By Bryan DominiquePierce County Council Communications Manager On Saturday, June 28, 1969, the Stonewall uprising, also known as the Stonewall Rebellion, or simply Stonewall, took place, which was a watershed moment for the civil rights movement of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) people. The Stonewall Uprising began as spontaneous protests by members of the …
By Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Councilmember (District 6) Pierce County is no stranger to the military. It’s not uncommon to see and hear Army helicopters and Air Force planes overhead or hear artillery booming in the distance as service members train. Many Pierce County cities have community partnerships with units stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord …
By Bryan Dominique Pierce County Council Communications Manager It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Pierce County and across the nation. To honor this month and the County’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islander communities, the Pierce County Council set aside time during their Tuesday, May 16 Council Meeting to proclaim May Asian American, …
By Bryan Dominique, Communications Manager Office of the Pierce County Council Agree or not with the policies, but the 2023 Legislative session yielded a lot of bills – most of them by bipartisan votes and a majority of them unanimous. Many of those legislative actions support priorities in areas of housing affordability, infrastructure, and public …
By Bryan Dominique, Communications Manager Pierce County Council In 2020, we were collectively in the throes of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The world first became aware of the COVID-19 virus in January 2020 after China notified the World Health Organization they identified more than 40 cases of a pneumonia-like illness of unknown origin that …
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was passed by the 2021-2022 Congress to help America recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic. A key piece of this federal legislation was direct fiscal relief to local governments. Pierce County received $175 million in ARPA. “The American Rescue Plan Act came about in direct response to the COVID-19 …
The Mountain is out! We’re launching a blog. Twice a month we’ll publish a feature story about the county council, your councilmembers, and the districts you call home. The blog’s namesake comes from Mt. Rainier right here in Pierce County. At 14,411 feet, it is the tallest peak in the Cascade Mountain Range, Mt. Rainier. Mt. …