Editorial published with permissions by John L. White, long-time Burien resident Burien is not the first community to experience what happens when DESC arrives. Seattle has lived with it for decades. And the pattern is always the same: 1. The Promise – Leaders frame DESC as a humane solution. They

Burien City Council Regular Meeting Date: Monday, October 20, 2025  - 5:30 p.m. Location: Burien City Hall – 400 SW 152nd Street (1st Floor) Join Virtually: bit.ly/2LAgoW0 View-Only Options: Channel 21 or Livestream  Full Agenda Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Highlights * Burien Comprehensive Safety Action Plan Update – presentation

[Stories reposted from the City of Burien: Environment Newsletter] Green Burien Day Planting Celebration Hilltop Park – October 18 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Join us to plant hundreds of native plants at Hilltop Park! We will have food, music and fun for all. All ages OK What to Bring:

Editorial published with permissions by John L. White, long-time Burien resident WHO WINS? WHO LOSES? To understand DESC, you have to follow the money. The surface story is about compassion, housing, and second chances. But underneath, it is a business model — one that generates enormous revenue streams for those

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Editorial published with permissions by John L. White, long-time Burien resident [EDITORS NOTE: We have reached out to Hugo Garcia for comment and an invitation for him to come and have a sit-down debate to tell his side of the story. As of this publishing, he has not

Editorial published with permissions by John White -long-time Burien resident Chapter 2: DESC: The Stagnant Holding Cell The DESC model always begins with lofty words. Housing first. Compassion. Stability. On the surface, it appears to be a humane and logical approach: get people off the streets, give them a

Editorial published with permissions by John White -long-time Burien resident Chapter 1- DESC:The Lie This series about Burien’s Downtown Emergency Center (DESC) was written out of frustration, observation, and hope. Burien, like many cities across America, has been asked to shoulder the burden of solving homelessness through