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One candidate for CEO of Spokane Transit Authority advances, but committee won’t say who
A candidate has been recommended to be hired as Spokane Transit Authority’s new CEO, but the four-person committee that made the recommendation won’t officially tell anyone – even other board members – who it is for the next few weeks.
Spokane block parties will often be cheaper after City Council waives fees
Neighborhoods in Spokane will soon be able to more easily and cheaply close down their block for a party or community event between June and Halloween.
Retired Air Force SERE instructor, cigar lounge owner Cody Arguelles running for Spokane City Council
Private downtown cigar lounge co-owner Cody Arguelles – who’s also an architecture student at Washington State University and medically retired survival, evasion, resistance and escape instructor for the U.S. Air Force – is running for Spokane City Council for a seat held by Councilman Zack Zappone.
With filing week over, election season in Spokane County asks if voters want to shake up their cities
Medical Lake residents will be asked whether to re-elect a mayor determined to see the city grow and further developed, or a former mayor worried growth is outpacing the city’s capacity to pay for it and could start to price out current residents.
Contests for Spokane Valley City Council shaping up (and other updates for candidate filing week)
While a couple days remain for interested candidates to throw their hats in the ring, it’s already clear the Spokane Valley City Council will look a little different next year.
Mayor Lisa Brown unveils replacement to anti-homeless camping law struck down by state Supreme Court
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on Thursday announced a plan to replace the city’s recently overturned anti-homeless camping law with one that would criminalize camping citywide, but with more emphasis on warnings and outreach and little on criminal enforcement.
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.
Rep. Emily Randall, state and local Democrats address Spokane in ‘People’s Town Hall’
Rep. Emily Randall, Washington’s other freshman member of congress, traveled to Rep. Michael Baumgartner’s district Friday with other notable local and state Democrats to speak to residents and hear their concerns about “illegal and damaging actions by Trump, Musk and their allies.”
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 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 leaders announce ban on right turns on red lights at some downtown intersections and other safety initiatives
Noting a rising rate of traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Spokane, Mayor Lisa Brown, members of her cabinet and several City Council members announced a slate of initiatives aimed at making the city’s streets safer for pedestrians and drivers.
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.
Ubiquitous city council attendee Christopher Savage announces bid for dais
Meals on Wheels board member and ubiquitous City Council meeting attendee Christopher Savage is running again for a seat on the Spokane City Council, hoping to unseat incumbent Councilman Zack Zappone.
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 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.
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.
Faced with the same data on Spokane’s quality of life, elected leaders read into the poor findings differently
Elected leaders in Spokane do not see the same things when they look at polling data released Wednesday that appears to show Spokane-area residents are largely in agreement about the region’s biggest problems and share a skepticism of government’s ability to solve them.