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Jonathan Choe
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June 10, 2024
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Crime, Law, and Order
Homelessness
Street Report
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Homeless Inundated with Smoke Near Seattle Chinatown Building Fire

Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness, Street Report
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Some homeless living in an encampment on a hillside above the Chinatown-ID fire are complaining of smoke inhalation. At least 20 people are staying in tents and structures. Fire crews are still dealing with hot spots inside a vacant building at the corner of 10th Ave. & Jackson St in Seattle. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
June 10, 2024
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News
Street Report
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Seattle Building Destroyed by Fire Regularly Used by Homeless and Drug Addicts

Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
News, Street Report
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Seattle Fire crews still dealing with hot spots inside a vacant building at the corner of 10th Ave & Jackson St. in Chinatown-ID. At this point, investigators say the cause of the Monday morning fire is still unclear. But neighbors say homeless people and drug addicts have been breaking into this property and squatting. No reports of injuries. Read More ›
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male homeless and his dog
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Marvin Olasky
Date
June 7, 2024
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Homelessness
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Beyond the “Vets, Pets, and Kids” View of Homelessness

Marvin Olasky
June 7, 2024
Homelessness
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This column starts my third year of weekly writing about homelessness, with the goal of learning, teaching, and eventually turning the columns into a book. Both human interest and intellectual interest propel me. I'll start with the human interest and the two words "suffered enough." The expression comes to mind every time I live in a homeless shelter for a few days and ask residents about their pasts. Read More ›
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Author
Jonathan Choe
Date
June 4, 2024
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Crime, Law, and Order
Homelessness
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Far-Left Activists Demand County Give Housing for Homeless to Illegal Immigrant Encampment

Jonathan Choe
June 4, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness
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Major showdown looming today in Kent. More than 200 illegal immigrants have taken over the Econo Lodge property that is currently sitting empty. Far-left activists want Executive Dow Constantine to house all these people in the motel. Problem is, King County purchased the property to house the region's homeless and there is currently no provider for daily operations. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
June 4, 2024
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Homelessness
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Fire Sets Multiple Tents Ablaze in Burien Courthouse Encampment

Jonathan Choe
June 4, 2024
Homelessness
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First major fire at the Burien courthouse encampment. Multiple tents torched. Witnesses say a woman fell asleep and left a candle burning Sunday evening. Cops arrested her for an outstanding warrant. Otherwise, everyone got out safe but one cat is still missing. Read More ›
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Vintage print of lunch time in farmhouse: boy, girls and children eat together in the kitchen and feed a pet dog
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Author
Marvin Olasky
Date
May 31, 2024
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Homelessness
What Works
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Helping New York Orphans: What Went Wrong, and Right

Marvin Olasky
May 31, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
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The past two weeks I’ve given a largely positive view of how Charles Brace and others helped homeless children in New York (and other northeastern cities). But when orphan trains headed west from 1853 to 1929, sometimes things went wrong. Read More ›
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Author
Jonathan Choe
Date
May 29, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Street Report
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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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Silhouette of a man in an old uninhabitable house in front of a window. Depression, loneliness, despair, decline, sadness concept.
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Author
Robert Marbut
Date
May 28, 2024
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Homelessness
Housing
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Housing First Doesn’t Work

Robert Marbut
May 28, 2024
Homelessness, Housing
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In a classic attempt to bury embarrassing data, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its most recent annual homelessness Point-in-Time Count report on a Friday, shortly before the Christmas break, about 11 months after the counting was done. Try as it might, HUD is unable to hide the problem anymore because the increases are so high. Read More ›
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A young American farmer sheep in a pen during sunset
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Author
Marvin Olasky
Date
May 24, 2024
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Homelessness
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Go West, Children: How Charles Brace Placed Orphans in Families

Marvin Olasky
May 24, 2024
Homelessness
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Last week I wrote about how Charles Brace set up homes for homeless children but did not see institutionalization as ideal. He wondered whether it was possible to find thousands of families willing to take responsibility for the children of the streets. The problem seemed enormous. Brace wrote: "How were places to be found? . . . And when the children were placed, how were their interests to be watched over, and acts of oppression or hard dealing prevented or punished?" Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
May 20, 2024
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Governance
Homelessness
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King County Creates Fenced-In Homeless Encampment in Burien

Jonathan Choe
May 20, 2024
Governance, Homelessness
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Last week, King County fenced in a grassy area for the homeless near the Burien courthouse and sheriff's department. It was an impromptu move to encourage people living on the streets to stay in this spot instead of the busy downtown core. But there's no oversight and some are concerned it will attract more homeless to this area. Read More ›