King County

King County gets new, five-year plan to address homelessness

It took some revising but King County’s Regional Homelessness Authority has a new, five year plan. The Authority’s Governing Committee unanimously approved the plan on Thursday after months of public input.

Burien animal shelter will clear tent encampment after City Council fails to reach agreement

After the Burien City Council could not come to an agreement about where to direct people living in an undeveloped park, the camp will be cleared by a group that leased the site and has plans to turn it into a dog park.

Head of King County Regional Homelessness Authority steps down

A shake up is coming from the Regional Homelessness Authority

The Seattle homelessness crisis won’t be solved overnight. But organizations under King County’s Regional Homelessness Authority aren’t confident the agency can do much in 5 years either. Greg Kim is here today. He’s a homelessness reporter for the Seattle Times.

Eastside light rail expansion could be delayed after work along I-90 demolished

Sound Transit has announced that the light rail expansion project along I-90 may be delayed once again.

Debate over proposed CID light rail station heats up

Sound Transit's board of directors is voting Thursday on a hotly contested issue — where to put a light rail station in the Chinatown International District.

New plan for tackling homelessness has big goals and a huge price tag

A new proposed five-year plan from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority has big goals and a price tag of up to $8 billion in capital costs, plus $3.5 billion for operations.