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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
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(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
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🙌💙National Night Out is tomorrow, August 5, 2025! In addition to the big celebration at People’s Center that is featured in this Tacoma Report, there are also numerous neighborhood events all over Tacoma! Keep an eye out for Tacoma Police Department and Tacoma Fire Department who will be ...visiting many of them to connect with community and promote camaraderie. Find one near you at safest.org/nno.
🙌💙National Night Out is tomorrow, August 5, 2025! In addition to the big celebration at People’s Center that is featured in this Tacoma Report, there are also numerous neighborhood events all over #Tacoma! Keep an eye out for @tacomapd and @tacomafire who will be visiting many of them to ...connect with community and promote camaraderie.
💙🛹🎈Vendors! Skateboarding! Dancing! Games! Balloons! Music and more! The Downtown Block Party on Sunday was one for the books! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us and @downtowntacomapartnership.
Join us for the 8/5 #TacCouncil Mtg. at 5pm. Agenda & how to attend ➡️ https://ow.ly/n4Zp50WzBTe. Submit public comment relating to an agenda item to cityclerk@tacoma.gov at least 24 hrs. in advance, or speak during the meeting. More info at https://ow.ly/iBF050WsLPu.
Join us for the August 5, 2025, Tacoma City Council Meeting at 5 PM. Here's a link to the agenda: https://ow.ly/n4Zp50WzBTe. If you’d like to submit a comment relating to an item on the agenda, written public comments must be submitted to cityclerk@tacoma.gov at least 24 hours before the ...meeting, or you can speak during the meeting. The meeting will be hybrid, in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtual via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting will also be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and on our YouTube channel, and broadcast on TV Tacoma.
🥕🥬🍎 It’s National Farmers Market Week! Let’s show some love for our local farmers! Head to your nearest farmers market and fill your basket or reusable bag with local goodies. Berries, stone fruits, melons, tomatoes, and summer squash are all in season. You can also find flowers, baked... goods, food trucks, soaps, hand-crafted jewelry, and other artisan goods at the two markets in #Tacoma. 🥕🥬🍎
🔷 Broadway Farmers Market, every Thursday, 10 AM – 2 PM on Broadway between 9th and 11th Streets in Downtown #Tacoma, through September 25, 2025
🔷 Proctor Farmers Market, every Saturday, 9 AM – 2 PM at North 27th and Proctor, through December 20, 2025
There are additional markets throughout Pierce County, including in Orting, Puyallup, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, and DuPont. @tacomafarmersmarket #farmersmarkets #shoplocal
Join us for the Committee of the Whole meeting on Tues., 8/5. It’ll begin after Study Session and is hybrid on Zoom and in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers on the 1st floor. More info is at http://tacoma.gov/councilmeetings. Agenda in thread.
Join us for the Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. It’ll begin at the conclusion of Study Session and conducted as a hybrid meeting on Zoom and in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers located on the 1st floor. Agenda items include: ...
🔷 City Manager Recruitment - Competency Discussion
The meeting will be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and on our YouTube channel, and broadcast on TV Tacoma. For more information, visit tacoma.gov/councilmeetings.
Join us for the #TacCouncil Study Session on 8/5 at noon. It's a hybrid meeting on Zoom & in-person at the #Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.) in the Council Chambers. Agenda in thread. More info is at http://tacoma.gov/councilmeetings.