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#BREAKING: Huge encampment fire Sunday in Seattle near Robert Eagle Staff Middle School at the corner of N.90th & Nesbit Ave. Unclear how it started. It appears at least four tents got obliterated. But more than a dozen are still standing on the block. Neighbor shot this photo on… https://t.co/cZW6xY8SBQtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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CITY WARNED: So many neighbor complaints. This encampment remains a major liability. #Seattle 👇🏽
HUGE LIABILITY: #Seattle
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT FIRE: More video and images coming in from Sunday’s N.Seattle inferno. Multiple tents torched but flames are out. Neighbors say people at the camp are standing around and looking through the wreckage. This scene is just a block away from Robert Eagle Staff… https://t.co/vMcmzJ2biUtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Aug 15
#BREAKING: According to King County Correctional Facility records, homeless man Paris Alcantara has been arrested for allegedly torching the Mercer St encampment Monday afternoon. Earlier this year, I interviewed Alcantara after a dead woman’s body was found inside this South Lake Union encampment. Still no arrest in that case. #Seattle #Kingcounty @GovInslee @MayorofSeattle @kcexec @SeattlePD @KCCouncil @KingCoRHA @CMTMosqueda @CMSaraNelson @downtownseattle @VisitSeattle @SeattleChamber @CMAndrewJLewis @SeattleFire
BACK IN MARCH: Alcantara was calm, cool, and collected as he described seeing the dead woman’s body in the encampment. #Seattle #KingCounty
WHY IS THIS BEING ALLOWED?
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Aug 15
GOVERNMENT FAILURE: Monday's insane encampment INFERNO in South Lake Union never should have happened. That's because neighbors have been sounding the alarm since 2022 about fires, drug dealing, and all kinds of other crimes at this location. But elected officials looked the other way and allowed this behavior to continue.
What else needs to happen before the city or state moves in to clear this massive liability? What a drain on emergency resources. Incredible work by the men and women of Seattle Fire(@SeattleFire,)Seattle Police(@SeattlePD,) and other first responders.
Crazy part is, there are still more than 2K encampments on WA state right of ways.
Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of tax payer dollars have been spent on buying motels, tiny houses, and off setting costs for rental units for the homeless. But many of these housing options still sit empty in King County because of bureaucratic failures and mismanagement. Who's holding our leaders and decision makers accountable? @KingCoRHA
@GovInslee @kcexec @MayorofSeattle @SeattleCouncil @KCCouncil @CMAndrewJLewis @downtownseattle @VisitSeattle @SeattleChamber
@CMSaraNelson @CMTMosqueda @wsdot @WAStateCommerce
QUESTIONABLE PACE: These encampments on WSDOT properties are out of control, even after millions of dollars poured into clearings and housing. That's why I keep asking the Gov. about timelines for removals. But I keep getting talking points. #Seattle
INCONVENIENT TRUTHS: Gov hates being confronted about the on going homeless crisis exploding on WSDOT properties. #Seattle
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Aug 15
#BREAKING: Massive explosion at the notorious Mercer St. encampment in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood Monday afternoon. It’s right across the street from Google(@Google,) Novo Nordisk(@novonordiskus,) and several apartment buildings in one of the busiest parts of the city.
Neighbors have been begging city and state leaders to remove this blight for months after a murder, open air drug use, and other problems at the camp. Will this be the last straw for Mayor Bruce Harrell(@MayorofSeattle?) He’s always had the ability to go in and take control from WSDOT under emergency circumstances. Harrell moved in and cleared another problematic WSDOT encampment in downtown Seattle last month after a similar explosion.
Governor Jay Inslee(@GovInslee) has already spent millions of dollars this year to remove camps on state right of ways with very little to show for it. The current plan is clearly failing.
#Seattle #KingCounty
@kcexec @CMAndrewJLewis @SeattlePD @SeattleCouncil @KCCouncil @wastatepatrol @WAStateCommerce @CMSaraNelson @CMTMosqueda @KingCoRHA
WHAT A DISASTER: Apparently crews now have this inferno under control. My sources are saying this may have been intentionally set. This all remains under investigation.
#Seattle #KingCounty
@kcexec @CMAndrewJLewis @SeattlePD @SeattleCouncil @KCCouncil @wastatepatrol @WAStateCommerce @CMSaraNelson @CMTMosqueda @KingCoRHA @GovInslee @MayorofSeattle @downtownseattle @VisitSeattle @SeattleChamber
@kcexec @CMAndrewJLewis @SeattlePD @SeattleCouncil @KCCouncil @wastatepatrol BACK IN MARCH: Btw, Mercer St. encampment killer is still on the loose! And WSDOT and city officials allowed this encampment to remain standing? My coverage below:👇🏽🔥#Seattle
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Jul 29
#EXCLUSIVE: Another terrifying incident along a Washington State Dept. of Transportation(@wsdot) right of way in Seattle. Friday evening, WSP(@wastatepatrol) confirms someone hurled a brick/rock through the windshield of a moving car traveling on 90E. This is near the ramp to the… https://t.co/jgsTS0HEZrtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
BACK IN DECEMBER 2022: Look at the insanity that was allowed to flourish on this WSDOT(@wsdot) right of way in #Seattle. A fire erupted inside a tent, burning down part of this encampment.

@wsdot JUST THE LATEST ROCK/BRICK THROWING INCIDENT: Still waiting on the latest numbers, but data from last year into this year shows there’s been dozens of similar incidents like this along WSDOT right of ways. Usually near homeless encampments. #Seattle
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Jul 27
CHAOS IN SEATTLE HOMELESS CAMP: Homemade BOMBS and a DRUG TURF WAR fueled last Friday's massive blaze along I-5 in downtown #Seattle. It's detailed in an SPD police report I've obtained. These encampments are being used in Seattle's FENTANYL trade. 🧵👇

https://t.co/YzL6yBUie3twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
INSANE NARRATIVE: The police report is 16 pages long, so I am going to break down the highlights and post only the relevant pages. Here goes... Image
CRAZY DETAILS OUT OF A GANGSTER MOVIE:

-Witness says few weeks prior to the fire, there was a lot of infighting at the I-5 encampment.
-Alleged drug dealer Michael Bonito Poasa, a.k.a. "Coconut," was replaced as the leader.
-He came back and allegedly robbed the encampment at… https://t.co/DOtlemECQqtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jul 20
GOV. ON THE RUN: At a Thursday morning press conference, Governor Jay Inslee(@GovInslee) blamed high gas prices in the state on "BIG OIL." Afterwards, I tried to ask him about the homeless crisis on WSDOT(@wsdot) right of ways. Especially on behalf of the grandmas and grandpas at… https://t.co/6CVVw00khStwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
GOLDEN YEARS: What a way to spend retirement. Seniors at Arrowhead Gardens Apts have been complaining to WSDOT for months. But even after the community meeting, there's still no timeline on when this cray cray homeless situation will be handled. #Seattle
SKETCHY CHARACTERS: Police Lt. Dorothy Kim presented some sobering statistics about the homeless encampment across the street from the Arrowhead Gardens Senior Apts. in West Seattle. Obviously, not every homeless person is a criminal. But this is serious.
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