Woman Who Allegedly Shot Milo Yiannapoulos Protester Could Face Felony Assault Charges: That's if King County prosecutors accept recommendations from University of Washington police. Elizabeth Hokoana and Marc Hokoana turned themselves into police in January after Josh Dukes got shot in the abdomen while protesting an appearance by hate-monger and pedophile defender Milo Yiannapoulos. The Hokoana's claim self-defense. King County prosecutors could make a decision on what, if any charges, to file against Elizabeth Hokoana next week. The Times has the scoop.
The Attorney for Ed Murray's 2008 Sex Abuse Accuser Says He Believed His Client: And that he only dropped the case because of a problem with the statute of limitations. This is the first time Portland attorney Brian Williams has gone on the record to talk about the allegations that his client, Jeff Simpson, first tried to make public a decade ago.
Re: Hate Crimes: The Stranger is teaming up with Pro Publica, the investigative journalism outfit, as well as other newsrooms, to track hate crimes and bias-based harassment or intimidation in Seattle and King County. If you are the victim of a hate crime, or you witness one, let us know. All the reports we collect will go towards a national database of hate crimes that will be used by journalists and nonprofits.
The Times' Ed Board Says Mayor Murray Shouldn't Seek Re-Election: "What is best for the city, Mr. Mayor?" editors at Seattle's daily newspaper ask. The answer is stepping aside, but not because the allegations against Murray could be true. No, the hot take boardroom at the Times wants Murray to bow out because the weight of scandal could tank his campaign and inadvertently help a candidate who disagrees with their politics, which Heidi catalogs here:
Ah, yes, perhaps someone who, like the editorial board, opposes new funding for homelessness, fights light rail, supported hosting Shell's Arctic drilling fleet, claimed Council Member Mike O'Brien was "grandstanding" for opposing Shell, complains that Sawant's political style is "unbecoming," thought anti-police brutality protests in the wake of Ferguson were "doing more harm than good," repeatedly urges the city to "slow down" on building new housing*, uses flawed data to defend the county's misguided approach to sex work, and continues to complain about regressive taxes despite the fact that the last time they were given the chance to support a progressive statewide income tax, they refused.
Lawyers For Murray's Accuser Want to Depose Him On May 2: That's the mayor's birthday.
The Hunger Strike at WA's Immigrant Detention Center Reaches ICE's Threshold to Be Declared an Official Hunger Strike: After going without food for 72 hours, immigrant detainees at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center reached the benchmark for the official designation of a hunger strike. ICE is still determining whether hunger strike participants, the number of which reportedly reached 750 today, have been eating food purchased from the commissary. Ana Sofia went to a rally outside the detention center.
You Can't Grant Primary Custody of Children to One Parent Because the Other is Gay, State Supreme Court Rules: The case involved a married couple in Pierce County who divorced after the wife came out as gay. Despite the mother being a stay-at-home mom, she rarely saw her three children while the father retained primary custody of their three children. The high court's decision says that the "trial court failed to remain neutral regarding Rachelle's sexual orientation and impermissibly favored Charles' religious beliefs.”
Food Truckers Descend on Olympia: Regulations for food trucks are a patchwork across Washington State. The food truck lobby wants to change that.
Amtrak Service Suspended Between Portland and Seattle: Ooooh, the landslide will bring you down.
