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Department Name Email Phone Mayor and Council Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
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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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💙Members of the Mayor’s Youth Commission presented their annual report at the June 17, 2025, #TacCouncil meeting and WOW – have they been busy! This youth-led advocacy group and advisory board to the City Council conducted outreach at schools, participated in Student Government Day, met ...numerous elected officials, and even advocated for local and state issues!
📸Rowen Higley, Caleb Rotchstein, and Begina Kisembo, Youth Commission Leadership Team members at the City Council meeting
💙Members of the Mayor’s Youth Commission presented their annual report at the June 17, 2025, City Council meeting and WOW – have they been busy! This youth-led advocacy group and advisory board to the City Council conducted outreach at schools, participated in Student Government Day, met ...numerous elected officials, and even advocated for local and state issues! Learn more about their work and how to get involved at https://tacoma.gov/government/committees-boards-and-commissions/mayors-youth-commission-of-tacoma/.
📸Rowen Higley, Caleb Rotchstein, and Begina Kisembo, Youth Commission Leadership Team members at the City Council meeting
💙 Reminder: The applications to become Tacoma’s next poet laureate close on June 27, 2025! Consider applying if you’re a poet or writer who is passionate about inspiring others. More details below ⬇️ or visit https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/arts-cultural-vitality/opportunities/.
❤️💛💚Our administrative offices and the Tacoma Municipal Building complex will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. All essential services, including emergency services and garbage, recycling and yard/food waste collection, remain operational. Our office will reopen... for regular business on Friday, June 20, 2025.
❤️💛💚Join fellow community members at the @juneteenthwa celebration at Stewart Heights Park from 11 AM - 5 PM to honor this powerful day in history, mark the progress we've made, and the work left to do.
Our administrative offices and the Tacoma Municipal Building complex will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. All essential services, including emergency services and garbage, recycling and yard/food waste collection, remain operational. Our office will reopen for regular ...business on Friday, June 20, 2025.
❤️💛💚Join fellow community members at the Juneteenth Celebration: A Road To Economic Freedom WA State celebration at Stewart Heights Park from 11 AM - 5 PM to honor this powerful day in history, mark the progress we've made, and the work left to do. More at https://www.juneteenthwa.com/.
This evening, we honored the legacy of resilience and freedom at the #TacCouncil meeting with the #Juneteenth Proclamation, officially declaring Thursday, June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth throughout #Tacoma. 🎉
Juneteenth commemorates the pivotal events of June 19, 1865, when Major General... Gordon Granger led Union soldiers into Galveston, Texas. They brought the monumental news that the Civil War had ended, declaring all enslaved people free nearly two and a half years prior through the Emancipation Proclamation.
🌟 Come celebrate with us at the @juneteenthwa Celebration at Stewart Heights Park from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Join us as we raise the Juneteenth Flag over the @thetacomadome for the very first time on Wednesday, June 18, at 4:00 PM! Together, let us continue to reflect on our journey toward justice and equality for all. 🖤💚❤️
📸 Jerome “JD” Davis, Chief Executive Officer and President, Way Out Kids and Candace Wesley, Community Leader and Organizer
#JuneteenthWA #FreedomDay #EmancipationDay #tacomawa #Juneteenth2025
This evening, we honored the legacy of resilience and freedom at the Tacoma City Council meeting with the Juneteenth Proclamation, officially declaring Thursday, June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth throughout Tacoma. 🎉
Juneteenth commemorates the pivotal events of June 19, 1865, when Major ...General Gordon Granger led Union soldiers into Galveston, Texas. They brought the monumental news that the Civil War had ended, declaring all enslaved people free nearly two and a half years prior through the Emancipation Proclamation.
🌟 Come celebrate with us at the Juneteenth Celebration at Stewart Heights Park from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Join us as we raise the Juneteenth Flag over the Tacoma Dome for the very first time on Wednesday, June 18, at 4:00 PM! Together, let us continue to reflect on our journey toward justice and equality for all. 🖤💚❤️
📸 Jerome “JD” Davis, Chief Executive Officer and President, Way Out Kids and Candace Wesley, Community Leader and Organizer
🔴As a reminder, the Tacoma City Council Meeting begins at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Here's a link to agenda: https://ow.ly/kgWZ50WaiKt. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person meeting 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.
🔴As a reminder, Tacoma City Council Study Session begins at noon on June 17, 2025. The agenda includes a City of Tacoma Regional Fire Authority Briefing. The meeting is also broadcast live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings on TV Tacoma.