CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
2026 general Election By Reader Staff Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested legislative and local races to ask questions about how they would represent the constituents in the...
Tagged: housing
‘Some of the worst legislation I’ve ever seen’
Sandpoint City Hall holds off on repealing short-term rental regs to align with new state law By Zach HagadoneReader Staff One way or another, the city of Sandpoint will be required to repeal its...
Court sides with county, developers in RICO case
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff U.S. District Court Judge Amanda Brailsford ruled April 16 against residents of the Mountain Homestead development in the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit brought against more than...
Emily Articulated: Foundation
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist My partner and I are building a house. Or rather, he (and many other skilled people) are building a house, and I’m slotting in where I can: moving dirt from...
Going vertical
Keeping elected officials honest at all levels By Stan NormanReader Contributor There is a disturbing trend developing in the Idaho Legislature. Several bills have been introduced in the House that would effectively take power...
Bill deregulating short-term rentals heads to governor’s desk
Mayor Grimm: House Bill 583 is a ‘significant step’ away from ‘local control’ By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The bill to effectively eliminate almost all powers of counties and cities to regulate short-term rentals is...
The unlikeliest of outcomes
By Ben OlsonReader Staff If you noticed some pigs flying by your living room window earlier this summer, the sun rising in the west and a fine frosty crust settling over Hell, don’t worry;...
Legislative committee explores affordable housing in Sandpoint
Presentations include land trust, deed-restricted housing models By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The interim Idaho Legislature committee on land use and housing — which has been meeting around the state over the summer — convened...
How to help Bonner Homeless Transitions transform lives
By Patty Shook Reader Contributor Finding yourself homeless in Sandpoint can feel desperate. Not long ago, Kate and Steve arrived from Utah, hoping to leave their drug problems behind. When staying with Kate’s parents...
Sandpoint Council approves updated Comp Plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint has its first updated Comprehensive Plan in 15 years, after City Council members unanimously approved the final draft of the document at their regular July...
