Motorhome and travel trailers set up an encampment in the Pierce Transit Center Street Park & Ride lot on bordering Highway 16 in Tacoma, Washington, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The City of Tacoma ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma city leaders said ongoing budgetary problems could lead to the closure of more than 300 homeless shelter beds in 2025. According to a Dec. 10 city council meeting, a total of ...

Talk Show Host and Columnist at Seattle Red AM 770 A group of hostile homeless people are terrorizing Living Word Ministry in Tacoma, and the city is doing next to nothing to address the crisis at the ...

As a homeless outreach worker, I've witnessed first hand the misinformed and ridiculous policies our current City Council have proposed and implemented to address homelessness in Tacoma. The camping ...

One of Tacoma’s largest homeless shelters plans to expand to more than double the number of beds it has available. The $20 million project is expected to be completed by summer 2026. Tacoma Rescue ...

Since implementing a ban on public camping, the City of Tacoma maintains that it uses a “services first” approach to enforcement, according to a city spokesperson. In Oct. 2022, the Tacoma City ...

I’m extremely disappointed and angry by the passing of an ordinance that will enact a homeless encampment ban around temporary shelters in Tacoma. Yea votes from Mayor Victoria Woodards and Council ...

The percentage of Tacoma’s homeless population that reports coming from outside the city grew from 2024 to this year, according to data from Pierce County’s annual survey of people living unhoused.

The City of Tacoma is getting some criticism after placing large boulders in a grassy area downtown to discourage homeless people from gathering there. The boulders make it impossible to put up tents ...

TACOMA, Wash. — City leaders in Tacoma are considering an expansion of a homeless camping ban which would include areas around parks, schools, libraries, and permanent shelters. The city already ...

A Tacoma church is trying to help fight the city's homeless crisis by opening up its gym into a shelter. "We're the first, so hopefully it opens doors for others to do it," said Dr. Eric Jackson, ...