Equity Foster parents say ‘retaliation’ by caseworkers means fewer families to help kids in need Records portray a culture of fear, even as Washington state attempts to respond to a flood of new cases. by Rachel Nielsen InvestigateWest / January 15, 2020
Equity WA relying on hotels, state offices to house foster kids more than ever With nowhere else to go, the state’s most at-risk kids — and their caseworkers — are faced with limited options. by Rachel Nielsen InvestigateWest / September 7, 2020
News How virtual school is straining the mental health of WA students Are the kids all right? Counselors and legislators want to know. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / March 4, 2021 / Updated at 3:25 p.m. on March 5
Culture Seattle artists resist call to display work in new youth jail Artists say funding would be better directed toward fighting youth incarceration. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / April 4, 2019
Equity Can scare tactics sell the state on mental health funding? Will the Washington Legislature have to bail out any state pension funds? by Judy Lightfoot / January 4, 2011
Equity How is King County doing on the homeless front? A place to sleep by Judy Lightfoot / December 15, 2010
Equity Climbing out of homelessness: Five men conquer drugs and Mount Rainier Fabulous 5 by Judy Lightfoot / August 22, 2011
Equity Will the mayor give Nickelsville's homeless a permanent site? Security gate, Nickelsville by Judy Lightfoot / September 20, 2010
Equity Upside of a downturn: new neighborhood housing for the low-income LIHI director Sharon Lee, left, and others break ground for the soon-to-be University Apartments. by Judy Lightfoot / July 26, 2010
Equity Families living in vehicles need 'Safe Parking' A city-funded pilot program in Ballard will provide parking spaces, some amenities, and info on housing resources to families whose only home rides on four wheels. by Judy Lightfoot / January 25, 2012