Nicholas Deshais

In today's paper, the Spokesman-Review's opinion guys wrote an editorial urging Gov. Jay Inslee to not enact stiff fuel standards, an act that would wipe out a reported $700 million in funding for transit, bicycling and pedestrian projects. As the editorial makes clear, if Inslee...

Two ballot measures are before Spokane voters this primary election, one that should be familiar and another that won’t. Proposition 1 will allow the city’s Salary Review Commission to set the mayor’s pay. The measure is the culmination of a heated discussion between Mayor David Condon and the Spokane City Council after the mayor’s 2015 budget proposal included a nearly $7,000 pay raise for his position.

Gov. Jay Inslee is reportedly considering enacting a stiff clean fuels rule that, if enacted, would wipe out millions of dollars headed to bicycling, pedestrian and transit investments as part of the transportation budget approved by the Legislature.

Four years ago, David Condon’s name didn’t mean a lot to a lot of people. As an aide to U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, he entered the mayor’s race as an unknown challenging a well-liked mayor. His first time before voters, in the summer of 2011, he had a primary election success that looked more like a crushing defeat.

Upward of 200 people converged on Spokane City Hall Monday night to voice both support and concern with a police department policy that says the immigration status of an individual “shall not be the sole basis for a contact, detention or arrest.” The policy, which has been on the books for a decade and was  reaffirmed by the Spokane City Council last fall in a city ordinance, has come under attack by people who argue it turns Spokane into a “sanctuary city” and encourages lawlessness. Detractors have gathered signatures to place a repeal of the immigration law on an upcoming ballot.

As written, the initiative repealing a city law does not have his support

Yesterday, we ran an article examining what's at stake in this year's Spokane municipal elections. At the time, we had not heard from Mayor David Condon, It turns out, his campaign had sent his statements via email to the wrong email address. Here are his...

For the past year, the debate at Spokane City Hall often has devolved into two camps, the mayor versus the City Council. Or, more directly, David Condon versus Ben Stuckart. It’s true that Mayor Condon, who hails from Republican circles, doesn’t always agree with the City Council, which has held a left-leaning, veto-proof voting bloc since last summer. And it’s true that at times Condon and Council President Stuckart have entered into public political fisticuffs over issues including how much Condon’s inner circle at City Hall should be paid and an informal handshake deal between Condon and hotelier Walt Worthy to use city funds to pay for environmental cleanup.

Hillary. Rand Paul. The Bern. Jeb! These are some of the better known people running for president. But did you know that there are 470 people campaigning for the nation's highest office? Rolling Stone put together this video to introduce some of these folks. Enjoy.

Ford bike. Go further, a bit slower.

The city of Spokane owns about 45 percent of the property within its borders, including parks, plants, lots and government buildings. And more than half of the land it owns – about 11,000 acres – is streets, sidewalks and alleyways.

In today's paper, we had an article about speed cameras going up near three Spokane elementary schools. Mike Fagan wasn't a fan.