Kate Walters
Reporter
About
Kate is a reporter at KUOW covering the homelessness crisis and related issues.
Originally from Australia, Kate studied journalism at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology before coming to work in public radio.
Kate began her career as a reporter with WXXI Public Radio in Rochester, NY, where she worked as part of a Local Journalism Center called the Innovation Trail.
At KUOW, she started as a producer on The Record before joining the news desk.
Stories
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Deadline looms for closure of controversial tiny house village
Remaining residents at a tiny house village in North Seattle have just under a week to move out.
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KUOW Newsroom
Meet the homeless outreach team funded by downtown property owners
In a time when debates around homelessness often pit businesses and neighborhoods against people who are homeless, this team is one example of how local residents are trying to help fuel solutions.
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A late paycheck and three days' notice: inside the threat of eviction
Thousands of people face evictions in Washington state every year. Housing advocates say the process happens fast, disproportionately impacts people of color, and can land people on the streets. State lawmakers want to change eviction laws to help tackle one piece of the homelessness crisis.
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Fact check: Actually, Seattle doesn't know how many people it's getting off the streets
How many households got out of homelessness with the help of city-funded programs last year? It seems like a simple question, but it’s one the City of Seattle can’t currently answer.
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Mayor Durkan's new anti-displacement strategy has precedent — in New York City
Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an executive order this week to try to keep longtime residents where they are.
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Do you know this person? Public health officials want your help
She died on the streets in Kirkland and the King County Medical Examiner's office doesn't know who she is. So they're asking for the public's help.
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The State of the City
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan gave her State of the City speech on Tuesday in which she gave a few indications of what is to come in 2019.
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Seattle officials try to bring people inside from the cold, with mixed results
The city's Navigation Team helped 24 people travel to shelter Monday night and transported 67 people to shelters on Sunday.
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After years of delays, affordable housing plan for Fort Lawton may move forward
More than 200 affordable units could be coming to a swath of land near Discovery Park.
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As freezing cold continues, Seattle opens emergency shelters
Local officials have opened additional temporary shelter beds this week to try to get more people experiencing homelessness off the streets and out of the freezing temperatures. “We’re very concerned about people living out in the elements when we have a cold snap like this,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine.