Whistleblower Faces Retaliation After Sharing Conditions of Supportive Housing
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“It’s Not Good”
A whistleblower who helped expose horrific living conditions inside the Downtown Emergency Service Center’s North Star building in Seattle says he’s now facing retaliation for speaking up.
Alex says DESC staff threatened to take away his apartment after I spotlighted the free-for-all drug culture in permanent supportive housing.
Mayor Wilson Sticks by DESC
Despite the criticism of DESC and the Housing First model, socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says this provider will remain a critical part of her new approach to combating the city’s homeless drug crisis.
Power, Politics, and Seattle’s Homelessness Machine
DESC is one of the largest players in the region’s homeless industrial complex and has faced years of criticism for crime, chaos, and death related to its apartments. No one is required to find jobs or go into drug addiction treatment.