Open air drug use worse than ever. Trash, needles, and charred foils used to smoke a variety of drugs strewn all over sidewalks. Feces and urine in alleyways and other public spaces. Constant shoplifting with zero consequences. Businesses that face constant busted windows and shell out thousands of dollars for private security because there are not enough cops, and staff terrified to even come to downtown.
All of that and more is a threat to the recovery of downtown Seattle, unless the City and County Council take immediate action to address public safety and unmet needs of those living on the streets, according to the Downtown Seattle Association and
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