Tag Archives: Sharon Lee

Slumdog Billionaires

Posted on September 5, 2021 by DBP

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. –Sinclair Lewis This image of homeless tents against the backdrop of lavish sports stadiums near downtown Seattle reminds me of a … Continue reading →

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Taking Care of (Homeless) Business

Posted on January 12, 2018 by DBP

Campaign finance laws and the Homeless Industrial Complex  January 12, 2017  Seattle perceives itself as a national leader in the effort to get money out of politics. Initiative 122, approved by voters in 2015, tried to attack the problem in … Continue reading →

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Puff Piece

Posted on April 29, 2017 by DBP

April 29, 2017 In my years of trying to bring the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) to justice, I have been repeatedly frustrated by their slick public relations operation. Here’s an organization that engages in a number of deceptive or dishonest … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Swindle: How a Rogue Non-profit Captured the Emerald City

Posted on September 13, 2016 by DBP

September 13, 2016 The Set-up For four years I’ve been investigating a publicly supported non-profit homeless group in Seattle called SHARE. SHARE runs 14 indoor shelters around Seattle, for which it annually gets several hundred thousand dollars from Seattle’s Human … Continue reading →

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Why I’m voting ‘no’ on the Housing Levy

Posted on July 29, 2016 by DBP

July 29, 2016 Seattle Proposition 1 is a tax levy on the August 2016 primary ballot for Seattle voters. The levy would double the total amount currently levied for “affordable housing.” See the King County Voter’s Guide description on this … Continue reading →

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Can’t Buy Me Likes

Posted on June 24, 2016 by DBP

Followers of this blog will recall that I have penned a handful of articles on Seattle’s own Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) and its director, Sharon Lee. Ms. Lee runs a $50 million taxpayer-funded operation and hobnobs with the Mayor and … Continue reading →

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Derelicts: How a huge Seattle non-profit left a tiny homeless camp to rot

Posted on May 5, 2016 by DBP

May 5, 2016 Back Story If you follow this blog, you’ll already know a lot of the Nickelsville Dearborn story. That’s the camp at 1010 South Dearborn Street near downtown Seattle that sheltered between 35 and 50 homeless people from the … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Missing Homeless Camp

Posted on April 12, 2016 by DBP

April 13, 2016 Do you see a homeless camp in this picture? –Yeah. Neither do I. So why was the landowner granted a two-year “transitional housing” property tax exemption on this pricey patch of real estate near downtown Seattle? Good question. … Continue reading →

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The End of Camp Dearborn

Posted on March 11, 2016 by DBP

March 11, 2016 Today Seattle police moved to evict the small group of homeless campers who continued to occupy the Dearborn Street site formerly known as Nickelsville. This move was taken in response to a request from Chris Koh, who owned the … Continue reading →

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Othello Village: How a homeless camp came to one Seattle neighborhood

Posted on March 7, 2016 by DBP

March 7, 2016 Seattle officials recently hosted two community meetings in the city’s Othello neighborhood to discuss their plans for citing e a homeless encampment in neighborhood. The camp has been dubbed “Othello Village” and will be located in 7500 block … Continue reading →

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The Friends of Kshama Sawant: Progressive politics and influence at City Hall

Posted on November 16, 2015 by DBP

November 13, 2015 ~ Seattle A “People’s Budget Town Hall” Late last month, one week ahead of city council elections, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant hosted her second “People’s Budget Town Hall” event at City Hall. Cleverly disguised as a public … Continue reading →

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Whitewash-Dot-Com: How the Internet sanitizes SHARE

Posted on October 10, 2015 by DBP

Readers of this blog will recall that I devote some of my time to discussing how journalists are manipulated – sometimes with their own connivance – by non-profit organizations and others who stand to make a buck from good publicity. … Continue reading →

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Getting High With A Little Help From His Friends: The Scott Morrow Story

Posted on February 11, 2015 by DBP

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, the name Scott Morrow will be a familiar one. If you’re not a reader, Morrow is the Seattle man who founded and controls two Seattle-area homeless shelter organizations. His Rotund Eminence can regularly … Continue reading →

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