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  Seattle mayor proposes 'doubling down' on homelessness and safety in 2024

  Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed changes to the city's 2024 budget Tuesday that would increase funding to fight homelessness, pump hundreds of millions of dollars toward affordable housing, and beef up a program to increase civilian response to certain 911 calls.

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  Burien passes public camping ban despite outcry from homeless advocates

  After months of debate and multiple, contentious meetings, the Burien City Council on Monday night voted to ban people from sleeping in public places like parks. The new ordinance has raised controversy as there are no homeless shelters in the city for unhoused people to go to.

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  King County's hotel shelters help address one crisis while potentially hiding another

  Seattle and King County have been experimenting with using hotel rooms to house people rather than directing them to crowded homeless shelters. But some service providers fear the hotel rooms could be hiding another crisis: drug overdoses.
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  No, pickleball is not displacing unhoused people: Seattle RV lot provider

  A 20 court pickleball facility is not pushing out a planned RV safe lot for unhoused people. In fact, getting displaced is the provider’s business model.

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  Burien considers camping ban and first homeless shelter

  This month the Burien City Council is set to vote on an ordinance that would make sleeping on public property a misdemeanor. If passed, the law would make life even more difficult for homeless people in a city that doesn't offer any shelters.
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  Tiny house villagers get internet in Seattle

  People living in tiny house villages in King County are getting an upgrade this summer: fast, reliable internet service. The Seattle Public Library and county are donating Wi-Fi hotspots to help villagers get online without having to leave their tiny houses.
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  'Challenge and opportunity,' Washington officials get first-hand view of youth homelessness

  Washington Senator Patty Murray says she’ll introduce a bill this fall to create new grant programs for homeless shelters that serve teens and young adults. Housing advocates in Seattle say the money is needed to prevent service cuts.
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  Constantly on the move in SoDo, trying not to get swept

  People living in tents and vehicles in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood were shuffled around during major league baseball's All Star week earlier this month. Some say it isn’t just big sporting events that force them to keep moving.
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  We can all learn from Burien's homelessness debate

  Dozens of homeless residents in Burien are still living outside, months after the city started debating how to help them. A million dollar deal fell through. An entire city board resigned. And council meetings are getting heated, to say the least. There's something for every community in the region to learn about Burien's homelessness crisis. Publicola editor and publisher Erica C. Barnett explains.
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  Week in Review: encampments, SPD, and gender-affirming care

  Guest hosts Mike Davis and Libby Denkmann discuss the week’s news with freelance health journalist Joanne Silberner, PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, and The Stranger’s Vivian McCall.

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