Seattle Releases New Rules for Clearing Homeless Encampments

by Heidi GrooverProtesters called on the city and state to "stop the sweeps" when officials cleared a homeless encampment known as The Jungle last year. HG
As the City of Seattle and Washington State Transportation Department face a lawsuit over how they clear homeless encampments, Seattle has released a draft of new rules for how it will clear those encampments in the future.The long-promised draft rules are an update to what's known inside the city as the multi-departmental administrative rule