Seattle area’s outlier status on homelessness is only getting worse

After years of crisis, most cities are seeing big reductions in street homelessness. But not here in Seattle and King County.

Seattle mayor says sobriety won't be required at new homeless shelter

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says residents entering a new homeless shelter community in Interbay will not be required to be sober under a low-barrier model.

We Heart Seattle clean-up in Beacon Hill parks leads to outreach offer for woman

What started out as a community clean-up at a homeless camp turned into an intervention.
Associated Press

Some host cities are aiming to house, not arrest, homeless people ahead of the World Cup

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson had pledged 500 new ...
AOL

Seattle Mayor Relocates Homeless As World Cup Approaches

Seattle is set to open 50 homeless shelter units next Tuesday, a number dramatically short of the 500 promised before the FIFA World Cup this summer. Democratic Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson hosted ...
MyNorthwestOpinion

‘Seattle is a sanctuary drug tourism city’: We Heart Seattle founder reacts to county homeless agency’s reset

Suarez described Seattle as a "sanctuary drug tourism city" due to having barrier-free access to drugs with no felony charges ...