Guest Editorial: King County's Selective Funding For Safe Consumption Sites Is Wrong

by Kris Nyrop Courtesy Kris Nyrop
The King County Council took a step back in time last week, defying science by voting to bar County funding for safe consumption programs except in cities that specifically vote to approve such facilities.
In taking that vote, the County Council majority was following a well-worn playbook written by North Carolina’s legendary reactionary senator, Jesse Helms, in 1988. In the summer/fall of that year, two sets of events were playing out in both Washington S