Nearly two years after Spokane County voters rejected a $1.7 billion criminal justice tax measure , supporters and opponents of that 2023 proposal have come together to try to draft a compromise plan to address public safety, homelessness, addiction and mental health, likely with a 2026 tax proposal.

Speakers at a news conference Tuesday underscored the work done in the past 18 months to bring political opponents and disparate viewpoints together for the “Safe and Healthy Spokane” task force, including seven members of law enforcement or the criminal justice system, six representatives of the health care system, homeless service providers, prominent businesses and downtown property owners, and at least two people who led the effort two years ago to defeat what colloquially became known

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