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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 21 MIN

KCRHA Squanders $8M Demands $8M More Seattle's Homeless Grift Exposed

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

Seattle's King County Regional Homelessness Authority — an agency already drowning in a forensic audit that uncovered more than $13 million in overspent or unaccounted funds — is now demanding that Seattle and King County hand over $8 million more. The audacious argument from a KCRHA director: the missing $8 million wasn't lost, it just should have been billed to the city and county all along. If that reasoning sounds backwards, that's because it is.This is the same agency that burned through hundreds of millions in regional homelessness dollars while the homeless population kept climbing. Former director Mark Dones operated off a napkin-level financial plan, and the current administration hasn't exactly raised the bar. The agency is now widely described as insolvent, and multiple council members are openly debating whether it should be dissolved entirely.At the King County Council meeting where this demand landed, KCRHA CEO Kelly Kennison was on a family vacation. Council Member Claudia Balducci made clear she was not amused — questioning how an agency already under fire for financial mismanagement can show up and ask taxpayers to cover the funds it lost track of. The answer, apparently, is: because nobody has stopped them yet.Subscribe to @reasonablenews and never miss Sean's daily breakdown of the Pacific Northwest news the mainstream outlets won't tell you straight.#Seattle #GovernmentWaste #KingCountyGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ MERCH - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeopleSTAY CONNECTED:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL

Seattle's King County Regional Homelessness Authority — an agency already drowning in a forensic audit that uncovered more than $13 million in overspent or unaccounted funds — is now demanding that Seattle and King County hand over $8 million more. The audacious argument from a KCRHA director: the missing $8 million wasn't lost, it just should have been billed to the city and county all along. If that reasoning sounds backwards, that's because it is.This is the same agency that burned through hundreds of millions in regional homelessness dollars while the homeless population kept climbing. Former director Mark Dones operated off a napkin-level financial plan, and the current administration hasn't exactly raised the bar. The agency is now widely described as insolvent, and multiple council members are openly debating whether it should be dissolved entirely.At the King County Council meeting where this demand landed, KCRHA CEO Kelly Kennison was on a family vacation. Council Member Claudia Balducci made clear she was not amused — questioning how an agency already under fire for financial mismanagement can show up and ask taxpayers to cover the funds it lost track of. The answer, apparently, is: because nobody has stopped them yet.Subscribe to @reasonablenews and never miss Sean's daily breakdown of the Pacific Northwest news the mainstream outlets won't tell you straight.#Seattle #GovernmentWaste #KingCountyGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ MERCH - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeopleSTAY CONNECTED:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL

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