City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction

City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction

“No one wants simply to displace campers,” goes the letter, whose sole clearly articulated objective is to displace campers. Otherwise, it refers to emergency shelters (which for many of the campers, homeless for years and proud of their limited possessions, would be step backwards) and permanent housing, of which there is too little available to accommodate Nickelsville residents, even if they were granted priority. Continue reading City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction

Checking Out the Homeless at Seattle’s Downtown Library

Checking Out the Homeless at Seattle’s Downtown Library

You may not think you’d need extra soundproofing in a library, but you wouldn’t be taking into consideration the “tour guides on the Observation Deck,” or “fistfights echoing from somewhere down on the fifth floor.” A central portion of Powell’s article, in fact, has to do with the daily use of the public library by homeless and mentally ill people. Continue reading Checking Out the Homeless at Seattle’s Downtown Library