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Graffiti clean-up party on the Eastside
Residents living on Tacoma’s Eastside have been complaining recently about an increase in graffiti. Community mobilization specialist Darren Pen indicates the spraypaint is “popping up again within...
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Volunteers needed to cover unsightly graffiti
Safe Streets is organizing a countywide graffiti cover-up and needs more hands on deck. Operation Graffiti Cover-Up is planned for May 3. Teams of volunteers will be painting over graffiti throughout...
View ArticleTacoma neighbors clean up their streets
Members of the Edison neighborhood will be out Saturday, cleaning up their streets. Residents who live or own property or businesses between South 56th to 66th and South Oakes to Washington streets are...
View ArticleDeadline here for registering for graffiti cleanup
Today (Monday, April 28) is the deadline to register for a countywide graffiti cleanup. Volunteers armed with paint brushes and paint will be heading out to spots in Tacoma, Lakewood and unincorporated...
View ArticleVolunteers will paint over gang graffiti today
Nearly 250 volunteers have signed to up to paint over gang-related graffiti in Tacoma, Lakewood and unincorporated Pierce County. The men and women will be divided up into 50 teams. Each team will be...
View ArticleEast Side, South Tacoma picked for city program
The East Side and South Tacoma areas have been selected as the next neighborhoods for the city’s Community-based Services program. The city announced the selection this morning. Those areas include the...
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Profile of well known, respected Hilltop activist
If you haven’t seen it already, here’s the link to Jason Hagey’s Sunday profile of Jeanie Peterson. Jeanie is a well known, well respected and longtime Hilltop activist. She – others on the Hilltop –...
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Graffiti is gone, for now (UPDATED W/PHOTOS)
Safe Streets community mobilizer Darren Pen reports that a group of volunteers painted over 300 yards of graffiti this weekend. The group concentrated along the railroad tracks and Highway 7/South...
View ArticleGet out there and clean
The City of Tacoma is sponsoring a citywide clean-up Saturday. “The clean sweep event is an opportunity for our community to come together and take pride in Tacoma’s neighborhoods through cleanups,...
View Article50 sites cleaned up, painted over in city during volunteer effort
Two weeks ago, 67 volunteers painted over graffiti and cleaned-up sites on the East Side and in the South End. According to Safe Streets, here are the results of the effort May 30: * Area 1: 19 total...
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