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SEATTLE — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis. The so-called “Compassion . . .

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from...

A King County judge has struck Compassion Seattle's proposed charter amendment from the November ballot.

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis.

What Record-Shattering Heat Is Doing To US Cities What Record-Shattering Heat Is Doing To US Cities Portland hit a record of 115 degrees Fahrenheit Monday, as locations across the region notched new all-time highs. Children play in a riverfront water fountain during a heatwave in Portland, Oregon. The brutally hot weather thats already pushed U.S. Northwest temperatures to record highs worsened Monday and is set to smother the region all week. Portland hit a record of 115 degrees Fahrenheit...

Ruthless Heat Wave Baking U.S. Northwest Triggers First Blackout Bloomberg 16 hrs ago Mark Chediak, Brian K. Sullivan and Josh Saul (Bloomberg) -- The unrelenting heat wave that shattered temperature records across the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Monday and threatens to smother the region for another six straight days has begun to trigger rolling blackouts in some parts. For the first time in the company’s history, Avista Corp. -- which supplies electricity to nearly 340,000 h...

IRS will to send long-delayed stimulus checks to homeless filers in Washington By Scott Greenstone, The Seattle Times Published: May 12, 2021, 7:42am Share: Potentially hundreds to thousands of homeless people who have been waiting months could receive stimulus checks after the Internal Revenue Service lifted a hold on seven addresses in King County. The Seattle Times reported in April that many homeless people had yet to receive their second and third stimulus checks — a life-...

Mercer Island approves camping ban It outlaws staying on public property, in vehicles overnight By Associated Press Share: 2 Photos A sign that reads "This is what community looks like" sits on top of a pile of debris and belongings at an encampment that was occupied by homeless people at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle on Dec. 18. The city of Mercer Island has banned camping on public property. (Associated Press files) Photo Gallery SEATTLE — An affluent Seattle-area co...

"aimed at connecting those experiencing homelessness with shelters and other resources"

Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park reopens after closure Recreation area reopens 6 months after CHOP drew nation’s attention By Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times Published: December 27, 2020, 6:03am Share: A protester tries to grab some things from a tent July 1 but is pushed back as Seattle police clear CHOP on Capitol Hill in Seattle. (Steve Ringman/Seattle TImes) SEATTLE — Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park has officially reopened after a six-month closure that was sporadically...