Business owners joined the mayor of Burien Thursday to publicly raise concerns about safety around several growing homeless encampments in the city. The city is locked in a legal fight with the King County Sheriff’s Office, which provides police services to Burien, over the legality of an ordinance that restricts where and when homeless encampments can be established. At a press conference in city hall, several business owners said they are dealing with drug use and narcotics dealing outside their stores. -------------------------------------------------- For more on the lead story: https://komonews.com/news/local/burien-homeless-encampments-king-county-sheriffs-office-kcso-ordinance-law-enforcement-legal-fight-drug-law-crisis-drug-dealing-fentanyl-unconstitutional-city-council-federal-lawsuit-interlocal-agreement- _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KOMONews/ KOMO News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/komonews KOMO News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/komo4 KOMO News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@komo4seattle Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__2_0RJ8XnHt2angfw6S1Q Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G97AyNO_3IE For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.komonews.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://komonews.com/watch Download our iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/komo-news-mobile/id433508161?mt=8 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newssynergy.komo&hl=en Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: tips@komonews.com Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews #kingcounty #kcso #homeless #unhoused #houseless #homelessness #burien #snohomishcounty #police #encampment #sheriff This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at contentsales@sbgtv.com