Last year, a man living in a city-sanctioned homeless encampment violently raped a woman at the Ballard Volkswagen dealership. For the first time, the survivor of that horrific crime is telling her story—and speaking out against the political leadership in Seattle. City-sanctioned homeless encampments have become magnets for crime and violence in our city. According to the Seattle Times, when the city opened a low-barrier encampment in Licton Springs, the police recorded a 221% increase in reported crimes and public disturbances.* Neighbors witnessed a dramatic rise in property destruction, violence, prostitution, and drug dealing in the area. The sad reality is that the Seattle City Council has shown more compassion for transient criminals than the survivors of their crimes. The survivor of the Ballard sexual assault reached out to me last year after receiving nothing but dismissiveness and contempt from political leaders including Councilman Mike O'Brien. She asked me to help tell her story and demand change in our city, so that no woman has to endure the same horror that she endured that morning last year. This is Lindsey's story. It's time for Seattle's political leaders to finally listen.