 The group wants King County to open up the former Econolodge Hotel in Kent and allow people to live inside. 300 people, according to Como, are seeking shelter. Como News was told the hotel is vacant. It was bought by the county in 2020 for use as a COVID-19 patient quarantine site. Como News has reported on the battle that the group of asylum seekers has had with local governments over inhumane conditions and shelter. You know what I'd call it? It's outright extortion.