Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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Seattle considers forcing developers to build affordable housing, or pay
The city wants residential developers to help build affordable housing. It’s going to ask them to set aside some of their apartments for low income...
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Governing while owning property ethically tricky, Seattle City Council finds
The Seattle City Council has paused its plans to loosen its ethics laws. Under current law, council members can’t vote on legislation that could benefit...
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Homeless RV park in Interbay set to close
A safe place for homeless people to park their Recreational Vehicles was supposed to shut down Friday. It’s a simple gravel lot, near the city pet...
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Seattle City Council says no jungle sweeps without offers of real help
The Seattle City Council has passed a resolution refining the mayor’s plan to sweep the Jungle in the wake of criticism. The council’s new resolution is...
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Why so many prefer the Jungle to homeless shelters
The woman was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Seattle shelters are so crowded some people sleep in chairs
The doors at Operation Nightwatch open at 9 p.m. Homeless men and women – but mostly men – stream in and grab a hot meal. Then they sit around. They...
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Heartbreaking dispatches from inside the Jungle
Robert Patterson lives in the Jungle, a homeless encampment. This is a transcript from his audio diary: Sunday is … Carmen and I try to make this our...
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Who offers help in the Jungle? Almost nobody.
Every day, social workers reach out to homeless people on the streets of Seattle. But there’s one place social workers seldom go: the Jungle. That’s...
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There's more to the Jungle than you think
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporter Joshua McNichols about Seattle's homeless encampment known as the Jungle. They discuss what it's like in the Jungle...
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Yes, I live in the Jungle. And so do 400 other people
Most people think of the Jungle as a scary homeless camp, a no man’s land under the freeway near downtown Seattle.