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Jonathan Choe
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April 12, 2024
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REPORT: Bellevue landlord fights to reclaim property from squatter

Jonathan Choe
April 12, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Housing, Street Report
National news headlines are being dominated by stories about squatters taking over empty houses. From New York to Florida, deadbeat tenants are also intentionally failing to pay rent. In Washington state, Sang Kim and his family are accused of doing both. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
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April 12, 2024
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The Four Phases of Recovery at Forge Center

Marvin Olasky
April 12, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
Last year I wrote about how formerly-homeless residents of the Orange County Rescue Mission in California could progress through an 18-month program in four phases that give them the readiness to live on their own. Through hard experience the Forge Center in Joplin, Missouri has also come up with four phases, with completion possible in 16 months. Read More ›
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April 11, 2024
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Burien Seeking Police Chief Replacement as Downtown Deteriorates

Jonathan Choe
April 11, 2024
Governance, Homelessness, Street Report
It appears embattled Burien Police Chief Ted Boe is heading out the door. Boe has not officially been fired. But Thursday evening, City Manager Adolfo Bailon sent out an email saying they are looking for his replacement. Read More ›
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April 11, 2024
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Protestors Confront Housing Justice Project

Jonathan Choe
April 11, 2024
Community Impact, Crime, Law, and Order, Governance, Street Report
Thursday afternoon, angry protesters led by Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh finally confronted lawyers at King County Bar Association's Housing Justice Project. HJP is the legal aid group helping serial squatter Sang Kim evade eviction. But HJP managing attorney Edmund Witter was not in and a man working the counter slammed the door on Singh and his family. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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April 9, 2024
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Serial Squatter Threatens Landlord’s Kids

Jonathan Choe
April 9, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Governance, Street Report
Bellevue serial squatter Sang Kim is now allegedly making threats against landlord Jaskaran Singh's young kids. Court documents show a text thread where Kim is basically saying he plans on filing a police report to ruin any chance of Singh's children getting into college. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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April 8, 2024
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Commissioner Dismisses Protection Order Against Bellevue Landlord

Jonathan Choe
April 8, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Governance, Street Report
Huge win for Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh. Monday morning, a King County court commissioner dismissed the Temporary Protection Order filed against him by serial squatter Sang Kim. Read More ›
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April 5, 2024
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Man Arrested After a Shooting at a Kent Homeless Encampment

Jonathan Choe
April 5, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness, Street Report
Authorities in Kent have arrested the male shooter. Sources say he is not homeless but it’s unclear what he was doing at this camp. Suspect was driving a Dodge Charger. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
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April 5, 2024
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Drugs and Homelessness

Marvin Olasky
April 5, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness
Last week we gave our third annual set of Zenger Prizes to ten journalists for articles or podcasts that emphasize good street-level reporting and a willingness to see that all human beings have value. One of the winners we announced is Sam Quinones, for an article he wrote in The Atlantic updating his acute analysis of America's drug crisis. Read More ›