If the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were serious about addressing homelessness, it might consider at least acknowledging some leading contributors to the crisis: addiction and untreated mental health issues. Yet, its latest report tiptoes around these realities, avoiding the words “drugs” and “addiction” altogether. It’s a staggering oversight that renders the report a nearly useless masterclass in bureaucratic denial. Still, the data HUD did collect showed the state of Washington to have the third-highest rate of homelessness in the country. You can thank your local Democrat leader for the continued failure.