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Race to represent northwest Spokane on City Council pits candidates with different styles

Sun., Sept. 29, 2019

Part of the debate between Andy Rathbun and incumbent Karen Stratton in their bids to represent the northwest district on the Spokane City Council is about style.

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Online ads in support of Nadine Woodward deemed legal

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 27, 2019

Allegations against Nadine Woodward that her campaign violated advertising disclosure requirements were dismissed by the Public Disclosure Commission this week.

News >  Local government

Kinnear and Kiepe seek South Hill seat on City Council

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 27, 2019

A preview of the race between Tony Kiepe and incumbent Lori Kinnear to represent District 2 on the Spokane City Council.

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New proposal would dump utility bills for Spokane’s homeless shelters

Thu., Sept. 26, 2019

Councilwoman Kate Burke will introduce a proposal to offer homeless shelters a 100 percent credit credit on their water and sewer bills.

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Homeless to be left in the cold as Condon, City Council trade jabs over lack of adequate shelter space

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2019

Mayor David Condon acknowledged that the city will not have adequate shelter space when cold weather hits this weekend. The Spokane City Council and mayor held dueling press conferences on homelessness on Wednesday.

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Spokane urges state to adopt clean fuel standard

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 24, 2019

The Spokane City Council approved a resolution supporting a clean fuel standard in Washington.

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Spokane City Council demands specifics before awarding $3 million for homeless shelter services

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 24, 2019

The Spokane City Council refused to empower city administrators with the ability to enter into a contract with the Salvation Army until costs are clear.

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Browne’s Addition designated historic district by Spokane City Council

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 24, 2019

The Spokane City Council signed off on the new historic district overlay zone for Browne’s Addition.

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Gov. Jay Inslee endorses Ben Stuckart, while Nadine Woodward bolsters support among business, law enforcement groups

Sun., Sept. 22, 2019

A range of groups, elected officials and defeated candidates are lining up behind the two candidates running for mayor of Spokane.

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Spokane City Council to consider resolution support state clean fuel standard

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 20, 2019

The resolution would advocate for a clean fuel standard that would aim to reduce transportation’s negative environmental impact by requiring refineries and fuel importers to reduce the “carbon intensity” of their products by at least 20% by 2035.

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Spokane receives cleanest financial audit in 15 years

Fri., Sept. 20, 2019

Spokane has undergone its annual audit and, for the first time in a long time, it came back with no major findings.

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Women of the Year: Meidl found her calling in policing

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 19, 2019

Spokane Police Capt. Tracie Meidl developed an affinity for proactive, community-oriented policing early in her career, and she continues to be recognized for taking that approach, even as she’s ascended the ladder to captain.

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Goodbye, green water: Manito’s Mirror Pond to get makeover

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 19, 2019

Spokane Parks plans to make Mirror Pond reflective of the beautiful park that surrounds it.

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Leaders say sit-lie ordinance won’t be suspended even if Spokane remains without shelter

Wed., Sept. 18, 2019

Neither the mayor nor the Spokane City Council sees the need to suspend the city’s sit-lie ordinance this winter following last year’s dramatic battle.

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Plan to redirect city funds from ‘Curing Spokane’ producer’s development project is ‘dead,’ Stuckart says

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 17, 2019

Developer Larry Stone is seeking $300,000 from the city to support a major downtown development project, but Ben Stuckart proposed diverting that funding toward drug addiction treatment instead.

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Spokane City Council overrides mayor’s veto regarding how city employees are loaned to other agencies

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 17, 2019

The Spokane City Council swiftly overrode Mayor David Condon’s veto of a law that will regulate the loaning of city employees and property to outside agencies.

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Northeast Spokane guaranteed a conservative councilman, so Benn, Cathcart highlight experience

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2019

Preview of the city council race between Michael Cathcart and Tim Benn in the northeast.

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Off the road again: City towing more abandoned RVs

Sat., Sept. 14, 2019

The Spokane City Council doubled funding last month to pay for the towing of RVs.

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Spokane honors sister cities with new Riverfront Park garden

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 13, 2019

On Friday, a worldly crowd gathered in Riverfront Park to celebrate the dedication of the new Sister Cities “Connections” garden, which honors Spokane’s relationship with its five sister cities: Jilin, China; Jecheon, South Korea; Cagli, Italy; Limerick, Ireland; and Nishinomiya, Japan.

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As winter approaches, city pledges to take action on homeless shelter

Tue., Sept. 10, 2019

The city of Spokane could submit offers on property for one or more new emergency homeless shelters this week.

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Following police shooting, department explains body camera policy

Tue., Sept. 10, 2019

Council member Breean Beggs wants more information on how and when city police officers activate their body cameras.

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Spokane City Council committee to weigh in on homeless shelter search

Mon., Sept. 9, 2019

The Spokane City Council will weigh in on a contract with the Salvation Army to operate a new emergency homeless shelter – the location of which has yet to be decided.

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‘There’s all these added layers of amazing’: Newly renovated U.S. Pavilion gets its debut

Fri., Sept. 6, 2019

Spokane Parks and Recreation feels like it has scored big with the newly renovated U.S. Pavilion, which declutters the iconic Riverfront Park centerpiece and emphasizes the structure’s open netting that spirals into an off-center cone 150 feet in the air.

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Spokane mayor, city council president hopefuls debate homeless issues at library forum

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 5, 2019

The candidates for mayor and city council president debated the city’s approach to homelessness at a forum at the Spokane Public Library on Thursday.

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As Grocery Outlet site seems less likely, Spokane considers 3rd Avenue homeless shelter without regional partners

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 4, 2019

With the county’s support for a new emergency homeless shelter on East Sprague uncertain, the city has found a new option in a Daybreak Youth Services building on East 3rd Avenue.