This is the first installment of a two-part report on last week’s big announcements around the city’s response to the homeless crisis in Seattle and King County. Part 2 can be found here. Last week we all finally got to see the long-awaited and much-delayed report from consultant Barb Poppe on Seattle’s response to its homeless crisis. And it immediately became clear why it took so long to see the light of day.
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Kevin Schofield is a freelance writer and the founder of Seattle City Council Insight, a web site providing independent news and analysis of the Seattle City Council.
After graduating from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he worked for Microsoft Corporation for 26 years. That culminated in a term as Chief Operations Officer for Microsoft Research, the division of the company focused on advancing the state of the art in computing. Upon leaving Microsoft in 2014 he decided to embrace his love of writing.
Kevin volunteers at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, where he also serves on the Board of Directors. He is also Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.
Beyond writing, his personal passions are his twin daughters, photography, cooking, and playing the guitar. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
News roundup: homeless
Yesterday’s big announcements on the homeless crisis response top the news this morning.
Continue readingMajor homeless response announcements today
Today the Mayor’s Office announced a new Pathway Home initiative to respond to the homeless crisis in Seattle. Along with the long awaited Poppe Report, the Mayor released another commissioned performance assessment on the Seattle/King County homeless response and an action plan for the city. In addition, the Council’s Human Services and Public Health Committee meets this afternoon to discuss all of this. Several hundred pages of reports and plans were released today, and it will take some time to digest. I’ll be burning the midnight oil tonight, and will have a full report in the morning. UPDATE 9/9/16 12:00 …
Continue readingNews roundup: homeless issues, Comprehensive Plan
Tuesday’s news on homeless encampments continues to drive coverage.
Continue readingNews roundup: homeless encampments
It’s all about the homeless encampments this morning.
Continue readingHomeless encampment legislation introduced
This afternoon the City Council introduced a draft ordinance that would codify the rules the City must follow when removing unsanctioned homeless encampments. The bill was referred to the Human Services and Public Health Committee for further consideration.
Continue readingO’Brien, Herbold, Johnson and Sawant introduce homeless encampment ordinance
Four council members just sent out a press release announcing that they are introducing an ordinance to address the city’s protocols on cleaning up homeless encampments, based upon the legislation proposed last month by homeless advocates. It’s unclear whether they have a fifth vote to get it added to the Introduction and Referral Calendar this afternoon (but we’ll know shortly). The text of the press release: Councilmember Rob Johnson Councilmember Lisa Herbold Councilmember Mike O’Brien Councilmember Kshama Sawant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2016 Councilmembers Unveil Legislation: New Rules for Encampment Clear Outs SEATTLE – Councilmembers Rob …
Continue readingNotes from this morning’s Council Briefing
The Council is back, and wasting no time getting busy on legislation. To no one’s surprise, homeless encampments were the big topic.
Continue readingNews roundup: housing & homeless, labor issues
Good morning and welcome back from the long holiday weekend! Labor, housing and homeless issues top the news this morning.
Continue readingCatching up on the city’s homeless crisis response
If you’ve lost track of what’s happening with the city’s response to the homeless crisis, you’re in good company: there are now four separate issues, all with significant action expected over the next month. So let’s get caught up.
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