A controversial ordinance that bans camping in the city of Burien is being challenged in court by a homeless advocacy group and three people who are currently living unhoused in the city.
Ordinance 827, which went into effect on Nov. 1, makes it a misdemeanor to camp on public property between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. when shelter space is available.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness and the Northwest Justice Project alleges there is a "almost complete lack" of shelter in Burien and King County.
In November, the City Council voted to accept a $1 million offer from King County to build 35 pallet shelters for the homeless in Burien.
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2:26 Lawmakers in Washington state will return to Olympia on Monday to address housing, climate change and the fentanyl crisis in an abbreviated legislative session that marks Jay Inslee’s final one as governor.
During a session preview this week, the Democratic governor described climate as the biggest long-term issue he wants to address this session. He referenced his six grandchildren and his fear about what the environment will look like when they're his age.
Majority Democrats will also be playing defense. A conservative group has submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures in support of initiatives that threaten some of their biggest recent wins, including the 1-year-old Climate Commitment Act, a landmark policy that created a “cap and invest” system for carbon emissions. The initiatives have been provisionally certified and will end up on the November ballot, Democratic House Speaker Laurie Jinkins said.
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02:26 Washington state lawmakers to take on fentanyl and housing in Inslee's final legislative session
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