CIVICS Bike lane changes and a Queer Block Party for Spokane CIVICS | Plus, a preliminary budget for the Spokane School District and a new internet provider for Liberty Lake. By Carl Segerstrom and Valerie Osier / 20 Jun 2023
Environment If you build it, it will burn Recent research calls for a fundamental rethinking of how we fight and live with fire. By Carl Segerstrom / 16 Jun 2023
CIVICS Battle of the park trespassing ordinances CIVICS | Plus, a new motto for Spokane and a director for the office of civil rights. By Valerie Osier and Carl Segerstrom / 12 Jun 2023
Housing Camp Hope: Population 0 The Spokane encampment, which had a population of more than 600 last summer, closed this morning. By Carl Segerstrom / 9 Jun 2023
CIVICS Another camping ban and Meidl under a microscope CIVICS | Plus, City Council takes a second look at criminalizing night-time park time. By Valerie Osier and Carl Segerstrom / 5 Jun 2023
Environment How to make fires less wild Local expert offers practical advice and resources to prepare for fire season in the Inland Northwest. By Carl Segerstrom / 2 Jun 2023
Government Law(yer) & (dis)order Interim City Attorney Lynden Smithson has overstayed his appointment with no replacement in sight — that could have consequences for the Camp Hope lawsuit and beyond. By Carl Segerstrom and Luke Baumgarten / 26 May 2023
Housing Spokane wants to regulate AirBnBs (again). No one can prove their local impact. New policies for short-term rentals try to strike a balance and actually have teeth. By Carl Segerstrom / 25 May 2023
Criminal Legal “I’ve seen situations where cops need to protect themselves ... This wasn’t one of them.” Rough arrest of unhoused man sparks demands of reform and questions of why de-escalation protocols weren’t followed. By Luke Baumgarten and Carl Segerstrom / 21 May 2023
CIVICS Homelessness laws in the works for Spokane and Liberty Lake CIVICS | Plus, big changes to the not-book ban ordinance in Liberty Lake and some help coming for homeless youths. By Valerie Osier and Carl Segerstrom / 15 May 2023
CIVICS (Actual) bathrooms and showers planned for Trent Shelter CIVICS | Plus: Extending the duplex pilot, addressing racist relics and a smattering of library events By Carl Segerstrom / 8 May 2023
CIVICS Drugs, dollars and no park after dark CIVICS | Plus, the county is spending more on facial recognition surveillance technology. By Carl Segerstrom and Valerie Osier / 1 May 2023
