Feb 20, 2023 – Parents frightened for their kids, fed up with their government and demanding to know: What will it take to clear out the homeless camp under Seattle’s Ship Canal Bridge for good? Parents’ pleas were heard all the way in Olympia and Gov. Jay Inslee told FOX 13 that state and local agencies were about to launch a major cleanup effort, but it still may not be enough to satisfy neighbors. The Spotlight also spoke with people experiencing homelessness who have been building their own solutions while waiting for permanent housing. But the result is threatening public safety on highways from Seattle to Spokane. Plus, a fix for the state’s police pursuit policy advances in Olympia, but not without some big changes at the last minute.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023. King5. RV encampment in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood cleared
“I think that moving people along, if they’re not willing to accept service, at least cleans the area. And even if they are going to a new area until we have safe lots or enough housing for everybody, then I think they’re a good thing.” – Andrea Suarez, We Heart Seattle, Founder and Executive Director
Jesse Watters: What Portland is doing wrong about its homeless problem | Fox News Video
Tweet about homelessness in Portland goes viral: ‘They are loving us to death’ | KATU
Housing, homelessness crisis to be priority for state lawmakers in 2023 | KOMO (komonews.com)
https://www.realchangenews.org/news/2022/12/21/i-felt-ant-crushed-ant
Town Hall: The state of the homelessness crisis in King County | KOMO (komonews.com)
Dori: Update to ‘Lawn Mower’ man, who terrorized Ballard neighbors at makeshift camp – Times News Network – October 21, 2022
Debate On Cities: Cities Dont’ Die, People Do (forbes.com) – By Roger Valdez, Forbes Contributor, September 5, 2022
Nonprofit works to get homeless residents into housing | kgw.com – By Blair Best, KGW8, August 30, 2022
Cleaning up with kindness (nwexaminer.com)
2022 Neighbor Day Recognition – Front Porch (seattle.gov)
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/you-sweep-we-strike-vandals-smash-seattle-parks-building-windows-cars/HKMT3KSPDRE7RM53UNGBCDCP7E/ – By Deedee Sun, KIRO 7 News, April 27, 2022
https://komonews.com/news/project-seattle/seattle-parks-rec-building-at-denny-park-tagged-with-graffiti-you-sweep-we-strike – by Paul Rivera, KOMO News reporter, April 27, 2022
Homeless camp fire near Seattle stadiums part of dangerous surge, data shows | KOMO (komonews.com) – by Joel Moreno, KOMO News reporter, April 6, 2022
Ballard’s ‘Lawnmower Man’ working toward finding housing | KOMO (komonews.com) – Michelle Esteban, KOMO News Reporter, April 4, 2022
Seattle faces dire challenges, including homelessness and rise in violent crime – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian – Photographs by John Moore/Getty Images, March 21, 2022
Small and big acts of humanity can add up to bring back Seattle | The Seattle Times – Leslie Buker, Special to the Times, March 4, 2022
Give neighborhoods the tools to help fight homelessness | The Seattle Times – Jennifer Hemmingsen, Seattle Times Opinion columnist, February 18, 2022
The gifts of our region | The Seattle Times – Seattle Times Editorial Board, December 23, 2021
Man at odds with Ballard neighbors leaves neighborhood with help from non-profit | KOMO (komonews.com) – Jonathan Choe, KOMO News Reporter, November 29, 2021
Big hearts: There’s room for all the citizen-led responses to Seattle’s homelessness crisis – Jennifer Hemmingsen, Opinion columnist, Seattle Times, August 6th, 2021
Hard work paying off on greenbelt trail – Queen Anne & Magnolia News, August 4, 2021
Community members invited to help clean up Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt: Queen Anne & Magnolia News, June 23, 2021
Seattle residents take homeless crisis into their own hands | Fox News Video – Fox News Channel, March 23, 2021