Homelessness

The Seattle City Council has passed a package of new laws aiming to reduce the number of people living in RVs. They require permits for people who want to park overnight.

If approved, Girmay Zahilay's budget proposal would make permanent a 140-unit family shelter that was set to close in 2027.

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.