Three days after a videotape was released that shows two Snohomish County fire commissioners making controversial comments, David Chan is fighting back. "This is a character assassination. I am being persecuted by two sentences," said Commissioner Chan.
During a break in a meeting on March 7, an open microphone captured a conversation between Chan and Commissioner Bob Meador. “Can we hire Mexican paramedics?” said Chan on the video. Meador responded, “I don't know.”
Chan told Meador, “It’s cheaper.” Meador responded, “I don't want those immigrants. They can't do the job, you know."
In an exclusive interview with KIRO 7’s Dave Wagner, Commissioner Chan said, “I admit it sounds awful.