Drug Crisis Ravages Seattle’s Streets
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As Seattle prepares for 4th of July festivities, an American tragedy is unfolding on its streets. From downtown to Chinatown-ID, Mayor Bruce Harrell’s administration is overwhelmed by the drug crisis ravaging his city.
No Coordination Among Agencies
City Hall insiders say the current plan to address the human suffering is failing. Leadership and the agencies responsible for coming up with solutions are barely talking to each other. The bureaucracy is thick.
Election Year
But during an election year, insiders say Harrell has created a culture of fear in his office so no one wants to bring it up for debate or challenge the status quo. It could damage his campaign and hurt public relations.
Housing First Leads to Devastation
Harrell could have moved away from the failed Housing First approach to solve the street crisis. This policy gives taxpayer funded apartments to homeless drug addicts without any requirements to seek treatment. It’s led to devastating consequences.
Who Will Challenge the Status Quo?
After nearly four years in office, Harrell’s record on homelessness and the drug addiction crisis are now on full display for everyone to see.
Other Mayoral candidates could easily use it against him. But they don’t have alternative solutions either.
Stay Tuned
Which brings us back to Seattle’s street crisis which is getting worse by the day.
Stay tuned for our series of reports, spotlighting solutions that could turn this city around.