SPS Considers New Boundaries + Homelessness Funding In Danger

Spokane WA

05 October, 2021

6:09 PM

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Up and at 'em, Spokane! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Spokane today. First, today's weather: Partly sunny and cooler. High: 59 Low: 37. Here are the top stories today in Spokane: Spokane Public Schools has a lot of numbers to crunch as it considers the effect of new boundaries approved this summer. By the district's count, 677 current students could face attending new schools when the boundary changes take effect – next fall on the North Side and the following year on the South Hill. Of those, 250 are elementary age and will attend new schools at all three levels, elementary, middle and high school.(The Spokesman Review)In the last two weeks, three more city staffers inside the Community Housing and Human Services Department have announced they're leaving. The understaffed department could cause the region to lose out on millions of dollars to address homelessness, worries Ben Stuckart, chair of the county's regional Continuum of Care board. "In short, if Spokane loses this funding, we will never get it back and the homeless response system will cease to exist," he wrote. (Pacific Northwest Inlander) Months after several new police reform laws took effect in Washington, the Spokane Police Department asked for approval to buy more 'less lethal' tools. The Spokane City Council voted 6-1 at a meeting on Monday to approve funding for 100 PepperBall launchers and 76 additional ballistic shields. (KREM.com) Spokane Police have arrested a woman for Driving Under the Influence after she crashed her car through the front of the Furniture Outpost store on Monroe Street. (FOX 28 Spokane)Spokane metro area rents dropped 1.8% in September compared with August, snapping a nine-month streak of monthly rate increases, according to rental listing site Apartment List. (The Spokesman-Review) Today's Spokane Daily is brought to you by RVshare. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to Yosemite National Park, satisfy your wanderlust in safe and affordable rentals from RVshare. Check out the best RV trip destinations for the fall! Today in Spokane: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Roundtable - Moody Aviation (6:00 PM) Creativebug: Quilting Challenge - Spokane County Library District (7:00 PM) Did you know you can feature your local business right here in the newsletter for just $79 a month? Click here to learn more. Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.