Type post
Date January 19, 2023
Categorized Street Report Tagged , Federal Way , Homeless Hotels , King County , Street Report
King County Seeks to Turn Federal Way Motel Into Temporary Homeless Shelter
Jonathan Choe
January 19, 2023
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King County’s latest move is not a purchase but permit application to convert Stevenson Motel into temp shelter in #FederalWay . However it’s already drawing scrutiny from some city leaders and KOREAN immigrant biz community next door.
Journalist and Senior Fellow , Center on Wealth and PovertyJonathan 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 .
