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Wealth & Poverty Review Community Rallies Around Single Mom Fighting to Evict Squatter

Jonathan Choe
September 5, 2026
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Taking Matters into Her Own Hands

An Auburn single mom says she is dealing with a squatter from hell.

She accuses him of skipping out on paying rent for months and making threats against her family.

She says King County’s eviction courts are so backed up, she’s now forced to take matters into her own hands.

I was there this afternoon for the dramatic confrontation. Here is a preview. More to come.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth & Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.