Mayor Brown declares emergency to speed up implementation of H.O.M.E. Starts Here Initiative

City of Spokane (municipal leadership) · October 29, 2025

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Mayor Lisa Brown opened the event and said rising cold weather and hundreds of people living outdoors in Spokane prompted the announcement. She framed immediate needs around shelter, services and coordination with nonprofits.

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Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown declared a local emergency to speed shelter beds, eviction-prevention funding and mobile medication-assisted-treatment in response to rising homelessness and the federal shutdown’s threat to SNAP benefits. City leaders described immediate steps, nonprofit partnerships and enforcement plans and said they will meet next week to finalize implementation details.

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