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#BREAKING: Washington State Dept. of Transportation finally SWEEPING two notorious #Chinatown-ID encampments on Tuesday. One at King St. and the other on Jackson St. All on @wsdot property. These camps have been linked to drug deals, fires, a meth lab explosion, shootings,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
NEVER FORGET: I launched this EXCLUSIVE story last month. Summit Sierra High School is caught in the middle of open air drug deals, homeless encampment infernos, and a black market that's thriving in #Chinatown-ID. This is just the latest crisis … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
METH LAB INFERNO: Last month, authorities say a meth lab exploded at the Jackson St. encampment on @wsdot property. Once again
@CMTammyMorales MIA. Auto body shop owner nearby is shocked @KC_RHA's Marc Dones says homeless will only be moved if … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@wsdot @CMTammyMorales @KC_RHA SUPER BOWL SUNDAY: More tents up in flames on this @wsdot property, victimizing #Chinatown-ID again. No sign of @CMTammyMorales coming out to support her dist. after recent string of homeless related fires. Where is @KC_RHA+Marc Dones? Will he show … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
MASSIVE INFERNO: Feb 3 another fire at King St. encampment in #Chinatown-ID on @wsdot property. Notice a theme here? State ignores problems in this minority community. @CMTammyMorales MIA. Where is the equity lens for Asian Americans? #Seattle
@GovInslee … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
TONE DEAF: Last month, parents RAGED on @KC_RHA
CEO Marc Dones earlier about lingering homeless encampments, especially the Ship Canal Bridge encampment near John Stanford Int. School. Dones went on to say WA state law makers put in a funding requirement … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@KC_RHA MINI CAMPS: Tents+ structures remain in #Chinatown-ID on @wsdot property. Some have been here for more than year. Others popped up after massive 10th & Dearborn sweep few months ago.
@KC_RHA @GovInslee @WAStateCommerce @CMTammyMorales @MayorofSeattle … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
NOV 2022: @wsdot Secretary of Transportation Roger Millar said, "When we see something starting, we get in and stop it." 3 months later, structure he was referring to in #Chinatown-ID is still there. BTW, watch
@GovInslee throw Roger under the bus. 🙃

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#EXCLUSIVE: Last week, WSDOT crews spent days finally clearing the dangerous 1st Ave S Bridge homeless encampment, blamed for shootings and homicides. Police even called it a "chop shop" and dumping ground for stolen cars. I went back and saw a few vehicles left behind. Official… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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SWEEPS ALL WEEK: Day 1 in the books at the Ship Canal Bridge encampment on the Wallingford side, right across street from John Stanford Int. School. @wsdot crews expect to be on this for a few more days. Then on Thursday, they move across I-5 to tackle the U District side. This… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
THE OTHER SIDE: It's so bad. This part of the Ship Canal Bridge encampment on the U. District side hasn't been getting as much attention. But it's a disaster. Look at the trash building up. WSDOT is sweeping on Thursday. I was there as crews put up the fliers this morning.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
TRASH CITY: This is so crazy. For the first time, I saw this other side trail created by the homeless. It's still on @wsdot property. It's just full of trash, needles, clothing, junk, etc. Look at all the neighbors on the U. District side who had to put up with this. This is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Mar 26
#BREAKING: Gonna be a busy week for the Washington State Dept. of Transportation. Along with the #Chinatown-ID sweep, state will finally clear the notorious Ship Canal Bridge homeless encampment on MONDAY. It's also been the scene of multiple fires, deaths, drug overdoses,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
MAJOR PROTEST: Earlier this month, parents and neighbors launched a demonstration targeting Gov. Jay Inslee for allowing the Ship Canal Bridge homeless encampment to spiral out of control in #Seattle's Wallingford. If the Gov. doesn't follow through, … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
FEELING THE PRESSURE: After parents at John Stanford International School announced plans earlier this month to protest the notorious Ship Canal Bridge encampment across the street, Gov. Jay Inslee(@GovInslee) made an impromptu visit to the school and … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Mar 25
HOMELESS ARSON SUSPECT CHARGED: King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged 31 year old Arthur Arakelov with 1st degree arson this afternoon. He's accused of torching nearly 60 boats on a dry storage rack in Lake Union earlier this week at 659 NE … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
STICKY FINGERS: Arekelov has multiple convictions for burglaries, drugs, and possession of theft tools. Several people I talked to on the ground say he is well known in the homeless community and was a regular at the nearby encampments in and around Lake Union. #Seattle
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: Arekelov put down 8914 Aurora Ave N. for his residence. But that's the Aurora Commons homeless day shelter. #Seattle

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Mar 23
FAR-LEFT ACTIVIST IDENTIFIED: For weeks now, many of you have been telling me about Burien's homeless crisis. On Monday, I finally made it out to see part of it for myself. The men and women living in tents in front of City Hall were incredibly kind and … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
MARX IS RUNNING AGAIN: If you want to learn more about what Krystal Marx(@bcckrystalmarx) is all about, peep this story.

"She also championed the approval of DESC to Burien’s Affordable Housing Demonstration Project, which will add 95 units of permanent b-townblog.com/former-council…… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
THIS IS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR: One #Seattle neighbor I just interviewed said, "If you hear a DESC building is coming in, move or sell your property immediately."

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PRAY FOR SEATTLE: Heading home on Aurora Ave N. right now, commuter just snapped photo of sex workers out in full force. Both sides of Highway 99 packed with women in g-strings, high heels, and waving at dudes in cars. I’m waiting to see what happens with even warmer weather. I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: #Seattle's sex trafficking scene is overshadowed by the homeless crisis, drug epidemic,+other crimes. I've been documenting for months. These young women need help.
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