This is part one of a two-part series looking at Lisa Brown’s first 100 days in office. Check back tomorrow for part two, a Q&A with Lisa Brown.
Brown, a Democrat, leads alongside a progressive majority in the Spokane City Council, which may make it easier to make progress on her key policies and proposals. In contrast, Woodward butted heads with that same progressive majority.
But the city’s myriad issues will make Brown’s term far from easy, including insufficient affordable housing that’s led to growing homelessness; an opioid crisis that has claimed the lives of many residents; and a $50 million budget deficit.
Cascade PBS contacted community members
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