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The La Quinta Inn has been acquired by King County to provide permanent supportive housing for residents facing chronic homelessness.

King County will be moving forward with plans to purchase a vacant La Quinta Inn in Kirkland, and convert it into a homeless shelter space.

The staffing situation at King County jails is so dire that some correction officers are now being paid over $100 an hour for overtime.

The King County Council approved legislation Tuesday to turn Seattle's City Hall Park over to the county. It awaits approval from the city council.

The King County Council approved a land swap ordinance Tuesday that would give them City Hall Park in exchange for 13 county-owned properties, which would then be given to the city.

Repurposed hotel to house approximately 100 people experiencing chronic homelessness

Ownership of Seattle's embattled City Hall Park may soon move over to King County.

King County Councilmembers voted 7-2 on Tuesday to approve legislation to explore options to assume control over Seattle's City Hall Park.

In a letter sent Monday, King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn called on King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to offer a weekly testing requirement for COVID-19 as an alternative to mandatory vaccination to avert “imminent mass firings.”