King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall and King County filed a legal complaint against the city of Burien questioning the constitutionality of the city's new public camping ban.
King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall and King County filed a legal complaint against the city of Burien questioning the constitutionality of the city's new public camping ban. Last week, the Burien City Council voted 5-2 to expand its already-existing public camping ban. The first ordinance, passed in Sept. 2023, prohibited sleeping or residing on public property between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., but then unhoused individuals would need to go into a shelter space overnight.
FOX 13 has reached out to the city of Burien for comment and has yet to hear back. "The promise I made as a sworn peace officer calls on me to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. Doing our job for the communities we serve requires legal clarity on the constitutionality of the laws we’re asked to enforce," said Sheriff Cole-Tindall in a press release.
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