Fix Homelessness | How to rebuild human lives

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
February 20, 2023

Categorized
Governance

Tagged
, drug addiction, Housing First, Housing Plus, housing urban development, mental illness}

Obama Promised to End Homelessness This Year

_{Marvin Olasky and Robert Marbut

February 20, 2023

Governance}

Housing is certainly part of the solution, but it isn't a panacea. Read More ›

Poor tired depressed hungry homeless man holding a cardboard house. with "help" handwritten text on cardboard. nostalgia and hope concept.

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Author
Discovery Institute

Date
October 11, 2022

Categorized
Research

Tagged
, crime, drug addiction, governance, homelessness, housing, mental illness, solutions}

Discovery Institute Releases National Report on Homelessness

_{Discovery Institute

October 11, 2022

Research}

The problems linked to homelessness, including substance abuse, mental illness, and crime, are increasing in America despite untold sums of government money spent to address this complex problem. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 29, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Street Report

Tagged
, Black Market, Chinatown, drug addiction, jonathan choe, Seattle, Street Report}

Drug Addiction in Seattle’s Chinatown

_{Jonathan Choe

April 29, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Street Report}

It's tweaker hell right now at 12th Ave & Jackson St in Seattles' Chinatown-ID. Open air black market of stolen goods is also thriving. There are times this place looks like it's on the comeback trail. But tonight, I'm sticking to some drive-by reporting. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 29, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report

Tagged
, 911, addiction treatment, Burien, crime, DESC, drug overdose, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, King County, King County Department of Health, lake city, low barrier housing, mental health, Navigation Center, Northstar, Seattle, Street Report}

Disturbing 911 Audio from Low Barrier Seattle Facility

_{Jonathan Choe

April 29, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report}

Chilling 911 dispatch call over the weekend in response to some sort of gruesome incident at DESC's Northstar building in Seattle. The operator describes a trail of blood coming from a room and leading to the elevator. It's unclear what happened but the operator goes on to say the female resident has a history of the son abusing her. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categorized
Community Impact, Homelessness, Street Report

Tagged
, Burien, DESC, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, Fix Homelessness, homeless drug crisis, homelessness, Iris & Peony, jonathan choe, King County, low barrier housing, Robyn Desimone, Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall, small business, Street Report}

Burien Small Business Closes Due to Homelessness Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe

April 26, 2024

Community Impact, Homelessness, Street Report}

Downtown Burien business Iris & Peony is exiting the city because of the unending homeless drug crisis playing out on the streets everyday. Owner Robyn Desimone says she can no longer make a living being a daily victim of vandalism and other crimes. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Governance, Homelessness, Street Report

Tagged
, Burien, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, drug crisis, homelessness, jonathan choe, Kevin Schilling, King County, Patty Cole-Tindall, Street Report}

Burien Mayor Calls Out King County Leaders for Homelessness and Drug Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe

April 26, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Governance, Homelessness, Street Report}

In a public show of force, Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling blasted King County Executive Dow Constantine and Sheriff Patty Cole-Tindall, accusing them of allowing the homeless drug crisis to get worse on his streets. Schilling also claims Cole-Tindall is refusing to return calls or meet in person. Read More ›

Contemplative Silhouette Sitting On Rock In Nature

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
April 26, 2024

Tagged
, __featured, drug addiction, Forge, homelessness, Joplin, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, Missouri, Watered Gardens}

The Ups and Downs of Recovery at The Forge

_{Marvin Olasky

April 26, 2024}

The past two months I've written about those making progress at Forge, the Christian shelter I lived at in Joplin, Missouri. But not everyone perseveres. I played disc golf on a sunny day last October with one Forge resident who told me how he had become a devotee of YouTube Satanist channels. For a time, he combined demonic rituals, drug use, and increasingly elaborate drawings of skulls and skeletons. Read More ›

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Date
April 25, 2024

Tagged
, ACLU, addiction, addicts, Cal-Psych, California, case workers, Democrats, drug addiction, drug possession, drugs, Gospel Rescue Mission, Grants Pass v. Johnson, group homes, homelessness, housing, Housing First, Los Angeles, mandatory care, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, Misery, New York City, North America Recovers, Oregon, poverty, psychiatric hospitals, Republicans, Rousseau, San Francisco, shelter beds, shoplifting, Sixth Sense, untreated mental illness, US Supreme Court, Washington}

The Dirty Little Secret About Homelessness Is the Key to Ending It

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

April 25, 2024}

The US Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments about what cities can and cannot do to end homelessness. What everyone agreed on was that homelessness is a difficult problem. I think most people listening to the Supreme Court would agree: it isn’t going to solve homelessness. That is a job for state legislators. So why haven’t they? Why has homelessness gotten worse? Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 24, 2024

Categorized
Governance, Street Report

Tagged
, Bellevue, Jaskaran Singh, jonathan choe, King County, landlords, Sang Kim, serial squatter, Stephen Freeborn, Street Report, tenants}

Second Protection Order Against Bellevue Landlord Dismissed

_{Jonathan Choe

April 24, 2024

Governance, Street Report}

Once again, Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh prevailed in court. King County judge Brian McDonald dismissed the Temporary Protection Order filed by serial squatter Sang Kim. The judge basically concluded that Kim lacked evidence and was not harmed in any way. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 24, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic

Tagged
, drug epidemic, low barrier, overdose, Plymouth Housing, Street Report}

Whistleblower Dies Inside Low-Barrier Plymouth Housing Building

_{Jonathan Choe

April 24, 2024

Drug Epidemic}

Mike Matzick's lifeless body was found inside this "low barrier" apartment complex in downtown Seattle. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 23, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report

Tagged
, Darren Stallcup, drug addiction, drug overdose deaths, Erica Sandberg, fentanyl, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, JJ Smith, jonathan choe, mental illness, Ricci Wynne, San Francisco, Stanley Roberts, Street Report, tenderloin, Tom Wolf}

Drug Addiction and Homelessness in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

_{Jonathan Choe

April 23, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report}

Is it too late to save San Francisco from the "Doom Loop?" I spent several days in the Tenderloin and other neighborhoods decimated by homelessness, drug overdose deaths, and mental illness. This human tragedy is being further exacerbated by failed public polices like "housing first" and "harm reduction." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 22, 2024

Categorized
Community Impact

Tagged
, Far-Left Activists, housing, Street Report, Supreme Court}

Seattle Activists Protest SCOTUS Anti-Camping Case

_{Jonathan Choe

April 22, 2024

Community Impact}

Blaming Capitalism Did I call it or what! Far-left activists like Nikkita Oliver blamed white supremacy and capitalism for America’s homeless crisis during a Monday rally in Seattle. This was in response to the U.S. Supreme Court scrutinizing anti-camping laws used against the homeless.