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Spokane City Council approves law mirroring state LGBT+ protections after heated meeting
After a marathon meeting that occasionally grew fraught, Spokane’s City Council has codified a number of protections for the LGBT+ community.
Spokane City Councilman Zack Zappone running for reelection
Spokane City Councilman and high school teacher Zack Zappone is running for re-election, saying he wants another four years to work on public safety, homelessness, housing affordability and city infrastructure reforms.
Spokane outlaws discriminating against homeless job applicants
It will soon be illegal in Spokane for an employer to ask a prospective employee if they’re homeless or reject their application solely because they do not have a permanent address.
Spokane City Council declines to reinstate Prop 1 after state Supreme Court strikes it down
The Spokane City Council voted 4-3 Monday to not move forward with reinstating Proposition 1, the overwhelmingly voter-approved anti-homeless camping law that the Washington Supreme Court struck down on Thursday.
Spokane council to consider mirroring LGBT+ protections; one member proposes protest amendments
While Washington is not among the dozens of states rolling out restrictions on transgender people and gender-affirming health care, Spokane’s city council likely will soon double up on protections for the LGBT+ community currently enshrined in state law.
Jonathan Bingle will run for re-election to Spokane City Council
Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle announced Friday he will seek a second term in November.
Spokane Councilwoman Lili Navarrete will not seek new term
Spokane City Councilwoman Lili Navarrete will not run for a new term this year, citing health concerns, she announced Tuesday in a news release.
Three Spokane City Council seats up for election this year
The seats of two liberal and one conservative Spokane City councilmembers – not quite half of the council – are up for election this year.
Spokane schools, parks have released their $440 million plan. Now they need to convince voters.
An ambitious $440 million plan to invest in parks and schools in every corner of the city may require a big lift to convince tax-weary voters.
Spokane voices support for Washington’s sanctuary law in most crowded meeting in years
A nonbinding resolution to signal the city of Spokane’s commitment to Washington’s sanctuary state law, the Keep Washington Working Act, was the focal point of the City Council’s first truly contentious meeting of the year.
Spokane cracks down on ‘predatory’ sale of crack pipes in downtown convenience stores
For just a few bucks, Spokane residents can pop into many local convenience stores and purchase something that looks like a crack pipe – and that very well may quack like a crack pipe – but that retailers will swear is an oil burner or made for tobacco.
Spokane to pay $500,000 to fiancee of man killed by police in 2022
The city of Spokane has agreed to pay $500,000 to the fiancée of Robert Bradley, a man shot and killed in 2022 by Spokane police, to settle a wrongful death claim.
Despite criticism of the city’s handling of homelessness, data shows citations are up
While some politicians, business groups and their supporters accuse the city of Spokane and the Spokane Police Department of not enforcing laws on the homeless, one patrol officer is spending his time in the area around Second Avenue and Division Street sometimes 10 times a day.
Spokane City Council will continue to meet on Mondays after contentious fight ends in concessions
Spokane’s City Council will continue to meet on Mondays as it has for more than 112 years, after concerns were raised about major changes to the council’s rules that the conservative minority believed were intended to weaken their already nominal power.
Northeast Spokane gets a representative on the Transit Authority as the city council shuffles board appointments
Northeast Spokane’s conservative representatives on Monday got something they’ve been asking for all year: a voting seat on the Spokane Transit Authority, which operates the region’s transit system.
After 112 years, Spokane City Council may stop meeting on Mondays
Spokane city government has a reputation for change. Only one mayor in the last 45 years has served more than a term. But there has been at least one constant: Monday meetings.
Spokane City Council asks for delay to transfer of Thorpe Road property to developer
The Spokane City Council has asked for a delay to the transfer of a 160-acre woodland south of Thorpe Road amid traffic concerns that a developer’s plans to build 1,000 homes would further burden roadways.
Conservationists make last ditch effort to stop 1,000 homes being built on undeveloped Spokane woodland
Conservation activists are gearing up for a final attempt to slow down or stop efforts to develop a wooded area into housing near Thorpe Road on the western end of Spokane. They argue the land contains increasingly rare geological, ecological and cultural features that could be lost beneath pavement.
Getting There: Elected leaders look to improve Spokane’s most dangerous intersections
Spokane’s most dangerous intersections, where hundreds of collisions have occurred in the past seven years, fall along the city’s major north-south arterials. Current and future city leaders argue the most effective way to make them safer is to make them slower.