By Julia Park UW News Lab At this week’s Auburn City Council meeting, councilmembers approved two resolutions to pursue city projects and appointed two new…
On Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, officials celebrated the grand opening of Don’s Place, a Health Through Housing building in Auburn that provides 81 units of…
Today, King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) announced the selection of two new operators for Health Through Housing buildings in Auburn and…
One bill that did not pass beyond the Senate during the 2022 Washington State Legislature, was EngrossedSecond Substitute Senate Bill 5662, which would have created…
The House Floor debated Substitute Senate Bill 5883 (SSB 5883) March 3. The bill concerns unaccompanied homeless youth’s ability to provide informed consent, in Washington,…
Auburn City Council members passed Ordinance 6817 (full ordinance text) at the regularly scheduled April 19 City Council Meeting, which prohibits camping on public city property.…
The May 10th Auburn City Council Study Session heard presentations on various ordinances, including pandemic hazard pay for grocery store workers, an updated fee schedule…
The City of Auburn will host its third town hall this Thursday, May 13. This month’s town hall will focus on homelessness in Auburn. Thursday,…
Nancy Backus is a mom, wife, and two-term Auburn City Mayor. Backus is serving her second mayoral term until Dec. 31, 2021, and recently announced…
The city of Auburn is hosting the first of what the city says will be multiple town halls held throughout the year. Thursday, March 11…
In his tenth State of the County, Executive Constantine outlined the region’s historic challenges and changes, and announced new actions in human services, the criminal…
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) on Thursday approved the nomination of John Chelminiak, former Mayor of Bellevue, to serve on the KCRHA Implementation…
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, has introduced comprehensive legislation aiming to end Washington state’s homelessness crisis through a combination of compassion, enforcement and accountability. House Bill 2658 offers a…
King County programs that provide family reunification through bus tickets and other ground transportation for people experiencing homelessness will get another $100,000 in funding through…
The regular Auburn City Council meeting began on schedule at 7:00pm. Deputy Mayor Bill Peloza was expectedly absent from the meeting. All other councilmembers and…
The big story next week will be the first discussion of a hotly debated new proposal from Executive Constantine and Mayor Durkan to create a regional homelessness authority. The…
One of the difficulties in understanding the legal issues involving homelessness is the fact that so many different areas of law are in play. I…