Candidates for Spokane Public School's School Board will be facing off Tuesday morning at a candidate forum hosted by Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI). Tom Johnson, CEO of STCU and Chair of GSI's K-12 Roundtable, will be moderating the 8 a.m. forum featuring six of the candidates running for the school board position.

U-S Representative Jay Inslee is planning a trip to Spokane announce his candidacy in the race for governor. Inslee will launch his campaign Monday in Seattle, followed by a second event in the Yakima Valley town of Wapato. His advisors say he'll make stops in Spokane, Tacoma and Vancouver on Tuesday. Inslee has spent more than a decade in Congress.

The neighborhood councils had their say on Monday night instead of the normal city council meeting for the City of Spokane. The legislative agenda was postponed until next week. The neighborhoods met at West Central Community Center and featured presentations on their neighborhoods. Councilman Jon Snyder posted a recap of some notable presentations at his blog. It includes mentions of North Indian Trail, Emerson/Garfield, North Hill, Balboa/South Indian Trail, Five-Mile Prairie, Northwest and North Central.