Public schools in Seattle adding Black Lives Matter lesson plans to curriculum. KTTH Seattle radio talk show host Jason Rantz weighs in.
A new strategy has emerged from housing radicals in the Seattle-area: holding hotels hostage with fringe demands to government officials.
The subterfuge starts simply enough. They pay for rooms for one night under false pretenses, refuse to leave, and post a press release to Twitter with their demands, hoping to put pressure on city officials to relent. But this time it quickly got out of hand.
I live and work in Seattle. I cover these groups on my KTTH Radio show and podcast and I appear on Fox to talk about these issues. These stunts are occurring more often than in the past. More worrisome, they’re getting considerably more dangerous.
Motel standoff ends in eviction for homeless activists
January 1, 2021 / 10:30 AM / CBS News Motel standoff ends in activists eviction
A standoff in Fife, Washington, between a homeless advocacy group and local police, has ended in eviction.
Fife police in hazmat suits moved in on a Travelodge motel Wednesday to clear out more than 40 homeless residents staying there without paying, CBS affiliate KIRO 7 News reported.
Homeless advocates with Tacoma Housing Now brought the residents there from two Tacoma encampments. They booked 16 rooms and paid for a one-night stay on Christmas Eve, but had no plans to leave or pay any further bills.
Homeless squatters take over a Washington Travelodge after activists booked 16 rooms on Christmas Eve - and are now refusing to leave unless the government pays their bill
Tacoma Housing Now has been occupying 16 rooms at the Travelodge motel in Fife, Washington since Christmas Eve
The homeless advocacy group is demanding city and county officials foot the motel bill by using COVID-19 relief funds
The move has resulted in a dispute among the city, activists, and motel owners
Housing advocacy group occupying Fife motel leaves after police arrive
Activists brought a group of people experiencing homelessness to stay in the hotel without paying. Wednesday, police ordered them out. Author: KING 5 Staff, Michael Crowe Published: 2:22 PM PST December 30, 2020 Updated: 7:10 PM PST December 30, 2020
FIFE, Wash. A group of people experiencing homelessness that was staying in a Fife motel without paying for the rooms has left the property, according to police.
The group was organized by advocacy organization Tacoma Housing Now, which booked 16 rooms at a Travelodge in Fife, and paid for one night on Christmas Eve.
However, the group refused to leave and pressured the city and county government to step up and pay the bill.