Earlier this year, Mayor Jenny Durkan came under fire for presenting unclear numbers on how well the city was doing to move people out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
Durkan had said the city had helped more than 7,400 households move from homelessness into permanent housing in 2018 — but that figure gave a false impression. It included duplicated households that accessed multiple programs before finding a permanent home.
The number the mayor cited in February referred to the number