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I came across this gem from a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. The columnist, C.W. Nevius, praises Tacoma’s Alcohol Impact Area program. He takes San Francisco to task for being “behind the curve” for treating street alcoholics and for previous measures to combat it being “watered down.”
And there’s this great quote:
"We still have people commenting on how great it is," said Tacoma police Officer Greg Hopkins, a community liaison officer. "What surprised us was that you guys in San Francisco had a sobering center, but you didn't have an Alcohol Impact Area."
(And I also enjoyed the use of the term “Newsom administration” to talk about the mayor’s office. I know the guy has received some national attention, but when have you heard a mayor’s staff called an “administration?”)
Ever wondered what happened to the Resource Distribution Council, the South Tacoma food bank that fell on hard times and almost closed but, buoyed by the good works of the community, was able to land on its feet in Lakewood? I'm going to catch up with Anna Wingate, the executive director.
Tonight I'll be at True to Tradition, a tattoo parlor on South Tacoma Way. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused business in the tattoo industry to boom, and I'll be talking to a few soldiers getting unit and/or memorial tats.
