Category: Homelessness | Page 38

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
May 10, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, homeless encampment, homelessness, Joe Biden, jonathan choe, Seattle, Street Report, White House}

Seattle Homeless Man Builds “Homeless White House”

_{Jonathan Choe
May 10, 2024

Homelessness

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President Joe Biden is in Seattle Friday and Saturday to mingle with the elites and raise campaign cash. On the opposite side of the tracks, there's a guy who's also feeling presidential in his very own "homeless White House." Mr. Biden, you gotta take a look! Read More ›

A pioneer family on the frontier, amidst a vast prairie, setting up their homestead, gazes towards a hopeful horizon.

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
May 10, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, Atchison, Charities Review, Civil War, Fix Homelessness, homelessness, Homestead Act, Illinois Central, immigration, Kansas, Marvin Olasky, Mexican American War, Midwest, migration, nineteenth century America, Northwest Territory, poverty, railroads, Robert Hartley, Santa Fe, the West, Topeka, Union Pacific, Vere Foster, Western TrunkLine Association, westward migration, Woman's Protective Emigration Society of New York}

Go West, Young Man (and Woman)

_{Marvin Olasky
May 10, 2024

Homelessness

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We often think westward migration was for males only. In 1862 the Homestead Act allowed land claims from “any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years.” Women, including those widowed by the Civil War, made one third of all homestead claims. Some men and women who made it to the Midwest and went no further became homeless. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
May 6, 2024

Categories
Governance
Homelessness
Tagged
, Burien, Burien City Council, drug addiction, homeless encampments, homelessness, jonathan choe, Kevin Schilling, King County, public safety, Street Report}

Burien Mayor Responds to Threats from King County Sheriff’s Deputies

_{Jonathan Choe
May 6, 2024

Governance, Homelessness

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Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling responding to King County Sheriff’s Deputies threatening to leave the job: "The City of Burien is focused on getting folks off the street and into shelter and services. The City Council prioritizes treatment over tents, and public safety over politics." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
May 5, 2024

Categories
Governance
Homelessness
Tagged
, Adolfo Bailon, Burien, Burien Police Department, camping ordinance, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, Kevin Schilling, King County, King County Sheriff's Office, Patti Cole-Tindall, Street Report, Ted Boe}

Burien Cops Threaten to Leave the City Over Handling of Homelessness Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
May 5, 2024

Governance, Homelessness

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Burien cops threatening to leave the city over handling of the homeless camping ordinance and request to replace Chief Boe. Meanwhile, some city leaders want their own loyal police force and now looking at ways to move on from contract with the King County Sheriff's Office. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
May 3, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, Americans With No Address, Billy Baldwin, Bruce Chapman, homelessness, Robert Marbut}

Documentary Hopes to Inspire Nation to Address Homelessness Crisis

_{Bruce Chapman
May 3, 2024

Homelessness

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Last night, a VIP Exclusive screening of the documentary "Americans With No Address" was held in Bellevue, Washington. The documentary stars Billy Baldwin, and features Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Robert Marbut who also served as Executive Producer. Read More ›

Manhattan Midtown Skyline with illuminated skyscrapers at sunset. NYC, USA

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
May 3, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, alcoholism, Charles Brace, gambling, government welfare, homelessness, housing, Manhattan, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, new york, New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, New York City, New York Temperance Society, Oliver Dyer, pauperism, poverty, private charity, rent, Robert M. Hartley, Society for Prevention of Pauperism, substance abuse}

Helping the Manhattan Poor: A History

_{Marvin Olasky
May 3, 2024

Homelessness

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Much of what we hear in national media concerning homelessness originates in the salons of Manhattan, and if we want to understand why our policy savants sometimes go far off course, we should understand the history of New York City’s successes and failures. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 29, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, 911, addiction treatment, Burien, crime, DESC, drug overdose, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, King County, King County Department of Health, lake city, low barrier housing, mental health, Navigation Center, Northstar, Seattle, Street Report}

Disturbing 911 Audio from Low Barrier Seattle Facility

_{Jonathan Choe
April 29, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report

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Chilling 911 dispatch call over the weekend in response to some sort of gruesome incident at DESC's Northstar building in Seattle. The operator describes a trail of blood coming from a room and leading to the elevator. It's unclear what happened but the operator goes on to say the female resident has a history of the son abusing her. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categories
Community Impact
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Burien, DESC, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, Fix Homelessness, homeless drug crisis, homelessness, Iris & Peony, jonathan choe, King County, low barrier housing, Robyn Desimone, Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall, small business, Street Report}

Burien Small Business Closes Due to Homelessness Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
April 26, 2024

Community Impact, Homelessness, Street Report

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Downtown Burien business Iris & Peony is exiting the city because of the unending homeless drug crisis playing out on the streets everyday. Owner Robyn Desimone says she can no longer make a living being a daily victim of vandalism and other crimes. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Governance
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Burien, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, drug crisis, homelessness, jonathan choe, Kevin Schilling, King County, Patty Cole-Tindall, Street Report}

Burien Mayor Calls Out King County Leaders for Homelessness and Drug Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
April 26, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Governance, Homelessness, Street Report

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In a public show of force, Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling blasted King County Executive Dow Constantine and Sheriff Patty Cole-Tindall, accusing them of allowing the homeless drug crisis to get worse on his streets. Schilling also claims Cole-Tindall is refusing to return calls or meet in person. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 23, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Mental Illness
Street Report
Tagged
, Darren Stallcup, drug addiction, drug overdose deaths, Erica Sandberg, fentanyl, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, JJ Smith, jonathan choe, mental illness, Ricci Wynne, San Francisco, Stanley Roberts, Street Report, tenderloin, Tom Wolf}

Drug Addiction and Homelessness in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

_{Jonathan Choe
April 23, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report

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Is it too late to save San Francisco from the "Doom Loop?" I spent several days in the Tenderloin and other neighborhoods decimated by homelessness, drug overdose deaths, and mental illness. This human tragedy is being further exacerbated by failed public polices like "housing first" and "harm reduction." Read More ›