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González vs Harrell: Solving Seattle's homelessness challenge

Lorena González and Bruce Harrell are running for Seattle mayor in the November 2021 elections. They each sat down with a panel of KUOW staff to discuss their approaches to the city's challenges, such as homelessness.
- Dyer Oxley
Three low-income housing apartments to open on Capitol Hill

The city of Seattle announced this week it has bought three apartment buildings on Capitol Hill to help house people experiencing homelessness. Some neighbors say they're receptive to the newcomers, but have more qu have more questions
- Casey Martin
Seattle buys 3 new apartment buildings to help house people experiencing homelessness

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday that the city has purchased three new apartment complexes on Capitol Hill to be rented to people who are currently or formerly homeless. The city says the buildings have room for 165 people, including unsheltered veterans and young adults living outside.
- Casey Martin
A charter amendment struck down, a late school bus, and another mask mandate, this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Publicola publisher and editor Erica Barnett, The Stranger associate editor Rich Smith, and Washington State Wire publisher DJ Wilson.
- Sarah Leibovitz
Keeping Seattle 'clear of encampments:' Harrell's housing plan

In Seattle’s Green Lake Park Thursday, Seattle mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell outlined his platform if elected to increase emergency housing for people who are unsheltered, and to clear homeless encampments in city parks and playgrounds.
- Amy Radil
What's going on with Compassion Seattle?

There’s one ballot measure that’s been driving a lot of the talk around Seattle’s elections this year: Compassion Seattle. And there are some recent twists in the conversation. We talk with Seattle Times staff reporter Scott Greenstone, who covers homelessness.
- Paige Browning
Judge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot

A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis.
- The Associated Press
Seattle's economic recovery is a mixed bag

Remember a few month ago, when we thought we were getting a leg up on Covid-19? When we thought it was “time to celebrate” downtown Seattle’s recovery by going there and doing normal things? Some of that is happening. Some.
- Katie Campbell
How did one Seattle ‘unhoused to hotels’ program work? The results are mixed

‘I do know that outreach workers evaluated 78 people at the encampment for hotel rooms, and 57 people came inside. That ratio is pretty big.’
- Kim Malcolm
Covid makes a rebound, Washington begins planning for refugees, and mosquito anxiety, this week

Bill Radke discusses this week's news with Crosscut Science and Environment Reporter Hannah Weinberger; South Seattle Emerald reporter and co-host of Clap Back Culture on Converge Media, Mike Davis; and Kitsap Sun Military Reporter Josh Farley.
- Alec Cowan

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