Dunn urges support, quick action on legislation to dissolve King County Regional Homelessness Authority

April 28, 2026

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn issued the following statement Tuesday following the introduction of legislation to pull King County’s participation in the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), sponsored by Councilmember Rod Dembowski with Dunn as the lead co-sponsor.

The legislation follows on the heels of a forensic evaluation report of the KCRHA that found significant financial and operational failures, including an inability to account for more than $13 million in public funds. Dunn rang the alarm bell regarding the agency’s failures back in 2019, and wrote an Op-Ed in the Seattle Times in 2023 calling for the County to end its participation in the failing and ineffective agency:

“The recent audit confirms what I have warned for years: this regional model is failing the people it was created to serve. Individuals experiencing homelessness deserve effective support, not bureaucratic mismanagement. The taxpayer dollars King County gives to the KCRHA would be better spent in-house by the county, and we owe it to taxpayers and those struggling with homelessness to utilize public dollars in the most effective, efficient, and impactful manner possible.

“I appreciate my colleague Councilmember Rod Dembowski’s leadership in introducing this legislation urge my colleagues to support it.”