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Two King County cities get $3 million to expand homeless shelters

A homeless man stands near one of the tents along 5th Ave. SW near SW 152nd St. in Burien  Monday, March 11, 2024 Monday, March 11, 2024.  People were allowed to camp there from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. but Monday things changed and currently they can camp on the sidewalk 24 hours a day.  

King County will be announcing more news today related to Burien’s recently tightened camping law.

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Burien and Tukwila will use the one-time funding from the county to bolster their homelessness response.

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