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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.
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Valerie Osier
Valerie Osier is from the Inland Empire of Southern California and found her love for journalism while at community college. She's the Audience and Membership Editor at RANGE.
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What the proposed landlord-tenant ordinance does (and doesn’t) do
Clarifying three common misconceptions about Spokane's proposed ordinance.
🏠This ordinance has been updated since this story published, read about it…
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More bike parking (possibly) coming to Spokane
CIVICS | Plus, MLK Jr. Day closures and ways to volunteer
It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means it’…
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Ziplines and security cameras and sex ed, oh my
CIVICS | This week you’ll see a lot of routine reorganizing, but there are some bigger items, too, like allocating…
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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.
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New year, new jail?
CIVICS | And our dissent for the Spokane County Commission's consent agenda
❤️Hey! We're trying to get 100 new paying members…
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Plans for a plan for the old East Central Library
CIVICS | Plus, a time out on a renter protection ordinance and another round of ARP money is getting distributed.
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City council is set to vote on renter protections
CIVICS | Plus, another mayoral veto, this time on Spokane possibly purchasing Trent shelter
City council will be interesting this week:…
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How to help when it's freezing
Here are the groups coordinating efforts to help unhoused people and how you can chip in.
There are hundreds of…
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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,…
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City council is considering capping delivery app fees
CIVICS | Spokane City Council will talk renter protections, food delivery fee caps and more.
It’s the weekend after a…
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Help coming for those with delinquent utility bills
CIVICS | It may be a holiday week, but the Spokane City Council still has budget hearings to hold and ARPA…