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Puyallup is a city in Pierce County,Washington,United States,located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Tacoma and 35 miles (56 km) south of Seattle. It had a population of 42,973 at the 2020 census. The city's name comes from the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans and means "the generous people." Puyallup is home to the Washington State Fair,the state's largest fair. The name of the city is notably used in mailing addresses for adjacent unincorporated areas,such as the larger-populated South Hill.
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The Seattle metropolitan area is an urban conglomeration in the U.S. state of Washington that comprises Seattle,its surrounding satellites and suburbs. It contains the three most populous counties in the state,King,Pierce,and Snohomish counties,and is considered part of the greater Puget Sound region. The Seattle metropolitan area is home to several major tech industries,such as Nintendo of America,Microsoft,Amazon,and T-Mobile. The United States Census Bureau defines the metropolitan area as the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue,WA metropolitan statistical area. With an estimated population of 4,102,400 as of 2022,it is the 15th-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States and home to over half of Washington's population.
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The Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System consists of two separate components,operating in tandem:Acoustic Flow Monitors (AFM) and the All Hazard Alert Broadcast (AHAB) sirens. The AFM system was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1998 and is now maintained by Pierce County Emergency Management. The purpose of the warning system is to assist in the evacuation of residents in the river valleys around Mount Rainier,a volcano in Washington,in the event of a lahar. Pierce County works in partnership with the USGS,the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN),Washington Military Department's Emergency Management Division,and South Sound 9-1-1 to monitor and operate the system.
Pierce Transit,officially the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation,is an operator of public transit in Pierce County,Washington. It operates a variety of services,including fixed-route buses,dial-a-ride transportation,vanpool and ride-matching for carpools. The agency's service area covers the urbanized portions of Pierce County,part of the Seattle metropolitan area,and includes the city of Tacoma. In 2022,the system had a ridership of 5,562,500,or about 23,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.
Washington's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in western Washington. The district is centered on the state capital,Olympia,and includes portions of Thurston and Pierce counties. It was created after the 2010 United States census,which granted Washington an additional congressional seat,bringing the number of seats apportioned to the state up from 9 to 10,and elected Denny Heck as its first member to the United States House of Representatives in the 2012 elections. Marilyn Strickland was elected in 2020 to replace him after he retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
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Sam Cho is an American politician and entrepreneur based in Seattle,Washington serving as a commissioner of the Port of Seattle. Prior to serving as a commissioner,he was Founder and CEO of Seven Seas Export,a political appointee in the Obama Administration,and a staffer for a member of the Washington State Senate and United States Congress. Cho was elected to the Seattle Port Commission in 2019,becoming the only minority port commissioner at that time. He took his oath of office in two languages,English and Korean as a tribute to his family's immigrant roots.
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- ↑ "All Award Recipients". Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ↑ "Pierce County". www.piercecountywa.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
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- ↑ "Calvin Goings, 22, Becomes Newest, Youngest Senator". Seattle Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ Olympia, Contact Us Washington Secretary of StateElectionsPO BOX 40229; Policy, WA 98504-02291-800-448-4881 Privacy. "Election Search Results – Elections & Voting – WA Secretary of State". www.sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
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- ↑ "Seattle Gay News – Partner benefits win approval in Pierce County". www.sgn.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ↑ staff, Seattle Times (2009-10-18). "Pierce County voters should keep ranked-choice voting". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ↑ "City Welcomes Assistant City Manager and Director of Community Services Calvin W. Goings". Port Angeles, WA. Retrieved 2023-02-07.