SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly three weeks after the Spokane City Council unanimously approved the “Safe and Accessible Spaces” ordinance, many community members say they are optimistic about how it is being enforced.
The ordinance gives Spokane police more discretion in clearing or arresting unauthorized camping on public property.
Doyle Wheeler, the owner of First Avenue Coffee, says issues like human feces, fentanyl and disruptive behavior in his coffee shop have left him and his staff spending more time on the defense than on brewing coffee…