Greg Kim

United States

Reporter at Seattle Times

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One of WA’s strictest homeless camping bans can stand, court says

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Greg Kim

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. The King County Superior Court ruled this month that Burien’s homeless camping ban does not violate the state constitution, a blow to advocates who hoped Washington’s courts could restore protections to homeless people that the U.S. Supreme Court had taken away.
Seattle’s only homeless RV parking lot makes way for pickleball complex

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Greg Kim

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. Seattle’s only parking lot for homeless people living in their RVs closed this month to make way for a three-story pickleball complex. The nonprofit operating the lot says it hopes to reopen at a new location soon.
As lease deadline approaches, Seattle homeless camp may have nowhere to go

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Greg Kim

A plan to move a sanctioned homeless encampment in Seattle appears to have fallen apart at the last minute, eliciting finger-pointing from public officials. Leaders of the encampment say barring a quick resolution they will move to an unsanctioned location on Saturday. More than 100 people including 17 children live at Tent City 4, a self-managed community outside the Seattle Mennonite Church in the Lake City neighborhood, where they’ve been for the past year. Their lease expires Saturday.
As lease deadline approaches, Seattle homeless camp may have nowhere to go

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Greg Kim

A plan to move a sanctioned homeless encampment in Seattle appears to have fallen apart at the last minute, eliciting finger-pointing from public officials. Leaders of the encampment say barring a quick resolution they will move to an unsanctioned location on Saturday. More than 100 people including 17 children live at Tent City 4, a self-managed community outside the Seattle Mennonite Church in the Lake City neighborhood, where they’ve been for the past year. Their lease expires Saturday.
Seattle police chief apologizes for nude beach response as tensions build

4 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | David Kroman |Greg Kim

A police response earlier this week to a locally famous nude beach on the shores of Lake Washington has brought into sharp relief the ongoing tension between the park’s history as a safe place for people in the LGBTQ+ community and its wealthy neighbors frustrated by how it’s being used. The response Sunday, coupled with a lawsuit filed against the city by nearby residents, has reignited a fight over the park’s future.
2 stabbed at Seattle’s Hing Hay Park; 1 in critical condition

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Greg Kim

Two people were stabbed Saturday night in Seattle’s Hing Hay Park, with one man transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition after being slashed in the neck, according to Seattle police. The suspect was at large and police advised people to stay away from the area. Seattle police received a call about the stabbing and arrived on the scene at 8:42 p.m. between King and Jackson streets. By then, the suspect had left.
King County sues Trump administration over homelessness, transit funding rules

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Greg Kim |Michael Lindblom

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. King County and seven other governments sued Friday to block Trump administration decrees that could halt millions of dollars for homeless aid and transit operations unless local agencies eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Have you lived in Seattle's affordable housing before? We'd like to hear from you

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Greg Kim

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. Public funding has helped construct thousands of affordable housing units in Seattle over the past decade. These units are restricted to low-income households who might otherwise struggle to find affordable rents on the open market.
Seattle nonprofit rolling out potential ‘game changer’ for fentanyl addiction

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Greg Kim |Hannah Furfaro

It can feel like every nerve in your body is screaming. “I didn’t know what was going on,” said Gina Martinez-Perez, 54. “I hit my boyfriend in the face a few times when I was going through it. … I couldn’t control my body.” “You’re sweating, you’re freezing cold, you’re shaking,” said John Slack, 37. “You get diarrhea, vomiting. You can’t eat.
Local officials call for state to continue signature homelessness program

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Greg Kim

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. Officials from Seattle and King County are urging the state to carve a slice out of its tight budget to continue funding its signature homelessness program, which some described as the “gold standard” when it comes to addressing encampments.