Opponents call the ballot measure “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” designed to destroy the program, since enough people dropping out could make it insolvent.
Of the minority of sex crimes that result in convictions, 60% end with guilty pleas to lesser offenses, leaving survivors disillusioned with the process.
Washington has a “voluntary waiver of firearm rights” law, but there are strict legal constraints on families who want to confiscate a loved one’s gun.
Citing funding issues, inadequate facilities and lack of internal support, Esteban Rodriguez stepped down this week after three years heading the shelter.
The county paid $225K to settle sexual harassment complaints about a former Public Works director, whose behavior, employees said, was an “open secret.”