Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• French cleared on ethics

  January 29, 2010 in City on Page A11 The Spokane Ethics Committee has cleared City Councilman Al French in accusations that he violated ethics rules when he supported maintaining bus bench advertising. French asked the committee in August …

• Spokane City Council OKs 2010 budget

  December 27, 2009 in City on Page B1 Spokane leaders last week climbed out of a $7 million budget hole and approved the city’s 2010 budget with no layoffs and no dramatic loss of city services. The approval … 4

• Ethics panel delays review of French

  December 3, 2009 in City on Page A7 A review of city Councilman Al French’s work on bus bench advertising rules was delayed again Wednesday. For the second meeting in a row, the Spokane Ethics Committee did not … 1

• Endorsement: Waldref has grasp of complex challenges

  October 13, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Northeast Spokane District 1 will have a new representative on the City Council, with term limits forcing the departure of Al French. Both candidates are opposed to Proposition 4 and … 7

• Vote ires council president

  October 9, 2009 in City on Page A5 Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan accused four colleagues Thursday of lying, back-stabbing and maneuvering to weaken his authority while he was out of town. He promised to return next … 5

• County leaders considering higher taxes, fees

  September 11, 2009 in City Spokane County drivers may be required to pay an extra $20 per year to register their vehicles and voters may be asked to approve an extra 3.75 cents per gallon … 3

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  Former mayor Powers gets last laugh on rooftop gardens

  August 2, 2009 in Features on Page D1 John Powers, former mayor of Spokane, lives in a Seattle building with a rooftop garden so massive that residents take walks in it. “We have pine trees on this thing,” … 3

• Council opts for park advisory committee

  September 25, 2007 in City on Page B3 The Spokane Park Board will set up an advisory committee, but not an oversight committee, to keep an eye on the price of projects connected to a $43 million bond …

• Panel to take another look

  May 1, 2007 in City on Page B3 A Spokane committee will take another look at companies that want to provide photo equipment that catches red-light runners after reports that its top recommendation faces allegations of problems in …