Currently holds the office of Spokane City Mayor until December 31, 2027.
Candidate for Spokane City Mayor in 2023 Washington General Election.
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Get StartedMayor Woodward and Republicans on the Spokane County Commission are asking voters to approve a $1.7 billion tax increase for a new jail. I oppose this measure. Learn more
Support the use of therapeutic courts and the City’s Community Court that allows an individual to avoid jail by showing success in a treatment program. Learn more
Violent crime is up nearly 9% year-to-date in Spokane, and our community must be part of the solution. We need a renewed focus on breaking the cycles of domestic or youth at risk of gang violence by creating programs that divert people from dangerous situations. Investments in public safety and justice system programs can prevent crime, reduce pre-trial jail use and recidivism, and assist victims of crime. They also reduce strains on our system and on first responders’ safety, time, and mental health. Learn more
I believe the proposed regional homelessness authority is a promising framework for creating an effective way to provide pathways for the growing population of people living on the street and in shelters to stable housing with appropriate services. The key to its success lies in a good faith negotiation of details by the Spokane County Commissioners, the City administration and City Council with substantial public involvement of the provider community and voices of people with lived experience. In my public safety agenda, I call for a Navigation Center model of reducing homelessness, which is essentially the same thing as the Triage part of the 3rd slide below. Learn more
Lisa will work to build a regional coalition to expand emergency street medicine response teams, drug treatment and recovery programs, housing solutions and employment services that will break the cycle of homelessness. Neighborhoods and businesses deserve a transparent and fair process for locating new homeless facilities. Learn more
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