Election 2023: City of Spokane Proposition 1

Not all municipal candidates in Spokane prioritize children's rights

City of Spokane Proposition 1 has been called anti-camping. It could also be called pro-child. From the column published 10/19/23 in The Spokesman-Review:

"Pro-child Proposition 1 gives tools to law enforcement to ask squatters within 1,000 feet of any “public or private school, public park, playground or licensed childcare facility” to move along. If uncooperative, illegal campers would be subject to a misdemeanor citation."

Sounds eminently sensible, but not all candidates for mayor, city council president and city council agree. Listen for the rest of the column and additional commentary in the video below. Subscribe at https://suelanimadsen.substack.com/ for notification of new content.

RESOURCES:

Original column: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/oct/19/sue-lani-madsen-put-children-first-on-proposition-/

Spokane County Proposition 1: https://www.spokanecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/49839/City-of-Spokane---Proposition-1-PDF

Previous reporting:

Shawn Vestal: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/oct/01/shawn-vestal-arguments-around-anti-camping-initiat/#