Today City Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) released this statement on the recent directive from new City Attorney Erika Evans about public drug use cases.

“I found yesterday’s news coming out of City Attorney Erica Evan’s office concerning. I am going to watch the impact of the City Attorney’s decision very closely. In the last two years, we have made significant progress in combatting overdoses and have reduced violent and property crimes across our city. The last thing residents want is for Seattle to go backwards.”

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