Spokane City Council President

Truth tester: Many claims in Spokane City Council election ads are misleading

Citywide races in Spokane may be drawing the most money and the most negative ads , but City Council candidates also are facing a deluge of attacks.

Truth testing: Negative ads color Spokane mayor, City Council President races

Local elections in Spokane have gone negative.

Another $6.1 million of COVID-relief funds will be used on beleaguered Trent homeless shelter

Another $6.1 million of federal COVID-relief funds will be spent to operate the city-run Trent Avenue homeless shelter for at least part of 2024.

Spokane Good Government Alliance wielding unprecedented fundraising to support Woodward and other candidates

Amid an unprecedented amount of money flooding into Spokane elections this year, one group stands alone: the Spokane Good Government Alliance.

Spokane City Council moves to make it easier for non-English speakers to interact with city government

The Spokane City Council voted unanimously Monday to begin to make it easier for residents who aren’t proficient in English to access city services with translation and interpretation assistance.

Spokane City Council president debate: Wilkerson, Plese spar on homelessness, public safety as Election Day nears

Policing and homelessness garnered much of the attention as candidates for Spokane City Council president took the Spokesman-Review-hosted debate stage Wednesday night at Gonzaga University.

The Spokesman-Review to host mayoral, City Council president candidate debates Wednesday

From staff reports

Support for police takes centerstage in race for Spokane City Council president

Outside of the Spokane mayoral race, no local election on the November ballot has attracted as much attention and cash as has the contest for Spokane City Council president.

Spokane Mayoral and City Council President Debate 2023

Spokane City Council increases hours when being in parks is an arrestable offense

The Spokane City Council on Monday added an extra hour to the timeframe during which someone can be arrested for being in city parks.

‘Never underestimate the power of coming together’: Unity in the Community brings different cultures together in Riverfront Park for 29th year

First founded in 1994, Unity in the Community began as an outgrowth of African Methodist Episcopal Church but soon grew to encompass all types of diversity found in Spokane.

A year after Spokane relaxed its rules to allow more duplexes, the city is looking to go further

Facing a housing crisis, Spokane launched a one-year pilot program last summer to encourage the construction of more homes on any given lot, even in areas that once only allowed single-family homes.

Betsy Wilkerson, Kim Plese advance in Spokane City Council president race; Dillon and Treloar, Klitzke and Moore top vote-getters for council

Voters will have the choice between a sitting City Council member and a former private business owner to lead Spokane’s legislative body for the next four years. 

Candidates for local office scramble as Aug. 1 election looms

Ballots are due Tuesday for the August primary, in which Spokane voters will select the two candidates that will compete for the mayor’s office, positions on the City Council and the Spokane Public School board of directors. 

Proposition limiting Spokane City Council’s power to redistrict headed to February ballot

Spokane voters will decide early next year whether the City Council should have less power in drawing council districts in the future.

Spokane City Attorney confirmed, ending fight over interim status

Spokane City Attorney Lynden Smithson is interim no more.

Big money in Spokane races already breaking campaign records

With more than a week to go before the August primary election, fundraising records already are being broken in Spokane races.

After four years steering the City Council, Breean Beggs signs off

Council President Breean Beggs has presided over his final Spokane City Council meeting.

In race for Spokane City Council president, challengers lob anti-police accusations as Wilkerson defends her record

As the only candidate for Spokane City Council President who’s served on the Council or any other elected office, the election has quickly become a referendum on Councilwoman Betsy Wilkerson’s record.