Mayor calls for action on homelessness: 1,000 shelter units proposed

Driving the news: Speaking at the Hope Factory in SoDo on Wednesday, Wilson said the city must treat homelessness "like an actual emergency."

• "We're moving faster than ever before, but I want to see the ground start breaking, the hammers start swinging, and fewer people left to sleep in doorways and tents," said Wilson.

What's inside: Her proposal, if passed, would:

• Allow the city's Finance and Administrative Services director to directly sign leases for new shelter sites.
• Raise the current 100-person cap on shelters — including tiny home villages and RV safe parking lots — to 150 people, with one site per council district allowed up to 250.
• Allocate $4.8 million from existing city funds to support new shelters and supportive services.

What they're saying: Stacy Hummons, who was displaced from a Ballard encampment cleared last month, told KOMO that most relocated residents received little help after the move.

• If you want to stop homelessness, give people places to live, Hummons said.

State of play: The plan has support from several council members, including Rob Saka, who said the scale of the crisis "demands action" and that "tiny home villages work," KOMO reported.

• Downtown Seattle Association president and CEO Jon Scholes tells Axios that the mayor's proposal is "the type of bold first step needed to meet the urgency of the homelessness crisis."