Boo in Burien - Saturday October 25, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Trick-or-treat at participating businesses around Burien Town Square Park, 480 SW 152nd St. Get ready, goblins and ghouls—it’s time for one of Burien’s favorite fall traditions! The Annual Trick-or-Treat

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 talk

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 who

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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 responded to

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 room,