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• City settles with Stephens

  April 27, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane taxpayers would pay Assistant Police Chief Scott Stephens $190,000 under a settlement announced Friday in which he would leave the department after he was singled out for demotion and … 75

• Former police chief will get $190,000 to resign

  April 26, 2013 in City The city of Spokane will pay former interim Police Chief Scott Stephens $190,000 to leave the department under a deal reached this week. 87

• Police chief fills four of 13 exempt positions

  April 11, 2013 in City on Page A1 Four of the 13 new public safety departments created by the Spokane City Council on Monday will soon have permanent leaders likely to keep the bigger paychecks most of them … 18

• 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

• Doug Clark: Mayor building case for ‘condonminiums’

  March 26, 2013 in City on Page A5 So Boy Mayor wants to geld the city’s timer-tested Civil Service rules to make our City of Spocondon a happier place. Oops. 21

• Mayor seeks greater control over police, fire department slots

  March 24, 2013 in City on Page A1 During Spokane County Commissioner Phil Harris’ 12 years in office, all three of his kids got county jobs – including one who worked in economic development despite filing for bankruptcy … 66

• Vestal: Stephens’ demotion puts police at crossroads again

  March 6, 2013 in City on Page A5 Will the Scott Stephens debacle take us to a new ring of hell with regard to the city and the cops? Will it carry us from the age of the … 30

• Lawyer: City wrongly feared Assistant Chief Stephens posed workplace threat

  March 5, 2013 in City The decision to place Assistant Spokane Police Chief Scott Stephens on paid administrative leave more than two months ago was based on erroneous assertions that he’d become so upset over … 118

• Fire Department shifts medical call protocol

  March 3, 2013 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Fire Department has quietly made a dramatic shift in how it responds to medical emergencies. After years of insisting that it was best to respond to medical calls … 110

• Spokane mayor hires new communications director

  February 22, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane Mayor David Condon has chosen a new chief spokesman for the city. Brian Coddington of Hill and Knowlton Strategies, a national public relations firm with offices in Spokane, is … 20

• Spokane mayor picks new spokesman

  February 21, 2013 in City Spokane Mayor David Condon has chosen a new top spokesman for the city. 15

• State of the City speech calls for making Spokane the ‘city of choice’

  February 9, 2013 in City on Page B2 Spokane Mayor David Condon stuck with consistent themes in his annual State of the City address on Friday: change at City Hall and making Spokane “the city of choice in … 3

• Central Valley senior named Lilac Queen

  January 28, 2013 in City on Page A1 Amy Parrish knows a Lilac Queen when she sees one. Parrish, the 1985 Spokane Lilac Festival Queen, encouraged Central Valley High School senior Brett Rountree to try out for the … 14

• Ex-police chief Stephens still on paid leave

  January 26, 2013 in City on Page A1 More than a month after the city’s new police chief placed the man he replaced on paid administrative leave, the public still has not been given an explanation for the … 46

• 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

• Input sought on use of force report

  January 17, 2013 in City on Page A5 Several community members on Wednesday thanked the city of Spokane’s Use of Force Commission for months of work, and police Chief Frank Straub said he and Mayor David Condon will … 7

• City shuffles staff to tackle clean water plan

  January 16, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane Mayor David Condon this week announced a new shuffling of staff – this time to create a lead team for city spending to reduce the amount of stormwater and … 2

• Doug Clark: Trust zapped by Operation Lips-Zipped

  January 13, 2013 in City on Page B1 For the record, I have no interest in the list of individuals whose credit card charges were on file at any of the eight supposed houses of happy endings that … 67

• Former interim Spokane police chief placed on leave

  January 6, 2013 in City on Page B2 News of a Spokane Police Department shake-up surprised Spokane city leaders. Officials have yet to release much information about what led police Chief Frank Straub to place the former interim … 32

• City hopes to extend sewage outflow deadline

  December 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane city leaders have promised for more than a decade to stop the flow of raw sewage into the Spokane River by 2018. But with five years left until that … 7

• Animal control to embark regionally

  December 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Valley’s expected decision to keep partnering with Spokane County to perform its animal control work has made the creation of a single regional animal control agency almost certain starting … 1

• Divided Spokane council approves budget

  December 11, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s city government is shedding 92 jobs. The Spokane City Council on Monday voted 4-3 to freeze the city general fund budget, largely accepting the recommendations of Mayor David Condon. 36

• 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

• Spokane customers using more water under cheaper rates

  November 25, 2012 in City on Page B1 In the summer and fall of 2011, Spokane City Hall phone lines were crammed with angry water customers. But that changed this summer and fall under new water rates installed … 15

• Northeast development board members named

  November 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The Northeast Public Development Authority announced its board on Tuesday. The board was appointed by Mayor David Condon and consists of Anthony Carollo, Craig Riley, Jeffery Nave, Latisha Hill and …

• Jobs stymie budget action

  November 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane Mayor David Condon’s plan to approve a budget without increasing property taxes is on hold as the City Council struggles with further cuts to police and fire services. The … 6

• Building bridges

  November 10, 2012 in Features on Page E1 During and after the election there is always much talk about the value of working together, moving forward and showing tolerance of each other’s differences. On Friday, Gonzaga University is … 10

• Home tour is step back in time

  November 2, 2012 in City on Page A5 Hundreds of people from around the country turned out in the historic Cliff Park area on Thursday night for a candlelight tour of some of Spokane’s finest homes. The occasion …

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