Cri de Coeur

One week before their candidate forum, the North Idaho Builders-Political Action Committee’s endorsements leaked to the press. Although we cannot disclose the source of the information, it is deemed credible.

We interviewed 2026 mayoral candidates sitting Mayor Woody McEvers and Councilman Dan Gookin in June. We invited the other candidates today. To avoid conflict of interests all CDA News content and reporting will be handled by the employees. There is a significant possiblity the site will be on hiatus until the end of the election

City leaders continue to grapple with growth and demand for living downtown. Nearly two dozen meetings have taken place to find a solution to building allowances and heights downtown. Here are several possible scenarios: The flavor we are hearing right now is that potentially no more towers should be added to Front Street or Sherman

Mayoral candidate Dan Gookin recently floated the idea of compensating city employees for cost-saving measures they discover and implement. While his proposal lacked details consider the following scenario as an example. Picture this: “Thank you for saving the city $40,000, Mr. Jones. On your next paycheck, we will give you a bonus of $40!” While

The Coeur d’Alene Historic Preservation Commission was recently informed by the U.S. Park Service that the City’s downtown Garden District neighborhood has been officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Letters from the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office informing residents of the listing were mailed out Wednesday to all registered property owners in