News roundup: homeless encampments

It’s all about the homeless encampments this morning.

Seattle Times, Seattle PI, KING5, The Stranger, Seattle Weekly, KOMO, Q13, KIRO, Crosscut, MyNorthwest, SeattleMet, Seattlish, and the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog all report on yesterday’s Council meeting where a bill was introduced to set new rules on how and when the city can clear unsanctioned homeless encampments.

Capitol Hill Seattle Blog and Seattle Times also report on the proposed “secure scheduling” ordinance, up for discussion later today in Council committee.

The Urbanist reports that the Downtown Residents Alliance has dropped its appeal of the MHA residential program.

The Sightline Institute has an article on the demise of micro-housing in Seattle.