City Evicts Homeless from Sodo Encampment, Citing Safety

by Heidi GrooverThe Field is an encampment where some people pushed out of The Jungle ended up. HG
Back in October, when city and state staff evicted the last people living in a longstanding homeless encampment underneath I-5 known as The Jungle, not all of them were willing to go into indoor shelter. For those who wouldn't or couldn't get into shelters or housing, the city offered an alternative: a lot near The Jungle at Royal Brougham Way with room for about 100 people. Residents called it "Th