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Downtown Emergency Service Center

Posted inBurien News

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Shut down the DESC in Burien’

Avatar photoby B-Town Blog StaffSeptember 1, 2025September 3, 2025

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by a verified Burien resident. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views […]

Posted inBurien News

Burien City Council strengthens camping ban; hears DESC update, selects ‘Citizen of the Year’ & more at Monday night’s meeting

Avatar photoby Mellow DeTrayMarch 5, 2024March 6, 2024
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Law, Politics

Lawsuit intended to stop DESC’s affordable Burien housing project dismissed

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferMay 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

King County awards $2 million in digital equity grants to 29 local groups

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferApril 18, 2022
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

Council votes to put ILA on next consent agenda that ensures 30% of new DESC facility for Burien residents

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferApril 6, 2022April 6, 2022
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Letters to the Editor

LETTER: ‘I hope that you will welcome the future DESC Burien tenants as the good neighbors we all strive to be…’

Avatar photoby B-Town Blog StaffMarch 9, 2022January 18, 2023
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Recent developments in the case regarding DESC and the City of Burien  

Avatar photoby B-Town Blog StaffFebruary 3, 2022January 18, 2023
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Law, Politics

City of Burien responds to lawsuit over housing project; Plaintiffs oppose DESC intervention

by Nicholas JohnsonJanuary 26, 2022January 26, 2022
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

King County announces $23.4 million in funding for affordable housing, including Burien & White Center

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferJanuary 24, 2022
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

DESC wades into lawsuit over housing project planned for downtown Burien

by Nicholas JohnsonJanuary 21, 2022January 30, 2022
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Letters to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Burien resident states his case opposing DESC

Avatar photoby B-Town Blog StaffJanuary 3, 2022January 18, 2023
Posted inBurien News, Elections, Featured Post, Government, Politics

Election Analysis: Garcia surpasses Barrett as Mora unseats Marx in Burien City Council races

by Nicholas JohnsonNovember 6, 2021November 8, 2021
Posted inBurien News, Elections, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

Misinformation about enhanced services facilities spreads amid Burien election. Here are the facts

by Nicholas JohnsonSeptember 30, 2021October 10, 2021
Rendering of DESC supportive housing development proposed for 801 SW 150th Street
Posted inBurien News, Events, Featured Post, Health & Wellness

REMINDER: DESC’s online Design Meeting for proposed Burien location is this Tuesday

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferAugust 16, 2021August 16, 2021
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Health & Wellness

DESC to host virtual community meeting Aug. 17 on Burien project design

by Nicholas JohnsonAugust 3, 2021August 16, 2021
Posted inBurien News, Elections, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

Questioning Burien’s City Council Candidates Part 2: ‘How would you have voted on DESC?’

by Nicholas JohnsonJuly 27, 2021August 3, 2021
Rendering of DESC supportive housing development proposed for 801 SW 150th Street
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

Burien City Council gives staff more time to draw up DESC project priority deal

by Nicholas JohnsonJuly 24, 2021July 26, 2021
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Residents want to ‘clarify misconceptions about DESC’

Avatar photoby B-Town Blog StaffJuly 19, 2021January 18, 2023
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Politics

Burien City Council approves DESC proposal; some say supporters ‘aren’t from Burien’

by Jack MayneJune 23, 2021March 4, 2023
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

LETTER: Burien Councilmember Nancy Tosta offers her perspective on DESC proposal

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferJune 20, 2021June 21, 2021
Rendering of DESC supportive housing development proposed for 801 SW 150th Street
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

Burien residents share views on proposed Downtown Emergency Service Center development

by Jack MayneJune 16, 2021March 4, 2023
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Politics

Burien City Council Public Hearing on DESC facility will be Monday night, June 14

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021
Posted inBurien News, Business, Events, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

RSVPs are now being required for Thursday night’s DESC Community Meeting

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferJune 1, 2021June 1, 2021
Posted inBurien News, Business, Events, Featured Post, Health & Wellness

Sunrise Financial Services holding community meeting on DESC on Thurs., June 3

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferMay 27, 2021
Posted inBurien News, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics

DESC provides responses to questions about its proposed Burien housing project

Avatar photoby Scott SchaeferApril 2, 2021April 2, 2021

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