Smith's "personal journey" should not enter into how she carries out her professional duties, especially when the people who benefit from this service weren't asked, and the people who deliver the service weren't listened to, although they had been talking to the City for 6 months.s Community members had to scream at the City over the last several days to get Smith to back down. That's disappointing, to say the least.

Thanks for following up on this story. I would particularly like to know if Ms. Smith has ever spoken to any of Operation Sack Lunch's actual clientele- because as sarah70 points out, her personal journey shouldn't be the deciding factor in her policy decisions. Maybe a refresher class on ethics and professional responsibilities might be in order for Ms. Smith?

Why does Danette Smith still have a job?

Wow, seems like this group (OSL) does a lot with their budget. Just what exactly do the citizens of Seattle get for the other $29, 868,000 spent on feeding and housing the homeless. I suggest that OSL does more with its share of the budget than MS Smith and her salary are worth... Just how many homeless and hungry are in the "fold" of Smiths poor sheep..?? Let OSL handle the housing as well and the budget will be better served...

The new location needs to have an indoor and outdoor component? How about the Rainier Club? They have a terrace, and it's just a few blocks from where OSL currently operates.

@5, how close is the Washington Athletic Club? I'm sure that would be another swell location. (I'm trying to use old words in my posts to bring them back, Why? It's just bully!!)

The WAC is close by also, Cato dear, but it doesn't have an outdoor component. Plus, it's membership is definitely second class. All you need is a little money and a doctor or minister's recommendation. The Rainier Club requires serious money.

I recommend the Columbia Tower at 701 Fifth Avenue. There's a bank there that not only funded City Councilmembers' re-election campaigns in 2011 through the Civic Alliance of Seattle PAC, but specializes in homelessness (Bank of America).

Newspapers are reporting the city just cleared out a truckload of stuff the Occupiers left behind when they got permanently kicked out of City Hall Plaza today - how about that space?

In addition to using phrases like "personal journey", Smith is prone to calling herself a "change agent".

I have no idea about the journey thing, but I do know that anyone who refers to themselves as a change agent is not an agent I want in charge of change. This was bungled badly and I expect more to come.

I dream of the day I get to vote against McGinn. His dismal hires for important city positions are just another example of his basic unfitness as Mayor.