April 25th, 2013
Tonight in King County, children in 215 families will sleep in a car, in a greenbelt, on the streets, in an encampment, or in abandoned building. These children will wait months for their families to be placed in shelter or a hotel. This is unacceptable for a region of our resources.
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February 27th, 2013
Today, I attended a celebration of Operation Sack Lunch (OSL) and their work in the community, providing 1,200 hot meals each day to shelters, transitional housing programs, youth day programs, community kitchens, Nickelsville, Real Change vendors, Seattle Municipal Court, and the City of Seattle sanctioned Outdoor Meal Site at 6th and Columbia. The current Outdoor [...]
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January 23rd, 2013
It is a significant shift in policy considering that, since its inception, the 10 Year Plan has recognized the important role of shelter but has recommended to partner-cities and funders that they focus new investments on housing rather than emergency shelter.
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Posted: January 23rd, 2013 under
Housing,
Human Services and Health.
November 14th, 2012
I’m pleased that the Council created a human services package to enhance care for our community’s most vulnerable members.
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November 1st, 2012
The US is unique among industrialized nations: 135 other countries already have laws in place mandating paid sick days
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September 28th, 2012
In this way we will significantly improve the condition of unsafe rental housing.
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September 19th, 2012
About 1 in 5 renters spend more than half of their income on rent and more than half of this group have incomes less than 30% median income.
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September 12th, 2012
We don’t want to repeat what is happening in Los Angeles, where law enforcement raids shut down operations of good and bad businesses alike and eventually City Council banned dispensaries altogether.
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September 10th, 2012
It is the Council’s duty to watchdog this legislation as it is implemented and to work with SHA and the community to assure that every requirement that is in this legislation is met.
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August 8th, 2012
Between 2009-2012 the foreclosure crisis is projected to cost Washington communities, homeowners and local governments approximately $3.7 billion
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