(The Center Square) – Just hours after her police chief deemed the policy unenforceable, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown pledged Tuesday to revise her new camping ban so officers can cite for unlawful camping.
Business leaders pleaded with the Spokane City Council last summer to reinstate another camping ban approved by nearly 75% of voters, but the progressive majority refused. They decided to pass Brown’s proposal instead, despite having had an opportunity to restore the will of the people by a council vote.
Her camping ban includes provisions that allow individuals to avoid citations and prevent the Spokane Police Department from collecting data to track who they’re contacting. Notably, Brown and the council majority are facing an ethics investigation over how they went about passing her camping ban in June…