Last week the Governing Committee of the King County Regional Homeless Authority approved a proposed 2023 budget for the organization of $227,403,776, an increase of more than $66 million over the 2022 budget. Here is the presentation to the Governing Committee on the proposed budget. It contains a significant amount …
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King County plan for City Hall Park
As reported by the Seattle Times this morning, the King County Executive prepared a report in January on what it would do to address safety and security concerns in City Hall Park and to establish a hygiene center nearby, should the transfer of the property from the City of Seattle …
Continue readingLow Income Housing Institute report to City Council
This week the Low Income Housing Institute, which operates nearly all of the city’s “Tiny House” villages along with other permanent supportive housing and affordable housing projects, is presenting a status report to the Seattle City Council. Here are the slides they submitted in advance. The slides provide status updates …
Continue readingRegional Homeless Authority update
Today the King County Regional Homeless Authority provided a status update to the Seattle City Council on several topics, including: its replacement for the annual “Point in Time” count required by HUD; several programs it funds through third parties: new con-congregate shelters, an RV safe lot, a new “high acuity” …
Continue readingPortland Tiny-house Village Report and How-to Guide
The Portland State university Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative has published a lengthy report on “tiny house” villages in the greater Portland area, which includes a “how-to” guide to set up and operate a village. The report includes details on the similarities and differences between the various villages, as well …
Continue readingHow Seattle Spent its ARPA Federal Funds
Last week the City Budget Office provided an update on the “Seattle Rescue Plan,” how the city is spending the nearly $300 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds that it has received. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make …
Continue readingA better dashboard for the King County homeless response
Jeff Keenan, with the support of the Third Door Coalition, has been working for the past few years on designing a better “dashboard” for quantifying the response to the homelessness crisis in King County. There is certainly no lack of local government “homelessness dashboards” here in the Seattle area, but …
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