Spokane renters could get new cooling rights under council plan

Spokane renters could get new cooling rights under council plan

Spokane, Wash. — Spokane City Council was set to take up a proposal that would require cooling options in rental housing as the city marked five years since the June 2021 heat dome.

Data centers, right to cooling and police body cams at Spokane City Council

Welcome to CIVICS, where we break down the week’s municipal meetings throughout the Inland Northwest, so you can get involved and speak out about the issues you care about.  Some things that stick out to us this week include: At their last meeting before July 15, the Spokane City Council could pass an emergency one-year moratorium on data centers, approve additional body cameras for cops, add a new urban Native advisory committee and either hold…