Again, this was very tough to do but I look forward to doing more of them. She said I could post the video but I felt I had to be respectful which is why I blocked out her face, I felt there was some privacy I had to apply to this, I hope you understand. This just illustrates that we have a lot of issues we need to resolve in Federal Way, and it’s evident when she says that the problem has gotten out of control over the last 2 years and that they are coming from outside of the city because they know it’s allowed here. Yes there are laws protecting free speech and we are bound to those laws, but we need to start looking at what other cities are doing. Cities that have had high panhandling rates and have seen sharp decreases that can be proven are doing something possibly we are not or we have not considered.

I will be doing more pieces on solutions to panhandling and other issues in Federal Way over time as it is something important to me, some you will support, some you will not, but the goal is to generate discussion, ideas, and solutions that we can come together on and hopefully make this a great city for everyone. Thanks for reading, I appreciate it.