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Mar 5, 2016 · Bill Hobson, champion of Seattle homeless, dies at 76. Bill Hobson, whose fierce advocacy provided shelter for thousands of Seattle’s homeless, has died. “There is no such thing as a...
Sep 6, 2017 · By Greg Winter and Lisa Spicer | September 6, 2017. Click to view larger. Bill Hobson died less than a year after retiring from his three decade career with DESC. Photo courtesy of DESC. In February 2016, Whatcom County Opportunity Council Director Greg Winter spoke with his longtime friend Bill Hobson at Hobson’s home in Seattle.
Sep 25, 2019 · Into this impasse stepped Bill Hobson, the head of the Downtown Emergency Service Center, offering a third option: “Wet housing,” where chronically homeless people with alcohol use disorder...
Mar 5, 2016 · SEATTLE — Seattle civic leader Bill Hobson passed away overnight Friday. Hobson was longtime executive director of Seattle’s Downtown Emergency Service Center. Mayor Ed Murray released a ...
Mar 5, 2016 · The Downtown Emergency Service Center said 79-year-old Bill Hobson died Friday. Hobson served as the Center's executive director for more than three decades before retiring last year. Hobson...
Bill Hobson, the recently retired executive director of homeless provider DESC, died last Friday at age 76. He was among the most memorable characters in the homeless community. Beyond Seattle “nice,” Bill was blunt, smart, politically savvy, fearless, outspoken and took great pride in serving homeless people with high needs.
Jun 6, 2015 · Jack Broom. Seattle Times staff reporter. Bill Hobson wants to set the record straight. In three decades as one of the strongest allies for Seattle’s homeless population, Hobson has been quoted...
