Downtown Seattle is degenerating into a lawless, squalid hellhole…
PROJECT SEATTLE: @komonews has made the commitment to spotlight the homeless crisis in Seattle and the region, holding our leaders and public officials accountable. If you have a story that needs to be told hit me up over DM or email. Time to unwind the #HomelessIndustrialComplex pic.twitter.com/N2mJqzHft8
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) February 22, 2022
HAPPENING NOW: Just hours after a shooting on 3rd Ave in Downtown Seattle, the insanity has returned. This is the stretch between Pike/Pine St. Open air drug use, sales of all kinds of merch, trash everywhere. How is this allowed?@MayorofSeattle @downtownseattle @SeattlePD pic.twitter.com/UQPmg9krhU
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) February 28, 2022
STREET INSIGHT: So a lot of this activity on 3rd Ave is happening outside the Century Square office tower, home to corporate biz and storefront shops like Piroshky Piroshky and Chipotle. Listen to what private security guard says about what he sees on the regular. #Seattle pic.twitter.com/7x865oQiFV
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) February 28, 2022
THEY’RE PLAYING PARTY MUSIC: Hours after another fatal shooting in downtown Seattle, right around the corner these folks are blasting beats, wheeling and dealing who knows what, and seem to have no care in the world. #Seattle pic.twitter.com/mojXajBl2S
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) March 3, 2022
MARKETPLACE CONTINUES TO THRIVE: Taking up an entire #Seattle sidewalk, just blocks away from the iconic Pike Place Market. Will @PiroshkyBakery consider coming back? pic.twitter.com/4hHFQlrYia
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) March 3, 2022
Even the Seattle Tacoma international airport is affected.
— Pansoomaali (@Ghanaam34) February 28, 2022
HEADING HOME: It’s past 11pm and I bump into Todd Christensen, owner of Seattle Strength & Power on 3rd Ave. He has to go past this gauntlet of craziness daily. He’s just desensitized by this madness that’s become of downtown Seattle because he says it always comes right back. pic.twitter.com/fDZxBgsiem
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) March 1, 2022
Seattle Executive Director for the Low Income Housing Institute (@LIHIhousing), Sharon Lee, walks out of an interview after being asked by @choeshow about the trash being dumped into neighbor’s properties. “I wanna talk to your manager,” she complained. pic.twitter.com/mjPOZls71H
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) March 3, 2022
An Asian American reporter in Seattle (@choeshow) has been the target of violent #Antifa threats due to his coverage of the city’s homeless encampments. Asian-American journalist group @aaja was alerted to the threats but has been silent. Via Yahoo News: https://t.co/i06kvTEyQ7
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) March 1, 2022
GOV. INSLEE IN SEATTLE: @GovInslee is touting his homeless plan that would cost more than $800 mil. I only had time for a couple questions. But I asked him about all the illegal activity on 3rd Ave in downtown. Here’s what he had to say. #Seattle #Crime #Crisis #Police pic.twitter.com/xsfUcHNAdM
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) March 1, 2022
MEANWHILE AT SEATTLE CITY HALL: Encampment supposed to be cleared a couple Sundays ago is still here. Been getting all kinds of excuses from @MayorofSeattle office. Too cold to move, we started clean up, “trust the process,” but no timeline to finish job. We’ll keep asking. 🤷🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/NmFR09IATM
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) March 1, 2022
REMIND YOU OF ANOTHER CRIME HOT SPOT IN SEATTLE? Slabs of meat right out in the open? Need another hint? Seattle just cleared this corner almost a couple weeks ago. I’ll let ya’ll figure it out. 😂 But there is no doubt some of those elements have move to 3rd Ave. #SoSeattle pic.twitter.com/NJhlfPywuA
— Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) February 28, 2022
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