Spokane Faith & Values

BRIEF: Spokane Alliance unhappy with council’s budget decision

Tracy Simmons | Dec 13, 2012

The Spokane Alliance released a statement this week expressing its disappointment in the Spokane City Council's 2013 budget decision. After three consecutive weeks of Alliance members asking the council to pass a budget that saves jobs and services, the council voted 4 to 3 to close a $10 million deficit by eliminating 92 jobs.
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Tonight council will vote on “most disturbing budget proposal”

Deb Conklin | Dec 10, 2012

Tonight the city council will be voting on the most disturbing budget proposal that we've seen in some time. Mayor Condon is proposing $20,000 INCREASES for some of his staff while cutting police, fire fighters and even libraries.
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The cup runneth over for some, not all

Lace Williams-Tinajero | Aug 24, 2012

Two main groups gathered for one purpose on Aug. 20 at Spokane City Hall. Supporters of the Spokane Guilds' School, and the homeless, packed the basement because of the Vehicle Interference (Panhandling) Ordinance that would prohibit all groups from collecting money on the streets of Spokane, city-wide.
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Out of sight, out of mind: Council vote divides classes

Ernesto Tinajero | Aug 21, 2012

I knew the modified proposal would pass when over 100 people with their kids in tow stood up for the Guild School. Who could say no to my Tito and the rest of the special needs kids there?
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Council bans panhandling in downtown Spokane

Tracy Simmons | Aug 21, 2012

Although there hasn’t been a single pedestrian-roadway fatality or injury related to panhandling in recent years, the Spokane City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to approve an ordinance banning panhandling in downtown Spokane, citing it as a safety issue.
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And the singing of children shall lead

Ernesto Tinajero | Aug 15, 2012

The proposed panhandling law may make the Kids for Kids Penny Drive a thing of the past. See the video below and tell this to the Hamblen Elementary kids.
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Proposed panhandling ordinance would hurt Spokane’s youth

Ernesto Tinajero | Aug 13, 2012

The new proposed panhandling law would kill the penny drive. The idea behind the law may be admirable, but it hurts the community. Make your voices heard at the City Council meeting on Aug. 20.
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Kissing for marriage equality

Tracy Simmons | Apr 27, 2012

In response to the city council’s decision to table the issue of same-sex marriage in Spokane, a group of activists have organized a flash mob kiss-in at Riverpark Square this weekend.
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Pastor to read proclamation on gay marriage at City Council meeting

Tracy Simmons | Apr 16, 2012

Today outside of City Hall, the Rev. Jim CastroLang will read a proclamation from local clergy supporting gay marriage. "Today, I stand with 18 area religious leaders along with citizens and elected officials from the many neighborhoods of our city, who say to the Spokane City Council: vote yes for the Marriage Equality Resolution”, CastroLang said in a press release.
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