Former Councilwoman Kate Burke
Spokane City Councilwoman for District 1- Spokane, Wa.
03/03/2022
This is really great news! I love our Spokane Public Library partnership with the City of Spokane - Municipal Government📚GO TEAM!
Spokane City Council commits $500,000 toward redeveloping former Hillyard library into a mental health clinic Plans are in the works to build a new behavioral health clinic at the former Hillyard library building on North Cook Street.
15/02/2022
Looking forward for this makeover! So is Aren Murcar! 🚴🏽
“I’m really excited about Riverside and the Central City Line. It’s all going to help connect everything so much,” Murcar said.
Riverside Avenue getting a makeover – and a bike lane – this summer Biking down Riverside Avenue will soon be a breeze.
04/02/2022
‘Bout time 🍄
Legislature hears proposal to legalize psychedelic mushrooms Anyone 21 and over in the state of Washington could gain access to psychedelic mushrooms in 2024 if a proposal being heard in the Legislature passes this session.
02/02/2022
Good work, team!!!
Spokane city councilman censured for not wearing mask SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle has been censured for his refusal to wear a mask. The Spokane City Council passed two resolutions on Monday night– one formally condemning Bingle, who is openly violating the state's mask order while at work in City Hall. The....
27/01/2022
A win for alternative transportation 🚴🏽♀️🚶🏾👊🏼
Don Kardong Bridge receives American Rescue Plan boost The Don Kardong Bridge could soon be in tiptop shape like the thousands of walkers, runners and cyclists who cross it every year.
27/01/2022
This is ridiculous. Absolutely sickening. Putting everyone else in danger is such a selfish way to take a “principled stand”. Please write into his office to share your concerns for the safety of the workers at city hall as well as the other council members and staffers. [email protected] 🙄😡
Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle refuses to wear masks at City Hall; officials unsure how to enforce mandate Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle refuses to wear a mask around others in City Hall, raising legal questions and causing his colleagues consternation.
26/01/2022
Finally, Gonzaga University is standing up against Stockton 🙃😷
NBA Legend Stockton’s Mask Refusal Earns Him A Ban From Alma Mater Gonzaga Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton falsely claimed Sunday that 150 professional athletes have “dropped dead” from the Covid-19 vaccine.
25/01/2022
Today I testified in support of ’s HB 1806! This would allow staff at the legistuature to be able to unionize! We all know a happy work environment means happy staff. And happy staff means a better state all together ❤️
25/01/2022
Today I testified in support of Marcus Riccelli’s HB 1806! This would allow staff at the legistuature to be able to unionize! We all know a happy work environment means happy staff. And happy staff means a better state all together ❤️
24/01/2022
“It’s good all around for people in the Legislature,” Burke said.
🎶Catch the union spirit! Don’t hesitate, let’s negotiate! 🎶
Legislative staff can't unionize in Washington. A new bill would change that Currently, legislative staff are not covered by state civil service laws that grant state employees collective bargaining rights.
24/01/2022
Walked by one of the projects I got from our red light camera money today! I think this has been very helpful for the students at Rogers High School 🚶🚶🏿♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏽
13/01/2022
Boots Bakery & Lounge is literally the only place I feel safe eating out…they require proof of vaccination AND have always required masks 😷😷
12/01/2022
The City of Boston is doing amazing work. We are still very much in this pandemic- and honestly, I believe it is worse than when it started. We need to do something different in the City of Spokane - 🥺😕😫
Do you have questions about Boston's new B Together initiative? We have answers!
Get the FAQs ➡️ boston.gov/b-together
05/01/2022
Thank you to all the businesses who shovel their walks for community members. Not everyone has a car or can get a ride somewhere and many folks need to rely on a wheelchair or cane to walk around. I don’t have a car a rely on buses and walking to get around. It’s not easy during the winter!
One thing I’ll never understand is why parking lots do not get huge fines for not shoveling! They should have to follow the rules like everyone else out there. Imagine trying to get through the sidewalks that are half shoveled! It is hard. City of Spokane - Municipal Government needs to do something about this!
{Pictured: many photos of local establishments shoveling or already shoveled walks after a large amount of snow fall. Also pictured: diamond parking lots plowing their lots- and NOT the sidewalk of their property.}
27/12/2021
What a ride it has been! I learned a lot through this experience. Thanks for growing with me!
'I realized that I was the problem': Spokane City Council Member Kate Burke reflects on time in office Kate Burke came into office four years ago as an uncompromising, emotions-on-the-sleeve advocate for progressive policies. She decided not to seek a second term earlier this year.
17/12/2021
Thank you, Spokane!
Thank you, Spokane With your participation and input, we got a new Spokane flag designed. I've loved seeing all the Spokane pride around our city!
14/12/2021
Tonight is my last Spokane City Council meeting! I have truly loved working for the people of Spokane. Thank you for the salutation and kind words, City Council President Breean Beggs and council members. Onward!
30/11/2021
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08/11/2021
Here is a Land Use StoryMap & Questionnaire for the public to learn more and provide feedback on areas along Division Street that may have potential for land use development/redevelopment in alignment with BRT (bus rapid transit) investment.
Links to these public engagement opportunities are also accessible through the project website – divisionconnects.org.
DivisionConnects - Phase 2 Transportation & Land Use Study in the North Division Street Corridor
This is embarrassing. The very things that people say about politicians is that we say one thing but do make the hard vote to do what we have promised. We promised during the George Floyd protests that we would work on police reforms. What have we done? Had a few discussions. I am not talking about what the state has done. I am talking about what we have done for our VERY OWN BIPOC community. NOTHING. The answer is nothing. This is embarrassing and sad. And here we are again giving more money to the force that have not taken any of this seriously.
We wonder why no one wants to join the police force and we have tons of conversations about why no one is applying. Maybe it is because of the fact that our nation created police departments to harass and jail black/indigenous people of color and to protect “private property” - which only supported white property owners.
This is historical information. The education is out there now and people my age and younger do not want to be a part of a racists structure such as a police department.
Let me be clear….I do not hate officers as individuals officers. I am sure there are very nice people ou there that do this work. I hate the system that created this infrastructure and we need BIG change.
Today we are passing to give “tools” to our police department. Tools that can only hurt part of our community. Will we hear about it in our media? NO- because the police department writes their own media relesease. They decide what goes into the paper and the public do not get to see who gets hurt by them. Only when it slips out or someone does a public record to get video of the incident do we ever hear about it.
The folks who support this keep saying that we need to protect people. What types of people will this protect? Housed people? Rich people? White people? People who have funding for mental health support? Privlaged people? YES.
One more thing- why are our police responding to mental health calls? We have a system that actually works with mental health respondents to calls. We have had less deaths, less arrests and more people getting into services they need. This is a waste of money from our budget and we have REAL data on who to do it different. Let’s take a step today and vote no on this as a “tool” for our police officers and do some real reform!
The Spokane Parks and Recreation welcome you to participate in the ‘online community mapping exercise’ and to answer a few brief online questions on the developing framework of the park plan.
The online mapping tool allows you to ‘drag and drop’ your requests & desires for park improvements, renovations, maintenance and even request new park spaces all together. You can also see what park improvements are being requested by fellow citizens. This online public participation option will remain open until October 13th, so please feel free to spread the word about this online mapping opportunity.
Demo Request - Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community Request a demo to let us show you around our engagement platform and chat about what kind of community consulting you do.
22/09/2021
Just one of the handful of cities going zero-fare! Ya love to see it 🥰
Albuquerque will eliminate bus fares for riders in 2022 The council voted unanimously on the legislation Monday.
03/09/2021
I love stories like this! Thanks, everyone who helped get these new dos for school 🤗
A message from Spokane Transit 🤗
30/08/2021
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18/08/2021
I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!!!
Hillyard campus is much more than a new Shaw Middle School Jon Swett, the principal at Shaw Middle School, has a bold idea for the first day of school.
17/08/2021
FYI!
13/08/2021
So excited that The Hive is finally open! What an amazing show of community and collaboration. Thanks to Spokane Public Library and Spokane Public Schools for working together to make our city even better
The Spokane Public Library opens The Hive Spokane Public Library is opening The Hive™, the first completed building from the 2018 voter-approved bond issue.
12/08/2021
Really excited for this! 🚌
With Bus Rapid Transit, buses are available at a higher frequency. Buses on the City Line will come every 7.5 minutes during peak hours and every 10 to 15 minutes at all other times.
Learn more at SpokaneTransit.com/CityLine.
09/08/2021
Fyi!
Reminder for August 9, 2021
06/08/2021
Hey friends! We need more participation from Northeast Spokane. Please share 🙌🏼
Spokane Parks Master Plan The Spokane Parks and Natural Lands Master Plan will guide the Parks and Recreation Department’s focus and direction over the next ten years.
06/08/2021
I think we might have a problem here. This is one of the worst times to not have staff in the CHHS department.
We WILL most certainly see a high rise in homelessness due to the lack of action by our governor to take a stand for our vulnerable families. We need the eviction moratorium reinstated and rent increases capped/banned. This is going to be a mess! 😩🥺
Another Spokane leader on homelessness has resigned, but the city promises there's 'not a concern that things will be missed' Another Spokane city official tasked with managing homeless services has left.
03/08/2021
This is so sad to see! I am terribly sorry for the families who have to go through this
"The American Psychological Association estimates that a fifth of all police encounters involve a person showing signs of mental illness. A Washington Post investigation of police shootings in 2020 included a national database that tracked 1,324 fatal shootings by police over the previous six years involving someone involved in the throes of a mental health crisis. That accounted for about a quarter of all fatal police shootings during that time."
Shawn Vestal: Police were called six times in two days on mentally ill man; the sixth proved fatal In the two days before Ethan Murray was shot to death by a Spokane County deputy, he had been contacted by local city and county officers on six separate occasions.
02/08/2021
Well this is absolutely concerning…
Spokane second in nation for year-over-year rent increase Spokane had the second-fastest-monthly rent increases in the nation in July, according to a recent report by Apartment List.
30/07/2021
FYI!
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Spokane has received over $80 Million in American Rescue Plan funds for community recovery. The City would like your help with ideas and thoughts on how to distribute the funds into our community. Please consider participating in this ThoughtExchange by visiting https://tejoin.com/scroll/961107889
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