While homelessness across the United States has fallen ten percent in the last decade, the situation on the west coast is very different with areas such as California and Washington State seeing huge increases in property prices. In Seattle homelessness has increased by almost fifty percent in the last six years, and authorities are struggling to cope.
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Homeless encampment in Seattle's CID neighborhood set to be cleared
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WA’s homeless population is increasing, new HUD report shows
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Artist with disability remains resilient as she looks for opportunities to work after falling into homelessness
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Deputy shot in Seattle identified, remains hospitalized
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L.A. strongly approves of Mayor Bass but skeptical about fixing homelessness, poll shows
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Seattle's Third Avenue Project takes a new approach to old problems
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