Erin moved here from ID to attend Gonzaga and fell in love with Spokane. They are a queer storyteller, and when they’re not pounding Red Bulls and typing frantically, you can find her on and off stage at local theatres. | erin(at)rangemedia.co
When new state rules required Spokane County Commissioners to essentially rebuild the Spokane Regional Health District Board by January 2022, they quickly filled every slot, except one. Despite several applicants wanting the job, a state-mandated Indigenous community seat has remained vacant for two
CIVICS | Plus, Spokane Valley will reevaluate their contract with SCRAPS, Spokane seeks volunteers for boards and commissions and the Urban Experience Committee talks homelessness.
You won’t find the answer to “solving homelessness” here, but you will find the ideas, hopes, plans and dreams of the community members and elected officials we interviewed.
More rules changed at last night’s meeting, so RANGE updated our handy guide to the do’s and don’ts of civic engagement under the new-new council rules.
Plus, the Mead School Board is looking at its library policy again, Spokane Valley police are looking for $6.2 million for more officers and green trash bin pick up is back!
Service providers, emergency responders, civil servants and politicians all agree: Spokane has an overdose crisis. But because of inadequate data collection, no one knows exactly how bad it is.
