Charter Amendment 29 will not appear on the November ballot.
On Aug. 31, Compassion Seattle’s lawyers filed an emergency motion of appeal with the Washington Court of Appeals seeking a stay of King County Superior Court’s Aug. 27 decision to remove Charter Amendment 29 from the ballot.
On Sept. 3, the Washington State Court of Appeals declined Compassion Seattle’s request for a stay.
The Chamber is surprised and disappointed to hear that the residents of Seattle will not be able to use their voices to demand improvements to our city’s most-pressing challenge: helping people experiencing homelessness.
We supported the Compassion Seattle Charter Amendment 29 because there is no question that addressing homelessness is a critical element of rebuilding our region coming out of the pandemic.
Compassion Seattle’s approach was and still is the right one – ensuring a nuanced, more complete, and most importantly, people-centered approach to helping people experiencing chronic homelessness come inside and get the services they need.
Despite the recent courtroom actions – we will not stop pressing to reject the status quo and deliver meaningful results in addressing the homelessness crisis.
Click here to read more about our endorsement of this initiative.
