Moments after voting to oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership, the Seattle City Council voted to allow three encampments on public and private land in the city, adding shelter beds and case managers, and helping other cities with their homeless populations. Housing activists packed the chambers, standing next to activists opposing the TPP, but showing solidarity by holding signs. Excellent reporting by Heidi Groover can be found here…http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/03/30/21980709/city-council-gets-chance-to-help-homeless-peopleand-does-it