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Homeless Man Says He Came to Seattle Because Nowhere Else Tolerates Street Life

Jonathan Choe
April 12, 2026
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“Everywhere else you get kind of shuttered down.”

Holy crap! The latest drug encampment at 10th Ave S. & S. Weller St in Chinatown-ID is massive.

There are at least 25 people living here.

Once again, Mayor Katie Wilson is allowing this Asian American community to turn into a human dumping ground. She sweeps the rest of the city and it all ends up here.

Meanwhile, I spoke to a young man named Rolland who says he moved from Whatcom County to King County because this region enables street life.

“So stay out here and live how we want to live. You know everywhere else you get kind of shuttered down.”

Even the homeless from other parts of WA know “Freeattle” won’t arrest anyone for illegal camping so they come here. Incredible.

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.