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.
To see more of Kate's past KUOW work, visit our archive site.
Stories
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‘It really feels like a tipping point.’ North Seattle on edge after shooting of homeless man
In a room filled with flickering candles on Aurora Avenue in North Seattle, dozens of people from all walks of life gathered on a recent gray Sunday to mourn another loss. Here in King County, 171 people presumed to be homeless have died so far this year, an increase over last. Death in this community has become routine.
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As people age, homeless service providers face new challenge
Permanent supportive housing is an effective intervention that gets many people who are chronically homeless and dealing with significant issues off the street, and keeps them off the street. It’s been around for a few decades. The issue people in Seattle, and across the US, are now facing is how to continue caring for people as they’re aging in place in this kind of housing.
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Head tax, round two? Councilmember Kshama Sawant wants to revive tax on big business
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant wants to raise $48 million in next year’s budget for public affordable housing. And reviving the city's controversial head tax is one option she’s considering to make that happen.
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You don't need a home to vote
Voter registration forms require a residential address, but you don't need a home to vote. People who are homeless can register using the address of a shelter or a cross street where they camp.
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Pearl Jam to donate $11M for Seattle homelessness
When Pearl Jam returned to Seattle in August, the band wasn’t just intent on entertaining fans. Their two sold-out shows at Safeco Field were part of an initiative to raise money to address homelessness in the region.
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Inside the new South Lake Union tiny house village
The newest city-sanctioned tiny house village is set to open in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood in late October. It will serve people who are chronically homeless and may be dealing with addiction or mental health issues. Drug and alcohol use will be allowed inside the tiny houses, but not in community spaces. Residents will have to abide by a code of conduct.
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'I'm scared.' Residents react to tiny house closures in north Seattle
Neighbors and homeless residents are reacting to the news that a city-sanctioned tiny house village in North Seattle will close early next year. "I'm scared, I'm nervous, I just think I'll be back out on the streets in six months," said village resident Stacy Malmoe.
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Hated by neighbors, the tiny house village on Aurora will close
The Licton Springs tiny house village is set to close early next year. The two-year permit for the city-authorized homeless camp on Aurora Avenue North in Seattle expires in March 2019, and the city is not looking to extend the permit or re-site the village elsewhere, according to officials.
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Seattle mayor's budget makes homeless spending permanent
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan’s budget proposal takes what was once temporary spending on the city's crisis of homelessness and makes it permanent.
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New city data show more homeless being housed this year
The first six months of 2018 saw intense debate in Seattle over the city’s response to homelessness. As factions went to war over a tax on large businesses to pay for affordable housing and homeless services, people questioned the efficacy and accountability of existing service programs.