Emboldened by recent steps, shelter providers, advocates and even lawmakers say this could be the push to change how Seattle and America address homelessness, beyond the pandemic.
A bill proposed by Councilmember Tammy Morales attempts to codify city policy around encampments during the pandemic and narrow the circumstances under which encampments can...
King County has paid to move homeless people into hotels during the coronavirus pandemic. For at least one of the hotels, the emergency move appears...
As Seattle tentatively enters coronavirus recovery mode, Jenny Durkan is scrambling to boost testing capacity, drawing sharp criticism for her approach to homelessness, straddling a...
Bob Shaw has been volunteering at homeless shelters for 17 years: "It makes me feel good to know that I can help somebody, and it...
In announcing the encampment, and a second one to open in the famed Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, San Francisco's mayor acknowledged that she didn't want to approve...
The city, citing public health and safety issues, has now removed four encampments in the span of a month.
"When crisis hits … all of these broken systems get amplified and you get to see all of it," says Semone Andu, who works at Orion Center.
Recent removals, including of an encampment in Ballard Commons Park, have caused alarm among the homeless community and prompted council members to attempt to further...