Thank you for stating all of the above. I speak to a lot of people in my area who say "we don't want to become Seattle" but without understanding or seeking to

Thank you for stating all of the above. I speak to a lot of people in my area who say "we don't want to become Seattle" but without understanding or seeking to understand how things in Seattle came to be. I think you hint at this above - it wasn't about Seattle providing handouts to "attract" homelessness (like I hear many conservative types arguing), rather it was a series of unfortunate events - housing got crazy expensive, there wasn't enough mental health and similar resources, incomes and opportunities don't align with expenses (health care being a major one!) and before you know it totally normal people are slipping through the cracks all over the place.