⚠️this person was a random dude driving past on the road. This was not anyone affiliated with any business. Locations are for spatial context only. The person was the SILVER TOYOTA.⚠️

While working today and walking from the 38th st laundromat to the Splash-N-Dash on S 38th St my coworker and I had a man repeatedly drive past us (going west) while exposing himself and jerking off in his car. He would slow down and drive past us while doing this. This was repeated 5x as we walked down the road. This occurred from 3:31 -4:00 pm on July 27.

This has been reported to the police and I have had them contact me. If anyone has any additional information please reach out to report this person.

Since he circled us 5x we were able to get some photos and videos. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to catch his license plate since he had no front plate and a plate cover.

His vehicle is a beat up 2000’s silver Toyota, with a Titus front plate frame. He was an African American man in his late 20’s average build and height, and wore a white tee. He also had a medical mask on, and no pants.

The shitty part was that there are multiple schools around here. I hope this man is caught before he exposes himself to a child. You can even see in the first photo he has his legs up exposing himself.

TL;DR - Can anyone with actual personal insight in the hiring process with the city of Tacoma offer any clarity regarding what the email means?

Hey!

I recently applied for a job with the City of Tacoma.

Last week, I recieved an email inviting me to take an online test to determine if I'm a potential candidate. I took the test and, evidently, I passed.

Today, I received the email shown in the attached photo.

My question is, is the email saying that I'm NOT in the running for the job that I applied for, but I will still be considered eligible for potential future positions?

Or is it saying that I AM still in the running for this job, AND I'll also be considered for possible future jobs?

Bonus points to anyone who can explain the whole "rank" system.

Thanks in advance for any help that you might be able to offer.

Just thought I’d share a scam that I just found. This afternoon I got a voicemail and calls from a very real sounding person saying they were from Tacoma Public Utilities. They had my address and name and everything. They said they were going to turn off my power unless I paid them a specific amount due to delinquency. That wasn’t possible and when I asked for the account number he had he got really aggressive and then hung up on me.

I’m pretty savvy and even still they had me checking my account and trying to figure out what happened before I figured it out. Wanted others to know in case they are targeting folks around town.

My roomie and I played Meat Bingo at The Tipsy Tomato tonight. He won a rack of ribs and some Apple Sausage. I have fond memories.

All skill levels welcome, free and fun.

Does anyone know what's happening with this project? The developer got a screaming deal.frommthe city. Last update on Instagram was in September 2025, nearly a year ago.

Hope you've had a good night's sleep, because it's another day of Porchfest!

Today it's moving to the north side of 6th Ave. Full schedule and info at TacomaPorchfest.org • Previous megathread here

Wear your good walking shoes or grab your bike, stay hydrated, and enjoy hanging out in the neighborhood. You're welcome to use this thread to post pics, ask questions, or promote your set.

Keep up with the action by following the event's Instagram account (TacomaPorchFest).

See you out there!

Hey guys I live near by Orchard and my power cuts off around 8:17am today.

Does anyone in my area know why it happens?

Multiple victims came forward about being raped by this guy in the 90's and 2000's. Church leaders sit down with him and he admits to the rape. Kids that were like 5 years old, 8 years old. And he doesn't even have to post bail?

I know it's always a local political hot topic on Nextdoor/Facebook to be like "those liberal judges just keep putting criminals back on the street every time they get arrested!" and that's not at all the sentiment I'm going for here. I'm only specifically talking about this one case.

How can you rape a 5 year old and just be told to go ahead and head on back home where you're comfortable? Does this local church have that much pull with law enforcement or something?

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/tacoma-pastor-son-charged-child-rape/281-4ced284f-de89-4cc0-96a0-7d77bcff1cff

Please add your photos and adventures in this thread so others can also enjoy.

Official website, including schedule and food truck info: TacomaPorchfest.org • Previous Megathread with Q&A

Artists and businesses involved, feel free to plug your sets.

See you out there, Tacoma!

anyone know what the large fire at the port shipping terminal Friday, 7/17/26 at 9pm was about?

First photo was taken from S 19th and Yakima, second was a block down at Tacoma Ave

Does anybody know what happened to Charlie Safari? My kids adored that place and all of the sudden their website says closed "effective immediately" and the phone line is disconnected. It was so sudden!

Good morning folks,

As you may have read in your voter’s pamphlet, one of the items on your Primary Ballot this year is Prop 1, which restores previously-voter approved funding for street repair.

Here’s more info from city website:

https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/public-works/connect-tacoma-safe-streets-and-sidewalks/

Happy to answer any other questions. For more technical questions, I will consult with city staff before answering, but will endeavor to get answers as quickly as I can.

Looking forward to your inquires.

I noticed along the Ruston waterfront almost all the grass is brown and those beautiful canopy maples are stressed and some leaves are turning brown and falling early in July from no irrigation. It’s early in the summer and I am worried the trees will be permanently damaged if the water isn’t turned on. Does anyone know what’s up? I remember previous years the beautiful green grass for picnics along the waterfront and parks crew freshly mowing it in the mornings on my walks. I also noticed closer to my home on the Foss Waterway/Dock Street that all the irrigation is off at the 21st Street Park/George Weyerhaeuser Park as well with all the grass brown and landscaping being severely stressed. It was always watered as long as I have lived here since 2014 and I worry that watering our beautiful plants and parks was cut in the Parks Tacoma budget with all the Parks Tacoma budget shortfalls. If anyone knows what’s going on please fill us in. Much appreciated my fellow Tacomaians.
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Was driving through Proctor district earlier and the wife spotted The Snug with a Coming Soon sign but looked closed. The info about this place via Google is pretty scarce past 2024.

Did this place open and close already? Is it still planning on opening?

I have an indoor cat I bought a year ago at the Humane Society. They registered the cat with Pierce County at the time and I paid the fee happily.

Since it's now been a year the city has emailed me a few times regarding my annual pet fee for my indoor cat, I'm not paying a fucking indoor cat tax.

They're threatening to increase the fees. I'm worried this will go to collections and destroy my credit score - do you guys just pay annual animal fees? Can I ignore it? What exactly are my options here?

Been hearing rumbles all morning and just got a lightning notice on AccuWeather. Can anyone confirm if it’s thunder, or just the JBLM jets as usual?

Hey ya'll, learning Spanish will be very helpful in my current and future jobs. I'm a total beginner and I learn best in-person, do ya'll know of any classes? TYIA!