Marketed as compassion, Housing First in Burien's DESC has become a costly experiment leaving addiction entrenched, neighborhoods destabilized, and people unprotected.
A proposed state law would further remove accountability over sheriffs, a move Burien knows comes with real consequences. Grant County Sheriff Joe Kriete weighs in...
A proposed state law would further remove accountability over sheriffs, a move Burien knows comes with real consequences. Grant County Sheriff Joe Kriete weighs in...
Marketed as compassion, Housing First in Burien's DESC has become a costly experiment leaving addiction entrenched, neighborhoods destabilized, and people unprotected.
Editorial by Martin Barrett- The Highline Journal Editorial Board
Voters will decide on Nov. 4th whether or not to reject the City of Burien’s Proposition 1 (Levy Lid for Public Safety.) The city has plenty of money for public safety. What it does not have plenty of money for
Editorial published with permission by John L. White, long-time Burien Resident
The consequences of that policy drift are visible today in places like Burien, Washington, where the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) operates under this same outdated Housing First model.
The Burien DESC stands as a physical representation of
by Melissa Petrini, Managing Editor for The Highline Journal
[This is a follow-up story to this story published last week]
Full Disclosure: I am a recently resigned Highline School Board Director, and have studied this over the past several years to understand for myself what was within the Board&
