In a new Crosscut/Elway Poll, 31% of respondents said homelessness is the top issue facing the state Legislature in 2020, a 10-point increase from 2019.
Since Crosscut wrote about Seattle's aging homeless populations and shelters overwhelmed by an increase in medical issues, Hughes Daniels' story is one of hope.
The governor's 2020 supplemental budget proposes pulling $319 million from a state emergency fund to pay for housing and homelessness services in Washington state.