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Jonathan Choe

@choeshow

Feb 15, 2023 • 22 tweets • 31 min read • Read on X

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@AKB1968

STUNNING REBUKE: WA state lawmakers like @AKB1968 picking apart @KC_RHA CEO Marc Dones and his "wrong" interpretation of @GovInslee's Right of Way Initiative. Dones' insistence on "permanent housing" delayed King County encampment sweeps. #Seattle @kcexec @MayorofSeattle

@KC_RHA

MORE SCRUTINY: @KC_RHA Governing Committee meets Thursday and "permanent housing" VS. "congregate shelter" debate will likely be addressed. Who will hold Marc Dones accountable? @MayorofSeattle @kcexec @GovInslee @wsdot @WAStateCommerce #Seattle #KingCounty #Washington #WA

@MayorofSeattle

GOVERNING COMMITTEE: Elected officials and influencers have clout in this process. #Seattle controls significant amount of purse strings as well. @MayorofSeattle @kcexec @CMAndrewJLewis @Lisa_Herbold @angelabirney @CMEdPrince @KccClaudia @JoeMcDermottWA
kcrha.org/about/boards-c…

@wsdot

#CHINATOWN-ID A PRIORITY? Super Bowl Sunday encampment inferno on @wsdot property. No sign of
@CMTammyMorales coming out to support dist. after recent string of homeless related fires. Where is
@KC_RHA +Marc Dones? @GovInslee
@MayorofSeattle #Seattle

@wsdot

SUSPECTED METH LAB: Explosion on
@wsdot property in #Chinatown-ID. Once again
@CMTammyMorales MIA. Auto body shop owner nearby is shocked @KC_RHA 's Marc Dones says homeless will only be moved if "permanent housing solution" is available. #Seattle

@wsdot

MASSIVE INFERNO: Feb 3 another camp on
@wsdot property up in smoke in #Chinatown-ID. Notice a theme here? State ignores problems in this minority community. @CMTammyMorales MIA. Where is the equity lens for Asian Americans? #Seattle
@GovInslee @KC_RHA

@KC_RHA

FULL EXCHANGE: After parents RAGED on
@KC_RHA'S Dones about failed outreach at Ship Canal encampment, he went on to say WA state law makers put in a funding requirement that says homeless can only be moved if there is a "permanent housing solution."

@KC_RHA

5 YEAR PLAN IN JEOPARDY? @KC_RHA recently released strategy to “Dramatically Reduce Unsheltered Homelessness.” But it’s based on failed “HOUSING FIRST” policy. No requirements for drug addiction+ mental health treatment. #Seattle @GovInslee @MayorofSeattle

@KCCReaganDunn

COSTS NEARLY 12 BILLION BUCKS: @KCCReaganDunn blasting @KC_RHA 5 year plan essentially saying the agency is focused on funding the wrong things. Says it will be a failure and black hole for tax payers. #Seattle #KingCounty #Bellevue #Kirkland #Redmond

@KC_RHA

MARC DONES’ BABY: It's becoming more evident, Dones is an academic. Critics say he needs to be out there more often on the front lines, seeing what's actually happening. @KC_RHA Here is Executive Summary. #Seattle #KingCounty
👇🏽
kcrha.org/wp-content/upl…

@KC_RHA

QUITE A READ: @KC_RHA and Marc Dones’ game plan. Notice the agency is careful not to say this will end homelessness. Ultimately, what does success or failure look like after 5 years? #Seattle #KingCounty

5 Year Plan: 👇🏽
kcrha.org/wp-content/upl…

@KC_RHA

@KC_RHA SO DONE: #Seattle Councilmember Alex Pedersen slamming King County Regional Homelessness Authority saying, “@KC_RHA appears relatively slow,” in email sent to frustrated neighbor complaining about
@wsdot Ship Canal encampment. @MayorofSeattle @GovInslee

@MayorofSeattle

MAYOR'S HOT TAKE: I asked @MayorofSeattle about @wsdot problems spilling into #Seattle neighborhoods and Councilmember Pedersen's statement on @KC_RHA performance. Mayor tried to be diplomatic, but city sources say he's frustrated by slow progress as well.

@GovInslee

FIGURE IT OUT: That's what parents+neighbors are demanding from state+city leaders after another violent incident at Ship Canal Bridge encampment in Wallingford. #Seattle @GovInslee @KC_RHA @wsdot @WAStateCommerce @MayorofSeattle

@wsdot

NOVEMBER 2022: @wsdot's Ship Canal Bridge encampment being blamed for shootings, fires, and squatters. @weheartseattle is trying to help. But when will @KC_RHA finish this outreach so it can be cleared? Been there more than a year. @GovInslee
#Seattle

@wsdot

SQUATTER HOUSE FIRES: Neighbors also say homeless living under @wsdot's Ship Canal Bridge have broken into 6 empty homes on a nearby STREET. Still NO ACTION by city or state. #Seattle
@MayorofSeattle @GovInslee @KC_RHA @WAStateCommerce

@wsdot

@wsdot @MayorofSeattle @GovInslee @KC_RHA @WAStateCommerce SQUATTER CITY: #Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood had multiple boarded up houses on same street. But homeless people from @wsdot 's Ship Canal Encampment have broken in.
@KC_RHA @WAStateCommerce @MayorofSeattle

@KC_RHA

HOUSE OF HORRORS: Look inside this house right next Ship Canal encampment and across the street from John Stanford Elementary. It's currently boarded up by the landlord. But campers have broken in numerous times. #Seattle @KC_RHA @wsdot @WAStateCommerce

THE OTHER SIDE: The Ship Canal Bridge encampment has two sides. The one in Wallingford and this one in the University District. Some campers who lost tents in the overnight fire simply moved here. #Seattle

@KC_RHA

MOUNTING PROBLEMS: Nearly 40 homeless kicked out of #Seattle's Hotel Nexus for alleged violations such as drug use in rooms+assault on staff. They've now been moved to Renton+Federal Way motels. Voucher program under scrutiny. @KC_RHA @MayorofSeattle

@MayorofSeattle

BROKEN SYSTEM: Found "Tarantula" in interview w/KIRO 7 back in 2019! He's been running streets for years. Who's keeping track of cases like this?
@MayorofSeattle @KC_RHA @kcexec @GovInslee
👇🏽

@KC_RHA

WHERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY? Glad to know homeless who did nothing wrong are getting in new hotels. But what is @KC_RHA and groups like Lived Experience Coalition doing about the trouble makers who drag everyone else down? Why give more vouchers? #Seattle

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