Controversial anti-panhandling measure moves forward
once we had 2 bums on the only direct off-ramp from the highway to "downtown", we passed a measure getting them off the next day. also, we recently passed an anti-camping measure to rid of the other dozen or so homeless.
man, seattle must have it bad.The bill says people can't block someone, use threatening or aggressive gestures or profane language, solicit someone using an ATM or repeatedly solicit someone who has already said 'no.' Violators could be fined $50.
But business representatives said the situation downtown had gotten out of control, making residents and visitors feel unsafe.
Jerri Lane of Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau said the city was getting a bad reputation nationally. "Once a city is branded as unsafe, the stigma is extremely difficult to shake," Lane said.
once we had 2 bums on the only direct off-ramp from the highway to "downtown", we passed a measure getting them off the next day. also, we recently passed an anti-camping measure to rid of the other dozen or so homeless.