Tacoma voters will decide this election whether to pass the Safe Homes For All initiative Measure 1, which would strengthen enforcement of renter protections, increase penalties for noncompliant landlords and require landlords to bargain with tenant unions. The proposal has generated…
As she hand-paints winter scenes on the Antique Sandwich Company windows near Ruston, Tacoma muralist Mary Mann reflects on why public art matters. Mann, who has painted dozens of murals including Ripple Effect near Schuster Parkway, says art in shared…
KYIV, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Saturday the Starlink satellite system and its military version Starshield were now fully functional after over a week of restrictions that disrupted military operations and intensified tensions with the US. Hours later, Elon Musk,…
The 20th annual Tacoma Film Festival kicks off today at The Grand Cinema, featuring dozens of independent movies and local documentaries. As councillors prepare to banish the vehicles, views in Central Park are divided over the 160-year-old tradition. Democratic Senator L…
When Ben Lackey wandered into the gulch below Garfield Park in 2015, he stumbled upon what would become his new passion project: the overgrown Bayside Trail that the city of Tacoma closed in 2000. After moving nearby, Lackey, who ran unsuccessfully for…
Gov. Bob Ferguson has nominated six Tacoma census tracts as federal Opportunity Zones, a designation aimed at supporting job creation, decreasing vacant properties, and promoting overall economic resilience. TACOMA — Gov. Bob Ferguson has nominated six Tacoma census tracts as federal…
Season 8 Episode 6 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions | CC The initiative makes the city responsible for going after and fining noncompliant landlords. The Newsfeed is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app. - Welcome to The Newsfeed. Tacoma renters could have…
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission apologized after a virtual public comment hearing on Puget Sound Energy rates was repeatedly interrupted by racist and offensive remarks. The hearing was held Wednesday, Oct. 7. In a statement released the following day, the…
An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the 9.9% tax on earnings above $1m – who’s winning the fight? Voters in Washington state will soon decide the fate of the state’s so-called “millionaire tax” – a 9.9% income tax on earnings above $1m that was…
The political fights that reach home.