Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty

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Bellevue Serial Squatter Attempts Another Protection Order

Jonathan Choe
April 13, 2024
Friday morning, Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh says four Bellevue cops tried to serve another Temporary Protection Order against him. Once again, King County Bar Association's Housing Justice Project is helping Kim weaponize the legal system and stifle Singh's free speech.

The Homeless Are Cooking Rats

Jonathan Choe
April 13, 2024
The homeless are cooking rats in the East Duwamish Greenbelt. This is by far one of the nastiest discoveries I have ever made at a Seattle encampment. The area is also packed with tents, trash, needles, and all kinds of debris.

Seattle CARE Team Helps the Homeless

Jonathan Choe
April 12, 2024
Downtown Seattle is on the comeback trail and the CARE Crisis Team is helping move the needle in the right direction. Crews get dispatched with police, or cops call them to assist in situations that usually involve some type of mental health or substance abuse problem.

Protestors Confront Housing Justice Project

Jonathan Choe
April 11, 2024
Thursday afternoon, angry protesters led by Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh finally confronted lawyers at King County Bar Association's Housing Justice Project. HJP is the legal aid group helping serial squatter Sang Kim evade eviction. But HJP managing attorney Edmund Witter was not in and a man working the counter slammed the door on Singh and his family.

Serial Squatter Threatens Landlord’s Kids

Jonathan Choe
April 9, 2024
Bellevue serial squatter Sang Kim is now allegedly making threats against landlord Jaskaran Singh's young kids. Court documents show a text thread where Kim is basically saying he plans on filing a police report to ruin any chance of Singh's children getting into college.

Police Respond to Fight at Church Migrant Encampment

Jonathan Choe
April 2, 2024
Tensions Rise Late Tuesday evening, police say a fight erupted on the grounds of Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila, home to hundreds of people seeking asylum. One of the migrant men allegedly showed a knife but no one got stabbed. It’s unclear if anyone was taken into custody but cops say everything is now under control. Drain on Resources The 911 calls to the church for fights and other altercations continue to drain resources from the city. Violent Fights There are reports of violent fights between minors and adults, along with dozens of calls to the police for other criminal …

Seattle Police Release Body Cam Arresting Activists at City Hall

Jonathan Choe
April 1, 2024
Law and Order Seattle Police sending a strong law and order message with release of body cam footage showing far-left activists being arrested during a protest for illegal immigrants in City Council Chambers. Six people have been charged for the Feb. 27 incident. Nelson called three recesses after far-left activists with Stop The Sweeps Seattle and Comunidad Sin Fronteras disrupted proceedings and refused to leave. -Aidan Carroll -Bennett Haselton -Jonathan Duyker -Lauren Olivia Kay -Rosario Lopez Hernandez -Iris Jade Bordman They’re expected to be in court this …