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Jonathan Choe
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April 12, 2024
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Crime, Law, and Order, Housing, Street Report
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REPORT: Bellevue landlord fights to reclaim property from squatter

Jonathan Choe
April 12, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Housing, Street Report
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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Jonathan Choe
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April 11, 2024
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Community Impact, Crime, Law, and Order, Governance, Street Report
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Protestors Confront Housing Justice Project

Jonathan Choe
April 11, 2024
Community Impact, Crime, Law, and Order, Governance, Street Report
Thursday afternoon, angry protesters led by Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh finally confronted lawyers at King County Bar Association's Housing Justice Project. HJP is the legal aid group helping serial squatter Sang Kim evade eviction. But HJP managing attorney Edmund Witter was not in and a man working the counter slammed the door on Singh and his family. Read More ›
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Bruce Chapman
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July 18, 2023
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The Story of Mental Illness in One Graph

Bruce Chapman
July 18, 2023
Mental Illness
Discovery fellow Robert Marbut provides this telling graph on the correlation of falling support for psychiatric beds and the rise of the mentally ill population in prison. Deinstitutionalization since the ‘60’s went overboard and helped create the current crisis.  Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
November 17, 2022
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Governance
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Everett Mayor Writes Off WSDOT’s Letter Denying Claims

Jonathan Choe
November 17, 2022
Governance
The letter in question is the one she sent to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) last week, in which she alleges that agency, in conjunction with a local nonprofit service provider, is moving "a large number" of the unsheltered population from outside Everett into her city's motels. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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September 1, 2022
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Street Report
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Hope Camping Out in Spokane

Jonathan Choe
September 1, 2022
Street Report
Surrounded by vast farmland and enjoying majestic sunsets, Spokane is the largest city in Eastern Washington. It’s home to Gonzaga University, an abundance of outdoor activities, and the population is booming — including at a place called, “Camp Hope.”  Read More ›
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Caitlin Cory
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December 16, 2021
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It’s Not About How Much You Spend, It’s About HOW You Spend It

Caitlin Cory
December 16, 2021
Governance, Housing
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee just announced plans to spend an additional $800 million on homelessness in 2022, on top of the $2 billion approved by the State Legislature earlier this year to help alleviate homelessness. Money is needed to fix homelessness, but it must be money spent wisely. Read More ›