by Erica C. Barnett

(This article was originally published on Feb. 22, 2024, on PubliCola and has been reprinted under an agreement.)

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Recently elected Burien City Councilmember Linda Akey was caught on tape confronting a group of unsheltered people outside her condo building in downtown Burien the week of Feb. 12, 2024. The group, who had set up tents on the sidewalk under the building’s awning, are among dozens now sleeping on sidewalks around Burien after the council imposed a daytime encampment ban that requires people to pick up sleeping bags, tents, backpacks, and other “indicia of public camping” by 6:00 a.m. every morning.

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