Fix Homelessness | How to rebuild human lives

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
July 24, 2024

Categories
Crime, Law, and Order
Street Report
Tagged
, Claudia Balducci, Dow Constantine, Far-Left Activists, jonathan choe, Jorge Baron, juvenile crime, juvenile justice reform, juvenile violence, King County, King County Council, King County Council's Law and Justice Committee, progressives, Reagan Dunn, Rod Dembowski, Seattle, Street Report}

King County Considers Abolishing Youth Detention Facility Despite Increase in Juvenile Violent Felonies

_{Jonathan Choe
July 24, 2024

Crime, Law, and Order, Street Report

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Public comment during today's King County Council's Law and Justice Committee meeting was overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the youth detention facility in Seattle. But surprisingly, Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn, Rod Dembowski, and Jorge Baron unanimously agreed there still needs to be a place to incarcerate young violent offenders. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
July 22, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Street Report
Tagged
, Andrea Suarez, Dr. Raul Garcia, drug addiction, fentanyl, Freedom From Fentanyl Walk, Ginny Burton, jonathan choe, Seattle, Street Report, Washington State, We Heart Seattle}

Freedom From Fentanyl Walk Displays Bipartisanship to Address Addiction Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
July 22, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Street Report

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U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Raul Garcia and his team of volunteers walked more than a hundred miles across Washington State to bring much needed attention to the fentanyl crisis. This bipartisan group of recovery advocates are also spotlighting mental illness and say they will champion these issues until it leads to real change. I caught up with them on Sunday for the final leg of the journey into Seattle. Read More ›

bunch of used dirty syringe leaved after drug injection lying on ground outdoor

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 22, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Tagged
, 12th and Jackson, Black Market, Casey Luskin, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, Community Assisted Suicide, cruel and unusual punishment, defund the police, downtown Seattle, drug addiction, drug dealers, drug-related crimes, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homeless camps, homelessness, Housing First, human nature, jonathan choe, liberal guilt, Michael Shellenberger, progressive activists, San Fransicko, SCOTUS, Seattle, Seattle City Council, shoplifting, substance abuse, Supreme Court of the United States, The American Spectator, U.S. Supreme Court}

Seattle’s Community Assisted Suicide Policies Are Killing the Homeless

_{Casey Luskin
July 22, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness

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Last month the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the rights of cities to enforce common sense laws which prohibit the homeless from sleeping in public spaces, such as parks or sidewalks where children play or families walk. It's almost absurd that the Court was forced to expend its limited resources adjudicating a controversy over whether such laws should be constitutional. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
July 21, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Street Report
Tagged
, Dr. Raul Garcia, fentanyl, Freedom From Fentanyl Walk, jonathan choe, Street Report}

Freedom From Fentanyl Walk Crosses the Finish Line

_{Jonathan Choe
July 21, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Street Report

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Dr. Raul Garcia and his team have conquered the Freedom From Fentanyl Walk! After starting in Central Washington last week, they crossed the finish line in Seattle today bringing much needed attention to the fentanyl crisis. I have a full recap on the way. Read More ›

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Date
July 19, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Street Report
Tagged
, Caitlyn McKenney, Dr. Raul Garcia, drug abuse, drug addiction, fentanyl, Freedom From Fentanyl Walk, Ginny Burton, jonathan choe, Restorations Podcast, Seattle, Street Report}

Recovery Advocate Ginny Burton Walks Across WA for “Freedom from Fentanyl”

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 19, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Street Report

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Washington State candidate for U.S. Senate, Dr. Raul Garcia, is walking from central Washington to Seattle this week to raise awareness about the devastating toll of fentanyl. The walk began on Tuesday, July 16 and will end July 21. Ginny Burton — recovery advocate, former addict, and friend of Discovery Institute — joined Dr. Garcia on July 17. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
July 19, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Housing
Tagged
, affordable housing, Alan Graham, Community First! Village, Department of Housing and Urban Development, emergency shelters, homelessness, housing vouchers, Marc Benioff, Marvin Olasky, Michael Ullman, National Homeless Information Project, navigation centers, Research Institute on Homelessness, Salesforce, San Francisco, shared housing, sheltered homelessness, shelters, single adult households, University of California, unsheltered homelessness, www.nhipdata.org}

Could Shared Housing Help Curb Homelessness?

_{Marvin Olasky
July 19, 2024

Homelessness, Housing

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This week I'm writing about an unconventional man mostly ignored, Michael Ullman. My January 13, 2023 column examined his work, which grows out of his 25 years of experience in managing and researching homeless services, and his hundreds of conversations with people living in shelters and on the streets. He is still rowing against the current with his National Homeless Information Project. Read More ›

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Author
Caitlyn McKenney

Date
July 18, 2024

Categories
Housing
Tagged
, housing, landlord, tenant}

Permits, Fees, and Penalties — Property Owners Face a Web of Costly Regulations

_{Caitlyn McKenney
July 18, 2024

Housing

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When cities tighten the rules and regulation of rental properties, property owners are forced to increase rent to offset the costs. Read More ›

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Date
July 17, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
What Works
Tagged
, Brandi Kruse, California, drug addiction, Gavin Newsom, Grants Pass v Johnson, homelessness, Los Angeles, mental health, mental illness, Portland, Robert Marbut, San Francisco, Seattle, substance abuse, treatment beds, Undivided}

Robert Marbut Discusses Grants Pass v. Johnson on [un]Divided with Brandi Kruse

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 17, 2024

Homelessness, What Works

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On unDivided, hosted by Brandi Kruse, Robert Marbut discusses what Grants Pass v. Johnson means for cities and their homeless populations, what cities like Seattle and San Francisco need to do, and the importance of investing in treatment for mental illness and drug addiction, and the reality behind Housing First. Read More ›

People support each other in a rehab session

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
July 12, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
What Works
Tagged
, Alan Graham, community first, Community First Village, drug addiction, Dunbar's number, Eden Village, fentanyl, Hog Eye Road, homelessness, Housing First, loneliness, Marvin Olasky, Robin Dunbar, substance abuse, texas}

Community — Not Housing — First

_{Marvin Olasky
July 12, 2024

Homelessness, What Works

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Can people, laden with childhood traumas plus the hard experience of years of homelessness, overcome their pasts? On a Monday afternoon in May, I threw that question at Alan Graham, founder and CEO of Austin's Community First! Village (CFV), where close to 400 formerly homeless humans now live. Read More ›

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Author
Caitlyn McKenney

Date
July 11, 2024

Categories
Housing
Tagged
, housing, housing affordability, Seattle}

Seattle Overregulation is Driving Out Affordable Rentals

_{Caitlyn McKenney
July 11, 2024

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The number of registered rental properties in Seattle has declined consistently since 2019. This according to a December 2023 audit by the Seattle City Auditor titled Understanding Seattle’s Housing Market Shift from Small to Large Rental Properties. The audit was performed at the request of several councilmembers in hopes of explaining a decrease in rental properties registered with the city. The audit relied on data derived from the Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance (RRIO) passed in 2012, which requires all rental properties to register with the city and undergo regular inspections to “ensure basic safety maintenance requirements are met.” Although the inspection goal evidently isn’t being met, RRIO provides useful data on rental market trends in Seattle. [1] Ironically, the Read More ›