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Tacomans deciding on progressive renter protections

By Lauren Gallup November 13, 2023

Zev Cook prepares to address the crowd of supporters gathered at Real Art Tacoma on election night. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB)

After Tuesday night’s general election, Tacoma’s Citizens’ Initiative Measure No. 1 was failing by a slight margin. Still, the mood at Real Art Tacoma, where supporters of Measure 1 and City Council candidate Jamika Scott gathered Tuesday night was electric. Read More

Final push to include Tacoma Tenant Bill of Rights on the ballot

By Lauren Gallup June 13, 2023

Zev Cook, far left, prepares canvassing volunteers in South Tacoma on Friday, June 9. Photo by Lauren Gallup.

With the deadline looming to secure enough signatures to get their initiative on the ballot, volunteers with Tacoma For All canvassed across Tacoma Friday. Zev Cook, field manager for the campaign, led a group of eight volunteers in the late afternoon around a South Tacoma neighborhood. Read More

Supporters of tenant rights bill make their voices heard at city hall

By Lauren Gallup May 26, 2023

On May 25, a number of supporters of the Tacoma For All initiative for tenant protections, rallied in front of the City Hall building. Photo by Lauren Gallup.

Organizers from the housing justice group Tacoma For All and their supporters gathered with signs and megaphones Thursday afternoon to show their support of the initiative, known colloquially as a tenant bill of rights, which Tacoma For All hopes to get on the ballot for voters this fall. The rally took place before a meeting of the city’s Community Vitality and Safety Read More