If anyone can make sitting and reading in public cool, it's Umi. Hashtag Tacoma thenewstribune.com/opinion/articl…

The land-use hearing official taking testimony this week on Pierce County’s controversial homeless village project near Spanaway Lake expressed skepticism over key parts of the proposal, via Cameron Sheppard thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Squirrels before the homeless? Opponents of micro village argue habitat might be at risk thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

This system is supposed to help people in crisis find housing. It’s broken, many say thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

I requested records from the WA Dept of Licensing regarding revenues/funds collected from the Climate Commitment Act gas tax and was quoted $2 MILLION for one method of retrieving those documents, to be released over two years.

A decision is in on controversial Pierce County village homeless project. Details here thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Devastated. Heartbroken. And incredibly sad. For Matt’s family. For Tacoma. For our Tacoma News Tribune newsroom. For everyone that knew him and read his work. An incredible loss for all of us. thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Tacoma Housing Authority’s largest project in 20 years looks to directly address displacement from gentrification in Hilltop by prioritizing those who have historically lived in the neighborhood. Here is my story on it: search.app/1aGNzphPUpBqRx…

John Crolla did not remember much following a stroke he suffered at the beginning of this year. He lost his home, his car, and his dogs and was discharged from the hospital into a homeless shelter. Here is my latest story:

This Tacoma shelter takes in people discharged from the hospital with nowhere else to go thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

thenewstribune.com/news/local/art… Here is a roundup of some of the stories I have been working on in the past year, many of which will have implications for the region’s response to homelessness in the future.

Two years ago, the City of Tacoma passed an ordinance banning public camping. Here is what the data shows about how it is being enforced. Here is my latest story: Source: Tacoma News Tribune search.app/?link=https%3A…

NEW: The fight over press access in Washington state illuminates the mounting pressure on legislative correspondent associations nationwide. By: Daniel Walters (cc: Report for America) investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

Insane Lamar throws

Touch | Anticipation | Accuracy . . . A thread 🧵 of “layered” throws by Lamar Jackson #RavensFlock