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Spokane’s lawsuit against the state has dozens of sworn affidavits. At least one is bogus.
Today, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Marla Polin granted the city a restraining order against the state that prohibits the…
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Spokane city officials file lawsuit to sweep Camp Hope. Local orgs push back.
It’s the second suit targeting the camp since November: the county filed suit against WSDOT before, but dropped it…
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From managing chaos to building a place in the community
Timothy Morgan’s story shows the evolution of Camp Hope.
Last summer, at the height of a crushing heat wave,…
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Due to a miscommunication, Trent shelter was turning people away today
On the coldest day this winter, Trent staff was telling people they could come get warm, then they had to…
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TONIGHT: City council to vote on reining in police involvement at Camp Hope
The resolution comes the same day a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order preventing a sweep of the encampment.…
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Local law enforcement put Camp Hope on notice
Camp leaders and state officials say the move was disruptive. Some of the information provided by police was incorrect and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…