Kirkland homeless housing plans prompts Major Tech employer to exit, raising community concerns

The addition of a soon-to-be permanent supportive housing facility for the homeless is causing a Kirkland business to move out of town.

INRIX CEO Bryan Mistele made the announcement on X.

"This week INRIX signed a lease which will move us out of Kirkland which has been our home for the past 18 years," Mistele wrote. "Why? (The city of Kirkland) made a decision to put a homeless hotel right across the street from our current HQ."

Mistele went on to claim that no drug testing is required at the facility and there is "no real supervision on-site."