In rare alliance, Democrats and Republicans seek legal power to clear homeless camps
Dozens of leaders, mostly from Western states, have asked the Supreme Court to overturn lower-court rulings that restrict enforcement against public camping.
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Burien prohibits camping amid high-profile homeless encampment debate
For months, Burien has grappled with how to handle a small but growing unsheltered homeless population. Now, the city has passed an anti-camping ordinance.
Fentanyl in King County: Join The Seattle Times for a live discussion
King County is experiencing an unprecedented fentanyl epidemic, with a surging rate of overdose deaths that has already surpassed last year's record-breaking toll.
Can licensed tent villages ease California’s homelessness epidemic? This nonprofit thinks so VIEW
Taking people off the street and into tents is a new twist on homeless shelter being explored by the San Francisco-based Urban Alchemy in two...
An Oregon city wants the U.S. Supreme Court to approve its camping ban. San Diego’s on board
San Diego will support an Oregon city's attempt to revive its camping ban through a U.S. Supreme Court appeal.
Homelessness authority ending downtown Seattle initiative
Funding that focused on downtown and the Chinatown International District has expired, and planned supplemental funding never materialized, the authority said.
Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments
Sacramento’s top prosecutor is suing the city’s leaders over failure to cleanup homeless encampments, escalating a monthslong dispute with leaders in California’s capital city.
Sober homes promised help and shelter. Some delivered fraud, officials say. VIEW
Officials are still untangling the extent of fraud blamed on unscrupulous treatment centers and group homes during the past three years.