Northeast Spokane has an electoral problem that needs to be examined after the 2010 Census is complete. The problem isn’t who gets elected, but how few people do the electing.
Results from this year’s general election follow a pattern evident in council elections since districts were drawn earlier this decade, [...]
A reader was wondering about lower turnout areas in the city of Spokane, specifically questioning whether the lack of certain candidates on the ballot was responsible for the lower turnout in the city's Northeast Council District, West Central and East Central.
Probably not.
This is a map of last year's general [...]
Saturday Night Live has proved it can take shots at the Obama Administration just as it did at the Bush Admin.
For those of you who went to bed at a reasonable hour, and either forgot to set your recorder or pushed the wrong buttons, here's the Cold Open that makes [...]
A swath of central Spokane – roughly from the river to Wellesley Avenue – may have more women representing it in elective office than any place else in the country.
Eastern Washington in general is unique in the country for having women in top offices. No other voters outside the [...]
Spin Control regularly reports the voter turnout in elections as a gauge of the relative strength of different areas or neighborhoods.
But turnout is a percentage of the people who vote divided by the total people registered. Some areas that have high turnout don't have as many voters, and some with a relatively high number' [...]
Turnout in the city of Spokane for the Nov. 3 election averages just under 50 percent with just a few ballots yet to count.
But it varied significantly around the city, as is typical for most elections. This map divides the city's precincts into four equal segments based on turnout and [...]
The latest numbers for Proposition 4 continue to show it getting hammered all over the city. It lost all city precincts, so the only real question was, where did it lose worse?
[...]Rocky Treppiedi kept his District 81 School Board seat on the strength of his vote margins in the south and northwest parts of the district, which extends outside the city limits. Laura Carder did well in northeast Spokane, where she's run previously as a legislative candidate, but those precincts traditionally [...]
Late vote counts didn't really change the landscape for the City of Spokane's Fire Bond proposal. It did well in some of the vote rich regions of south and northwest Spokane, but did poorly on the north side and East Central. There aren't enough votes left to tip it over [...]
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Washington as a state turns 120 today. Don't feel bad if you forgot to send a card. Once you get passed 100, birthdays aren't that big a deal until you hit the really [...]
Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to be autographing copies of her new book next month at the Coeur d'Alene Fred Meyer store.
Palin, who already has a best-seller before her book is even released next week, is tentatively scheduled for a Coeur d'Alene stop [...]
The only race that seems to be hanging fire still is the City of Spokane Fire Bond.
As of Friday, it had inched up to a 59.43 percent approval rating, or
29,611 for
20.215 against
It needs to get to 60 percent.
The county elections office estimates it has about 8,000 votes left [...]
Ted Sturdevant was named this morning the new director of the state Department of Ecology.
Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the appointment to replace Jay Manning, who moved from head of DoE to be her chief of staff.
Sturdevant has been with DoE for 7 years as director of external affairs, and before [...]
By late last week one question surrounding Referendum 71 was settled: The measure passed and the “everything but marriage” statutes go into effect for the whole state, after it was approved handily in most Puget Sound counties and hammered pretty badly elsewhere.
That’s really just the quick question the ballot measure generated. The longer one, which [...]
Incumbent Rocky Treppeidi inched a bit farther ahead of challenger Laura Carder in Thursday's vote count. But there's still a dramatic north-south split in the votes as shown in the map here.
[...]Andy Billig, the president of the Spokane Indians baseball, wants to play in a different league. He’s running for the state Legislature in central Spokane’s 3rd District.
As ballots were being cast and counted this week for the 2009 election, Billig filed papers with the state Public Disclosure Commission [...]
Spokane School Board incumbent Jeff Bierman is in a tight race with challenger Heidi Olson. As in the Treppiedi-Carder race, there's a distinct north-south split, as the map illustrates. Here's the latest tally, as of Wednesday evening:
Bierman 17,344 (51,35%)
Olson 16,431 (48.65%)
The Spokane School Board races are too tight to call with any certainty. But a look at the vote patterns shows a definite north-south split in both races.
It's probably most pronounced in the Position 4 race, where incumbent Rocky Treppiedi has a narrow lead over challenger Laura Carder. Current tally [...]
Spokane City Proposition 1, aka the Fire Bond Issue, inched a bit toward the supermajority it needs for passage in Wednesday evening's count. As the map shows, its support varied around the city. The ballot measure currently has a 58.85 percent approval; it needs 60 percent.
Jon Snyder continues to lead Mike Allen in the South Spokane Council District race. Latest tally:
Snyder 7,091
Allen 6,412.
[...]We're about two hours from another drop of election numbers in Spokane County. Elections Manager Mike McLaughlin said he expects 8,000 to 10,000 votes to be included in the count. That will leave roughly 30,000 votes left for the rest of the week.
The county received 22,567 ballots in the mail' [...]
There are few, if any, bright spots supporters of Envision Spokane's Community Bill of Rights will find in last night's count.
As a whole, Proposition 4 only garnered 25 percent support. It failed in all of the city's nearly 125 precincts.
The measure won 40 percent support only in four precincts: downtown Spokane,' [...]
Spokane's Fire Bond Issue didn't have the 60 percent super majority in ballots counted Tuesday night.
Click here to view a high-resolution JPG of this map.
[...]Initiative 1033 got hammered in the city of Spokane, but did well outside it.
Click here to download a high-resolution JPG of this map.
[...]As of Tuesday night, here's how the vote totals look in Spokane County for Referendum 71.
[...]The showing of Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin -- the City Council's most conservative member -- in a district that voted for President Obama has prompted speculation that she may run as a Republican for state Rep. Alex Wood's seat next year in Spokane's 3rd Legislative District. That's eastern Washington's most [...]
Spokane voters seemed to spend a bit more time weighing their options this year. The two biggest days for ballots showing up at the elections office were yesterday and today.
The current ballot count stands at 98,968, which is 38.5 percent of all registered voters in the county. More than 39,000 [...]
Here's one of the more talked about election mailers distributed locally this campaign season.
It's from Envision Spokane, the campaign in support of Proposition 4. It hit mailboxes last week.
What do you think? Is it effective?
[...](Note: This story appeared in Sunday's paper, and through an oversight on my part didn't get posted simultaneously to the blog. So it appears here with links to the spread sheets that show the campaign spending, for those political junkies out there that eat this stuff up. Jim Camden.)
Among the' [...]
In a new video from BarelyPolitical.com, Obama Girl, aka Amber Ettinger, makes a pitch for someone to be appointed to the Social Security Board.
The plea is set to "Man of Constant Sorrow," and proves that blue-grass legend Ralph Stanley can still pick and sing, Obama Girl can dance even though [...]
Spokane County Commissioners have an executive session at 2 p.m. to talk about cancelling the contract to run the Raceway Park.
They had already given Bucky Austin, the embattled operator, a 60-day deadline, that's set to run out next week. They may cancel today.
Unanswered questions include what will they do if [...]
Boeing Co.'s announcement that it will build jetliners in South Carolina was not particularly well received in Washington, as most readers can well imagine.
Some Democrats were disappointed. Some Republicans were disappointed but more in a "we warned you" mind set.
For a compilation of comments, go inside the blog...
[...]Prosecutor Steve Tucker and Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich made their best pitches for some wiggle room on budget cuts Tuesday night. Maybe dip into the budget reserve, or borrow from money set aside for streets. After all, what good are streets if they aren't safe to drive on. How much rainier' [...]
Stephen Colbert takes off on the fight over releasing the names from the Referendum 71 petitions, as well as a campaign ad from the Protect Marriage folks.
Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan’s threat to “bring hell” didn’t stop the council -- or even himself -- from approving on Monday new rules governing the body.
The lone opposition belonged to Councilman Richard Rush, who expressed concern that the final version was rushed.
The rules, many routine, had been under consideration [...]
Secretary of State Sam Reed was named a Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine, the publication said Monday.
Reed will be one of eight elected or appointed government officials to get one of the annual awards in the November issue of the magazine, as well as a soiree [...]
Opponents of Proposition 4 have complained that out-of-town influence helped shape the proposed amendment to the Spokane City Charter. But the opponents rely heavily on national and state development interests to bankroll the campaigns against the proposal.
Led by the National Association of Home Builders, out-of-town business groups account for about 85 percent of the identified contributions [...]
Vote, that is.
Or at least that's Secretary of State Sam Reed's projection, released today.
Reed projects turnout at 51 percent, down markedly from about 85 percent last year. Ah, for the halcyon days of '08. Obama vs. McCain. A gaffe-watch on Joe Biden. A dissection of every word Sarah Palin uttered.' [...]
As a reporter responsible for my share of embarrassing typos over the years, I am hesitant to point out spelling and grammatical errors in others' work (especially in a blog that usually isn't edited before it's posted).
That said, City Councilman Mike Allen's' [...]
Latest in the legal battle over the names of people who signed Referendum 71 petitions: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy today blocked the release of the names which the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unblocked last week.
Kennedy got a request from the group supporting the petition [...]
Thursday's post challenging Councilman Bob Apple's label of "carpetbagger" on a city judicial candidate brought more than a dozen comments, including one from Apple himself.
" I honestly believe any body still considers an elected official who would literaly refuse to live in the area they are elected for" [...]
Washington state can release the names and addresses of people who signed the petion for Referendum 71, a ballot measure that attempts to peel back the latest changes to the state's domestic partnership laws, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said today.
A 9th Circuit panel this morning revesed a [...]
The Ferris Saxons turned back a challenge by two time defending champion North Central today at Audubon Park, 26-29 to finish unbeaten in league. What went on in the GSL today made things a tad interesting entering next week's district meet, Wednesday at Plante's Ferry Park.
Behind the Saxons, three teams, [...]
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If you'd like to "chat" about health care reform and you'll be at your computer around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, here's an unusual opportunity:
Sen. Patty Murray and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are hosting an "online chat" to discuss the topic. They'll be answering questions that have either been' [...]
Liberal groups say they plan to attend a town hall meeting this afternoon by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
Their plan, as reported in a press release from MoveOn.org this morning, is "to express our support for serious health care reform and express our skepticism of her proposals."
So it would appear the [...]
If the stalactite sized icicles around your sprinkler heads aren't enough incentive, the City of Spokane has a request for homeowners.
Turn off your sprinklers.
Seems there are problems this morning with water from sprinklers running down the street, turning to ice and making slick spots on the streets. That's apparently [...]
Anyone laboring under the misconception that political debates take place on neutral turf would have been disabused of such foolishness Friday at a Proposition 4 debate.
Three members of Envision Spokane, the group trying to convince Spokane to pass what they call the Community Bill of Rights, played what sports fans would call an away [...]
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The Spokane County Republican Party endorsed state Initiative 1033, party officials said today. It fits with their view of limited government which governs least and is closest to the people, spokesman Curt Fackler said in a press release.
No telling what they'll do about Republican elected officials at the local and' [...]
The Spokane City Council has a special meeting this afternoon to discuss a change in rules that would strip the council president of some authority.
It will come up while Council President Joe Shogan is out of town, and Councilman Al French is sitting in as council president pro tem.
The changes [...]
Supporters and opponents of Spokane City Proposition 4 will go at it Friday morning at a breakfast debate sponsored by Greater Spokane Inc.
Prop 4 is the ballot number for a proposal that's AKA The Community Bill of Rights. It would amend the charter in various ways, including changes for health [...]
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U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick was a primary signer of a letter demanding that ACORN be barred from receiving any funds in the upcoming transportation, housing and urban development spending bill.
Minnick was one of 35 Democrats asking their leadership to add "no money for ACORN" language that has already passed the [...]
Groups opposed to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan will hold a rally this evening.
The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, the Gonzaga University Justice Club, Progressive Democrats of America and others will be meeting at Trent and Hamilton at 5 p.m. to hear speeches, wave banners, march and [...]
OLYMPIA -- Changing Washington law to allow criminal defendants to be found guilty but mentally ill probably wouldn't have much effect on the state mental hospital system, a high-ranking state official said Friday.
But it could add significant costs to the Department of Corrections, and taxpayers, said David Weston, the chief' [...]
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What’s in a word? When the word is “lunge”, it could be quite a bit.
That’s lunge the verb, as in the Spokane Police Department’s repeated insistence that Otto Zehm “lunged” at Officer Karl Thompson the night of March 18, 2006, in an altercation that led to Zehm being struck with [...]
Chances to catch the candidates, and the surrogates for some of the ballot issues, in the Nov. 3 election are going to be popping up with increasing frequency. The newspaper and the Spin Control Web site will try to keep up with them as they come in, but here’s some [...]
This is from a Web site that offers up a video of a new song every day. This one is interesting for two reasons:
1. It has an excellent message about the Internet.
2. It flashes on a Spokane "celebrity" about a 1 minute into the video.
Thanks to alert reader, former [...]
Not that this is necessarily the best way to get national recognition for a local news story, but Jay Leno included a mention of one of our hottest topics in his Monday night monologue.
With a "How bizarre is this?" lead-in, he mentioned the escape of Phillip Paul at the county [...]
Note to candidates and campaign managers: If you're going after voters in the upcoming election, you may want to target seniors early and hit the Gen Ys after Halloween. At least in Spokane County.
That's one of the conclusions of a new study by Eastern Washington University's Kevin Pirch, who analyzed' [...]
Tea Party organizations in Spokane and North Idaho had rallies last week on Constitution Day - the first day of Constitution Week - to air their displeasure with government.
OK, so some group is always unhappy with government, it's the American way.
But sometimes, government does its best to fan the [...]
Don't start a war, but feel free to speak your mind - in Spanish, if able. Toast the season with something that leaves your head clear.
That's because tomorrow is Peace Day. This is also Constitution Week and Alcohol and Addiction Recovery Month and National Hispanic Heritage Month.
We know this because' [...]
Not exactly what every member of Congress aspires to, but Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has a spot in Jon Stewart's opening Wednesday night. She's one of the featured clips in Scoldplay, or Jackass Carrousel, in which Stewart points out that members of both parties seem to dismiss the need for [...]
We pause in the middle of this year's election season to bring you a preview of next year's.
There's could be an interesting Republican primary in Spokane's 6th Legislative District.
Former Rep. John Ahern has talked about wanting a rematch ever since he lost to Democratic challenger John Driscoll last November by' [...]
Shortly after finishing the ACORN post below, the e-mail Inbox had a press release from that national organization explaining changes it's putting in place as a response to a series of video investigations of its practices.
It's a press release that all but concedes the actions alleged -- where actors posing [...]
A Tea Party gathering is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Spokane. But don't expect crumpets.
This is the kind of Tea Party for folks unhappy with some or all aspects of their government. It will feature syndicated radio host Laurie Roth and some local speakers, some of whom will be holding' [...]
There's no ACORN office in the Inland Northwest.
Nothing in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Pullman, Colville, Sandpoint, Republic, Metaline Falls, Kellogg...
We could go on with the geography lesson, but we suspect you get the drift.
Some readers -- some of whom might more accurately be described as FOX News viewers, because they admit' [...]
Rep. Joe Wilson may be having his 15 minutes of fame for yelling "You Lie" during President Obama's speech, but he's not the first person to heckle a president during a speech. (And based on the direction political discourse is headed in America, he won't be the last.)
But Buzzfeed has' [...]
When a president talks, congresspersons listen...and then they talk, too.
Such was the case Wednesday night when Barack Obama talked about health care reform, and members of Congress talked about Obama's talk.
Go inside the blog to see what the honorables who represent the Inland Northwest had to say.
[...]Didn't take long for the left and the right to grab onto a two-word outburst during President Obama's speech Wednesday night.
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., called the White House to apologize for shouting "You lie," when Obama was talking about health care and illegal immigrants. But some right wing blogs are' [...]
Democrats apparently like to watch President Obama in groups.
The Democratic National Committee, through the Organizing for America campaign operation, is organizing "watch parties" around the country to view Obama's address tonight to a joint session of Congress tonight, including one in Spokane.
It's at Toad Hall, 1427 W. Dean, starting [...]
Spokane is smarter than Tacoma, Everett, Bellevue and Salem, but not smarter than Eugene or Seattle.
At least, that's what the Natural Resources Defense Council says in its latest lists of "smarter cities," which ranks small, medium and large cities on the environmental intelligence.
Spokane ranked sixth among medium cities, just below [...]
Southeastern Washington legislative candidate Susan Fagan picked up the endorsement of the Republicans' last two gubernatorial nominees.
OK, that was just a chance to see if you were paying attention after a three-day weekend. As anyone with a working knowledge of Washington politics knows, the same person has been the GOP's [...]
No matter what the weather people tell you, Monday is the end of summer. The kids are back in school and most adults have burned up their vacation.
That should mean the start of serious political campaigning and the end of the summer crazies, which this year included an Idaho gubernatorial candidate talking about hunting [...]
Groups seeking to have Spokane Valley voters decide whether to get rid of the city they created earlier this decade are giving up their drive to put disincorporation on the ballot.
Susan Scott of Friends of Spokane Valley said this morning that her organization and Citizens for Disincorporation are not giving [...]
The state Supreme Court's ruling that district court judges had the right to hear City of Spokane cases is a big relief for the folks at City Hall. But it has a little boost for one of the municipal court judges face election this November, also.
Judge Tracy Staab has drawn [...]
Whether Referendum 71 goes on the November ballot may still be in doubt.
An opposition group, Washington Families Standing Together, did what a King County Superior Court judge essentially suggested it do Tuesday, filing for an injunction in Thurston County over questions about the validity of petitions.
Washington Secretary of State Sam [...]
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With the post below, Spin Control returns from a (mostly) two-week hiatus during which primary contributor Jim Camden was on vacation and furlough, and Jonathan Brunt was filling in whenever possible.
Thanks to everyone who kept the comments going during the period of "light blogging."
[...]Referendum 71 should go on the November ballot. So says Secretary of State Sam Reed. So says King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector.
Reed certified the voters' opportunity to repeal the "everything but marriage" law Wednesday. That was pretty much a given because his office previously reported it had more' [...]
Spokane City Councilman Al French appears to be readying for a 2010 election, but what that election is, he won't say.
"I look forward to serving as long as the public will allow me to serve," French said in an interview on Thursday.
Earlier this year, rumors were rampant that French was' [...]
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Fresh off a fourth-place finish for a City Council seat, former Councilman Steve Eugster said he will run in 2011 for City Council president.
Eugster said he was encouraged by his finish: "I got 1,800 votes, and I didn't even spend a nickel," he said in an interview.
His announcement means he will' [...]
Jon Snyder must be smiling with the latest counts from Tuesday's primary.
What was virtually a tie on election night between him and incumbent Spokane City Councilman Mike Allen has become an easy win for him. Since Tuesday's count, he has gotten 455 more votes than Allen, putting him ahead by [...]
Mike Allen and Jon Snyder are virtually tied in tonight's primary election tally for Spokane City Council.
Though Allen is in second place by a hair, he has some reason to feel good about the numbers. Kristina Sabestinas finished a strong third, and her conservative supporters may not feel comfortable backing Snyder, [...]
Clock is ticking down to the deadline for turning in ballots for primary elections all over Washington state.
Most of the primaries are for city or town councils, school or fired district boards. But there's a hot five-way race for an open state representative seat in southeastern Washington's 9th District, and [...]
There are so many statements about what health care reform will or won't do, it's hard to keep up.
Set up death panels?
Raise taxes?
Mandate sex change operations?
Town hall meetings aren't really the best place to get questions answered, or to separate the fact from the fiction. But Politifact.com has set up [...]
There are so many statements about what health care reform will or won't do, it's hard to keep up.
Set up death panels?
Raise taxes?
Mandate sex change operations?
Town hall meetings aren't really the best place to get questions answered, or to separate the fact from the fiction. But Politifact.com has set up [...]
For those of you who like your news to music, and your talking heads with someone else's words put in their mouths, we offer Auto-Tune the News.
