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Jonathan Choe
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May 17, 2024
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Cops Ignore Sidewalk Fires in Canada’s Skid Row

Jonathan Choe
May 17, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order
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Some call it Canada's Skid Row so I had to check out Hastings St. in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. It's one of the worst fentanyl scenes in North America and home to dozens of supervised drug injection sites. Thursday night, two cops drove by as people were starting fires in the middle of the street. But they did nothing to stop it. Where is the enforcement of basic laws? Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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May 13, 2024
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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 6, 2024
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Governance
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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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Jonathan Choe
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May 5, 2024
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Governance
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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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Jonathan Choe
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May 1, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
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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 Epidemic
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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 ›
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Jonathan Choe
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April 26, 2024
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Community Impact
Homelessness
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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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Jonathan Choe
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April 26, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
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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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Marvin Olasky
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April 26, 2024
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The Ups and Downs of Recovery at The Forge

Marvin Olasky
April 26, 2024
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The past two months I've written about those making progress at Forge, the Christian shelter I lived at in Joplin, Missouri. But not everyone perseveres. I played disc golf on a sunny day last October with one Forge resident who told me how he had become a devotee of YouTube Satanist channels. For a time, he combined demonic rituals, drug use, and increasingly elaborate drawings of skulls and skeletons. Read More ›
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Cops Clearing Out A Homeless Encampment
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April 25, 2024
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The Dirty Little Secret About Homelessness Is the Key to Ending It

Center on Wealth & Poverty
April 25, 2024
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The US Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments about what cities can and cannot do to end homelessness. What everyone agreed on was that homelessness is a difficult problem. I think most people listening to the Supreme Court would agree: it isn’t going to solve homelessness. That is a job for state legislators. So why haven’t they? Why has homelessness gotten worse? Read More ›