By Brian Hardtke is the Chief of Staff on the Executive Team. In recent years, we have witnessed a technological revolution that is reshaping the way we work, communicate, and serve our community. At the forefront of this transformation is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and large language models like ChatGPT. These advancements are not just changing […]
Pierce County completes the purchase of a downtown Tacoma building
Pierce County announced today the completion of acquiring a downtown Tacoma office building located at 1501 Market St. The building purchase is the next step in the County’s Justice Center and Space Planning Study – an initiative to convert the County-City Building (CCB) into a Justice Center campus to improve service delivery and public access. […]
Celebra tu herencia
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. My family heritage is from Germany. While I don’t speak much German (Ein bisschen – “a little bit”), I especially appreciate Germany’s printing history (I have a model of the Gutenberg Press in my office). Each of us has a family lineage and history of which we can be […]
Foothills Trail closure between Military Rd. and 136th St. trail crossings begins Oct. 9
Beginning Monday, Oct. 9, approximately one mile of the Foothills Trail will be closed between the Military Road and 136th Street trail crossings. Both trail crossings will be undergoing ADA accessibility improvements. The project is expected to take up to three weeks. There will be no detour available during the closure. This fall, the Foothills […]
A balancing act
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. This week I presented my (final) biennial budget to the Council. Months of data gathering, analysis, presentations, debate, and decisions ended for me and the Finance team, and the process now moves to the members of our legislative branch. For the first time, the priorities for how we allocated […]
Dammeier proposes new biennial budget focusing on public safety and justice
Executive Bruce Dammeier presented his proposed 2024-2025 biennial budget to the Pierce County Council today. The more than $3 billion budget is based on community input and prioritizes funding for public safety and justice, transportation and roads, homelessness and attainable housing, economic opportunity, and sustainability. Most of the County’s budget is dedicated to keeping residents […]
Being blue
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. It was in September 2021 – almost exactly two years ago – that I helped host a Blue Zones kick off along with our partners from Multicare and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. We were in the throes of the pandemic, so our in-person event became a virtual broadcast from […]
Celebrate the groundbreaking of the Pipeline Trail
Pierce County Parks invites you to the groundbreaking of the next phase of the Pipeline Trail. The event is happening Friday, Sept. 15, from 1 to 2 p.m. at 8206 Pipeline Rd. E. in Tacoma. This event will celebrate the expansion of the Pipeline Trail between Tacoma and Orangegate Park. Speakers for the event include […]
Free Pierce County Alzheimer’s Conference returns Oct. 7
Individuals, family members, and caregivers grappling with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are invited to the 2023 Pierce County Alzheimer’s Disease Conference, “Transitions in the World of Alzheimer’s,” on Saturday, Oct. 7. The conference will be held in person at Rainier View Christian Church, located at 12305 Spanaway Loop Road South in Tacoma. Doors open […]