John Graham is not a happy camper. He’s been experiencing homelessness for two years and has spent the last two months in a tent in Woodland Park. Before that, he was in Tacoma, where he says homeless services were basically nonexistent.
“The cops literally run you out. They’ll beat your ass,” he said. According to John, moving to Woodland hasn’t changed much, besides the beatings. The only city outreach workers he’s talked to, he said, have had nothing to say about getting inside, “Only about how we’re not supposed to be here and blah, blah, blah.” ...