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New Report: How Extremists Infiltrated Homelessness Advocacy in America

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October 13, 2025
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Washington, D.C. — Today, the Capital Research Center (CRC) released a new report in cooperation with Discovery Institute exploring how extremist ideological movements are exploiting America’s homelessness crisis, which can include hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people on any given night. Download the report, titled “Infiltrated: The Ideological Capture of Homelessness Advocacy,” here. Using financial data, legal records, and original research, the report uncovers a vast network of homelessness advocates that spend billions in taxpayer dollars and philanthropic grants on everything but obvious solutions. The report demonstrates that counterproductive policies have been used for years which do not solve the homelessness problem, but rather exacerbate …

Discovery Releases New Data and Policy Approach for Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

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November 7, 2024
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Download the Report. Discovery Institute Releases New Homelessness Data and Policy Approach for Seattle Seattle, WA- If the growth rate of unsheltered homelessness in King County remains unchanged, the population experiencing unsheltered homelessness will double from nearly 10,000 to a staggering 20,000 in less than three years. A new report from Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness Initiative offers policy recommendations and new data to address the crisis. A study performed by Discovery Institute found that 49.7% of people experiencing homelessness and enrolled in Seattle programs first began experiencing homelessness outside of King County. Data also reveals a dramatic redistribution of funding away from emergency and transitional beds towards permanent …

Newsom Just Made a Catastrophic Mistake on California’s Homelessness Disaster

_{Michele Steeb
October 9, 2025
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In a catastrophic miscalculation that exposes his continued attachment to failure, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 255 on Oct. 1. It was a bipartisan measure designed to expand access to recovery housing for homeless individuals struggling with substance use disorders. His veto comes at a time when California’s homeless can least afford more failure. AB 255, authored by Assembly member Matt Haney, would have allowed up to 10% of state homelessness funds to support abstinence-based recovery housing. These programs integrate shelter with sobriety requirements, accountability and supportive services that help people reclaim stability. Newsom dismissed the bill as “unnecessary,” insisting that current guidelines already permit sober housing and …

Jonathan Choe Presents Infiltration of Homelessness Industry Report to President

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October 8, 2025
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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jonathan Choe was recently invited to the White House, along with several other independent journalists, to discuss Antifa. He used the opportunity to present the new Capital Research Center report, “Infiltrated,” that was produced in cooperation with Discovery Institute. Read “Infiltrated” Here WATCH: @choeshow outlines how ANTIFA and the homeless industrial complex are working hand in hand during a roundtable event with President Trump and members of his cabinet at the White House."In many cases, the homeless industrial complex is running cover for ANTIFA. ANTIFA is… pic.twitter.com/2iHBJlWJHi— FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) October 8, 2025 …

Report To Reveal Infiltration of Homelessness Movement

_{Bruce Chapman
October 7, 2025
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***UPDATE 10/9/2025*** Capital Research Center’s report, “Infiltrated: The Ideological Capture of Homelessness Advocacy,” is out now! Read “Infiltrated” Here You see a man in a shop doorway shooting up. A block away a man outside a tent bends over in the “dope fiend lean” that supposedly intensifies a “hit.” A woman is in the middle of the street nearby, swaying to and fro and shouting in distress at unseen ghosts. But there is also a rally forming two blocks north, in front of the courthouse, where black-clad, masked youth might again set a dumpster or two on fire to mark their righteous protest against one thing or another. What is going on? Seattle is not a war zone, it is true, nor is Portland or Los Angeles or …

On Homelessness, HUD Is Right to Move Away from Failed “Housing First” Policies

_{Marsha Michaelis
October 1, 2025
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In a memorable scene from “Casablanca,” actor Claude Rains plays a corrupt police chief ordered by the Germans to shut down a popular nightclub after patrons indulge in a disfavored patriotic song. “But I have no excuse to close it!” protests Rains. “Find one,” is the curt reply. Rains orders everyone to leave immediately. When the nightclub’s owner Rick (played by the unforgettable Humphrey Bogart) demands to know “on what grounds,” Rains exclaims: “I’m shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here!” He then cordially thanks the staff member who hands him his night’s winnings. In a similar show of manufactured outrage, executives at the National Alliance to End Homelessness filed a …

Michele Steeb Talks Homelessness with Shaun Thompson

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September 18, 2025
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Michele Steeb appeared on The Shaun Thompson Show to discuss homelessness. Steeb explains the pivotal shift in homelessness policy that occurred in 2013, the new direction President Trump is steering homelessness policy today, the financial corruption behind Housing First, and more. Listen to the Podcast Episode Here …

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Plymouth Housing to Set Up Shop Right Next to Luxury Apartments, Child Daycare

_{Jonathan Choe
October 2, 2025
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What Is Redmond Thinking? Construction workers finishing up the AMLI Redmond Way luxury apartments in downtown say the company had no idea the city would allow Plymouth Housing to build right next door. There’s already concern potential renters will avoid the AMLI once they realize Plymouth facilities attract an inordinate amount of crime, open air-drug use, and death into the community. Along with dozens of businesses, there’s also a daycare right next door. And with light rail nearby, it’s an easy commute to Microsoft and Meta. The tech workers are gonna love being around fentanyl addicts and dealers. No idea what Mayor Angela Birney and the city council is thinking here. They’ve been captured by the homeless industrial complex. Goodbye Redmond as …

Plymouth Housing Hides Event from Community Members, Bans Reporters

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October 2, 2025
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Exclusive Controversial homeless services provider Plymouth Housing banned me, We Heart Seattle’s Andrea Suarez and podcaster Brandi Kruse from a secret ground breaking ceremony in Redmond, WA. But I exposed them anyway. “Our Faces Were Plastered Everywhere” On Wednesday, Plymouth hosted a private ceremony at the Hilton Garden Inn. It was invite only. Sources told me photos of our faces were plastered everywhere and security was told to keep us out. Brandi Kruse’s Reporting Kruse has been annihilating Plymouth. Just … wild. Governor Bob Ferguson is celebrating Plymouth Housing, just days after @choeshow exposed the taxpayer-funded entity for covering up overdoses, deaths, and crime. https://t.co/5xph0uW8Si …

Another Tragedy at Plymouth: Homeless Man Claims He Was Drugged and Raped

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October 1, 2025
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Breaking Bellevue cops are looking into another horrific incident related to the Plymouth Housing/PorchLight campus in the Eastgate neighborhood. A Seattle homeless man claims he was drugged and brutally raped by another transient outside the PorchLight facility. WARNING: This portion of the 911 call is graphic and may be upsetting to some. Attracting Crime Incident happened on Friday September 26. Both men were denied entry to Porchlight. Unclear why. But they decided to camp in the nearby bushes. The shelter continues to attract criminals and deviants into the area. This is exactly what the community has been saying all along. Bellevue PD Statement Right now, this is all Bellevue PD is releasing. This homeless campus continues to trigger the most …

Plymouth Housing CEO Defends Housing First, Calls Criticism “Misinformation”

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September 24, 2025
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Damage Control Embattled Plymouth Housing CEO Karen Lee is doing damage control after our series of reports highlighting all the crime, chaos, and death in her Bellevue, WA facility. I have obtained an email Lee recently sent to Bellevue councilmembers. Based on her talking points and spin, she appears to think they’re gullible and stupid. #BREAKING: I have now officially been trespassed from Plymouth Housing's(@PlymouthHousing) Bellevue facility in the Eastgate neighborhood. Sources say my photo is everywhere and staff members are being told to call the cops if they see me. In fact that's what happened the other… pic.twitter.com/NKQLzsr1Hd— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) September 23, 2025 Page 1 Lee claims some of the content about Plymouth …

Another 911 Call from Plymouth Housing

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September 23, 2025
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This is “Housing First” Another crazy incident at Plymouth Crossing in Bellevue’s Eastgate neighborhood Tuesday morning. 911 dispatchers say a call came in about a 65 year old woman in a wheelchair going on a bender. She was suspected of using meth or fentanyl. Just in the past couple weeks, the FactoriaLLS team has documented more than a dozen cases of fights, drug use, and other disturbances. There were likely more incidents that were missed. This Plymouth Housing/PorchLight campus triggers the most 911 calls in the city. Ladies and gentlemen, this is “Housing First” and “harm reduction” in action. Your taxpayer dollars are funding all this crime and chaos. This is what Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson voted for and what WA Governor …

Plymouth Housing Murder Suspect Arrested and Charged

_{Jonathan Choe
September 17, 2025
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Breaking Bellevue homeless murder suspect Samuel Hitchcock has been arrested. In a joint effort with the United States Marshals Service and the Portland Police Bureau, regional partners arrested Hitchcock near a residential area in Portland. More details will be made available during a 3pm press conference at Bellevue Police HQ. Bellevue Police arrest man connected to July homicide https://t.co/LvKu1KnO78— The Bellevue Police Department (WA) (@BvuePD) September 17, 2025 A Massive Black Eye This has been a massive black eye for the Porchlight/Plymouth Housing campus in the Eastgate neighborhood. This property triggers the most 911 calls in the city and is constantly being blamed by neighbors for open-air drug use and other crimes. UPDATE: The Bellevue …

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