When it comes to public drug use, many want to emphasize compassion over criminalization. It’s important to remember that neglect isn’t compassion – intervention is. The extent of that intervention has been a contentious issue in Washington, leading to a special session in May which made hard drug posession a...
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Seattle Times has a good question: What’s the point of the Regional Homlessness Authority?
The Seattle Times has a good question – what’s the point of the Regional Homlessness Authority? Columnist Danny Westneat asked “Should we keep this agency at all?” Given their track record of spending millions up on millions of taxpayer dollars with no results, we’ve been wondering the same thing. Especially...
Drugs and homelessness are a losing combination for Seattle
With late payments and unsigned contracts to non-profit social service organizations piling up, The King County Regional Homelessness Authority is making it even harder for local organizations to serve the populations they were created to help. An article in The Seattle Times says these organizations are being forced to...
KCRHA’s tragic incompetence in addressing homelessness
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) shocked nearly everyone earlier this year when its leaders demanded $11.8 billion to address the county’s homelessness crisis and budgeted very little of the funds to help those suffering from addiction or mental illness. This outlandish request has been criticized by people...
