Over the past 10 or more years, there has been a sharp increase in independent and citizen journalism, as people want to share what they see and experience firsthand, and are beginning to reject mainstream narratives. Much of that can be attributed to the decreasing trust in legacy media for

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 the