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POST MORTEM: Even before Marc Dones abruptly resigned on Tuesday as CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority(@KingCoRHA), the agency was under heavy scrutiny for it's performance or lack thereof. Questions were being raised about spending and salaries, especially… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 
@KingCoRHA REST OF THE LIST: Dones was stacking paper! These salaries put the pay in journalism to shame. No wonder so many reporters are exiting the business.
@KingCoRHA LOTS OF INTERESTING TITLES: I still do not know what all these jobs entail and how it's related to addressing the homeless crisis.
#BREAKING: The King County Regional Homelessness Authority(@KingCoRHA) now saying embattled CEO Marc Dones is resigning today. He's called an all hands on deck meeting at 1pm. Top officials in #Seattle and #KingCounty now being notified. Full statement below. Developing story.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
DONES QUITS: This is Marc Dones with his opening monologue at the KCRHA(@KingCoRHA) Implementation Board Meeting on May 10. There was no indication he would actually resign. He's been under tremendous pressure and scrutiny after a series of major missteps and performance failures… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
FLOOD GATES HAVE OPENED: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, King County Executive Dow Constantine, KCRHA Governing Committee with this joint statement. #Seattle #KingCounty
CALLING ON MAYOR: Parents at John Stanford Int. School now begging @MayorofSeattle to take control from @WSDOT and lead encampment removals on state right of ways. Significant development this week as officials feel pressure to act swiftly. @GovInslee @KC_RHA @kcexec #Seattle
FRUSTRATED: During Thursday's @KC_RHA Governing Committee meeting, parents railed on officials. But after public comment, Roosevelt McQuarter cautioned them from using "stigmatized language" about homeless. Some parents reached out to me saying he was "tone deaf." #Seattle
MAYOR'S RESPONSE: @MayorofSeattle heard parents. But did not directly respond to pleas to take control from @WSDOT and @KC_RHA. Exact reason remains unclear. But city already funded KCRHA with millions of dollars to handle outreach. How long this continues remains to be seen.
FINAL WORD: Today @GovInslee confirmed proviso language DOES NOT require offers of "permanent housing " to homeless on state right of ways. DIRECT rebuke of @KC_RHA CEO Marc Dones' interpretation. But will this change pace of clearings?#Seattle @MayorofSeattle @kcexec @WSDOT
DONES RESPONDS: During @KC_RHA Governing Committee meeting today, Dones walked back his recent statements about encampment outreach and "permanent housing" as a requirement. He addressed the and NOW says congregate shelters are still an option. #Seattle
CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTS: Last week, Dones said the budget proviso was specific and required an offer of "permanent housing" before anyone could be moved off @WSDOT property. However, no one on Governing Committee publicly called him out for that today.
STUNNING REBUKE: WA state lawmakers like @AKB1968 picking apart @KC_RHA CEO Marc Dones and his "wrong" interpretation of @GovInslee's Right of Way Initiative. Dones' insistence on "permanent housing" delayed King County encampment sweeps. #Seattle @kcexec @MayorofSeattle
MORE SCRUTINY: @KC_RHA Governing Committee meets Thursday and "permanent housing" VS. "congregate shelter" debate will likely be addressed. Who will hold Marc Dones accountable? @MayorofSeattle @kcexec @GovInslee @wsdot @WAStateCommerce #Seattle #KingCounty #Washington #WA
GOVERNING COMMITTEE: Elected officials and influencers have clout in this process. #Seattle controls significant amount of purse strings as well. @MayorofSeattle @kcexec @CMAndrewJLewis @Lisa_Herbold @angelabirney @CMEdPrince @KccClaudia @JoeMcDermottWA
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THEY'RE HEROES: @SeattleFire+@SeattlePD saved man's life earlier today in #Seattle as he overdosed on #fentanyl. When will lawmakers realize this is a drug addiction crisis? You can't build your way out of this! @GovInslee @MayorofSeattle @kcexec @SeattleCouncil @CMAndrewJLewis
CHANGING NARRATIVE: We see it on 3rd Ave+Little Saigon daily. City leaders must now admit it’s an addiction crisis. Every encampment is littered w/drug paraphernalia. Out of record 310 homeless deaths last year, majority were #fentanyl related. #Seattle
ACTUAL BREAKDOWN Of HOMELESS DEATHS SEATTLE 2022:
-70% fentanyl related.
-18 homeless people died by homicide.
-35 homeless people died from natural causes.
-10 homeless people died from hypothermia or exposure.
-7 homeless people died from suicide.
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-70% fentanyl related.
-18 homeless people died by homicide.
-35 homeless people died from natural causes.
-10 homeless people died from hypothermia or exposure.
-7 homeless people died from suicide.
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5 YEAR PLAN: Today @KC_RHA released strategy to “Dramatically Reduce Unsheltered Homelessness.” Agency says there will be “measurable, accountable success.” But it’s based on failed “HOUSING FIRST” policy. No requirements for drug addiction and mental health treatment. #Seattle
COSTS NEARLY 12 BILLION BUCKS: @KCCReaganDunn blasting @KC_RHA 5 year plan essentially saying the agency is focused on funding the wrong things. Says it will be a failure and black hole for tax payers. #Seattle #KingCounty #Bellevue #Kirkland #Redmond #FederalWay #Kent #Renton
STUNNING DEVELOPMENT: In latest update, @KCPubHealth's Dr. Faisal Khan says, "the medical examiner's office is now struggling with the issue of STORING BODIES because the fentanyl related death toll continues to climb."
@GovInslee @kcexec @MayorofSeattle #Seattle
@GovInslee @kcexec @MayorofSeattle #Seattle
AMERICAN TRAGEDY: @jasonrantz first to report on this grim development impacting #Seattle, #KingCounty, and our entire region. Khan says medical examiner's offices nationwide dealing with same problems with storage of bodies related to #fentanyl deaths.
CURRENT PLAN NOT WORKING: Elected officials must now admit it’s an addiction crisis and it must be prioritized. Every homeless encampment is littered w/drug paraphernalia. Out of record 310 homeless deaths last year, majority fentanyl related. #Seattle
A special poem for Seattle ::
Twas the night before vax pass
Would come to an end
Not a leader was sorry
None tried to amend
Four months of shame
Of senseless exclusion
In a fruitless attempt
A complete disillusion
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@KCPubHealth @kcexec @DocJeffD
#WA #KingCounty
Twas the night before vax pass
Would come to an end
Not a leader was sorry
None tried to amend
Four months of shame
Of senseless exclusion
In a fruitless attempt
A complete disillusion
1>>
@KCPubHealth @kcexec @DocJeffD
#WA #KingCounty
To pretend to control
Such a tiny speck
What were you thinking?
Come on, what the heck?
Most chose to vax
Over eighty percent
So why keep insisting
That the unvax repent?
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Such a tiny speck
What were you thinking?
Come on, what the heck?
Most chose to vax
Over eighty percent
So why keep insisting
That the unvax repent?
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It didn’t make sense
And it can’t block transmission
It just ended up
Fueling pointless division
People have tools
To stay safe, they are able
To *choose* if they want
And mask up door to table
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And it can’t block transmission
It just ended up
Fueling pointless division
People have tools
To stay safe, they are able
To *choose* if they want
And mask up door to table
3>>
(1/3) What we today consider King County is the ancestral homeland of the Coast Salish peoples.
🌊 Coast Salish-speaking peoples have lived along the Salish Sea—Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, Gulf Islands, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Strait of Georgia—for 10,000+ years.
🌊 Coast Salish-speaking peoples have lived along the Salish Sea—Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, Gulf Islands, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Strait of Georgia—for 10,000+ years.
(2/3) 🗣️ The term “Coast Salish” refers to a language family of 2 dozen languages & dialects & is used to indicate the cultural group of indigenous peoples who speak/spoke these. Each tribal group has its own name for themselves, as you can see from the map below.
(3/3) #KingCounty Parks acknowledges that we are on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples, who have resided here since time immemorial. We honor the Coast Salish peoples, past & present, & honor with gratitude the land itself.
Graphic & info: @burkemuseum
Graphic & info: @burkemuseum
1) #Coronavirus UPDATE & Resources
Mar 10th 9PM EST
The🌎stats:
-118,745 =112 Countries & China
-4,284 have died🌎
-65,740 have recovered🌎
-80,954 Cases in 🇨🇳
-10,149 #Italy
-8,042 #Iran
-7,513 #SouthKorea
-1,784 #France
#COVID19seattle #NA #CA #MA #CT
#US #COVIDー19 Stats 👇🏾
Mar 10th 9PM EST
The🌎stats:
-118,745 =112 Countries & China
-4,284 have died🌎
-65,740 have recovered🌎
-80,954 Cases in 🇨🇳
-10,149 #Italy
-8,042 #Iran
-7,513 #SouthKorea
-1,784 #France
#COVID19seattle #NA #CA #MA #CT
#US #COVIDー19 Stats 👇🏾
2) #US #COVID19 Update
March 10th 9PM EST
972 #Coronavirus cases
267 in #Washington
36 states & DC have confirmed cases
234 new cases
15 have recovered
28 have died: #WA #CA #FL #NJ
👀Community Prep Resources 👇🏾
#CoronavirusUSA #COVID19US
#Seattle #Houston #TX #NewJersey #NY
March 10th 9PM EST
972 #Coronavirus cases
267 in #Washington
36 states & DC have confirmed cases
234 new cases
15 have recovered
28 have died: #WA #CA #FL #NJ
👀Community Prep Resources 👇🏾
#CoronavirusUSA #COVID19US
#Seattle #Houston #TX #NewJersey #NY
3) Here’s our last 2 Topic Threads:
-Personal protection: bit.ly/39uBwY9
-Understanding Community Spread: bit.ly/38DUYRg
-Here's a great graphic for teens on:
How People Get & Spread The #Coronavirus #COVID19
#SD #NE #NH #RI #VT #MA
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-Personal protection: bit.ly/39uBwY9
-Understanding Community Spread: bit.ly/38DUYRg
-Here's a great graphic for teens on:
How People Get & Spread The #Coronavirus #COVID19
#SD #NE #NH #RI #VT #MA
geeksaresexy.net/2020/03/05/how…
#Coronavirus UPDATE & Resources
March 6th 9PM EST
The GLOBAL statistics:
-102,152 total in 🌎
-3,491have died🌎
-57,376 have recovered🌎
-80,651 Cases in 🇨🇳
-6,767 So #Korea
-4,747 #Iran
-4,636 #Italy
#Covid19nyc #NY #WA #CA #MA #TX #OK #IN #AZ
1/9 #US #COVIDー19 Stats 👇🏾
March 6th 9PM EST
The GLOBAL statistics:
-102,152 total in 🌎
-3,491have died🌎
-57,376 have recovered🌎
-80,651 Cases in 🇨🇳
-6,767 So #Korea
-4,747 #Iran
-4,636 #Italy
#Covid19nyc #NY #WA #CA #MA #TX #OK #IN #AZ
1/9 #US #COVIDー19 Stats 👇🏾
2a) #US #COVID19 Update
March 6th 9PM EST
-330 #Coronavirus cases in US
-26 states have confirmed cases
-98 new cases around the country
-15 have recovered
-14 have died #WA #CA
-US Citizens in Self-quarantine: 13,900+
-See Pandemic Prep Resources 👇🏾
#CoronavirusUSA #Seattle
March 6th 9PM EST
-330 #Coronavirus cases in US
-26 states have confirmed cases
-98 new cases around the country
-15 have recovered
-14 have died #WA #CA
-US Citizens in Self-quarantine: 13,900+
-See Pandemic Prep Resources 👇🏾
#CoronavirusUSA #Seattle
2b) #US #COVID19 Update 03/06 9PM EST
State with most cases: #Washington - 84
County w/most cases: #KingCounty #WA
County w/most deaths: #Seattle
Most #coronavirus cases today: #CA
State with most self-quarantined individuals: #NY - 4,000
See Pandemic Prep Resources 👇🏾
#MD #NJ
State with most cases: #Washington - 84
County w/most cases: #KingCounty #WA
County w/most deaths: #Seattle
Most #coronavirus cases today: #CA
State with most self-quarantined individuals: #NY - 4,000
See Pandemic Prep Resources 👇🏾
#MD #NJ
Today, I’m traveling back to #WashingtonState w/the state's congressional delegation. We'll be visiting the #WA Emergency Operations Center & meet with the @GovInslee, the Vice President & the outstanding team working overtime to detect, prevent & respond to #coronavirus in #WA.
Yesterday, I voted for – & the House passed – an $8.3 billion funding package to support federal & local public health response efforts to #coronavirus.
This significant package will help save lives in #WashingtonState & around the nation. seattletimes.com/nation-world/c…
This significant package will help save lives in #WashingtonState & around the nation. seattletimes.com/nation-world/c…
Our community & state have been at the epicenter of #coronavirus in the United States. Our outstanding public health infrastructure & frontline health care workers have taken on a significant burden – including $200,000 in unexpected weekly costs just in #KingCounty.
