Housing advocacy group occupying Fife motel leaves after police arrive Activists brought a group of people experiencing homelessness to stay in the hotel without paying. Wednesday, police ordered them out. Author: KING 5 Staff, Michael Crowe Published: 2:22 PM PST December 30, 2020 Updated: 7:10 PM PST December 30, 2020 FIFE, Wash. — A group of people experiencing homelessness that was staying in a Fife motel without paying for the rooms has left the property, according to police. The group was organized by advocacy organization Tacoma Housing Now, which booked 16 rooms at a Travelodge in Fife, and paid for one night on Christmas Eve. However, the group refused to leave and pressured the city and county government to step up and pay the bill.