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Early last year, Seattle signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using rooms as shelter space at the Civic Hotel and other buildings.

Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

By @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social, with @kuow.org
Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.
Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel's rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reposted by Lily B
one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk

as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media

here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed
November 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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