Tacoma Declares Frost Park Chalk Day! (Photos & Audio)
To mark the start of the 5th season of Friday chalk art at Frost Park Tacoma's Mayor and City Council declared April 6th, 2012 to be Frost Park Chalk...
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David Boe's Tacoma City Council Campaign Kick-Off
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Letter ~ Don't Settle in Case of Sounder
The following is an email I sent this morning to the Tacoma City Council regarding Resolution 37342 before them tonight regarding the Sound Transit plans for expanding the Sounder...
Side-by-side (kinda') with City Council Position #3 Candidates
I only received a response from one City Council position #3 candidate but thought her time deserved to be for a good use. An email was sent to Mr....
Side-by-side with City Council Position #8 Candidates
Since the local City Council candidates don't get together for debates or forums very often I thought it would be nice to get them side-by-side. Even if it is...
Constitutions Matter - Reasons City Council Should Enforce Billboard Ordinance by Erik Bjornson
Thanks to downtown attorney and KFnet friend Erik Bjornson for sending in the following post: Just over 10 years ago, Tacoma passed the billboard ordinance to stop the proliferation...
Coffee & Rhetoric for 6/28
Coffee & Rhetoric's back and on it's new monthly schedule! If you thought last week's City Council candidate forum needed more excitement stop by C&R tonight. Julie over at...
Bullets from the Position 8 forum
Last night I took in Derek's forum for candidates running for Tacoma's "at large" spot on the City Council. It was a good chance to see and hear each...
City Council takes on the bridge lights (update 1)
Tomorrow night there's a couple issues on the ol' City Council agenda of interest. First is those Narrows Bridge Lights. The group is seeking a resolution with no monetary...
Winthrop loan and panhandling on the agenda
There's a couple items that may interest some folks on the agenda for tonight's city council meeting agenda. First we have the proposed loan to AF Evans concerning the...
Delay in Winthrop financing vote
Tonight's City Council meeting was packed full of people most of whom wanted to talk about the Winthrop. Not only were local business owners present but current Winthrop residents...
Tollefson it is, square it ain't
Our experience at tonight's city council meeting was great and I want to thank the Mayor, council and everyone present for their kind ear and their willingness to engage...