LAKEWOOD, Wash. – On Monday, July 19, the Lakewood City Council approved the purchase of body cameras by the Lakewood Police Department. Lakewood will be the first Pierce County municipality to equip all marked vehicles with in-car cameras and all officers with body-worn cameras. “We think that cameras will go a long way towards demonstrating transparency to […]
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Letter: Jason Whalen – A Proven & Experienced Civic Leader
Submitted by John Simpson. Jason Whalen is a civic leader who has sought the positive in everything he has accomplished as a member of the Lakewood City Council. My observation is premised on what I have seen and heard him do and say, respectively, over the seven years I served with him. His sole focus […]
City of Lakewood First to Join Intergovernmental Affordable Housing Initiative
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – On Tuesday, July 20, the City of Lakewood became the first government to formally approve an intergovernmental agreement to participate in the South Sound Housing Affordability Partners (SSHA3P). As stated within the agreement, “the most efficient and effective way (sic) to address access to affordable and attainable housing needs in Pierce County is through cooperative […]
Candidate Forum – Clover Park School Board, Districts 3 & 4
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County is hosting a nonpartisan candidate forum along with several other community groups for races in Pierce County for which there are three or more candidates in the Primary election. This is an opportunity for the public to hear […]
Letter: Counting Down to Victory! 10 . . .
Ten days from now the people will decide who will survive the Primary for Clover Park School District Directors. Have I worked hard enough? Does my message resonate with those who will make the decision? Two-thousand, three-hundred and six doorsteps I’ve been on to-date in this my campaign to be elected. As I continue on […]
Letter: School Board Race Disinformation
Submitted by Don Anderson. You might expect me to react like Harry Truman when a couple of misogynistic septuagenarian retired majors who’s careers peaked 40 years ago orchestrate a vicious disinformation campaign against my daughter Alyssa Anderson Pearson who is running for re-election to the Clover Park School Board. Unlike Truman, I won’t draw attention […]
Letter: Dissappointing District Decision
Submitted by Paul Nimmo. As I read the first sentence of the e-mail sent from the district “After carefully reviewing community input”, I knew I would be disappointed. The bile slowly rose as I continued reading and finding that which I knew was pre-ordained would happen… yep, Harrison Prep would now begin at 7:25 a.m. […]
Sign Your Kids Up for an Amazing (and Free) Summer Experience
Submitted by Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. It’s coming! Lakewood Lemonade Day is Friday, August 27th! As a movement committed to the power of youth entrepreneurship, Lemonade Day Lakewood ~ offered free by the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce ~ encourages kids to learn the valuable lessons offered through its program by teaching them how to start, […]
The Lakewood City Council July 26 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Study Session on July 26 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.