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Homeless Man and Repeat Offender Appears Before Court After Third Arrest

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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Seattle CARE Team Helps the Homeless

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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REPORT: Bellevue landlord fights to reclaim property from squatter

National news headlines are being dominated by stories about squatters taking over empty houses. From New York to Florida, deadbeat tenants are also intentionally failing to pay rent. In Washington state, Sang Kim and his family are accused of doing both. Read More ›
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A City Council Member Examines the Alarming Rise in Homelessness Statistics, a Testament to the Mounting Housing Crisis AI Generated
A City Council Member Examines the Alarming Rise in Homelessness Statistics, a Testament to the Mounting Housing Crisis AI Generated

Jonathan Choe Joins David Josef Volodzko on The Radicalist

Click below to listen to Jonathan Choe discuss the changing journalism landscape, crime in Seattle and the failure of “defund the police,” Seattle’s stalled revitalization efforts, and the fentanyl epidemic with writer and foreign correspondent David Josef Volodzko.

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Searching for Kaylee, Lost on the Streets of Seattle

A year ago, Kaylee Gordon was setting up camp deep in the woods of West Seattle. “I feel safe in this spot,” she told me. At the time, Kaylee was hopeful that her future contained a career in music. “It’s always been my passion, it’s my life,” she said. She sang, played guitar, and told me this season of homelessness was just a speed bump along her journey. “So, this isn’t really in character for me,” Kaylee told me, saying that her beloved dog and her guitar were enough to get by. This week, over a year later, she was spotted in Belltown entering Dan’s convenience store on Third Avenue. Without shoes, dirty, and disheveled security guard Giovanni English tried Read More ›

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When the Streets Become the Mental Institutions

Do You Have Time Travel? Literal madness on the streets of Seattle Monday afternoon. A woman was totally naked on the sidewalk across the street from Seattle City Hall. This is the best I could do with the blurs. I asked if she needed help. Instead, she wanted my muffins. Then she started talking about “time travel.” I parked my car and watched her go into a new tent encampment under the highway near 7th Ave and James St. This city is wild. Crazy town. Once again, these streets are the new asylums.