Restricted turns on red, a traffic police unit (finally!) and a plan to get to the root causes of crash fatalities announced at Mayor Brown’s street safety press conference this week.
A new ordinance would include Two-Spirit people in the city’s human rights code, double up on state shield protections and ensure city employees’ insurance covers gender-affirming and reproductive healthcare.
CIVICS: Plus, potential new requirements for new shelters in Spokane, the city could ask voters to pay $15 to protect the aquifer and the county considers giving Sheriff Nowels a raise.
For some Spokanites, a 12% rent hike means forgoing medicine or turning the heat off. A rent stabilization law that would cap annual hikes at 5-to-7% is closer to passing than ever.
A look at the Hands Off! Rally in Spokane Washington, one of thousands of protests held across the world in mass mobilization against injustices committed by the US government.
If you really miss the pure heat of municipal process, you could attend the Spokane Valley City Council or the Spokane City Climate Resilience and Sustainability Board.
We covered police accountability from a lot of different angles: police shootings and transparency, legislation for more accountability, Spokane Valley's desire to help ICE and hopes for more money for more cops.
