Project Homeless

Project Homeless

Tension over visible homelessness has risen in Seattle — and the country

A man who asked to be called Frank sits in his tent with a river view in Portland. Portland banned homeless people from camping in forested parks to prevent accidental fires and injuries. The City Council adopted the rule June 28 amid a summer of drought and record-breaking heat. (Paula Bronstein / The Associated Press)

In many cities and suburban areas nationwide, the tolerance by housed neighbors and business owners for homeless people remaining in place is over. Officials are implementing new camping bans, conducting new removals or newly grappling with the visible homelessness.

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2021 Seattle mayoral candidates Lorena Gonzalez, Bruce Harrell

Seattle, King County candidates to face off in homelessness debates

Seattle mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk visits with family and friends at her home in Seattle on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.

Former Seattle mayoral candidate to lead youth homelessness nonprofit troubled by allegations of racism

The old Black Angus Motor Inn, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Seattle, is partly demolished. The inn was bought by the Low Income Housing Institute this year who will host a tiny house village on the site next to it. 218185

Abandoned Seattle motel where homeless slept demolished for tiny house village

Traffic at center whizzes southbound on I-5 past the tents of homeless people Friday, April 9, 2021. The tents are near N. 92nd St. near North Seattle College in Seattle. 216871

See how Seattle’s homelessness crisis stacks up across the country and region

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