Eliza Billingham
ReporterEliza Billingham is a full-time news reporter for SPR. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, where she was selected as a fellow with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to cover an illegal drug addiction treatment center in Hanoi, Vietnam. She’s spent her professional career in Spokane, covering everything from rent crises and ranching techniques to City Council and sober bartenders. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, she’s lived in Vietnam, Austria and Jerusalem and will always be a slow runner and a theology nerd.
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The Transportation Choices Coalition champions a megaproject for safety -
Savage has run for Spokane City Council seats in 2019, 2921 and 2023. Like fellow challenger Cody Arguelles, he's positioning himself as a conservative alternative to the progressive incumbent councilmember Zach Zappone. -
Cody Arguelles challenges incumbent Zack Zappone in the city's Northwest District 3. -
Incumbent Councilman Zack Zappone faces challenges from Cody Arguelles and Christopher Savage for the seat he has occupied for the last four years. -
New law enforcement oversight officer Lissa Mascio brings a wealth of experience from the East Coast -
Spokane Velocity player founds soccer league for athletes with intellectual disabilities -
Latinos en Spokane partners with Seattle-based consulate to serve Mexicans in Eastern Washington -
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All three women are leaving their current positions. Navarrette is giving up her city council seat for city employment. Omana leaves as the #2 in the Spokane Police Ombuds office. Hauck is retiring as YWCA Spokane chief executive.
