public Civics • 5 min read 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. Spokane City…
public Housing • 9 min read 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…
public Explainer • 10 min read What is a regional homelessness authority? There’s broad support for a new approach. Making it a reality won’t be simple. In a video address…
public Housing • 6 min read 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. ❤️Hey!…
public Housing • 4 min read 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…
public Housing • 11 min read The eye of the housing storm As officials on all sides of the homelessness debate express optimism about shelter and supportive housing capacity, new data showing…
public Camp Hope • 3 min read 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.…
public Housing • 5 min read Trent shelter can now legally shelter 350 people The update follows RANGE’s reporting that revealed the shelter was operating above its permitted occupancy. A temporary permit of…
public Camp Hope • 7 min read 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…
public Housing • 5 min read Spokane Building Official says Trent shelter is not authorized for more than 250 people This contradicts listed bed availability of 275 and messaging from city administration that Trent can “flex” even higher to accommodate…
public Housing • 4 min read 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…
public Housing • 3 min read 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…