Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is taking sharp criticism over the plan she unveiled last week to address the homeless and drug crisis in the city, using the same partnerships with organizations that have coordinated with the city for many years, even as the issues have dramatically worsened.
“We’re going in the wrong direction in Seattle and have been for a number of years,” said Jon Scholes, CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association in an interview with The Center Square.
In the plan announced last week, Wilson stood alongside Scholes with DSA, three city council members and local service providers announcing they would expand an ongoing pilot program in Pioneer Square called Streets to Housing…