RIGHTS FOOLISHNESS - R.I.P.

Now that Prop. 4 has been smashed, I hope that that important segment of Spokane's progressive community which worked on the thing can turn their attention to some doable things that really matter and make sense.   How about an elected park board and elected planning commission?  Or better yet, picked by lot.  How about an independent police commission?  How about electing some freeholders to rewrite the city charter?  How about overhauling the neighborhood council system to make it democratic?

If Snyder's slim lead holds up, Spokane will have the most progressive council ever, at least on the green front.  This opens a slew of lobbying possibilities for the left.