King County

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The sidewalks are tidy outside this tiny house village in Seattle, because the residents keep it so

To help keep up with the housing crisis in Seattle, tiny house villages are expanding for people experiencing homelessness. This fall one village added more tiny houses and xpanded and two more opened up to people seeking temporary housing.
- Casey Martin
Why this Seattle business leader says the city should 'treat this emergency on our streets' like the pandemic

Business leaders say their ability to recover from the pandemic, especially in Downtown Seattle, depends on how whether the city will put the same effort into treating the "emergency on our streets": chronic homelessness and diminishing affordable housing.
- Katie Campbell
Why this Seattle business owner is 'ecstatic' about King County's new vaccine rule

If you've been to a bar or restaurant or you've seen a live show indoors recently, you may have been asked to prove you're vaccinated against Covid-19. In October, count on it.
- Katie Campbell
King County considers hate crime hotline amid rise in racist attacks

King County is one step closer to creating a phone and web hotline for residents to report hate crimes and bias incidents. The proposed legislation, put forward by the King County Council's Law and Justice Committee Tuesday morning, will go before the council at-large in the coming weeks.
- Liz Brazile
'Are we going to really be able to prevent eviction?' Community groups brace for next housing crisis

There's more than $300 million in rental assistance available for renters and landlords before Washington state's eviction moratorium expires. But the money has been so slow to reach eligible people in Seattle and across King County, community groups are bracing for another housing crisis.
- Katie Campbell
What King County’s first Regional Homelessness Authority wants to do differently

Marc Dones is the leader of the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority. They want to give people with lived experience a say in the region's plan.
- Katie Campbell
King County launches new coalition to combat escalating gun violence

Gun homicides are up 36% in King County this year, compared to the previous four-year average. In response, the county is launching what supporters hope will become a comprehensive, long-term effort to address these alarming trends.
- Amy Radil
Out of the election and into... another election. This week in politics

Just when you thought you might catch a break from the rough edges of national politics, a new race is taking shape for Washington's 8th Congressional District seat. Republican Matt Larkin - who ran for attorney general last year and lost - is taking on incumbent Democratic Representative Kim Schrier.
- Katie Campbell
King County Council bans facial recognition software in government agencies

The King County Sheriff's Office cannot use facial recognition technology. Neither can any other county agency. That’s thanks to a new law approved unanimously by the King County Council Tuesday.
- Joshua McNichols
Who is stealing catalytic converters in Seattle, and what are they doing with them?

Catalytic converter theft is up more than 3,800% this year over last in Seattle and King County.
- Brandi Fullwood

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