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Huge Win for Chinatown: King County Disbands Plans for Homeless Megaplex

Jonathan Choe
October 16, 2022
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Historic Win

Recapping Saturday’s #Chinatown-ID victory rally, when was the last time you heard about an Asian American community, made up of mostly SENIOR CITIZENS, taking down a King County Executive’s (@kcexec) plan to RAM through a HOMELESS MEGAPLEX? Unprecedented in #Seattle.

Coming Together

Before Dow capitulated Friday, many #Chinatown-ID residents were extremely disappointed in Democrats for being MIA. But Joe Nguyen and Sharon Tomiko Santos finally showed to put HOMELESS MEGAPLEX on BLAST. @KCGOP being praised for being with #CID since 1st rally.

Ongoing Challenges

As I was walking to Hing Hay Park on Saturday, I encountered another addict using a doorway to smoke drugs. This is a daily occurrence in #Chinatown-ID. This is why the advocates and seniors were worried about the HOMELESS MEGAPLEX exacerbating issue.

CID Wants More Police

Despite what FAR LEFT activists say, vast majority of #Chinatown-ID is 100% behind @SeattlePD. Officers escorted protesters during every rally and are treated with dignity and respect. It’s part of Asian American culture. That stereotype is true.

Front Page News

When was the last time you saw this HEADLINE in the Seattle Times? This was David VS Goliath. It was never about #CID VS homeless like the SPIN coming from some POLITICAL hacks. This must be considered for all PUBLIC SCHOOL civil rights curriculums in #Seattle.

Moment Dow Surrenders

After more than a month of protests, Dow Constantine announced defeat on Friday. He recognized enormous PUSH BACK coming from #Chinatown-ID community. CID organizers say they were getting ready to take this fight to the next level.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.