Civic – Page 5 of 65

Aug 27, 2025, 9:28 AM

Tech leaders help celebrate India’s new consulate in downtown Seattle

Tech company leaders joined top politicians to help celebrate the official opening of India’s new consulate in Seattle on Tuesday.… Read More

Aug 26, 2025, 8:17 AM

Back-to-school math in Seattle: 19 new cameras will target speeders with $237 tickets

Summer is speeding by, and the return to school in Seattle next week would be a good time to slow… Read More

Aug 26, 2025, 8:00 AM

Uber to pay $15M in record labor settlement with Seattle, impacting more than 16,000 couriers

Uber Eats has agreed to pay $15 million to more than 16,000 delivery workers in Seattle after reaching a settlement… Read More

Aug 25, 2025, 7:14 AM

Seattle’s proposed business tax overhaul could ease costs for tech startups — until they scale

Seattle voters will decide this November on a major overhaul of the city’s business-and-occupation (B&O) tax. Supporters pitch it as… Read More

Aug 19, 2025, 7:17 AM

Despite status as a global tech hub, Seattle passengers still can’t hail a driverless ride

While taxi customers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta can hail rides from driverless vehicles, passengers eager… Read More

Aug 18, 2025, 7:00 AM

Washington’s data center boom fuels tax windfalls — and energy struggles

Among Grant County’s corn, hay and potato fields, 29 data centers have created an unlikely economic boom, helping drive annual… Read More

Aug 15, 2025, 10:08 AM

Worker foot traffic rises in Seattle after Amazon’s RTO shift, but wider office vacancies spark concern

More than half a year after Amazon called its corporate and tech workforce back to the office five days a… Read More

Aug 12, 2025, 2:37 PM

Redmond, Wash., police roll out more public safety tech with license plate reader cameras

The Redmond Police Dept. is deploying Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) across the city as a means to respond more… Read More

Aug 7, 2025, 10:23 AM

Ballmer’s USAFacts warns against politicizing data after Trump fires BLS chief over jobs report

USAFacts, the nonpartisan organization led by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, rarely weighs in on political controversies. But the firestorm… Read More

Aug 6, 2025, 10:37 AM

UW study: Politically persuasive AI chatbots offer potential benefits — and worrying influence

If you’ve faced the frustrating challenge of trying to pull a friend or family member with opposing political views into… Read More

Aug 4, 2025, 4:36 PM

Seattle leaders pass tax hike for big companies, cuts for small biz – but voters get final word

With a mix of hand-wringing and can-do enthusiasm, Seattle City Council members this afternoon unanimously passed a tax overhaul that… Read More

Jul 25, 2025, 3:31 PM

Trump’s mega bill blasted by Washington leaders: Clean energy cuts threaten AI boom, hike costs

As energy demand spikes due to AI-driven data center expansions and the shift to electrification of transportation and other sectors,… Read More

Jul 15, 2025, 2:42 PM

‘It’s a game-changer’: Seattle touts high-tech Real Time Crime Center amid privacy concerns

The Seattle Police Department has formally launched a new high-tech operations center designed to help officers fight crime in real… Read More

Jul 14, 2025, 2:45 PM

Here are the techies and geeks applying for an open seat on the Seattle City Council

Among the candidates vying for an open seat on the Seattle City Council: an Amazon Web Services manager, a radiology… Read More

Jul 8, 2025, 8:00 AM

DoorDash slams Seattle over driver deactivation law, adds new service fees

DoorDash is increasing delivery fees for customers in Seattle, citing what it calls “extreme regulations” passed by the city —… Read More

Jul 3, 2025, 10:33 AM

Seattle leaders scrutinize $90M tax plan: Relief for small businesses, higher bills for big tech

Seattle City Council members on Wednesday scrutinized a proposed tax overhaul that would temporarily eliminate business taxes for thousands of… Read More

Jul 2, 2025, 3:58 PM

States retain power to regulate AI as Senate approves amendment led by Cantwell

In a decisive 99-1 vote early Tuesday morning, the U.S. Senate struck down a provision that would have banned states… Read More

Jul 2, 2025, 10:49 AM

Trump bill’s clean energy cuts spark outcry from climate tech industry and Washington leaders

As Congress wrestles over the deeply polarizing domestic policy bill championed by President Trump, Washington state leaders and entrepreneurs are… Read More

Jun 26, 2025, 10:58 AM

Bold or boneheaded? Seattle’s proposed tax hike on big business draws fire as Amazon stays silent

Supporters call it bold. Critics call it boneheaded. A new effort to raise taxes on large businesses in Seattle is… Read More

Jun 25, 2025, 2:25 PM

Seattle mayor proposes B&O tax hike for large corporations, cuts for small businesses

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck today announced a plan for temporarily cutting B&O taxes for… Read More

Jun 25, 2025, 11:41 AM

‘Ignore or delete’: Traffic ticket text messages are a scam, Washington state drivers warned

Scam text messages from Washington state and Seattle agencies that don’t exist are targeting drivers with warnings of outstanding traffic… Read More

Jun 24, 2025, 4:04 PM

Seattle City Council approves ban on tech used by landlords to allegedly set higher rents

The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved a bill banning the use of software that critics allege allows for collusion… Read More

Jun 24, 2025, 3:43 PM

Seattle council gives final OK to large digital kiosks, paving way for installation of devices on city streets

The Seattle City Council approved a permit ordinance Tuesday that paves the way for the installation of large digital wayfinding… Read More

Jun 23, 2025, 12:00 PM

Seattle to deploy AI to speed up housing and small business permit process

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order on Monday intended to speed the permitting process for housing and small… Read More

Jun 23, 2025, 8:32 AM

UW pulls the plug on anchor research building in planned Seattle innovation district

The University of Washington and a prominent developer have abandoned plans for Brightwork, a facility for research and business tenants… Read More

Jun 18, 2025, 12:40 PM

Seattle lawmakers approve GPS tracking tech for police pursuits

The Seattle City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to authorize the Seattle Police Department’s use of GPS tracking devices designed… Read More

Jun 18, 2025, 7:00 AM

Immigration crackdown rattles tech employers and workers amid ICE raids

U.S. immigration crackdowns aimed at undocumented workers in agriculture, construction and elsewhere are having ripple effects in the tech world,… Read More

Jun 16, 2025, 7:00 AM

A high-tech harvest: Innovative lending library brings bots to Washington farms

A first-of-its-kind program to put cutting-edge agriculture technology into the hands of farmers is blossoming among hay, corn and berry… Read More

Jun 12, 2025, 6:08 PM

Washington state joins fight to save EV rules after Trump signs congressional repeal

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a lawsuit today aiming to save rules enacted by more than a dozen states… Read More

Jun 11, 2025, 2:00 PM

‘If something’s broken … you solve it’: Why this startup founder is running for Bellevue City Council

Pradnya Desh is an attorney, a former U.S. diplomat, a college board trustee, and a startup founder and CEO. Now… Read More