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Seattle Takes Back Homelessness Contracts as Safety Plans Tighten
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · 8 min
Seattle and King County are moving about $160 million in homelessness contracts out of KCRHA after a forensic audit, while council actions on Aurora street closures and neighborhood crime plans test whether accountability reforms change street-level results.
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Seattle and King County are moving about $160 million in homelessness contracts out of KCRHA after a forensic audit, while council actions on Aurora street closures and neighborhood crime plans test whether accountability reforms change street-level results.
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- Regional Homelessness Agency “Right-Sizing” Will Largely Restore Pre-KCRHA Status Quo — Publicola
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- Seattle, Tacoma Lead as Washington's Population Growth Cools — The Urbanist
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