This is probably how you say “WTF are you doing?” within city government. It appears that the Planning Commission, city staff who are experts in relevant regulations and zoning, are also frustrated that the City Council have twice rejected their…
Dressed in white doctor’s coats, volunteers from 350 Tacoma paraded a 16-foot wide pair of glasses from 311 Puyallup Avenue to Tollefson Plaza, handing out 200 flyers to curious passersby. Playing the role of concerned optometrists, the group hopes that…
On December 10th, 2019, Mayor Woodards and Council Members Beale and Mello presented Resolution 40509, acknowledging the perils of our climate crisis and declaring it as constituting a “public emergency.” Note that while the Resolution itself was a response to…
Not sure who to vote for in the primaries? The ballots are due August 3 so make sure to vote and drop off your ballot at one of the convenient locations around town! As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, 350 Tacoma…
As many of you know, the Puyallup Tribe and concerned residents of Tacoma and beyond have been fighting Puget Sound Energy’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility for years now. In reality it is a fracked methane gas refinery (also producing…
In November 2017, the City of Tacoma passed the Tideflats Interim Regulations to protect the Tacoma Tideflats (the Port’s so called MIC, or Manufacturing Industrial Center) from new fossil fuel and heavy industrial uses. These Interim Regulations initially lasted for…
By Janeen Provazek Shared during our February General Meeting that observed Black History Month. This month is Black History Month, a time to honor Blacks’ many contributions to our world and remind us of their history, from kidnapped slaves to…
The City of Tacoma has informed concerned residents that the expansion proposal from SeaPort Sound Terminal will require further review. Initially deemed “non-significant”, the proposal would see the old refinery and some storage tanks demolished and replaced with over 180,000…
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently filed an amicus brief, joining the Puyallup Tribe and Earthjustice in calling the analysis of Puget Sound Energy’s Liquefied Natural Gas facility unacceptable. The facility, which will process and store methane, is also referred…
The WA Can’t Wait Campaign is building a grassroots movement across Washington to pressure our legislature in the 2021 legislative session to pass major updates to the Growth Management Act that would incorporate policy to address climate change, affordable housing…
