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Bill Block

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Not Every Member of Mallahan's Advisory Committee Has Endorsed Him for Mayor

    Ready to build housing with his own bare hands?​When Joe Mallahan announced the formation of his new Advisory Committee two weeks ago, one name that seemed especially noteworthy was Bill Block, Project Director for the King County Commission to End Homelessness. The Commission is an intergov ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2009

    Sentenced to the Street

    A new effort seeks to stop Washington’s prison system from releasing inmates into homelessness.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Will Sims' Legacy Lifeboat Float Or Will Taxes Sink It?

    The battle for King County's lifeboat got under way today with a hearing in the House Finance Committee. Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina, introduced a 12-page bill created specifically to solve King County's budget crisis last week. Currently $10.5 million in county programs from mental health court to t ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    Homelessness Not On the Mend

    The numbers aren’t good, and the recession won’t help King County meet its 10-year goal.

  • News

    February 4, 2009

    The HUD Stud

    Will Ron Sims be able to deliver what local housing advocates want?

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    County Is Not on Track to "End" Homelessness

    Kevin P. Casey The number of homeless people in King County rose two percent since last year, according to a count late last week. That's a modest increase that Bill Block, director of the King County Committee to End Homelessness, points out in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer could have been a lot ... More >>

  • News

    August 20, 2008

    Welcome to Nickelsville

    The mayor has become public enemy #1 for a defiant group of homeless organizers. But is he being unfairly singled out?

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    Back to the Task at Hand

    City Hall and advocates for the homeless end their digressive argument over funding.

  • News

    April 5, 2006

    Ed Murray Starts Over

    Also: Dinesh D'Souza is coming to town after all, and the tent-city threat stands.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    The Plan to Nowhere?

    The region's ambitious 10-year timetable to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and underfunded. The Bush administration is sending mixed signals, and things are about to get worse.

  • News

    March 10, 1999

    Prickly Holly

    Activists charge conflict of interest in the most expensive public housing project in Seattle's history.

  • News

    September 16, 1998

    SHA board blues

    Activists charge conflict of interest in the most expensive public housing project in Seattle's history.

  • News

    June 10, 1998

    The Black Hole of Holly Park

    First the Seattle Housing Authority eliminated hundreds of low-income units in Holly Park. Now it's spending millions more than expected on that renovation. And, as Mark Worth recounts, it's got the same sort of plans for White Center.

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