Tag Archives: King County Council

Homeless Camps: My Testimony to the King County Council (Part 2)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by DBP

Mary Bourguignon Principal Legislative Analyst Lead, Government Accountability & Oversight Committee October 23, 2014 Dear Mary: Here’s another set of comments and information for the Council to review. Note: SHARE is an acronym for the Seattle Housing and Resource Effort, … Continue reading →

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Homeless Camps: My Testimony to the King County Council (Part 1)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by DBP

The testimony below concerns a proposed King County, Washington Ordinance extending (with proposed modifications) county legislation governing homeless encampments, also known as “tent cities.” I have been following the operations of these camps for several years now and, with one … Continue reading →

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Death in a Homeless Camp

Posted on October 14, 2014 by DBP

Originally published on October 14, 2014 Background: Tent City 4 is a large homeless encampment managed by a group known as the Seattle Housing And Resource Effort (SHARE). SHARE is a registered 501(c)3 charity that solicits funds from government and … Continue reading →

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Rats! ~ How the Health Department threw their work (and your money) down a hole.

Posted on February 19, 2014 by DBP

The documents below tell the story of how one government agency in Washington State, the Seattle King County Department of Public Health, failed to do its job and serve the public interest. Of course, government failures happen all the time. … Continue reading →

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