CIVICS | This week you’ll see a lot of routine reorganizing, but there are some bigger items, too, like allocating money to fund shelter beds for the unhoused, discussions about sexual education in schools and finalizing the process for leasing out the former East Central Library.
There’s broad support for a new approach. Making it a reality won’t be simple.
Journalists need to care for themselves as they care for others, so RANGE is taking a much needed week off.
Mutual aid and nonprofit groups are working to help unhoused people survive in subzero temperatures. More help is needed.
On the coldest day this winter, Trent staff was telling people they could come get warm, then they had to leave. It was all a misunderstanding.
CIVICS | And our dissent for the Spokane County Commission's consent agenda
As officials on all sides of the homelessness debate express optimism about shelter and supportive housing capacity, new data showing hundreds of households skipping bills and groceries to cover rent costs suggests the crisis is far from over.
The resolution comes the same day a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order preventing a sweep of the encampment.
CIVICS | Plus, a time out on a renter protection ordinance and another round of ARP money is getting distributed.
The update follows RANGE’s reporting that revealed the shelter was operating above its permitted occupancy.
Camp leaders and state officials say the move was disruptive. Some of the information provided by police was incorrect and misleading.
This contradicts listed bed availability of 275 and messaging from city administration that Trent can “flex” even higher to accommodate shelter needs
