Civic – Page 60 of 65

Nov 2, 2017, 4:21 PM

Seattle tech leaders endorse former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan, calling for a mayor who can keep up with ever-changing city

Some of the leading voices in the Seattle technology community have signed their names to a letter endorsing Jenny Durkan… Read More

Nov 2, 2017, 4:11 PM

Activists plan naming ceremony for ‘Comcast City Hall’ to protest corporate money in Seattle politics

Activists are planning a “renaming ceremony” Thursday to dub Seattle’s center of municipal government “Comcast City Hall.” The event, organized by… Read More

Nov 2, 2017, 10:50 AM

Can the tech industry create more affordable cities? Google parent Alphabet is betting yes

As every renter in San Francisco and Seattle knows, the tech industry can be a big contributor to the lack… Read More

Nov 1, 2017, 5:15 PM

Google sees big things in Toronto, and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might, too

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify Doctoroff’s comments. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff is enamored with Toronto,… Read More

Nov 1, 2017, 1:49 PM

New study shows how Amazon’s growth has impacted Seattle rents

Cities across the continent are competing for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters and the 50,000 high-paying jobs that will come with… Read More

Nov 1, 2017, 8:10 AM

Facebook, Twitter and Google can’t say how far-reaching Russian political influence is on their platforms

Top lawyers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google confirmed that they still don’t know how much influence Russian government-backed agents wield… Read More

Nov 1, 2017, 7:24 AM

GeekWire HQ2 deadline approaches: Apply to host America’s scrappiest tech news site in your city

For the past few weeks, cities across the country have been mobilizing their offices of economic development and brainstorming creative… Read More

Oct 31, 2017, 5:29 PM

Facebook, Twitter and Google grapple with a new reality as Russia revelations continue to mount

We’ve come a long way since Mark Zuckerberg famously said that it was “crazy” to think fake news on Facebook… Read More

Oct 31, 2017, 3:38 PM

Facebook, Google and Twitter waffle on push to bring transparency to political ads on social media

In a revealing exchange during the first Congressional hearing on tech platforms and Russian election meddling, lawyers from Facebook, Google,… Read More

Oct 31, 2017, 8:55 AM

Seattle remains nation’s hottest housing market for a full year as home prices rise more than 2x national rate

There are almost as many stories of Seattle’s housing market shattering records as there are cranes dotting the city’s skyline.… Read More

Oct 30, 2017, 4:17 PM

Reports: 126M Facebook users saw content from Russian agents around Election Day

Russian government-backed agents created posts that reached about 126 million Facebook users around the Nov. 8 election, according to reports… Read More

Oct 30, 2017, 8:51 AM

Survey: Americans don’t trust Big Tech or the government to prevent foreign election interference

On Wednesday, three of the biggest tech companies in the country will testify before Congress on how their products facilitated Russian meddling… Read More

Oct 27, 2017, 3:36 PM

Nancy Pelosi says ‘this may be our moment’ to crack down on sexual harassment

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi believes the deluge of sexual harassment stories making daily headlines can be harnessed for reform… Read More

Oct 25, 2017, 10:29 AM

Can Seattle’s next mayor build a bridge to the tech community? Clues from each candidate’s take on Amazon HQ2

Seattle is electing a new mayor at a critical moment for the city and the tech community, which is often… Read More

Oct 24, 2017, 7:52 PM

Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon wants a modern-day ‘welcome wagon’ for tech workers

Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan are squaring off in one of the final debates of the campaign… Read More

Oct 24, 2017, 6:00 PM

Watch: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate

On Nov. 7, Seattle will elect a new mayor to guide the city through a period of unprecedented growth, driven… Read More

Oct 24, 2017, 3:30 PM

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess: Want to expose the money behind online political ads? Think local

With each day, it seems we learn more about the shadowy world of political advertising on digital platforms like Facebook,… Read More

Oct 23, 2017, 7:00 PM

Washington AG Bob Ferguson talks Trump, reining in Big Tech, and rumors of a gubernatorial bid

Over the past year, Bob Ferguson has stepped into the media spotlight by repeatedly challenging President Donald Trump on everything… Read More

Oct 23, 2017, 10:19 AM

Here are the 7 states where no cities are bidding on Amazon HQ2

Over the past few weeks, it felt like everyone and their mother was making a play for Amazon’s second corporate… Read More

Oct 23, 2017, 8:20 AM

Amazon receives 238 HQ2 proposals from regions across North America

More than 200 metro areas entered to win Amazon’s massive HQ2 contest before the Oct. 19 deadline — 238 to… Read More

Oct 20, 2017, 11:54 AM

With rains pounding Seattle, here’s the winter plan for the neon shared bikes scattered across the city

After a remarkably dry summer, Seattle is finally bracing for the long months of wet weather ahead. The series of… Read More

Oct 20, 2017, 9:19 AM

Report: Tech titans are forming a coalition to lobby Congress on behalf of ‘Dreamers’

Big tech companies are forming a coalition to pressure Congress to provide a path to permanent residency for illegal immigrants… Read More

Oct 20, 2017, 8:07 AM

Seattle mayor’s love letter to Amazon: ‘We have no intention of swiping left on you’

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess is expressing the city’s commitment to Amazon with a Tinder joke. “With 40,000 Amazon employees in… Read More

Oct 20, 2017, 12:01 AM

Amazon’s home region unveils 522-page bid for its second headquarters, citing ‘historic partnership’

The region where Amazon established its first headquarters just unveiled a pitch to host its second headquarters, as well. “Amazon… Read More

Oct 19, 2017, 1:20 PM

Amazon gives $350K to group supporting Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor, its biggest local political contribution ever

Amazon, and a cadre of Seattle area tech and business heavyweights, are key contributors to a political organization supporting Seattle… Read More

Oct 18, 2017, 9:24 AM

Amazon HQ2: Mayors from 7 major North American cities give us their pitches as RFP deadline looms

City leaders across the continent are thinking about how they can best pitch their communities to Amazon as the Thursday… Read More

Oct 17, 2017, 4:33 PM

Cary Moon will pursue city-owned internet if elected Seattle mayor because ‘it is an equity issue’

Cary Moon, one of two finalists in Seattle’s tumultuous mayoral race, will push for city-owned internet if she is elected… Read More

Oct 17, 2017, 4:33 PM

Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan says city’s focus on Amazon HQ2 is ‘missing the big story’

For the past month, Seattle’s civic leaders have been trying to make sense of Amazon’s plans to establish a second… Read More

Oct 17, 2017, 11:30 AM

At Facebook hackathon, engineers combine Seattle data with machine learning to solve civic issues

Last week, Facebook held a civic hackathon, inviting in-house engineers as well as representatives from other tech companies to combine… Read More

Oct 17, 2017, 7:45 AM

A ‘People’s RFP’: Civic groups demand transparency and worker rights in Amazon HQ2 search

As the deadline for Amazon’s HQ2 request for proposals looms, the company is getting some blowback from community organizers around… Read More