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Tacoma residents appeal permit decision for Bridge Industrial warehouse

By Lauren Gallup May 9, 2023

The property where a 2.5 million square-foot warehouse is being proposed in South Tacoma. Photo courtesy of Michelle Mood.

Two Tacoma groups have filed a joint-appeal against the city’s recent decision to issue a land-use permit for a highly controversial warehouse in South Tacoma. The South Tacoma Neighborhood Council and 350 Tacoma, a grassroots environmental organization, filed the appeal on May 5. Earthjustice, a non-profit, environmental law organization, is representing the groups. Read More

Pushing Back On The Gentrification Of The Hilltop

By Lauren Gallup July 26, 2022

The new light rail expansion stop in the Hilltop, one of the many recent developments in this Tacoma neighborhood. Photo by Lauren Gallup.

Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood is a place where generations have raised families, where small businesses have blossomed and where art intersects with your local corner mart. But it's also a neighborhood where residents have faced systemic racism in the form of redlining, where the FBI monitored the sidewalks in the late 90s, and where gentrification is displacing longtime Read More

Tacoma Greening Project (GRIT) Wants Community Input On Trees

By Lauren Gallup July 5, 2022

A pop-up forest set up in the Tacoma Mall this past Earth Day as part of the GRIT project, as a way to engage the community with greening efforts and the science behind it. Photo by Lauren Gallup.

The Tacoma Mall Neighborhood has less green space and tree canopy than most of the city — and because of this, higher temperatures, which can cause illness and even death. The Greening Research in Tacoma, or GRIT project, is hoping to involve residents in efforts to curb these detriments.Read More

Lawsuit: Fair Housing Groups Say Seattle-Based Redfin ‘Redlines’ Minority Communities

By NWPB News October 30, 2020

A Redfin "for sale" sign stands in front of a house Oct. 28, 2020, in Seattle. Several fair housing organizations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit, saying the online real estate broker offers fewer services to homebuyers and sellers in minority communities, a type of "digital redlining" that has depressed home values and exacerbated historic injustice in the housing market. CREDIT: Elaine Thompson/AP

In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, the organizations said that during a two-year investigation they documented the effect of Redfin’s “minimum price policy,” which requires homes to be listed for certain prices to reap the benefits of Redfin’s services.Read More