Working together with the @KCCouncil, King County continues to fight the coronavirus and implement a response to the public health crisis of racism.
Our vision for the year ahead includes:
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Three out of every four dollars in the county General Fund is spent on crime, and courts and corrections. We are paying into an entire criminal legal system money that could be better spent to promote opportunity and human potential.
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These are the kinds of work that King County does best with its human services and public health programs. I am intent on shifting public dollars away from systems that can't deliver what we need - that leave us far short of our goals.
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We need to instead fund community supports that keep the public safe, and put people on a path to success. Next, we're focusing on ensuring every resident has a safe and secure place to call home.
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During this pandemic, we have been especially concerned about the virus spreading in congregate housing, like homeless shelters. So, for example, we moved residents from group shelter at the Morrison Hotel on Third Avenue, to individual rooms in a hotel on Grady Way.pic.twitter.com/X8AahGqY9z
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Once they got a place of their own, shelter residents who had struggled with basic needs began to stabilize. They were able to secure their belongings, get a full night’s sleep, take a hot shower, do laundry. A few clients landed jobs. Behavioral health emergencies declined.
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There have been more that 300 COVID tests at the Renton hotel and not a single infection. None. We now set before us the task of ensuring that every person should have the dignity of a place to call home. Wherever possible, we will not return to long-term congregate spaces.
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We're also looking ahead to renewing the
@BestStartsKC levy to build on our successful work helping young people with childcare, staying in school, and navigating with the difficult transition to young adulthood.pic.twitter.com/fUTOEFk4MK
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And we're working on restoring and protecting our environment. Because, if we do nothing about uncontrolled runoff, the orcas and salmon will go extinct before our eyes. I won’t have it.pic.twitter.com/qgS5aNyvBe
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I look forward to equipping decision-makers with the latest science to help make the best investments. Here's my
@seattletimes op-ed from a few months back:https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/we-have-the-know-how-and-no-time-to-waste-to-save-puget-sound/ …Show this thread -
I want to thank our many, many partners —
@KCCouncil,@UnitedWayKC,@ChiefSeaClub,@DESCSeattle,@KCPubHealth,@uwsph,@iheartkcparks, @kingcountydnrp, and so many more — for your hard work in the last year. Together, we have addressed our challenges head-on. Thank you.Show this thread
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