Despite a damning audit that revealed glaring financial mismanagement at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, its CEO Kelly Kinnison still says the agency is making a difference and remains one of the region’s best tools to fight homelessness.
She also says she is not surprised by the audit.
“Frankly, I guess I live it every day, but I’m a little bit surprised at the surprise,” Kinnison told KUOW’s Soundside in an exclusive interview. “If you go back and read some of the news articles, did folks think this was all sailing right along and all the back end was looking good? Because, there were clear signs that things were not functioning properly in the early days.”…