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Spokane County Sheriff’s Office proposes amendment to crack down on homelessness

Wednesday, October 2 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office wants to start enforcing illegal camping laws to mitigate the impact of homelessness in unincorporated communities. ... Read More.

Spokane City Council stalls fifth measure related to homelessness since mid-July

Tuesday, September 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Spokane’s elected officials tabled another homelessness ordinance on Monday, which would have expanded the city’s “Sit & Lie” prohibitions, making it at least the... Read More.

Council President on homelessness: ‘We are Spokane; we do things differently here’

Friday, September 6 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – With a roundtable discussion slated for next week, several Spokane officials hosted a Thursday press conference to give more insight into the city council’s... Read More.

Los Angeles judge rebukes county for delaying homelessness audit

Wednesday, September 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A judge in Los Angeles County ordered the county to rapidly produce court-ordered homelessness program audit data, saying, “If there isn’t documentation of work... Read More.

Spokane to host community roundtable next week over its approach to homelessness

Tuesday, September 3 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Following the deferral of multiple ordinances related to homelessness, the City of Spokane has announced a series of roundtable discussions to solicit community feedback... Read More.

Spokane homelessness stakeholders discuss solutions outside of law enforcement

Friday, August 16 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - With the Spokane Police Department officially enforcing Proposition 1, over a dozen city leaders met on Thursday to discuss other efforts to mitigate the... Read More.

Growing trend: More people experiencing homelessness for the first time

Monday, August 12 by The Center Square

More people than ever reported experiencing homelessness for the first time across the country, increasing 23% from 2019-2023, according to a new report. ... Read More.

City of New Orleans vows not to criminalize homelessness

Friday, August 9 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - New Orleans is looking to pass a resolution to end homelessness without criminalization as the city's total number of unhoused rises for the second... Read More.

Newsom slams Los Angeles County over homelessness, threatens funding cuts

Friday, August 9 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom put on some gloves and used his own two hands to clear out trash from a homeless encampment removed from... Read More.

ACLU of Washington sues Spokane for criminalizing homelessness

Wednesday, August 7 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Spokane is at the center of another lawsuit, this time over regulations that plaintiffs argue criminalize homelessness amid significant increases in the unhoused population. ... Read More.