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King County Non-Profit Rescues Homeless Mother and Her Children from Burien Encampment

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Homeless children are suffering in Burien’s encampments. Two kids were just rescued from Dow Constantine’s drug den near the courthouse. Even though he literally created this problem, the King County Executive is ignoring pleas from city leaders and neighbors to shut it down.

King County Lets Treatment Beds Sit Empty

Burien Councilmember Linda Akey says there are detox and treatment beds open right now in the area for the people staying in Dow Constantine’s drug camp. But Akey says King County is refusing to move them and won’t tell her why.

The More We Love

Just a few months ago, Kristine Moreland and The More We Love secured a contract with Burien to do all the homeless outreach in the city. For some reason, Dow is preventing them from actually setting foot in his drug encampment. But since Moreland is so crafty, trusted, and well-sourced, she still finds a way to get people into detox and housing. This is the way.

Burien v. King County

Dow and the City of Burien remain in ongoing litigation over the city’s public camping ordinance.

Burien Bucks Dow’s Plan

It’s evident, Dow has a personal grudge against Burien after the city rejected his failed game plan on homelessness.

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.