Seattle neighborhood asks: How much homelessness must we carry? VIEW
For decades, Chinatown International District has felt shut out of big decisions about the future of its neighborhood. An expanded homeless shelter adds another layer.
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N.Y. mayor considers housing migrants on cruise ships
Mayor Eric Adams is seriously considering housing migrants on cruise ships — a proposal that homeless advocates have called insulting and alienating.
Bellevue residents want 'hands on' approach to housing, groups say
With Bellevue leaders considering strategies to boost affordable housing, advocacy groups have polled residents of the Eastside city about the crisis.
People with disabilities sue over blocked Portland sidewalks
The class-action lawsuit accuses the city of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by allowing people to camp on city sidewalks.
A WA town where mental health care starts on the street WATCH
Social worker Erin Von Fempe is an employee of the Mount Vernon Police Department, but carries no gun or police department trappings aside from a...
Will public ‘dust-ups’ threaten Regional Homelessness Authority’s mission?
When the King County Regional Homelessness Authority was created, officials said it was supposed to take the politics out of homelessness strategy. Three years later,...
Under-the-radar Seattle program is helping homeless people and neighborhoods. Should it expand? VIEW
Seattle Conservation Corps, a program that helps people escape homelessness while maintaining neighborhood parks and infrastructure, has roughly had the same budget since 2015. Could...
Social housing initiative qualifies for Seattle ballots; here's what it would do
The ballot initiative would create a public developer with a mission to build and acquire permanently affordable housing.
Toronto shelter says one-third of its residents are college students
In Toronto's red-hot housing market, college and university students are finding themselves priced out of a place to live and winding up in shelters.