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City, DOC disagree over placement of sex offenders in south sound

Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma and members of the city council voiced their frustrations Tuesday over what they believe…

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LDC makes early pitch for downtown security

The Local Development Council (LDC) is urging officials within City Hall and the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) to…

(PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

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Preparing for the future at TCC

If you were looking for some idea of where Tacoma Community College (TCC) plans to focus its attention…

(ILLUSTRATION BY TCF ARCHITECTURE)

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Council weighs options for Hilltop development

Redevelop. Rejuvenate. Or leave it alone. Those are the options that the Tacoma City Council and Mayor Bill…

Bob Drewel, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Regional Council, heads up Prosperity Partnership, a coalition of four counties (King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Snohomish) created last fall to assess the economic needs of the region and formulate a plan to create 100,000 jobs by 2010. (PHOTO COURTESY PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL)

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City briefed on Prosperity Partnership

A plan designed to link government, business, labor, and community leaders from four counties to create 100,000 new…

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Resolution directs City Manager to balance budget

A resolution that directs City Manager Eric Anderson to develop a balanced budget through the 2007-2008 biennium and…

Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma (second from left), along with other elected officials and community leaders, breaks ground Aug. 19 on the new Chinese Reconciliation Park, located along Schuster Parkway on the shores of Commencement Bay. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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A new chapter in Tacoma history

More than 100 elected officials, community leaders, and Tacoma residents gathered Aug. 19 for a ceremony to mark…

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City considers early retirements to balance budget

Discussion about strategies for cutting costs and balancing the city’s budget continued this week as City Manager Eric…

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Neighborhood committee reviews proposed changes to historic preservation codes

An ordinance designed to update and change the historic preservation sections of the Tacoma Municipal Code (TMC) in…

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Port adopts resolution supporting salmon recovery

The Port of Tacoma Commission has adopted a resolution supporting a strategic plan to protect and restore salmon…

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Real work, real money: enviro groups awarded funds

Eight non-profit environmental groups working to improve Commencement Bay and the lower Puyallup River watershed will share $41,888…

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City hears status of brownfield cleanup project

Efforts to inventory and gather available information on former gas station sites in Pierce County, as well as…

(PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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City Manager presents ambitious budget plan to council

More than 100 people filled the council chambers at City Hall yesterday as newly-hired City Manager Eric Anderson…