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Feb. 19

City Council Proposes Change To City Council Meetings

12:14 p.m. - Watch 2:14 - Council meeting day change proposal.

Feb. 5

Spokane City Council: Council Members Take on Olympia

4:52 p.m. - Watch 0:44 - Spokane City Council Members head to Olympia.

Jan. 8

Neighborhood News You Can Use – January Update

10:40 a.m. - Watch 2:47 - January’s News You Can Use from the Office of Neighborhood Servies.

Oct. 30

Aug. 18

Spotlight on Equity: Housing Equity in Spokane

1:22 p.m. - Watch 37:14 - Housing equity in Spokane is explored through the lens of community organizations and historical injustices.

Spotlight on Equity "A conversation with KJ January"

2 p.m. - Watch 27:51 - Conversations on equity in Spokane.


Latest News Releases and Statements

Today

City Council Bans Use of Private Property for Detention Facilities
11:27 a.m. - Spokane City Council approved an interim emergency ordinance that would prohibit the use of private property for detention facilities in the City.

City Council Adopts "Immigration Enforcement Free Zones" Ordinance
11:17 a.m. - This ordinance will prohibit staging and surveillance by immigration enforcement on City-owned property and parking lots without a judicial warrant.

Spokane City Council Approves Prohibition of Kraton Sales
11:13 a.m. - Spokane City Council approved an ordinance introduced by Mayor Lisa Brown that prohibits the sale and distribution of kratom within the City limits.

Downriver Golf Course Opens March 6, 2026
8:50 a.m. - Downriver Golf Course opens for the season on March 6, 2026. It joins The Creek at Qualchan and Esmeralda, which opened March 2.

Yesterday

City of Spokane Launches Residential Light Program
12:32 p.m. - Program offers homeowners free solar-powered, motion-detecting lights

March 1

Funding Available for Tourism and Cultural Investment Grant
10 a.m. - City of Spokane issues notice of funding

Feb. 27

SPD Releases the Names of the Officers Involved in the OIS on Carlisle
5:04 p.m. - Spokane Police releases the names of the officers involved in the incident that took place on February 25th, 2026.

Water Wise Wednesday Workshops Begin March 4
4:23 p.m. - Eight-week series of FREE classes give helpful tips for growing season.

Firefighters Contain Two West Spokane Fires Thursday Afternoon
10:02 a.m. - Both fires are determined accidental, and the occupants were not home.

Feb. 26

The Creek at Qualchan and Esmeralda Golf Courses Open March 2, 2026
9:14 a.m. - The Creek at Qualchan and Esmeralda golf courses are opening March 2, 2026; they are the first two City courses to open for the season.



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@spokanefire - Today at 5:05 p.m. - Incident: 2026018590 - Haz Mat - Investigation Location: N Atlantic St and W Sharp Ave

@spokanecity - Jan. 8 at 7:07 a.m. - 🚧WINTER CONDITIONS 🚧 City crews maintained arterials overnight and additional teams are being deployed for dayshift street maintenance. Please SLOW DOWN and allow for EXTRA TIME this morning! #SpokaneStreets

@spokanepd - Nov. 4 at 4:57 p.m. - Enjoy our 2025 video wrap-up of all the new Police Activities League projects we were so lucky to be involved with. Our Spokane youth showed up engaged with great attitudes! We all learned about volunteerism and how important it is within our community! https://t.co/tpq2rBKaQW