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Posted on 06/09/2026 12:00:40 PM PDT by Libloather
Progressive Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is being ripped for unveiling a village of tiny homes being likened to porta-potties — with no rules stopping the homeless people who move in from doing drugs.
Wilson, 43, previewed 50 of the 70-square-foot units on Sunday — while readily conceding that she failed on her promise of having half of the 1,000 planned units ready in time for the World Cup, which starts Thursday.
The tiny units — barely bigger than a portable toilet, about the size of a jail cell and equipped with just a single bed and desk — cost $16,000 each to build, with those moving in sharing toilets and other facilities staffed 24/7.
The woke mayor said the units are for homeless people suffering “complex problems related to substance abuse” or mental disorders — but without forcing them to seek help or even stay off the drugs that got them there.
“The process of recovery is really complicated and difficult, and so, we’re not demanding that people be abstinent when they enter this village,” the Democratic socialist mayor said, according to KOMO.
“The goal is to help people successfully move from homelessness toward stability and housing; that’s exactly what this site is designed to do,” she vowed, without citing evidence.
Local advocates quickly ripped the plan, with many saying it will only make drug use more widespread there, raising the risks for anyone living nearby.
Andrea Suarez, founder of the homeless outreach organization We Heart Seattle, ridiculed the mayor’s program, saying that the drug use will add to widespread crime as “the bodies are piling up.”
“Drugs aren’t free,” she told Fox News of the “deadly” drugs like “super meth and fentanyl” that “will be allowed on this property.”
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Even the Hard Left Seattle Times has been critical of her decisions - and lack of decisions.
A 20-foot shipping container is cheaper, and larger.
And you can detain the occupant to help him get off drugs.
I have friends and acquaintances in Seattle and sadly, they are 3rd world now. It is such a beautiful city and they are crapping all over it.
Being homeless is the least of their problem.
Being addicted is by far their biggest problem, which causes all their other problems.
Treat drug use and dealing the way Singapore does and the “homeless” problem suddenly disappears.
But that’s not going to happen anytime soon because there are thousands of homeless “advocates” getting rich off of the “homeless” problem, and the last thing they want is to fix the problem.
Thieves Steal Tiny Home, Leaving Kentucky Couple Homeless
I think of the movie “Bank Shot” where they stole a bank/mobile home.
A decent George C. Scott movie.
I give it 3 months from opening until every single one of those sheds are condemned by the health department. Human waste, garbage, vermin. If a person won’t even take care of themselves, they are definitely not going to take care of someone else’s property.
Well put! The addiction problem Will need some real leadership to solve.
The mini homes may not solve the homeless problem. Some don’t like being tied down to one place. Give them access to the internet.
I would be worried about fires.
I have 2 units in my yard. We have 1/3 of an acre. Both of the units are 10x12 and cost less than $6000. One has a small toilet that I had a handyman hook up for me. The other has no bathroom whatsoever. They are both wired with electricity. Both are close to our outside garage door where there is a full bathroom just inside the house. My grandson lives in one of them and the other one is for visiting family. They cost less than $6000 each! $16000 for that! These people are insane.
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