Rantz: Activists act like smoky air hurts homeless, but not fentanyl or meth

King County officials rushed to bring the homeless to an “air-quality center” because it’s unhealthy to breathe the smoky air. Yet, these same officials enable the homeless to live in human waste and to smoke fentanyl or meth. This is backward thinking.

The Bolt Creek Fire continues to bring unhealthy air across the Puget Sound region. Consequently, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) partnered with the Compass Housing Alliance to open an indoor space. It provides filtered air to bring vulnerable homeless people inside.

“Most of us have the luxury of being able to go inside,” KCRHA’s Anne Martens told KIRO 7. “And there are 40,000 people experiencing

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