Currently, the Inclusive Creative Industry Director job is vacant; the city’swebsitedescribes the job of the office as helping creative workers “transition into middle and higher earning jobs,” promote economic recovery, and “Better connect businesses and workers with the creative skills that wil...
a private attorney doing contract defense for Benton County. “People are showing up every week to have an attorney appointed and waiting hours, just to be told to come back the next week … How can anyone hold down a job? They just want somebody to talk to. I see the despe...
Tim Robinson, a spokesman for the city attorney’s office, said the time it takes to review a case and file charges “is dependent on many factors, one of which is waiting for toxicology lab results.” The State Patrol’s toxicology lab has been plagued with delays (usually associated wit...
The city attorney’s office, using outside attorneys, is also arguing that because the two plaintiffs are now housed and were never subject to civil or criminal charges, they lack standing to challenge the city. It’s worth noting that as a matter of practice, the city does not fine or...
Although the injunction, which prevented the city from enforcing its graffiti law, was eventually overturned, the city attorney’s office continued to pursue the underlying case. The lawsuit gave several examples in which the police department has encouraged and even participated in sidewalk chalking ...