Some street alcoholics make dozens of trips a year to Seattle hospitals, and officials estimate they cost the city up to $100,000 a piece each year in jail stays, hospitalization, and emergency services.

• Author: Oliver, Charles
• Position: Brickbats

Some street alcoholics make dozens of trips a year to Seattle hospitals, and officials estimate they cost the city up to $100,000 a piece each year in jail stays, hospitalization, and emergency services. So the city has decided to house up to 75 of...