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Bellevue Landlord Facing Squatter Testifies Before City Council

Jonathan Choe
March 26, 2024
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Happening Now

Political pressure is mounting. King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci avoided all my questions Tuesday afternoon. I simply asked why she isn’t responding to Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh’s pleas for help even though she’s Singh’s District 6 CM. If you haven’t been following this saga, serial squatter Sang Kim is still refusing to leave Singh’s rental property. But District 9 CM Reagan Dunn went out of his way to assure Singh he’s fighting by his side. Why the stark contrast in response?

Public Testimony

Aside from Singh’s public testimony during Tuesday’s King County Council meeting, he also went before the Bellevue City Council Monday night. Singh says CM Jared Nieuwenhuis is the only one to publicly support him and show up to weekend protests. Quite telling don’t you think?

Living Rent Free

Kim continues to live rent free in one Bellevue’s finest neighborhoods.

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.