Submitted by Bruce Dammeier, Executive. I hope you and your friends and family had a safe and sane celebration of our nation’s independence! Those of us who grew up in the Pacific Northwest know that summer doesn’t really begin until July 5th – as proven by years of experience with cold and wet Fourth of […]
To Know
Lakewood City Manager July 5 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) July 5 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Steilacoom Town Administrator July 5 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s July 5 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Pierce County Council to Consider Interim Ordinance to Remove Barriers to Emergency Shelters
Pierce County is currently facing a public health and safety emergency with respect to homelessness. The 2024 Point-in-Time Count exposed a 23% year-over-year increase in homelessness, with 30% living unsheltered. The closure of the FOB (Forward Operating Base) Hope Veterans Village, the county’s only sanctioned veteran’s tent encampment, will further heighten the need for emergency […]
New Downtown Pride-Themed Mural Celebrates Stormwater Pollution Prevention
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma’s new Public Works Artist-in-Residence, Natalie Dupille, with support from the Environmental Services Department and the Community and Economic Development Department’s Arts and Cultural Vitality Division, has created a new mural located at the corner of South 9th Street and Pacific Avenue and South 9th and A streets. The […]
City Continues to Support Residents as Temperatures Climb into the 90s
TACOMA, Wash. – With temperatures anticipated to rise into the 90s for several days starting Sunday, July 7, the City of Tacoma’s Neighborhood and Community Services Department will continue to deploy outreach teams and volunteers to provide unsheltered individuals with access to water and masks. Cooling centers will also open throughout Tacoma. The City of […]
Aiding or Abetting in Street Racing Activity
As part of the new legislation a new RCW has been added to deter street racing in our state. RCW 46.64.048 Attempting, aiding, abetting, coercing, committing violations, punishable. Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared by this title to be a […]
CPSD Superintendent Banner Earns Inaugural State Learning from Leaders Award
LAKEWOOD, Wash.—Clover Park School District Superintendent Ron Banner received the inaugural Learning from Leaders Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) for his outstanding leadership of the Superintendent’s Youth Advisory Council (SYAC) and efforts to elevate student voice. This is the first year this award has been given and recognizes a WASA member’s […]
Tacoma Animal Shelter Cares for Dog Thrown From Moving Vehicle
Submitted by Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. Between June 28-30, two weeks after the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County adopted out over 220 animals during a capacity crisis, the shelter welcomed 121 animals in need. Among them was Blaze, a dog who was thrown from a moving vehicle on SR-509 in […]