Carl Segerstrom

Communicable diseases are spreading at Trent, Camp Hope and across the shelter system

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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…

Carl Segerstrom • 01 Dec 2022

Spokane’s entire warming shelter plan is the Trent shelter — staff say the shelter is at capacity

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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,…

Carl Segerstrom , Luke Baumgarten & Valerie Osier • 30 Nov 2022

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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…

Carl Segerstrom • 29 Nov 2022

Trent shelter declined offer to host vital identification services

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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…

Carl Segerstrom • 17 Nov 2022

Workers and residents describe dangerous, chaotic conditions at Trent Shelter

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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…

Carl Segerstrom • 16 Nov 2022

A New Hope for Hope House and other shelters

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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…

Carl Segerstrom • 11 Nov 2022

City official accused Jewels Helping Hands of criminal activity, but provided no information to state agencies

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Camp Hope • 3 min read

City official accused Jewels Helping Hands of criminal activity, but provided no information to state agencies

“The long and short of it is, none of the information has been substantiated.” According to multiple sources present at…

Carl Segerstrom • 02 Nov 2022

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Housing • 21 min read

The tortoise and the hare

Inside the competing timelines for Camp Hope and the values shaping the future for the encampment’s residents. How can…

Carl Segerstrom • 31 Oct 2022

CIVICS: Keeping it short and sweet for trick or treat week

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Civics • 2 min read

CIVICS: Keeping it short and sweet for trick or treat week

After a jam-packed week of public meetings last week, there’s not as much action next week. It’s a…

Carl Segerstrom • 28 Oct 2022

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Housing • 7 min read

The legality of a Camp Hope sweep

Sheriff Knezovich plans to sweep the encampment the day before Veterans Day, but a lot remains unclear. A month ago,…

Carl Segerstrom • 23 Oct 2022

Guardians employee confessed fraud a month before her name appeared on Trent shelter contract

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Housing • 13 min read

Guardians employee confessed fraud a month before her name appeared on Trent shelter contract

Despite the confession, the employee was kept on staff and was even listed as the “financial representative” of record on…

Carl Segerstrom & Luke Baumgarten • 13 Oct 2022

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Column • 5 min read

The public has been left out of the Camp Hope conversation

The county’s resolution to sue the state is the latest in a long-line of decisions that spurned public engagement.…

Carl Segerstrom • 06 Oct 2022

RANGE is bringing more in the New Year