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💚 After soliciting community feedback through an online survey and in-person events earlier this year, the Climate Action Plan Update was unanimously approved last night (July 8, 2025) by City Council. The plan guides City funding, investments, and initiatives to help strengthen our local ...economy, infrastructure, and the health and well-being of our residents for generations to come. The update identifies new actions to meet our goals with a renewed emphasis on climate adaptation and resilience. You can read the executive summary and full plan at tacoma.gov/climateactionplan.

😮 In the first half of this year, Tacoma FIRST 311 received 24,292 requests for service and closed 93% of these within department goals. Tacoma FIRST 311 is our one-stop-shop where you can request support for everything from vehicle and parking issues to illegal dumping, street repair, and much ...more. See how you can submit a request for City services at tacoma.gov/tacomafirst311.

🎉🏈 Huge congratulations to the Lincoln High School Girls Flag Football Team, who were recognized this evening during the Tacoma City Council Meeting!

This fabulous group of athletes exemplified excellence in athletics, leadership, and international goodwill through their recent trip... to Shanghai, China. During their journey, the team led clinics to teach Chinese college students the fundamentals of flag football, promoting cross-cultural exchange, teamwork, and global friendship through sport.

Help us congratulate these remarkable student-athletes represented not only Lincoln High School but all of Tacoma with pride, sportsmanship, and determination. 🌟

📸: Shall Jacome, Head Flag Football Coach, Lincoln High School

🔴As a reminder, the Tacoma City Council Meeting and Community Forum begins at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Here's a link to agenda: https://ow.ly/8xi350WlRk4. 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.

👀📖 Looking for summer reading book recommendations? Tacoma Reads has something for all ages! Learn more about this long-standing, city-wide literacy program in this Tacoma Report and at tacomalibrary.org/tacomareads.