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Department Name Email Phone Mayor and Council Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 deskTacoma Police Department Shelbie Boyd sboyd@tacoma.gov
TPD-PIO@tacoma.gov(253) 405-7134 mobile
(253) 591-5968 main deskTacoma Fire Department Chelsea Shepherd cshepherd@tacoma.gov (253) 948-7363 mobile Tacoma Public Library Mariesa Bus mbus@tacomalibrary.org (253) 457-1867 mobile
(253) 280-2882 deskTacoma Public Utilities Jessica Wilson jwilson2@tacoma.gov (253) 753-3119 mobile
(253) 502-8117 deskTacoma Venues and Events Hillary Brenner hbrenner@tacomavenues.org (253) 257-5540 mobile
(253) 593-7625 deskAll Other Departments Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 desk
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Join us for CityLine on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 AM. We’ll be live in the studio with:
🔷Bill Goodgion, Elisabeth Fischer, & Jeffery Ray - Recovery Beyond
🔷Ryan McNiff - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife: Living in Black Bear Country
🔷Harry Turpin, Meagan ...Castillo, & G Alvardo - TACOMA MUSICAL PLAYHOUSE presents Mary Poppins!
🔷Lauren Green and Madison Huffman - The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
🔷Sheela Pagano - Corina Bakery
Watch live at tacoma.gov/tvtacoma and on TV Tacoma.
MOSAIC Festival is July 26-27, 2025, at Wright Park! Join us at this arts and cultural event that celebrates our diversity with performances from community groups, food trucks, and a vendor village with nearly 100 different booths. Check out a preview in this Tacoma Report and at ...parkstacoma.gov/event/mosaic/.
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MOSAIC Festival is July 26-27, 2025, at Wright Park! Join us at this arts and cultural event that celebrates our diversity with performances from community groups, food trucks, and a vendor village with nearly 100 different booths. Check out a preview in this #Tacoma Report.
💙☕ Council Member Sandesh Sadalge’s coffee chat is just over a week away! Join him at Patsy Surh Place on Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 9:30 - 10:30 AM to share your thoughts, concerns, and hopes for Tacoma at this casual event. All District 4 residents are invited to attend, and no RSVP is ...required. More info in the event page below. ⬇️
#TacCouncil Member Sandesh Sadalge’s coffee chat is just over a week away! Join him at Patsy Surh Place on Thurs., 7/24, 2025, from 9:30 - 10:30 AM to share your thoughts, concerns, and hopes for #Tacoma. All District 4 residents are invited to attend, and no RSVP is required.
😋 SavorFest Pacific Northwest Day is Sunday, July 20, 2025! Join us to celebrate (and taste) the ethnic and culinary traditions that all merge right here in #Tacoma. The event is held at Mi Centro (208 S. 10th Street) from noon until 5 PM.
📸 Julie Davidson, Founder of Caribbean Queens; ...Chef Lydia Mendez, Owner-Operator of Little Miss Sweets NYC and Founder of @savorfestpnw; and Maribel Galvan, Art and Cultural Center Director of Mi Centro accepting the Council proclamation at the July 15, 2025, #TacCouncil Meeting.
😋 SavorFest Pacific Northwest Day is Sunday, July 20, 2025! Join us to celebrate (and taste) the ethnic and culinary traditions that all merge right here in Tacoma. The event is held at Mi Centro (208 S. 10th Street) from noon until 5 PM.
📸 Julie Davidson, Founder of Caribbean Queens; ...Chef Lydia Mendez, Owner-Operator of Little Miss Sweets NYC and Founder of SavorFest PNW; and Maribel Galvan, Art and Cultural Center Director of Mi Centro accepting the Council proclamation at the July 15, 2025, City Council Meeting.
🔴As a reminder, the Tacoma City Council Meeting begins at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Here's a link to agenda: https://ow.ly/5TZp50Wpgs6. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtually via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: ...https://ow.ly/XhS350VN9cB and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting is also live streamed at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings broadcast live on TV Tacoma.
💦🐟 Don’t run-off before signing up for one of our Stormwater and Watersheds workshops! (run-off, get it? 😉🤣). But seriously, we're really into watershed health and want you to be too! Join Tacoma Environmental Services at a workshop later this month to learn more about our new ...Stormwater Comprehensive Plan. More details below. ⬇️