Homelessness
Seattle Red Staff
GOP candidate Tonya Stadlman says Washington’s housing first model treats the symptom, not the disease
Republican 44th LD candidate Tonya Stadlman says Washington's $1.8 billion homelessness spend is propping up a housing first model that ignores addiction.7 hours ago
Jackson Meyer
Portland mayor warns affordable housing system could collapse in 6 months
Mayor Keith Wilson warns Portland's affordable housing system could collapse in six months as Home Forward faces a $35M deficit and a CEO travel scandal.3 days ago
Seattle Red Staff
Snohomish County weighs ending Housing First preference, new fentanyl crime
Snohomish County weighs Nate Nehring's bills to end Housing First preference, boost drug treatment funding, and criminalize fentanyl exposure to kids.4 days ago
Seattle Red Staff
Adam Carolla rips Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson as ‘a dope’ over false homeless claim
Adam Carolla called Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson "a dope" after she insisted housing costs, not drugs, are driving the city's homelessness crisis.5 days ago
Jackson Meyer
Homeless population declines nationwide, but rises in Oregon
Homelessness is getting worse in Oregon. You can blame the failed housing first policy.9 days ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson missed her World Cup homeless shelter goal by 85% and wants a trophy
Mayor Katie Wilson promised 500 shelter units before the World Cup. She has 75. Jason Rantz on the Seattle homelessness scam nobody at City Hall named.9 days ago
Seattle Red Staff
Snohomish County homeless count climbs again in 2026
Snohomish County's 2026 point-in-time count found 1,163 homeless people, up 23 from a year ago, even as officials tout fewer of them living unsheltered.11 days ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Why Seattle liberals tolerate homelessness and open drug use on their streets
Seattle liberals vote for the politicians who caused the homelessness crisis, then defend them. Jason Rantz on the psychology behind the willful blindness.16 days ago
Jason Rantz
Jon Grant reportedly forced out as Seattle’s Senior Homelessness Adviser
Jon Grant, Mayor Katie Wilson's point person on homelessness, is out June 1 as encampments spread, the 500-unit shelter promise slips, and City Hall cycles through another failed hire.16 days ago
Jason Rantz
Seattle man told to vary his dog-walking route after homeless person complains
A South Lake Union man's Nextdoor post about being confronted by a tent resident prompted Seattle progressives to defend the camper and tell him to vary his route.17 days ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz Exclusive: Belltown business owners forced REACH to hire security for the open-air drug scene it helped create
REACH contracted with Dauntless Security after Belltown business owners demanded accountability for the open-air drug scene outside its headquarters.17 days ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Six weeks after sweep, Third and Blanchard has tents, drug deals, and yes — a homeless dance party
Six weeks after a city sweep, tents are back at Third and Blanchard in Belltown and worse than ever. The city says it's been busy. Residents disagree.18 days ago
Jackson Meyer
Tiny home toilet forces Portland couple to wear gas masks
A tiny home village is causing a stinky situation in Portland.21 days ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Is Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson shipping homeless out of town for the World Cup?
Rumors say Seattle is busing homeless people to Bremerton and Moses Lake before the World Cup. Moses Lake PD found no evidence. Here's what's really happening.25 days ago
Seattle Red Staff
Portland advocates circle the wagons to protect shelter with no sobriety rules
Mayor Wilson's plan to convert Portland's Multnomah Safe Rest Village into a recovery center faces pushback from advocates defending the low-barrier status quo.26 days ago
Jason Rantz
We Heart Seattle volunteer finds homeless man living with 100 jugs of urine inside Discovery Park
A We Heart Seattle volunteer found a man in a tent at Discovery Park surrounded by more than 100 milk jugs of urine. He refused services, refused to give his name.26 days ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: San Francisco solved its drug crisis for a summit. Why is Seattle surrendering before the World Cup?
If you think the city of Seattle is ready for the World Cup, you've likely not stepped foot in downtown Seattle for years.28 days ago
Jason Rantz
Spokane County puts property owners on the hook for nuisance homeless camp cleanups
Spokane County commissioners voted to make property owners financially liable for removing nuisance encampments on private land, closing a gap in the county's nuisance code.1 month ago
Jackson Meyer
Taxes and rising cost of living has Portlanders on edge, new polls finds
According to a new poll, residents in Portland are not happy with the direction Democrats in charge are taking them.1 month ago
Jackson Meyer
Meyer: Seattle’s World Cup hotel slump is what happens when a city refuses to fix itself
80% of Seattle hotel operators report World Cup bookings below expectations, and the city trails nearly every other host city with just 6 weeks out.1 month ago
Seattle Red Staff
Snohomish County moves to defund drug kits and kill Housing First. Nehring explains why the model was never going to work
Snohomish Councilmember Nate Nehring explains why Housing First is a misnomer for fentanyl addiction and why harm reduction enables addicts rather than helps them recover.1 month ago
Jackson Meyer
Multnomah County predicts homeless crisis will worsen through 2027 — then cuts $67M from the budget
Multnomah County's homeless population hit 18,000 in March and is projected to reach 20,000 by 2027. The county's answer: cut $67M and close six shelters.1 month ago
Jason Rantz
Snohomish councilmember introduces four bills to end Housing First, defund drug kits, shield kids from fentanyl
Snohomish Councilmember Nate Nehring introduced four bills to strip Housing First mandates, cut drug kit funding, and criminalize fentanyl exposure of minors.1 month ago
