Homelessness Archives - Page 2 of 12 - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

Burien City Council discusses airport expansion, homeless encampments, and arts funding at Monday’s meeting

by Mellow DeTrayDecember 10, 2024December 10, 2024

Transform Burien will offer free health services, haircuts, and more in December

by B-Town Blog StaffDecember 2, 2024December 2, 2024

Washington State Department of Commerce unveils new 5-year Homeless Housing Strategic Plan

by Scott SchaeferOctober 15, 2024October 15, 2024

Burien City Manager criticizes King County’s handling of encampment closure at District Court property

by Scott SchaeferOctober 2, 2024October 3, 2024

Burien City Council meeting recap: violence, housing, and finances

by Mellow DeTraySeptember 24, 2024September 24, 2024

Burien Police remove around 25 people from homeless encampment near Starbucks on Ambaum Blvd. SW near SW 148th Street Thursday

by Scott SchaeferSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Letters to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Decent people of Burien, we need your voices now’

by B-Town Blog StaffSeptember 15, 2024October 23, 2024

Man arrested after driving car into homeless encampment in Burien Saturday morning

by Scott SchaeferSeptember 14, 2024September 14, 2024

City of Burien targets homelessness with new ‘STEP’ Housing Initiative; holding Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 25

by Scott SchaeferSeptember 12, 2024September 12, 2024

Burien City Council hears about new development near transit center, homeless outreach, community grants & more at Monday’s meeting

by Mellow DeTrayJuly 16, 2024July 16, 2024

Open House & Volunteer Appreciation event will be Thursday, Aug. 15 at Burien’s Hospitality House

by B-Town Blog StaffJuly 15, 2024July 15, 2024

Crime

King County Sheriff’s Office on Supreme Court ruling: ‘We will not arrest based on the change in this law until other issues are addressed’; Mayor responds

by B-Town Blog StaffJune 30, 2024June 30, 2024

UPDATE: King County’s withdrawal of $1 million shelter offer ‘premature,’ city says

by Scott SchaeferJune 28, 2024June 28, 2024

AUDIO: Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling addresses community as King County rescinds $1 million homeless encampment funds

by Alia SinclairJune 28, 2024June 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Resident shares concerns over Monday night’s Sheriff’s Office community meeting

by B-Town Blog StaffMay 4, 2024May 4, 2024

Vigil outside Burien City Hall honors homeless who have died in Burien

by B-Town Blog StaffMay 2, 2024May 3, 2024

Man who died of overdose Saturday at homeless encampment near Burien City Hall identified, remembered

by B-Town Blog StaffMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024

Tiny home village, zoning amendments, tax increases & more discussed at Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting

by Mellow DeTrayApril 30, 2024April 30, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Sweeps are not services’

by B-Town Blog StaffApril 30, 2024April 30, 2024

VIDEO: Mayor Schilling, Burien business owners slap back at Sheriff, share concerns over lack of camping enforcement at press conference

by Scott SchaeferApril 25, 2024April 28, 2024

King County awards $3 million in grant funding for homelessness assistance in Burien and Tukwila

by B-Town Blog StaffApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘An update on the ridiculousness going on in Burien’

by B-Town Blog StaffApril 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Learn about volunteer opportunities at Hospitality House event on Monday, April 22

by B-Town Blog StaffApril 10, 2024April 10, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Without shelter, people die’

by B-Town Blog StaffMarch 29, 2024March 29, 2024

Burien News, Featured Post, Letters to the Editor, News, Politics, Public Safety

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘From the citizens to the council, Burien isn’t hostile to homelessness, it is hostile to the homeless’

by B-Town Blog StaffMarch 26, 2024March 26, 2024