Homeless

Business

Can a partnership with landlords get homeless into housing?

In a tight rental market, finding affordable housing in King County is a tall order for anyone. But what if you have a flawed rental history, low credit, or gaps because you’ve been homeless? A new non-profit aims to build bridges between service organizations trying to house homeless clients and the private rental market.

November 4th | Alienation and isolation at work

A labor organizer and poet reads from his new collection. Why a tiny home village in Seattle is shutting down. How an Instagram-famous baker makes pies to reflect America. And the history of Russian fake news.

A homeless village in Seattle for Native people, with medicine garden and healing circles

Tucked away in a lot in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood sits a modular housing project, which aims to give Native American and Alaskan Native people a path out of homelessness. It’s called Eagle Village and it will serve as temporary housing for up to 30 people, giving them a place to stabilize, access services, and look for permanent housing.

October 30th | What will Seattle city council candidates do about homelessness?

A look at what your vote might mean this Tuesday. A debate about homelessness. Deciding whether or not to blow the whistle. And getting ready for Halloween with creepy sightings around the city.

Politics

Seattle's homeless crisis: A KUOW hosted debate

Is the homelessness crisis really killing Seattle?

Politics

Is the homeless crisis really killing Seattle?

This was the proposition: The homelessness crisis is killing Seattle.

Politics

Campaign advertisements, tiny houses, and secret twitter accounts this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Kevin Schofield, writer and editor for Seattle City Council Insight, Monica Nickelsburg, civic editor at Geekwire, and Angela Garbes, author of "Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy".

‘One eye open.’ Sleepless in a Seattle tent

It’s 8:57 p.m. on a Sunday, and it’s karaoke night at the Georgetown tiny house village.

Crime

'It's gotta change, I wanna see more action.' 160 Seattle businesses call for increased public safety

Dozens of Seattle business owners and residents are demanding that the City Council invest in tougher crime-stopping measures in next year's budget.

Health

Has any city figured out public toilets?

On this episode we try and figure out if any city has figured out public toilets, and what Seattle can learn