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Unhoused residents and trans community members urge concrete action at Olympia council meeting
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the April 14 Olympia City Council meeting urged immediate action to protect unhoused and trans residents. Commenters described stalking, harassment, and policing concerns and asked the city to convert sanctuary language into concrete protections and services.
A stream of public commenters on April 14 told the Olympia City Council that proclamations and symbolic gestures are not enough to protect vulnerable residents, and urged concrete protections and services.
CC (Cece) Coats, who said she has lived in Olympia 35 years and is currently living in a van, told the council she is disabled and has been stalked and harassed. "I am homeless. I am disabled, and I'm living in a van," she said, adding that repeated contacts with a person who uses…
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