Early Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, 2024, King County, in partnership with the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), relocated 55 individuals living at an encampment near the District Courthouse/King County […]
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Burien City Manager criticizes King County’s handling of encampment closure at District Court property
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated with a response from King County on Thursday morning, Oct. 3, 2024. Burien City Manager Adolfo Bailon this week expressed concerns in a letter […]
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Burien Police remove around 25 people from homeless encampment near Starbucks on Ambaum Blvd. SW near SW 148th Street Thursday
On Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, Burien Police/King County Sheriff’s Office removed 25 or so unhoused people from a homeless encampment located on a narrow strip of land behind a Starbucks […]
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Man arrested after driving car into homeless encampment in Burien Saturday morning
A 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning, Sept. 14, 2024, after a confrontation at a homeless encampment near King County Sheriff’s Office Precinct 4 on 6th Ave SW near SW […]
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AUDIO: Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling addresses community as King County rescinds $1 million homeless encampment funds
Mayor Kevin Schilling held a community talk at Kennedy Catholic High School (KCHS) on Thursday night, June 27, 2024, to address questions and concerns about the proposed construction of a […]
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Man who died of overdose Saturday at homeless encampment near Burien City Hall identified, remembered
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday, April 29, 2024 released the identity and cause of death of the man who died near the homeless encampment outside Burien City […]
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Man dies at homeless encampment outside Burien City Hall/Library Saturday
A man died at the homeless encampment located outside of Burien City Hall/Library on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Burien Police and emergency units were called to an in-progress medical emergency […]
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Identity, cause of death determined for man who died at encampment in Downtown Burien Thursday
The identity and cause of death for a man who died at a homeless encampment in Downtown Burien on Thursday, Mar. 14, was released by the King County Medical Examiner’s […]
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Unhoused camper dies in encampment at Burien Town Square Thursday morning
An unhoused camper died outside the Burien Town Square condos at SW 152nd Street & 5th Place SW in Burien on Thursday morning, Mar. 14, 2024. According to the 911 […]
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Des Moines Police seeking public’s help finding missing 11-year-old boy who visits homeless encampment in Burien
From our sister site The Waterland Blog: The Des Moines Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding Steven L. Cummings, an 11-year-old boy who went missing on Tuesday, Feb. […]
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sunnydale Village organizers offer meeting and collaboration with Burien City Council to establish new sanctioned encampment
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written and submitted by a verified resident. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of South King Media, nor its staff.] […]
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Burien homeless encampment seeking city’s support after lease ends; tents return downtown
During his City Manager’s Report at Monday night’s (Feb. 5, 2024) Burien City Council Meeting, City Manager Adolfo Bailon said that he had heard the Oasis Home Church’s sanctioned homeless […]
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Councilmembers sworn in, homeless encampment update, revenue gap & more discussed at Monday night’s Burien City Council
Here’s our recap of the Burien City Council’s regular meeting held on Monday night, Dec. 18, 2023: Incoming & Outgoing Councilmembers To begin the meeting, newly-elected councilmembers Linda Akey and […]
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City of Burien enforces camping ban, removes homeless from Ambaum encampment
On Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, the City of Burien enforced its new camping ban and removed the homeless encampment located on Ambaum Blvd. SW & SW 120th Street. The removal […]
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Kennedy Catholic High ‘tremendously disappointed’ it was not actively consulted by City of Burien despite numerous outreach efforts over proposed nearby Pallet Village encampment
Kennedy Catholic High School (KCHS) released a statement on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 sharing that it is “tremendously disappointed” that the City of Burien has not actively consulted with the […]
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At last-minute Special Meeting, Burien City Council approves motion to accept King County’s $1 million offer for homeless encampment
Here’s our recap of the Burien City Council Special Meeting held on Monday night, Nov. 27, 2023: The Burien City Council set up this Special Meeting last week in order […]
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Pallet village, encampments, special meeting set & more discussed at Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting
Here’s our recap of the regular Burien City Council meeting held on Monday night, Nov. 20, 2023: City Manager’s Report City Manager Adolfo Bailon updated council on the Oasis Home Church […]
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City of Burien awards contract to Discover Burien for $49,000, which will subcontract with ‘The More We Love’ to handle homeless encampment responses
The City of Burien last week awarded a $49,000 pilot contract to Discover Burien, a local non-profit business association, to manage and oversee homeless encampment response services to the city. […]
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King County gives City of Burien notice that its $1 million grant offer for homeless encampment expires Nov. 27
The Office of the King County Executive this week sent to the City of Burien a 30-day notice of intent to withdraw its offer of granting $1 million to KCRHA […]
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New local nonprofit wants to create ‘Sunnydale Village,’ a temporary encampment at Burien church, but neighbors and the city are pushing back
This past weekend, residents near Oasis Home Church (map below) – located two blocks from Highline High School – received a notice of a Community Meeting by the Burien Community […]
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Homeless encampment update, vehicle ordinance, SCORE jail and more discussed at Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting
Here’s our recap of the Burien City Council meeting held on Monday night, Sept. 11, 2023: Proclamations From September 8th-17th, Burien celebrates the many cultures and contributions of the community […]
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Questioning Burien’s 2023 City Council Candidates Part 3: ‘What are your thoughts on conducting sweeps of homeless encampments?’ Position #4 Candidates respond
Each candidate running for the Burien City Council Aug. 1, 2023 Primary Election was asked ten questions by The B-Town Blog, covering topics like their reasons for wanting to serve […]
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Questioning Burien’s 2023 City Council Candidates Part 3: ‘What are your thoughts on conducting sweeps of homeless encampments?’ Position #2 Candidates respond
Each candidate running for the Burien City Council Aug. 1, 2023 Primary Election was asked ten questions by The B-Town Blog, covering topics like their reasons for wanting to serve […]
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Possible sites for homeless encampment, discussion of ordinances on camping on public property & more on agenda for Monday night’s Burien City Council
On the agenda for Monday night’s (July 17, 2023) regular Burien City Council meeting: presentation of potential options for homeless services, including reviews of possible locations, and a discussion of […]
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Here are the 4 sites the Burien City Council will consider for a homeless encampment – which one should they pick? Take our poll
The Burien City Council will be reviewing and discussing – and possibly making a decision – about four possible sites being considered for a homeless encampment at its Monday night […]
