Pierce Transit recently posted to their website about a new partnership for “carbon neutral, responsibly sourced natural gas” and we were compelled to write them the following letter. Dear Pierce County Transit, First of all, we want to thank you…
On Tuesday night, almost four years exactly to the date that the Interim Regulations were first enacted, the Tacoma City Council passed a set of Non Interim Regulations to replace them. They will remain in place while the rezoning of…
Response to Frank Boykin Op-Ed in the Tacoma News Tribune: As world leaders meet in Glasgow to discuss what we must do to avert the worst of the climate crisis, here in Tacoma, city leaders seem intent on doubling…
If you want the quick version of this, know that we still want the city to pass the Non Interim Regulations as proposed by the Planning Commission. No amendments, no expansion, no exceptions! If you need more background on this…
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…