Top pick for King County homelessness 'czar' turns down the job
Regina Cannon, who has led anti-poverty initiatives in other parts of the country, would have been the first CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority
Author: Chris Daniels
Updated: 8:51 AM PST February 26, 2021
A more than $130 million budget, and likely $250,000 salary wasn’t enough to make Regina Cannon want to lead the region’s new homelessness response agency.
Atlanta-based Cannon, who had led anti-poverty initiatives elsewhere in the country, was selected to be the first chief executive officer of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority a few weeks ago after a months-long search. But Cannon quietly and abruptly turned down the offer on Wednesday with very little explanation.