Burien considers camping ban and first homeless shelter
This month the Burien City Council is set to vote on an ordinance that would make sleeping on public property a misdemeanor. If passed, the law wou...
This month the Burien City Council is set to vote on an ordinance that would make sleeping on public property a misdemeanor. If passed, the law would make life even more difficult for homeless people in a city that doesn't offer any shelters. Without a shelter in Burien, Amanda Hales isn't sure where she should go at night. She's slept behind grocery stores and in friends' cars. 'I don't really stay under the bridge,' Hales said. 'It's kind of nasty under there and then I mean nobody gets messed with down there though, nobody gets bothered.