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Keith Poley and Rachel Johnnie packing up to leave the Jungle. Photo by Casey Jaywork.

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In the Jungle on Eviction Eve, Campers Prepare for the Unknown

Here’s what campers told us as they packed what they could carry.

Seattle Children’s Hospital Opens Gender Clinic for Trans Kids

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Seattle Children’s Hospital Opens Gender Clinic for Trans Kids

The clinic is one of just five in the nation.

Tim Burgess Draws a Line in the Sand on Homeless Encampments

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Tim Burgess Draws a Line in the Sand on Homeless Encampments

He opposes a bill to only allow Seattle to remove campers if there’s somewhere else for them to…

Seattle Mayor Impressed by Visit to Safe Drug Site in Vancouver, B.C.

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Seattle Mayor Impressed by Visit to Safe Drug Site in Vancouver, B.C.

Murray: ‘The first thing that stood out was the number of lives they’ve saved.’

Impending Eviction Has Made the Jungle a Ghost Town—and the Field a Boomtown

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Impending Eviction Has Made the Jungle a Ghost Town—and the Field a Boomtown

Homeless campers find respite in the calm before the Jungle sweep.

Mike McGinn: ‘The Budget Is a Moral Document’

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Mike McGinn: ‘The Budget Is a Moral Document’

The former mayor says activists are right to press City Hall to rethink how it spends our money.

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After Approving Jungle Eviction Plan, Bagshaw Committee Considers Citywide Ban on Homeless Evictions

A bill pushed by homeless advocates could gainsay the resolution council passed on Monday.

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With Public Locked Outside, Murray Presents Budget

Regular citizens waited in line for three hours, only to be refused entry due to space.

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Murray Announces $12 Million in New Homeless Funding

The mayor made the announcement just hours before revealing his annual proposed budget.

A Seattle riot officer at a recent May Day anticapitalist march.                                 Casey Jaywork.

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For Some Cop Critics, a Bigger Police Force Is the Solution, Not the Problem

Facing budget season, advocates ask: Are police dysfunctional public servants, or an occupying army?

Sawant Memo Shows Money Tabbed For North Precinct Could Help Pay for Housing Instead

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Sawant Memo Shows Money Tabbed For North Precinct Could Help Pay for Housing Instead

The finding contradicts prior assessments by mayor’s budget chief.

Overlooking Auburn, one of the cities that convened a task force on opioid addiction. Photo via Wikipedia

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Safe Drug Sites Could Be a Tough Sell Outside Seattle

Will rural King County get behind real drug reform?

#BlockTheBunker Shuts Down Council, Demands No Youth Jail and Fewer Police

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#BlockTheBunker Shuts Down Council, Demands No Youth Jail and Fewer Police

They want Seattle to invest in public housing and services.

Natives Lead Anti-DAPL March Through Downtown Seattle

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Natives Lead Anti-DAPL March Through Downtown Seattle

“Water is life!”

Protesters in city hall. Photo by Alex Garland.

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Bunker? Blocked.

The mayor and some councilmembers walked back a proposed, expensive new police station. For now.

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Heroin Task Force Recommends Safe Drug Sites, Among Other Things

What the hell’s a CHEL?

Homeless Encampment By Jungle Swept During Meeting About How Homeless Encampments In Jungle Aren’t Being Swept

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Homeless Encampment By Jungle Swept During Meeting About How Homeless Encampments In Jungle Aren’t Being Swept

Some campers likely returned to the Jungle — the area the mayor wants council’s permission to evict.

Council Weighs Plan to Evict the Jungle, But Advocate Bill and Other Proposals Loom Large

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Council Weighs Plan to Evict the Jungle, But Advocate Bill and Other Proposals Loom Large

At 2 p.m., council will weigh Murray’s plan to evict the Jungle amid a flurry of related proposals.

Can Coders Hack the Homelessness Problem?

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Can Coders Hack the Homelessness Problem?

In Seattle and San Francisco, people with tech know-how are grappling with the issue. But progress can be…

Committee Vote Today on Secure Schedule Bill

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Committee Vote Today on Secure Schedule Bill

CRUEDA chair Lisa Herbold says she doesn’t “expect any opposition” to the final bill.