Tents line a street in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / John Cook) The Compassion Seattle electoral initiative, which aimed to revise the city’s policy towards its homeless population, will not be eligible for election in the city’s November elections, a judge on the Washington State Court of Appeals ruled Friday. Earlier this week, supporters of … Read more
Tents will be pitched on a grassy lot along Dexter Avenue in Seattle in January 2021. The Space Needle and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation can be seen in the background. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) A state judge removed the “Compassion Seattle” measure from the November vote on Friday and said the proposal … Read more
Tents line a street in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / John Cook) The group driving the Compassion Seattle electoral measure, which aims to revise city policy in relation to its ongoing homelessness crisis, will turn in more than 60,000 signatures Thursday to qualify the measure for the November election. Supporters of the initiative will need … Read more