Squatters are back at old Seattle Times offices

Matt Spaw • Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>Squatters are back at old Seattle Times offices</h1>
                <h2><p>Even after the old Seattle Times offices were cleared by police on Sept. 30 and sealed, squatters have continued to get into the building. Squatters told a Times reporter that they returned to the building because it was safer than shelters. About 60 squatters are living in the building.

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            <p>Even after the old Seattle Times offices were cleared by police on Sept. 30 and sealed, squatters have continued to get into the building. Squatters <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/rousted-squatters-return-to-old-seattle-times-building/?ref=avalancheghost.one">told a Times reporter </a>that they returned to the building because it was safer than shelters. About 60 squatters are living in the building.</p><p>The building is large and has many small entrances, making it difficult to secure entirely. According to a spokesman with the city Department of Planning and Development, the building is unsafe because of the difficulty of getting into and out of it in an emergency. All windows and doors have been boarded up around the property.</p>
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Even after the old Seattle Times offices were cleared by police on Sept. 30 and sealed, squatters have continued to get into the building. Squatters told a Times reporter that they returned to the building because it was safer than shelters. About 60 squatters are living in the building.

The building is large and has many small entrances, making it difficult to secure entirely. According to a spokesman with the city Department of Planning and Development, the building is unsafe because of the difficulty of getting into and out of it in an emergency. All windows and doors have been boarded up around the property.

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By Matt Spaw

Matt Spaw, a former intern at Crosscut, is a journalism student and a writer at The Daily of the University of Washington.