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Why Did SHARE Confiscate Bus Passes Donated By the City?
Ballard tent city residents accuse the homeless service of hording bus passes to funnel people to an ongoing…
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SHARE Confiscated Dozens of Bus Passes from Homeless Campers
The day before April Fools, a city employee donated several dozen ORCA transit passes to the campers at…
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‘Wet Parks’ Proposed for Public Drinking
The Community Police Commission wants poor people to have somewhere they can legally drink.
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Aiming for Crime, Hitting the Homeless
The Neighborhood Safety Alliance is growing in influence. But will it be driven by fear or love, pull…
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Did SHARE Close Its Shelters Just to Make a Point?
Asked if he thought SHARE was playing politics with the closure of shelters for the needy, a city…
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Statehouse Vacillates On Whether to Fund Homeless Student Funding
Earlier this month, legislators in Olympia approved a plan to direct state dollars toward homeless student services via…
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Sheriff: Safe Drug Site Users Would ‘Not Be Arrested By Any of My Deputies’
Last night, speaking on a drug policy panel at Seattle University, Urquhart came even closer to an outright…
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Today: Learn About Safe Drug Sites, In Person
Today, proponents of bringing safe drug sites to Seattle launch their public education (or propaganda, depending on your…
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15 Homeless Shelters to Close Thursday Morning
Operators of the homeless advocacy and service group SHARE say that they’ll be forced to close down 15…
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Was It Wrong to Laugh at #ManInTree?
We interview @Man_In_Tree and contemplate whether it’s okay to take pleasure in a mental health crisis. Welcome to…
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A New Encampment Is Challenging the Anti-Drug Dogma That Rules Homeless Services
Nickelsville began in 2008 as a field of bright, neon-pink tents erected in protest against then-mayor Greg Nickels’…
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Spare a Coffin for the Homeless, Sir?
Some Seattle innovators want to put homeless people in coffins—but in a good way.
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How Amazon and Vulcan Bought Their Way into City Hall This Year
Last year’s City Council election was, in the parlance of the Republican presidential front-runner, yuge.
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The Seattle City Council is not happy with Mayor Ed Murray’s efforts
The Seattle City Council is not happy with Mayor Ed Murray’s efforts to clear unpermitted homeless encampments, if…
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Monday afternoon, Uncle Ike’s parking lot was overflowing with people.But they weren’t
Monday afternoon, Uncle Ike’s parking lot was overflowing with people. But they weren’t customers buying pot. They were…
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This morning, black lives advocates assembled outside Uptown Espresso in South Lake
This morning, black lives advocates assembled outside Uptown Espresso in South Lake Union to decry the treatment of…
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In December, state representative Brady Walkinshaw announced that he’d run against 45-year
In December, state representative Brady Walkinshaw announced that he’d run against 45-year incumbent Jim McDermott for his seat…
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Last year, teacher and activist Jesse Hagopian broke the Internet—but not in
Last year, teacher and activist Jesse Hagopian broke the Internet—but not in a good way. On Martin Luther…
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You’re a consumer. Maybe you like to get stoned with friends on
You’re a consumer. Maybe you like to get stoned with friends on the weekend, or maybe your sister…
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Monday, Seattle City Council will vote on whether to give an alley
Monday, Seattle City Council will vote on whether to give an alley near South Lake Union to Amazon,…