Supreme Court seems poised to allow laws that penalize homelessness
The justices seemed split along ideological lines in the case, which has sweeping implications for how the country deals with a growing homelessness crisis.
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Unpaid rent in low-income housing skyrocketed, evictions may be next
Tenants in low-income housing are struggling to pay rent — or refusing, depending on whom you ask. Either way, the debt could hurt affordable housing...
The Oregon town at the center of a Supreme Court battle over homelessness VIEW
A lawsuit by a group of homeless residents in Grants Pass could reshape the way cities across the country deal with homelessness.
Two King County cities get $3 million to expand homeless shelters
Burien and Tukwila will use the one-time funding from the county to bolster their homelessness response.
King County awards $2M to nonprofits helping asylum-seekers in Tukwila
King County announced the funding for four nonprofits to provide temporary housing, food, support and legal services to asylum-seekers in Tukwila.
What a relief: U District may at last get public restrooms
The Low Income Housing Institute plans to build street-facing public restrooms into a new apartment complex. Neighborhood groups have agitated for more toilets.
A sliver of hope in a record-setting year of deaths of homeless people
Fentanyl remains the leading driver of deaths of homeless people, but change might be on the horizon. New investments followed a bleak year and experts...
Killing of West Seattle homeless man a window into tension among neighbors WATCH
As the number of homeless people grows, their crises are increasingly brought into public view. This can breed contempt. And contempt can turn into violence.
Burien seeks new police chief after sheriff refuses to enforce camping ban
Burien City Manager Adolfo Bailon is recruiting a new police chief after the King County Sheriff's Office stopped enforcing an anti-camping ordinance.
Anonymous donor offers $50,000 to get asylum-seekers shelter
Asylum-seekers had been sleeping outside Seattle’s Garfield Community Center when funding to stay in hotels and private rentals around King County ran out.