Tag Archives: Pastor Steve Olsen

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 Not-So-Good Shepherd

Posted on April 23, 2016 by DBP

RCW 36.01.290 “Authorizing religious organizations to host temporary encampments for homeless persons on property owned or controlled by a religious organization” –This statute was enacted by the Washington State Legislature in 2010. It grants churches the right to set up temporary … 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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Letter from Camp Dearborn

Posted on February 22, 2016 by DBP

The letter below was sent yesterday via e-mail to Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and the Seattle City Council concerning a city-sanctioned homeless encampment in downtown Seattle known as Camp Dearborn (formerly Nickelsville Dearborn). The author, David Delgado, is a social … Continue reading →

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