SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane has approved a new ordinance to address problems between homeless shelters and the neighborhoods where they operate as the city continues opening small shelters across town.
When a homeless shelter moved into the Morning Star Baptist Church, it surprised neighbors.
“The shelter just popped up out of nowhere. There was no warning. There was no let’s talk to the community, the people down around us. None of that,” said Gary Bright, who lives near the shelter…