Category: Homelessness

Colonial Village: The Heartbeat of Early America.

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
April 19, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness

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, __featured, 17th century, 18th century, Alexis de Tocqueville, Benjamin Colman, Bostson, Chelmsford, colonial New England, Connecticut, Fairfield, homelessness, Lexington and Concord, Marvin Olasky, Massachusetts, New England, Pilgrim, poor houses, William Bradford}

Homelessness in Colonial New England

_{Marvin Olasky

April 19, 2024

Homelessness}

Since starting this weekly column in June 2022 I’ve covered lots of topics, including homelessness in late medieval England — but I’ve shorted American history. Since today, April 19, is the anniversary of the battles in Lexington and Concord that started the Revolutionary War in 1775, it’s a good day on which to take a rapid ride through the New England countryside and summarize common responses to homelessness in the 17th and 18th centuries. Read More ›

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Date
April 18, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, News

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, 9th Circuit, addiction, Fix Homelessness, Grants Pass, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homelessness, Housing First, Housing Plus, mental illness, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, oral arguments, Oregon, Robert Marbut, SCOTUS, Steven J. Buri, Supreme Court}

SCOTUS Will Hear Arguments in Controversial Homelessness Case that Will Impact Cities Nationwide

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

April 18, 2024

Homelessness, News}

As homelessness hits all-time highs across the country, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments next Monday about whether the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property are constitutional. The case will determine how cities nationwide are allowed to respond to the crisis of homelessness. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 16, 2024

Categorized
Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report

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, Carol Helland, crime, drugs, homelessness, jonathan choe, Plymouth Housing, Redmond, Safe Eastside, Street Report, Vanessa Kritzer, Washington}

Fireworks Expected at Tuesday Night’s Redmond City Council Meeting

_{Jonathan Choe

April 16, 2024

Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report}

Expecting another contentious Redmond City Council meeting Tuesday evening. A few weeks ago, neighbors and activists with Safe Eastside accused City Planning Director Carol Helland of fast tracking the controversial Plymouth Housing land transfer without public input. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 16, 2024

Categorized
Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report

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, crime, Derek Wing, drugs, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, Karen Lee, low barrier housing, Plymouth Housing, Redmond, Seattle Times, Street Report, Washington}

Controversial Low Barrier Housing Project Protected from Journalists’ Inquiries

_{Jonathan Choe

April 16, 2024

Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report}

Why are Plymouth Housing leaders afraid of journalists? An internal email shows how staff allegedly asked Redmond PR guy Derek Wing for cover. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 16, 2024

Categorized
Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report

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, crime, homelessness, jonathan choe, Plymouth Housing, Redmond, Safe Eastside, Street Report, Tasha Mae}

Rally Expected at Redmond City Hall to Protest Low Barrier Housing Project

_{Jonathan Choe

April 16, 2024

Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report}

Another huge rally expected in front of Redmond City Hall Tuesday at 6:00pm. Then neighbors and activists will pack Council Chambers for public testimony. Former Plymouth Housing staffer Tasha Mae is sharing horror stories about this homeless housing provider. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 16, 2024

Categorized
Governance, Homelessness, Street Report

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, Angela Birney, crime, drugs, jonathan choe, King County, NIMBY, Osman Salahuddin, Overlake Silver Cloud Inn, Plymouth Housing, Redmond, Sarah Perry, Street Report, Washington}

Redmond: Emails Reveal Intentional Effort to Ram Through Controversial Housing Project

_{Jonathan Choe

April 16, 2024

Governance, Homelessness, Street Report}

I've obtained a tranche of problematic email communications between Redmond Mayor Angela Birney, some councilmembers, and city staff. It shows an intentional effort to ram through the controversial Plymouth Housing apt complex at all costs and limit public input. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 13, 2024

Categorized
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness, Street Report

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, addict, Dr. Jose Rizal Park, drug addiction, encampment, homelessness, jonathan choe, Seattle, Steve Irwin, Street Report}

Homeless Man and Repeat Offender Appears Before Court After Third Arrest

_{Jonathan Choe

April 13, 2024

Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness, Street Report}

Friday afternoon, Seattle Police arrested homeless man Steve Irwin in Dr. Jose Rizal Park. This is now the THIRD TIME cops have taken Irwin away in handcuffs since last October. Neighbors called 911 after noticing heavy machinery and an elaborate encampment. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 13, 2024

Categorized
Community Impact, Homelessness, Street Report

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, Andrea Suarez, Dr. Jose Rizal Park, East Duwamish Greenbelt, encampment, homelessness, jonathan choe, Street Report, Washington State Department of Transportation, We Heart Seattle}

The Homeless Are Cooking Rats

_{Jonathan Choe

April 13, 2024

Community Impact, Homelessness, Street Report}

The homeless are cooking rats in the East Duwamish Greenbelt. This is by far one of the nastiest discoveries I have ever made at a Seattle encampment. The area is also packed with tents, trash, needles, and all kinds of debris. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 12, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report, What Works

Tagged
, Amy Smith, CARE, CARE Crisis Team, fentanyl, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, Mayor Bruce Harrell, mental health, Seattle, Street Report, substance abuse}

Seattle CARE Team Helps the Homeless

_{Jonathan Choe

April 12, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report, What Works}

Downtown Seattle is on the comeback trail and the CARE Crisis Team is helping move the needle in the right direction. Crews get dispatched with police, or cops call them to assist in situations that usually involve some type of mental health or substance abuse problem. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
April 12, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, What Works

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, addiction recovery, California, community service, crime, detox, drug addiction, drugs, Forge Center, Joplin, Marvin Olasky, Missouri, Orange County Rescue Mission}

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 ›