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• 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

• Condon to keep salary at $100K for 2012

  February 3, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor David Condon will hold his salary at $100,000 this year as promised, despite the recent controversy over his predecessor’s pay. But he said he will review his options … 63

• Votes usher in new power

  January 10, 2012 in City on Page A6 There’s a new majority in town. The Spokane City Council’s new, more conservative majority flexed its muscle in its first meeting of the year on Monday when it voted 4-2 … 6

• New council already has its feathers ruffled

  January 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 The honeymoon period for the new Spokane City Council may have ended before its first regular meeting, with a debate about which council member should represent the city on the … 23

• Shogan leaves council with accomplishments and a sense of relief

  December 30, 2011 in City on Page A1 Joe Shogan, 63, served eight years on Spokane’s City Council, six as council president. He spent Thursday saying goodbye to City Hall staffers and cleaning out his office. 19

• Shogan aside draws protest

  November 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 After years of frustration over Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan’s temper, a majority of council members for the first time this week engaged in a minor protest of Shogan’s … 9

• Council debates oversight rules

  August 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane City Council members suggested they may need voters to save the stronger police oversight rules they approved last year, by working to place the concept on the ballot. Passions … 82

• City officials want to raise water rates

  August 7, 2011 in City on Page B1 Most of Spokane’s water rates would increase by nearly 8 percent and the base rate paid by each customer would go up nearly 20 percent under a plan the City … 28

• Council debates ombudsman appeal

  August 2, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Spokane City Council appears headed for a showdown over whether to appeal a decision limiting the powers of the city’s police ombudsman. The mention of a proposed ordinance accepting … 16

• Ombudsman powers ruling challenged

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A6 The city should not have let an arbitrator decide whether it had the right to give extra authority to its police ombudsman, three Spokane citizens groups say. The decision should … 1

• Council could change ombudsman rules

  July 27, 2011 in News, City Three Spokane groups are urging the City of Spokane to challenge an arbitrator’s ruling that the police ombudsman’s authority was improperly expanded. But the council could go the other way, … 6

• Police pension group OKs hypnosis

  July 15, 2011 in City on Page A6 A retired Spokane police officer will have his hypnosis weight-loss therapy paid for by city tax money. Members of the Spokane Police Pension and Relief Board unanimously approved the unusual … 3

• Clark: Mayor sings for food bank; other candidates welcome

  June 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 Mary Verner became a history-making Spokane mayor on Wednesday. No, it didn’t have anything to do with her current attempt to become the first two-term mayor since Spokane had a … 3

• Doug Clark: Shogan clears his throat for charity, again

  June 5, 2011 in City on Page B1 Say what you will about City Council President Joe Shogan. He’s a bit too opinionated, perhaps. He doesn’t suffer fools well and can be a bit quick to pop his … 13

• City Hall to add security guard

  May 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane City Hall will be watched by at least one security guard 11 hours a day starting next month. The decision, officials say, is the result of a few incidents … 27

• Verner urges council to reject library-only tax

  February 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 A proposal to ask voters for a library tax appears unlikely to make the ballot after Mayor Mary Verner and her staff urged council members last week to consider a … 47

• A boost for books

  February 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Hoping to head off a new round of library closure talks or further cuts to branch hours, the Spokane Public Library is asking city leaders to sponsor a property tax … 4

• Property tax hike proposed to fund city libraries

  February 3, 2011 in News, City Hoping to head off a new round of library closure talks or further cuts to branch hours, the Spokane Public Library is asking city leaders to sponsor a property tax … 40

• Clark: Council should throw downtown parkers a bone

  February 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Anyone who has ever raised a piddling puppy knows how important it is to praise the brainless little yapper on those rare occasions when it does the right thing. So … 16

• Expired parking meter would cost $25 under plan

  January 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 Motorists could soon face heftier fines for parking too long at downtown parking meters. The Spokane City Council is scheduled tonight to consider raising parking ticket fines from $15 to … 40

• Tab tax returns to council agenda

    January 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane City Council vote two weeks ago rejecting a $20 annual vehicle tax appears to be only a bump in the road for supporters of the new fee. Council … 30

• Bomb capable of lethal impact

    January 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Lindsey Reiswig and her co-workers got the first indication something wasn’t right Monday morning when a Spokane police officer came by Auntie’s Bookstore and said they needed to clear the … 31

• FBI: Bomb could have caused ‘multiple casualties’

    January 18, 2011 in City The abandoned backpack found Monday along the route of Spokane’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. march contained a bomb capable of inflicting “multiple casualties,” the FBI has confirmed. 58

• Council rejects car tab tax

  January 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s car owners won’t have to pay an extra city tax to pay for street upgrades. After months of often-contentious debate, a divided Spokane City Council on Monday rejected a … 3

• Hmong celebration invigorates longtime traditions

  December 23, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Though many residents are counting the days until Christmas, one group has already celebrated the new year. On Dec. 4, the Spokane Hmong Association hosted a traditional new year party …

• Deputy fire chief cut stirs furor

  December 19, 2010 in City on Page B1 The Spokane City Council’s decision last week to cut a deputy fire chief position has angered administrators and Mayor Mary Verner. “It was not discussed with me. It was not … 12

• Hmong celebration invigorates longtime traditions

  December 16, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Though many residents are counting the days until Christmas, one group has already celebrated the new year. On Dec. 4, the Spokane Hmong Association hosted a traditional new year party … 1

• City vehicle tab tax in limbo

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane City Council is balking on plans to impose a new $20 tax on vehicles this year, and in a surprise move shifted money away from road plowing and … 21

• City Council delays vote on tab tax

  November 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 Motorists in Spokane soon could have to pay an extra $20 a year to license their vehicles. But a final decision on whether to impose the local tab tax was … 13

• Tense exchanges reveal city’s budget stress

    November 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 Call it the e-mail thread heard round the city. As Spokane wrestled with its sad but necessary budget-cutting in recent weeks, a series of e-mail messages – forwarded to all … 56

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