Kate Walters
Reporter
About
Kate Walters is a reporter covering Covid-19 and the many ways the pandemic has impacted our lives. She's covered personal experiences of community members, state and local policies, affects on the healthcare system, and more. In the past, Kate has reported on homelessness for KUOW, as well as general assignment stories ranging from city hall politics to sea stars. Originally from Australia, Kate studied journalism at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). She started her career in public radio at WXXI in Rochester, NY.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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Government
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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Government
'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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Government
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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Government
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.
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Government
People of color are more likely to be evicted in Seattle
A new report shows more than half the tenants that had evictions filed against them in Seattle in 2017 were people of color. Nearly half of all cases were in zip codes where the white population increased from 2011 to 2016.
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Health
Free health care clinic returns to KeyArena this week
It’s expected to serve roughly 4,000 people between Thursday and Sunday this week.
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Could modular housing help shelter King County's 12,000 homeless?
With more than 12,000 people homeless in King County on any given night, King County officials are launching a new approach to get people housed quickly.
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Why does Seattle spend so little on homelessness prevention?
Seattle is one of the richest cities in America, but it spends a small fraction of its homelessness spending on prevention.
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King County's striking vehicle homelessness increase, explained
This year’s point-in-time count of people living without homes in King County showed yet another increase of those living on the streets.