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Downtown Seattle at 2 AM Is a Drug Den

Jonathan Choe
August 1, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Street Report
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Drug Epidemic
Street Report

3rd Ave & Pike St

Thursday morning, City Attorney Ann Davison unveiled legislation to address the drug madness on some of Seattle’s most notorious streets. This is what 3rd Ave & Pike St looked like around 2 am. It’s really do-or-die time for this city.

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.