15-01-2015 02:38 via slog.thestranger.com

Mayor Unveils His Tent City Plan (They'll Be Allowed On Public Land!)

Heidi GrooverMayor Ed Murray today announced a plan to permit up to three new homeless encampments in the city.
It was a good day at City Hall, guys! Mayor Ed Murray—who has, along with leaders on the city council, long been unwilling to legitimize tent cities—now says the city should permit three new tent encampments on private or city-owned land.
In response to a growing homeless population throughout the county, Murray says he’ll send a bill down to the ci
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