Thousands of people in King County are homeless, and the number appears to be on the rise. In November 2015, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine declared a state of emergency so that their governments would have more options for fighting homelessness. Here, we track the issue and what’s being done about it.
In Washington, school districts estimate they spent over $31.5 million on transportation for homeless students. Early signs from Northern Nevada suggest that such a bet...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The sidewalks surrounding Ahmed Al Barak's corner market in one of San Francisco's roughest neighborhoods are filled with cardboard, used syringes...
Detentions of people in mental-health crises have surged in King County, with many people repeatedly cycling through the involuntary treatment system and with homeless people particularly likely...
With homelessness at the forefront of Seattle City Council races, what are people who are homeless themselves looking for from candidates?
Plans for a 30-vehicle lot on city-owned property near Genesee Park and Playfield were scrapped after neighborhood objections and are being replaced by a plan that...
While White House hopefuls crisscross the country making big promises on many issues, they have largely ignored one — the soaring number of unsheltered Americans...
The gifts total $48.8 million and will help build 8 buildings for chronically homeless people, who are usually regarded as among the hardest to house.
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