Credits, tardily

I didn't get the idea for this Diary out of the blue.  Probably the first signal to which I really paid attention was an article by Nathalie Graham in The Stranger:

Seattle Just Green-lit New Hygiene Access for the Homeless
March 18

Graham is also the author of the next relevant article in The Stranger:

That Sink in the Alley Is Supposed to Be There
October 16

However, most of what I've read has been by Erica C. Barnett of The C Is for Crank, now PubliCola.  See in particular:

City Ditches Gold-Plated Shower Vendor, item 3
September 18

Mobile Shower Immobilized, item 2

September 15

Found: One City Shower Trailer, Not Quite Open, in Secluded Location with Minimal Foot Traffic
May 23

The City Has Been Renting Two Shower Trailers Since March. If They Open, Each Shower Could Cost $500
May 19

County Rents Hygiene Trailers for a Fraction of What the City Is Paying
April 28

City Plans to Reopen Restrooms at Six [Five] Library Branches
April 21

Seattle Pays Premium for Shower Trailers
April 15

Advocates Beg for Toilets, Running Water
April 8

[Untitled second item]
April 7

Hepatitis A Spreads among Ballard Homeless Population, as Hygiene Stations and Restrooms Remain in Short Supply
April 2

The City Funded New Hygiene Trailers Last Year, but Never Bought Them
April 1

Seattle's Public Restroom Crisis
March 30

Potty Plan Scaled Back [item 2]
March 27

More Port-a-Potties in Seattle [item 2]
March 25

Library Closures Leave Homeless Patrons Stranded [item 1]
March 14

There have also been articles in The Seattle Times.  I don't remember any as breaking new ground, but one of the authors sent me a list, and my memory may be wrong.  So judge for yourself.  These stories have seemed to be exempt from the site's otherwise somewhat unpredictable paywall, but more recently have seemed not to be, so no promises.

A game-changer for homelessness?
May 3, by Sydney Brownstone, Scott Greenstone and Anna Patrick, with contributions by Alan Berner.  Not primarily about this topic, but since it quotes me on the topic, and is what publicised this blog, I can hardly leave it out.

Seattle will reopen 5 library bathrooms during coronavirus pandemic
April 21, by Sydney Brownstone and Daniel Beekman, with a contribution from an unidentified photographer

Here's what the Seattle area has - and hasn't - done to protect its homeless population from coronavirus
April 11, by Sydney Brownstone and Anna Patrick with contributions from Scott Greenstone and Dean Rutz.  My memory was clearly wrong on this one.

King County faces 2 outbreaks at once, as hepatitis A spreads amid coronavirus pandemic
April 8, by Sydney Brownstone and Scott Greenstone with a contribution from Mark Nowlin

People living outside in Seattle have far fewer options for protecting from coronavirus
March 12, by Sydney Brownstone with contributions by Lauren Flannery, Anna Patrick, Scott Greenstone, Lauren Frohne and Dean Rutz

I first learnt of the most recent story via The Seattle Times, but have been unable to read it there because of the paywall. However, it was originally written for, and published by, the Pew Trusts' non-profit Stateline, which has not paywalled it.
The Pandemic Has Closed Public Restrooms, and Many Have Nowhere to Go
July 23, by Alex Brown, with several uncredited photos; not Seattle-specific, but focuses on Seattle.