(The Center Square) – Despite having at least 30 days, the Spokane Police Department did not issue a training bulletin on how to enforce Mayor Lisa Brown’s new camping ban until days after it took effect.
The Spokane City Council passed the mayor’s proposal on Jun. 30, after it initially failed earlier in the month over a provision requiring up to a week’s notice before breaking up encampments. Five council members are now facing an investigation over how it all played out, with Brown included in the probe.
The new camping ban replaces one approved by nearly 75% of voters in 2023 before the Washington Supreme Court ultimately invalidated it in April. Business leaders demanded that the council restore the will of the voters by reinstating the law, but the progressive majority declined to do so…