Housing

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Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
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Washington State Needs the Private Sector to Meet Urgent Housing Needs

Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
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The Washington State Affordable Housing Advisory Board recently released a “Housing Advisory Plan” to address what it describes as an “urgent crisis” of needed affordable housing options in the state. According to the plan, there is only one affordable housing unit available for every five households in need (for those at or below 50-percent of median family income (MFI)). Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
June 24, 2024
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Bellevue Landlord Attempts to Confront Squatter at Workplace

Jonathan Choe
June 24, 2024
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With King County courts behind more than 2,000 eviction cases, Bellevue mom & pop landlord Jaskaran Singh is now going nuclear. Over the weekend, he tried to confront his deadbeat tenant at her workplace, but the owner of Forever You Aesthetic called the cops on protestors. Read More ›
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Caitlyn McKenney
June 21, 2024
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Violent Evictions and the Anarchists of Reddit

Caitlyn McKenney
June 21, 2024
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Last spring, a tenant named “Eucytus” fired at deputies while barricaded in the apartment and then died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Seattle detective David Easterly was critically injured by a gunshot wound during the incident. In a statement that feels grossly oversimplified, Housing Justice Project Attorney Edmund Witter said of the barricade-suicide-eviction, “Evictions for nonpayment of rent are preventable with more support and the right programs.” Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
June 12, 2024
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Accusers Confront Steve Hickey After Fire Commissioner’s Board Meeting

Jonathan Choe
June 12, 2024
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A former secretary is now stepping forward and saying King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey installed locks for his very own fire district, even though his Meridian Build Group had its construction license suspended by the state. Some of his alleged victims also confronted him after Tuesday night's Fire Commissioner's board meeting in Ravensdale. So did I. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
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Mom & Pop Landlords Lead More Protests Against Deadbeat Tenants

Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
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Coalition of mom & pop landlords rallied again this weekend to bring attention to deadbeat tenants and squatters in WA. Whether it's Sang & Youjin Kim in Bellevue or King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey in Ravensdale, they plan on being out here until lawmakers wake up and fix the broken system. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
June 2, 2024
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Protestors Demonstrate Against Squatter and Deadbeat Tenant Epidemic

Jonathan Choe
June 2, 2024
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This weekend, a coalition of angry mom & pop landlords rallied in Maple Valley to spotlight the squatter and deadbeat tenant epidemic in Washington. While many came out to blast embattled King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey for taking over Katrina Freitag's house, we also heard other related horror stories. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
May 29, 2024
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Exposing Steve Hickey: Part Two

Jonathan Choe
May 29, 2024
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Depending who you ask, King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey is a serial con artist or a faithful public servant moonlighting as an independent journalist. Either way, he's now facing numerous legal challenges and his entire reputation is on the line. In part two of our series, YouTube journalist Tyler Oliveira and I take a closer look at fresh allegations and Hickey's troubled past. Read More ›