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Shawn Vestal
Verified
Editor, InvestigateWest
Spokane
Beats
Media, Gender Wealth Gap , Work, Inequality, Labor , Economy, Racial Wealth Gap , Parenting
Content
By Shawn Vestal Verified| The Spokesman-Review Verified By Shawn VestalWe peel back the chain-link fence beneath the rusted sign that reads No Trespassing! Area May Flood at Any Time! Beside the words on the placard, a cute, curvy wave bears down with deadly intensity upon a stick figure, arm raised in stick-figure desperation. “That guy’s dead,” one of us says. “Mega dead,” says one of the others. We laugh and slide through the fence and head down the path toward the stony channels below, pebbles skidding beneath our feet.
By Shawn Vestal Verified| The Spokesman-Review Verified In 1972, citizens mounted an initiative to crack open the secrecy surrounding the people’s business. Initiative 276 was intended as a beam of comprehensive, thoroughgoing sunshine, opening the books of campaign finance as well as making virtually every government record open to the public.
By Shawn Vestal Verified| The Spokesman-Review Verified By Shawn VestalWe peel back the chain-link fence beneath the rusted sign that reads No Trespassing! Area May Flood at Any Time! Beside the words on the placard, a cute, curvy wave bears down with deadly intensity upon a stick figure, arm raised in stick-figure desperation. “That guy’s dead,” one of us says. “Mega dead,” says one of the others. We laugh and slide through the fence and head down the path toward the stony channels below, pebbles skidding beneath our feet.
Company Info
InvestigateWest
As a nonprofit, collaborative newsroom, InvestigateWest's mission is to produce high-impact investigative journalism that holds power accountable, exposes injustice and empowers underserved communities across the Pacific Northwest to create a more informed, just and equitable society. Our vision is one of a society where all communities are empowered by fearless investigative journalism that drives systemic change, strengthens democracy, and fosters greater accountability and justice. Over the years, our small newsroom has generated massive impact, including a dozen new state laws to protect workers, the environment and vulnerable children.
Seattle, Washington, United States
'+1 206-718-0340
Founded: 2009