public Civics • 5 min read Council made revisions to the landlord-tenant ordinance, here are the details CIVICS | Vote postponed again. Plus Spokane wants to buy Trent shelter and possible changes at the county jail. Spokane City…
public Elections • 8 min read Taking stock of Spokane’s campaign finance laws Past reform efforts proved toothless amid record-breaking spending in 2019. $1.25 million. That’s the record-breaking spending mark for…
public Explainer • 10 min read What is a regional homelessness authority? There’s broad support for a new approach. Making it a reality won’t be simple. In a video address…
public Housing • 6 min read 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. ❤️Hey!…
public Camp Hope • 3 min read 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.…
public Camp Hope • 7 min read 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…
public Housing • 4 min read 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. Communicable diseases…
public Housing • 6 min read 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,…
public Reporter's Notebook • 6 min read I work for you Editor's note: Last week, Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich attacked local journalists and media outlets, including Carl and RANGE. This isn’t…
public Housing • 3 min read 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…
public Housing • 7 min read Workers and residents describe dangerous, chaotic conditions at Trent Shelter The shelter is a linchpin of Spokane’s homelessness response. On a recent visit to the Trent shelter, RANGE spoke…
public Civics • 4 min read A New Hope for Hope House and other shelters CIVICS | After news that Hope House would close its decades-old women’s shelter, the city council appears poised to prioritize…