Homelessness

The policy will allow people to obtain a permit to stay in cars parked at private residences or the parking lots of faith-based organizations.

The Seattle City Council is reviewing legislation aimed at helping people living in their vehicles connect to shelter and housing.

Seattle and King County leaders have announced they're transferring contracts worth millions of dollars from their regional homelessness authority back under city and county oversight.

Pierce County leaders have been researching the idea of a regional homelessness response since 2022. The resolution is nonbinding.

Pierce County’s first-ever homeless shelter access hub recently secured funding to continue its services for at least two years.

The Tacoma City Council voted last week to curtail cold-weather and school-year evictions established in the Landlord Fairness Code for certain low-income housing providers.

The Tacoma City Council has expanded the city's camping ban, adding more areas where homeless encampments are prohibited. The proposal passed by a 5-4 vote.

The Tacoma City Council has changed an ordinance to prohibit public camping in most neighborhoods.

While challenger Katie Wilson and incumbent Bruce Harrell both want to use more tiny homes as temporary shelters, Wilson's plan calls for spending more money to get even more people inside.

The 15-point proposal aims to address homelessness, crime, and drug use in the Little Saigon area.