🌱 How a $34 million warehouse sale could reshape South Tacoma traffic

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $34 million warehouse sale could reshape South Tacoma traffic
• How 60 stranded cats were finally rescued off Tacoma's shoreline
• How Tacoma police pulled 60 frightened cats from one abandoned sailboat

Also on today's calendar: Jesus N The Parking Lot Back to School Backpack Giveaway and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Furniture company spends millions to acquire Pierce County mega-warehouse (thenewstribune.com) — A massive warehouse just off SR-512 near South Tacoma has sold for nearly $34 million to an LLC tied to Ashley Furniture, only two years after construction finished. The deal follows Ashley's huge Spanaway sale to Amazon and comes amid ongoing neighborhood concerns about traffic, noise, and industrial expansion around projects like Bridge Point Tacoma 2MM.
   

2. 60 cats saved from abandoned Tacoma sailboat; owner tells his story (seattletimes.com) — Dozens of neglected cats have been rescued from an abandoned sailboat off Tacoma's Point Ruston, including one dramatically saved by two runners who dove into Puget Sound near Owen Beach. Police, animal control, a volunteer trapper, and bystanders ultimately got about 60 cats to the Humane Society in Tacoma, which is treating them and placing many into foster homes amid strained local spay-neuter resources.
   

3. Police rescue 60 cats and kittens from abandoned sailboat off Washington beach after 6-day operation (foxnews.com) — Tacoma police spent six days rescuing 60 cats and kittens from an abandoned sailboat off Owen Beach, then sent more than 40 to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County and local foster homes. Officers are still re-checking the boat under a search warrant and asking beachgoers to report any remaining cats but not attempt their own rescues.
   

4. Withdrawal Liability: Contesting Assessments Remains Uphill Battle as Ninth Circuit Affirms Funding Rate-Based Recalculation (natlawreview.com) — Tacoma's long-running fight over a $44 million pension withdrawal bill just produced a notable Ninth Circuit ruling: the court agreed the fund misused low PBGC interest rates and ordered a recalculation using its higher funding rate. The decision could reduce Tacoma's liability but also highlights how costly and uphill these pension disputes remain, even when cities prevail on key issues.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tacoma

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Friday August 14
• Last day for complete withdrawal - Summer Quarter - Full and B-t
  University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
• Last day for variable credit changes - Summer 2026 - Full and B-
  University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
• Social Work Support with Samie
  Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
  10:00 am
• Kid Program Kits: Craftopia Paper Popsicle Fan
  Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
  10:00 am
• Baby Storytime
  Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
  10:30 am
• Daily 15 Minute Movement Break - Yoga and Fitness
  University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
  11:00 am
• Family Storytime on the Lawn
  Kobetich Branch Library 212 Browns Point Boulevard NE, Tacoma, WA 98422
  11:00 am
Saturday August 22
• Jesus N The Parking Lot Back to School Backpack Giveaway →
  3211 112th St E, Tacoma
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13
• Promotions Meeting
  Puyallup Main Street Association 118 W Main, Puyallup, WA 98371
  9:00 am
• Wake Up at Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma/Puyallup
  Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma/Puyallup 1515 South Meridian, Puyallup 98371
  9:00 am
• 33rd Annual Pierce College Scholarship Scramble
  Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce Eagle's Pride Golf Course 1529 Mounts Rd SW DuPont, WA, 98327
  10:00 am
• Pierce Transit Careers Tabling
  Swasey Branch Library 7001 Sixth Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98406
  10:30 am

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