Seattle City Councilmember Maritza Rivera isn’t backing down from her criticism of Mayor Katie Wilson. She also wants $418,000 in the city budget to bring a gun violence strategy to Seattle.
During “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, Rivera stood by her comments calling Wilson’s decision to force Police Chief Shon Barnes to resign impulsive and reckless.
“I do stand by those words,” Rivera said. “Everything that I say, I always stand by.”
Personal experience with gun violence drives Rivera’s push
She also explained her budget request, which would pay the National Network for Safe Communities to help the city carry out a strategy called focused deterrence for two years. She said the approach has cut shootings in other cities…