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Jonathan Choe
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July 10, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
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Fentanyl Fuels Drug-Riddled Streets in Seattle’s Chinatown

Jonathan Choe
July 10, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report
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Another disastrous summer underway in Seattle's Chinatown-ID. The Little Saigon hood is overwhelmed with drug addicts and a robust black market of stolen goods. No cops in sight. What will it take for Councilmember Tammy Morales to prioritize this part of her district? Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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July 10, 2024
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A Normal Tuesday Evening in Downtown Seattle

Jonathan Choe
July 10, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report
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Downtown Seattle remains a mess. Even on a weeknight, the black market of stolen goods is thriving at 3rd Ave & Pike St. Drug addicts are passed out everywhere. Remember this was supposed to change with the Mayor's Downtown Activation Plan and a new moderate city council? Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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June 30, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
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Drugs Thrive a Block Away from Seattle’s Pride Parade

Jonathan Choe
June 30, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Drug Epidemic
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As Sunday's Seattle Pride Parade made its way through downtown, the drug dealers and addicts were operating just a block away on 3rd Ave & Pike St. How is this still being allowed? Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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June 24, 2024
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Crime, Law, and Order
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Fentanyl Addiction and Prostitution in Broad Daylight on Seattle’s Aurora Ave

Jonathan Choe
June 24, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Drug Epidemic, Street Report
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In under two minutes, watch what happens on Seattle's Aurora Ave N. on a daily basis. Fentanyl addicts and prostitutes still dominate this hood. Btw, there were kids in this Arco gas station when I rolled up Monday afternoon to get a soda. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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June 9, 2024
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Black Markets, Drug Dens Thriving in Downtown Seattle

Jonathan Choe
June 9, 2024
Drug Epidemic
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With the summer months right around the corner, I just did a quick drive by of 3rd Ave & Pike St in downtown Seattle. Black market of stolen goods and the fentanyl drug den continues to thrive. It's worse than ever. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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May 29, 2024
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“I was OD’ing and she left me there to die”

Jonathan Choe, Kevin Kalb
May 29, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report
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My latest collaboration with 6'7" Kevin. One of the few independent journalists going into America's drug encampments and emerging with incredible narratives. Follow him. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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May 13, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
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Billy Baldwin Witnesses Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

Jonathan Choe
May 13, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness
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Discovery Institute is going Hollywood! Our Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Marbut teamed up with film producer Robert Craig and actor Billy Baldwin to make "Americans With No Address," one of the most important documentaries highlighting the nation's homeless crisis. We Heart Seattle's Andrea Suarez is also a key voice in the movie. Some of the cast members recently took a tour of Seattle. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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May 1, 2024
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Elderly Woman Saved from Fentanyl Overdose in Seattle’s Chinatown

Jonathan Choe
May 1, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Street Report
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Drug hot spots in Seattle remain disaster zones, especially here in Chinatown-ID. I caught the tail end of an OD save Tuesday evening. I thought it was going to be another White or Black male on the ground. Instead, it was an Asian grandma in her 70's. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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April 29, 2024
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Drug Addiction in Seattle’s Chinatown

Jonathan Choe
April 29, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Street Report
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It's tweaker hell right now at 12th Ave & Jackson St in Seattles' Chinatown-ID. Open air black market of stolen goods is also thriving. There are times this place looks like it's on the comeback trail. But tonight, I'm sticking to some drive-by reporting. Read More ›