LA and Seattle Homeless Will Be Relocated to Taxpayer-Funded Luxury Apartments

[Eupher]

I'm on the fence about this one. What would YOU do to address the homeless problem, beyond foisting it on the taxpayers (which is what Seattle and LA are doing)?

Three glistening new buildings in downtown Seattle with 165 studio apartments — originally to be rented at market rates — will instead house the homeless.

The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is buying the buildings with taxpayer dollars for about $50 million, with federal COVID-19 relief funds splitting the cost equally. Seattle City Hall is contributing about $25 million, while also using “American Rescue Plan Act” funds. A large portion comes from Washington State’s Department of Commerce.

Left-wing Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, so unpopular she can’t run for re-election, claims the deals will house people quickly and cheaply, compared to the time and cost required to develop similar projects from scratch. The three upscale buildings should be occupied by the end of the year.

Tent encampments in public spaces have grown in Seattle for decades, especially during the pandemic, due to poor leadership and unaffordable housing. Durkan recently extended Seattle’s so-called eviction moratoriums for the sixth time.

“The city and county have been enabling the homeless for a couple decades, and that’s what’s made the problem worse,” a lifelong Seattle-area resident told PJ Media Wednesday. “They destroy the hotels they get put in and have turned the city into a place that rivals a third world country. The homeless are far more dangerous than the gangs are in Seattle, and yes, Seattle has a big gang problem.”

More at the links. Check how the Seattle Times link soft-touches this issue by throwing in the homeless veteran verbiage.

PJ Media


Seattle Times

[Mr Mannn]

transition from Luxury apartment to hellhole starts the moment they move in.

[DLR Pyro]

transition from Luxury apartment to hellhole starts the moment they move in.

coming soon to LA and Freeatle where "luxury apartments" once stood..

[old dog 2]

transition from Luxury apartment to hellhole starts the moment they move in.

If they remain habitable for only a year, that's 300 grand per homeless dude.

Many are veterans and they deserve our help.  Many are refugees from closed mental institutions empowered by city governments refusing to enforce common sense laws.