs in Ballard
When city crews rolled into Ballard, some residents hoped they would be clearing out RVs parked along the sidewalks. Instead, they did remediation—cleaning up the garbage around the RVs without removing them.
Report: More than half of homeless people offered shelter by city of Seattle say 'no'
More than half of people removed from encampments by the city of Seattle rejected the offer of shelter in 2021, according to a report from PubliCola.
WA Legislature approves funding for cities to clean up encampments along highways
The Washington Legislature approved hundreds of millions of dollars in spending to help the state's homeless population, but Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan to set up a new agency to handle the encampments along state highways has failed.
Liberal US cities change course, now clearing homeless camps
Makeshift shelters abut busy roadways, tent cities line sidewalks, tarps cover broken-down cars, and sleeping bags are tucked in storefront doorways. The reality of the homelessness crisis in Oregon’s largest city can’t be denied.
Seattle’s longest running ‘sanctioned’ homeless camp must move but has no place to go
The move comes at a time when Mayor Bruce Harrell is changing how the city handles the homelessness crisis and the call to expand the number of sanctioned encampments by at least one city council member.
King County purchases Kirkland hotel for homeless people
King County has officially purchased its 10th property to house those experiencing homeless.
California governor proposes controversial mental health courts for homeless people
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has no intention of rounding homleess people up and locking them away. Instead, he said his plan would offer a way for people to get court-ordered psychiatric treatment, medication and housing, preferably before they are arrested.