“People were offered assistance that's not actually suitable for them,” said Kevin, a homeless man who declined to give his last name. “Places that are uncomfortable, places around the same people with the same habits. They were more like places that enable bad behavior and enable bad habits."

Seattle under Harrell (and before him under Durkan) has abysmally failed to expand shelter capacity. We should be opening Tiny Houses — which unsheltered homeless people, including those in this story, consistently say they want — ten times faster than we are. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...