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Bellevue City Council Considers Safety of Plymouth Housing Campus

Jonathan Choe
January 14, 2026
Governance, Housing, Street Report
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The Bellevue City Council is raising massive safety concerns about the Plymouth Housing/PorchLight homeless campus.

Led by CM Jared Nieuwenhuis, the councilmembers are now telling city staff to come up with a better plan to keep neighbors and businesses safe.

And they are demanding a baseline standard to measure success.

Regardless, it appears this problematic facility isn’t going anywhere as it continues to trigger the most 911 calls in the city.

Jare Neiuwenhuis

CM Jared Nieuwenhuis on Plymouth Housing/PorchLight.

Naren Briar

CM Naren Briar on Plymouth Housing/PorchLight.

Vishal Bhargava

CM Vishal Bhargava on Plymouth Housing/PorchLight.

Claire Sumadiwirya

CM Claire Sumadiwirya on Plymouth Housing/PorchLight.

Mo Malakoutian

Mayor Mo Malakoutian on Plymouth Housing/PorchLight.

Deputy Mayor Hamilton

Deputy Mayor Dave Hamilton on Plymouth Housing/PorchLight.

Lynne Robinson

CM Lynne Robinson on Plymouth Housing/PorchLight.

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.