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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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😋 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. ⬇️
Candidate Forums for the Aug. 5, Primary Election are now available on TV #Tacoma and our YouTube channel. Links to watch in thread. Ballots will be mailed by @PierceCountyAud on 7/18. Find more election info. and voter resources at http://piercecountywa.gov/elections.
Check out the following Candidate Forums for the August 5, 2025, Primary Election on our YouTube channel (link in bio).
🔷 Tacoma Council-At-Large Position No. 6
🔷 City of Tacoma Mayor
🔷 Port of Tacoma Position No. 1 & Position No. 4
✅ #Tacoma Council District No. ...4 and No. 5 are also on the ballot, as well the 26th Legislative District State Senator position and a variety of other positions and resolutions.
📫 👀 Keep an eye on your mailbox, ballots will be mailed by the @piercecountyauditor on July 18.
Candidate Forums for the August 5, 2025, Primary Election are now available on TV Tacoma and our YouTube channel.
🔷 Watch the City of Tacoma Council-At-Large Position No. 6 forum at https://youtu.be/i1bLyF_Gv5k
🔷 Watch the City of Tacoma Mayor forum at ...https://youtu.be/ZPV9Vc37hZA
🔷 Watch the Port of Tacoma Position No. 1 & Position No. 4 forums at https://youtu.be/JVdTNg8FuXc
Tacoma Council District No. 4 and No. 5 are also on the ballot, as well the 26th Legislative District State Senator position and a variety of other positions and resolutions.
📫 👀 Keep an eye on your mailbox, ballots will be mailed by the Pierce County Auditor's Office on July 18.
Register to vote, find the Local Voter’s Pamphlet, and more voter resources online at piercecountywa.gov/elections.
Port of Tacoma Position No. 1 & Position No. 4 - Primary Election Candidates Forums - July, 2025
🔴As a reminder, Tacoma City Council Study Session begins at noon on July 15, 2025. Agenda includes an Initiative Measure No. 2 Review. The meeting is broadcast live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings on TV Tacoma.