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• Council OKs spending $1.1 million on police equipment, training

  April 21, 2013 in City on Page B1 Spokane police patrol cars may soon be equipped with cameras to record encounters with the public. The Spokane City Council last week agreed to spend $1.1 million from reserves to … 84

• Shawn Vestal: Condon’s civil service remake merits closer study

  April 6, 2013 in City on Page B1 Mayor David Condon’s proposal to skirt civil service rules and expand the number of administration-appointed managers in the police and fire departments is worth considering. In particular, the need for … 17

• Spokane arts director Karen Mobley steps down

  April 5, 2013 in City on Page A5 The woman who has overseen Spokane’s public art program for the past 15 years is returning to her studio. Karen Mobley, who spent most of that time as head of … 3

• Spokane boosts City Hall security with police lieutenant

  March 31, 2013 in City on Page B1 A Spokane police lieutenant was shifted to City Hall last week to augment contract security guards there. City administrators say the move has been recommended for years by police, who … 29

• Spokane pot businesses on hold

    February 26, 2013 in City on Page A1 The number of businesses in Spokane specializing in medical marijuana will be frozen at about a dozen for at least the next six months. Fearing the proliferation of businesses that … 32

• Crime at empty center threatens schools deal

  February 13, 2013 in City on Page A5 Thieves ravaged the Joe E. Mann Army Reserve Center in the fall, leaving just a shell of the original facility and prompting the buyer – Spokane Public Schools – to … 4

• ‘Supermajority’ proposition on tax hikes hotly contested

  February 10, 2013 in City on Page B1 Of the three items Spokane voters will consider Tuesday, one has clearly sparked the most heated debate. Campaign groups have formed on each side of Proposition 2. Signs are up … 30

• Council members break email rules

  February 7, 2013 in City on Page A6 Two Spokane City Council members have apologized for using their city email accounts to send campaign messages. Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart and Amber Waldref sent electronic newsletters to … 36

• Voters to decide whether 5-2 split needed on taxes

  January 24, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s Proposition 2 is a way to ensure strong consensus on important issues or a strategy for a minority to seize control from the majority. That’s the debate among Spokane … 25

• Spokane Library open fewer hours than most of its regional counterparts

  January 23, 2013 in City on Page A1 Seven people stood outside the Hillyard Library as they waited for its doors to open at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Several more were waiting in their cars. The wait to get … 36

• Voters likely to get library plea

  December 15, 2012 in City on Page B1 There could be something for almost everyone on a special election ballot in February. Originally wary of spending the money to hold a special election, the Spokane City Council on … 5

• Couple hope to start tent city beneath Interstate 90

  December 14, 2012 in City on Page A5 Ralph “Doc” Harvey knows what it’s like to be homeless. He’s crammed into a too-small tent stacked on milk crates. He’s called a tent city home. “For someone not homeless, … 23

• Library tax could be on ballot

  December 2, 2012 in City on Page B1 Spokane voters in February may get a chance to save the city’s small library branches and substantially increase branch hours. Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart is proposing that voters … 43

• Questions surround coal terminal’s impact on Spokane and elsewhere

  November 25, 2012 in City on Page A1 Coal, like politics, makes strange bedfellows. But these days in Washington, coal is political. A plan to build a $665 million port terminal near Bellingham to ship coal to China … 22

• City leader wants state to outlaw studded tires

  November 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 This would be the last winter you could use studded snow tires if Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart and others have their way. Frustrated with the millions of dollars … 56

• Proposed city budget contains some raises

  November 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 At the same time he has proposed eliminating 100 jobs, Spokane Mayor David Condon is calling for big raises in the 2013 budget for administrators in the city’s finance division. … 43

• Council OKs Anthony’s bid

  October 30, 2012 in City on Page A5 Anthony’s has been sold to Anthony’s. The Spokane City Council voted 4-3 Monday afternoon to award the city-owned restaurant property overlooking the Spokane Falls to Bellevue-based Mad Anthony’s Restaurants for … 13

• Code violator volunteer program criticized

  October 11, 2012 in City on Page A5 A program by the city of Spokane seeking volunteers to root out code violators among their neighbors has brought criticism, with some comparing the effort to Big Brother. City representatives … 19

• Downtown’s Beignets closes, blames loiterers

  October 4, 2012 in City, Food on Page A1 Owners of a downtown Spokane restaurant are closing their doors and blaming teens and adults who they say loiter on the block and harass customers. Judie Sowards, who owns Beignets … 64

• Anthony’s bid highest

    September 26, 2012 in City on Page A5 The company that owns Anthony’s restaurant in downtown Spokane has submitted the highest bid to buy the city-owned building the restaurant occupies overlooking Spokane Falls. But some Spokane City Council … 8

• Vestal: Patience needed to weigh ‘Action Guy’s’ decisions

  September 14, 2012 in City on Page A5 Mayor David Condon once referred to himself as an “action guy.” Eight months into the strongest example so far of Spokane’s strong-mayor system, the term seems apt. Action Guy! Cutting … 15

• Initiative or no, federal law trumps state on marijuana

  September 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 Suppose voters decided that they’ve had it with federal drug rules that make marijuana an illegal substance akin to heroin or cocaine, and they change Washington state law to make … 94

• Council may fight ombudsman move

  August 18, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Spokane City Council appears ready to challenge Mayor David Condon’s decision to dismiss the city’s first police ombudsman. Tim Burns, who helped pioneer Spokane’s still-fledgling police oversight program, was … 6

• Council addresses recent downtown assaults

  July 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 An ordinance that bans sitting or lying on downtown Spokane sidewalks during a 14-hour period of the day could be expanded to include more hours after a surge of assaults … 6

• Finding culture another home

  June 3, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Arts Director Karen Mobley says that by the end of the year she’ll likely be out of a job. Her bosses won’t go that far. Nothing has been finalized, … 15

• Council approves Zehm deal

    May 22, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council on Monday closed one chapter of the excessive force case that has dominated Spokane headlines for six years by finalizing the $1.67 million settlement with the … 14

• Why city chose to blame Zehm remains unexplained

  May 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane city leaders finally are admitting that mistakes were made during a 2006 police confrontation that led to the death of Spokane resident Otto Zehm. But it remains unclear if … 32

• Tab tax work stalls

  May 12, 2012 in City on Page B1 More than half the money allotted for street paving and improvements this year from Spokane’s new vehicle tab tax may not be spent in 2012, as officials debate whether to … 9

• City Hall remodel focuses on users

  April 27, 2012 in City on Page A1 A plan to remodel the first floor of Spokane City Hall to make it more customer-friendly could cost more than $1.4 million. Moving services to the ground floor that are … 18

• Council tables gay marriage resolution indefinitely

  April 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council late Monday effectively killed a resolution in support of the state’s gay marriage law. After five hours of testimony and debate, the council voted 4-3 to … 8

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