“I say if the homeless are in agreement and if it benefits both, then it’s fine.”

Karen Schmid

Mercer Island

At-home mom

“Perhaps it’s a good idea if it can help them both.”

Peter Juston

Wisbaden, Germany

Graphic designer

“I think that it’s a win-win situation as long as it doesn’t go too far.”

Beverly Becher

Mercer Island

Retired

“I think it’s alright. They’re getting some extra for something they do every day anyway.”

Russell Botulinski

Snoqualmie

Construction worker

“I think these people need help — I just don’t think it’s the right way to be helping them.”

Phillip Klitzner

Seward Park

Caterer

“I really don’t think it’s wrong because us, the public, are out there giving them money anyway and we don’t have to.”

Jesse Varvis

Mercer Island

Party rentals