CIVICS All business for local government CIVICS | Latah Valley development fees headline another slow week in local policy making. By Carl Segerstrom / 6 Feb 2023
Criminal Legal Behind the Scenes of the Policing Roundtable Breakdown Advocates wanted reform, city leaders wanted to foster relationships. Both sides left frustrated. Here’s how it broke down and what’s next. By Carl Segerstrom and Luke Baumgarten / 3 Feb 2023
Government Taking stock of Spokane’s campaign finance laws Past reform efforts proved toothless amid record-breaking spending in 2019. By Carl Segerstrom / 21 Jan 2023
Housing What is a regional homelessness authority? There’s broad support for a new approach. Making it a reality won’t be simple. By Carl Segerstrom / 6 Jan 2023
Housing How the Spokane community shows up in a cold crisis Mutual aid and nonprofit groups are working to help unhoused people survive in subzero temperatures. More help is needed. By Carl Segerstrom / 23 Dec 2022
Housing TONIGHT: City council to vote on reining in police involvement at Camp Hope The resolution comes the same day a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order preventing a sweep of the encampment. By Carl Segerstrom / 13 Dec 2022
Housing Local law enforcement put Camp Hope on notice Camp leaders and state officials say the move was disruptive. Some of the information provided by police was incorrect and misleading. By Carl Segerstrom / 7 Dec 2022
Housing Communicable diseases are spreading at Trent, Camp Hope and across the shelter system Service providers say, and city officials confirm, that Trent has lacked handwashing facilities necessary to prevent disease transmission. By Carl Segerstrom / 2 Dec 2022
Housing Spokane’s entire warming shelter plan is the Trent shelter — staff say the shelter is at capacity When shelters fill, the city’s emergency warming response kicks in. The response, though, relies entirely on availability at Trent, which has no available beds or mats and no set capacity limit. By Carl Segerstrom / 1 Dec 2022
Range Updates I work for you Editor's note: Last week, Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich attacked local journalists and media outlets, including Carl and RANGE. By Carl Segerstrom / 29 Nov 2022
Housing Trent shelter declined offer to host vital identification services The program has helped 290 people at Camp Hope reestablish core identification, an essential first step to finding employment and housing. By Carl Segerstrom / 18 Nov 2022
Housing Workers and residents describe dangerous, chaotic conditions at Trent Shelter The shelter is a linchpin of Spokane’s homelessness response. By Carl Segerstrom / 16 Nov 2022
