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Nov. 16, 2022 - Camp Hope at center of political storm
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Spokane's Camp Hope is the center of a political storm.
The state's largest encampment, home to nearly 450 people, began as a protest but has become a microcosm of housing and homelessness issues nationwide.
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Nov. 16, 2022 - Camp Hope at center of political storm
11/16/2022 | 4m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
The state's largest encampment, home to nearly 450 people, began as a protest but has become a microcosm of housing and homelessness issues nationwide.
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Spokane's Camp Hope, home to nearly 450 unhoused people, is the center of a political storm.
The state's largest encampment began as a protest over the lack of available shelter beds, but has become a microcosm of housing and homelessness issues nationwide.
In recent months, Spokane city and county leaders have been squabbling with the state agencies over its future.
Local government leaders, including Mayor Nadine Woodward and Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, have declared the encampment a nuisance and are working to clear it within the next few weeks.
Meanwhile, leaders from state agencies including the Department of Transportation, owners of the property where Camp Hope sits, believe that clearing out the encampment prematurely will simply force the most vulnerable to relocate to other property in the area.
I'm Jay Martin, Jr. Find nonprofit Northwest news every day on crosscut.com.
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