Mayor and County Executive Declare a Homelessness State of Emergency

The number of people sleeping on the street in King County increased by 21 percent between 2014 and 2015. Kelly O
Seattle has become the third major West Coast city to declare that homelessness has reached a state of emergency.
Mayor Ed Murray today declared a state of emergency due to homelessness in Seattle—following similar moves in Los Angeles and Portland—and King County Executive Dow Constantine did the same in the county.To address the emergency, Murray announced $5.3 million