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It’s Not Getting Better Out There

Early numbers show more people unsheltered, houseless in Thurston County 1,145 That’s the preliminary count of Thurston County residents who are living unsheltered or staying in shelters or transitional housing of some kind. The number, released Tuesday by Thurston County Public Health and Social Services, is information gathered during the Point-in-Time Homeless Census count on the night of January 28, 2021. More than half of those counted were unsheltered. The count found: 169 people stayed in transitional housing.337 people stayed in emergency shelters.639 people (56%) stayed in sanctioned and unsanctioned encampments, RVs, or other vehicles and in small structures, doorways,…

Black Leaders Demand Action, Not More Talk, From Olympia City Council

Fears of continued violent escalation as the community braces for a weekend of rallies and protests. An event advertised as a "rally" by right-wing protestors turned into a violent brawl Saturday that left one person shot and another assaulted by right-wing demonstrators. Black leaders and advocates say no one should be surprised. "Many people have called with fears about armed militias, citing specific laws to protect people from intimidation and fear tactics, yet they (city and police officials) have yet to do anything about it," said Krystafer Brown. Brown is a street medic with the Rebel Medic Alliance and a…

Ballots drop on Friday – get your recycle bin ready!

Ballots for the Nov. 3 general election will go in the mail on Oct. 8, followed shortly by dozens and dozens of expensive, colorful, glossy mailers, made of dead trees, extolling candidates’ virtues. The deluge, in fact, already has begun. A fund-raising letter from Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Chris Reykdal hit local mailboxes on September 28. A big postcard touting her record on education from 10th Congressional District candidate Marilyn Strickland was in the mailbox on Monday – lots of cute kids here, to be sure. Personal fave so far – a “photograph,” letter, and return postcard/envelope from Democratic…