SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Business Association is calling on all City Council members to address the homeless crisis and restore the provisions of voter-approved Proposition 1.
“Today, the Spokane Business Association is officially designating the situation in the city of Spokane a major crisis,” said Larry Stone, the chair of the Spokane Business Association board.
Proposition 1 was approved by around 75% of voters in November 2023. It prohibits encampment on public property and within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and child care facilities. It was shut down by the state Supreme Court earlier this year…