Homelessness in Seattle

Homelessness is a problem in Seattle that's gotten out of control.

If you're from the East Coast, one of the major metropolitans, you'd think you know the problem...people sleeping at major intersections, or begging for money once a while. It's completely different here in Seattle. They've set up their camps across various major parks, intersections, and wide sidewalks, with tents, and tarps and all that, they're more like homeless settlements than one or two people lying about in the cold.

It's a tricky problem I understand, but also it's something cities should be more proactive about solving. The first, most obvious solution is to. Let. The. Houses. Build. Build Baby Build. Remove the restrictions in construction, abandon those bullshit zoning laws. Let the country import lumber from canada, and steel from Germany and the UK and Canada. Make housing more affordable. So more people can get apartments and houses.

And the second problem is better access to healthcare. Brother S tells me he saw somebody out in the streets eat feces, because of their mental situation. It's really unfortunate. Have places for those folks to go to, where they can turn into the best versions of themselves.

The apartment complex I'm looking at for the summer has a small homeless camp on the side, I'm hoping things will improve and they'll find better opportunities elsewhere by the time I make my move.