Civic – Page 61 of 65

Oct 16, 2017, 11:59 AM

Seattle bike shares show no signs of slowing as LimeBike and Spin expand to 3,000 bicycles each

Seattle, brace yourself for more neon bikes. Spin Bike and LimeBike are expanding their Seattle fleets to 3,000 each. When… Read More

Oct 15, 2017, 11:00 AM

Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesn’t expect DACA protections to be rolled back

Bob Ferguson — the Washington state attorney general who gained notoriety in the tech community by enlisting business to take… Read More

Oct 13, 2017, 8:50 AM

Seattle considers employee head tax for the city’s top-grossing companies

Two Seattle councilmembers want the city’s highest-grossing businesses to pay for a new program to curb homelessness. The H.O.M.E.S —… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 3:26 PM

‘You can’t wash your hands of this.’ Watch a top University of Washington professor sound off on Facebook and Russia

Ed Lazowska, a leading computer science professor at the University of Washington, wants Facebook and other big tech companies to take… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 9:59 AM

Video: Microsoft President Brad Smith explains why the company took a stand on DACA

Microsoft President Brad Smith has become a vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 8:05 AM

Washington AG Bob Ferguson tries to block Trump’s latest travel ban

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s newest executive order restricting… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 11:52 AM

Tech companies are provoking more ire by moving out of the suburbs and into cities, says urban history expert

Technology is a critical part of American history but it typically occupies little more than a marginal note in history… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 2:09 PM

Tacoma, Wash., officially announces Amazon HQ2 bid

Seattle’s neighbor to the south, Tacoma, Wash., formally announced its plans to respond to Amazon’s second headquarters request for proposals… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 12:00 PM

Facebook hackathon applies machine learning to Seattle data to solve civic challenges

The city of Seattle is top notch when it comes to releasing data about everything from traffic to education to… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 10:30 AM

7 crazy stunts from cities vying for Amazon’s second North American headquarters

With more than 100 contestants in the Great Amazon HQ2 Beauty Pageant, it takes a little more than good looks… Read More

Oct 5, 2017, 11:50 AM

Seattle region unveils pitch to keep Amazon HQ2 close to home — and it doesn’t include any locations in Seattle

Executives from King and Snohomish County revealed details of their plan to convince Amazon to locate its second North American… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 4:18 PM

Seattle IT department accidentally releases nearly two months of emails from city employees

The City of Seattle’s IT department is dealing with the all-too-familiar feeling of giving out too much information — on… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 7:25 AM

Plot twist: How this startup founder went from writing plays to reshaping U.S. immigration policy

Doug Rand probably didn’t know that the play he wrote in high school — “The Idiot and the Oddity,” a… Read More

Oct 2, 2017, 12:10 PM

Sen. Cantwell and Rep. DelBene seek $220M/year in federal funding for ‘smart city’ programs

A new bill introduced by Washington state Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Suzan DelBene would set aside $220 million a year in federal… Read More

Sep 29, 2017, 9:59 AM

Major stretch of I-5 will be devoted exclusively to self-driving cars by 2040, new study predicts

Buckle up, because a new report from Madrona Venture Group predicts we’re speeding toward a self-driving future faster than you… Read More

Sep 28, 2017, 9:09 AM

One Eastern Washington city’s unlikely play for Amazon’s second North American headquarters

Spokane is determined not to sit on the bench while other cities duke it out for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters.… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 6:00 PM

Commentary: A half-dozen implications for Seattle and other cities from Amazon’s HQ2 RFP

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by Tren Griffin highlights six implications from Amazon’s request for proposals for a second headquarters. ] 1.… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 3:09 PM

The unassuming ambition of Bob Ferguson, one of President Trump’s most successful adversaries

When the history books get around to Donald Trump, his unlikely rise to power will receive plenty of ink —… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 2:33 PM

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel just made an announcement about growth that you’d never hear in Seattle

Seattle may hold first place when it comes to the number of cranes dotting the skyline, but you aren’t likely… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 10:25 AM

Seattle investor compares Trump’s tax plan to ‘giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys’

Nick Hanauer is not impressed with President Donald Trump’s new tax reform plan. The Seattle investor and co-founder of Second… Read More

Sep 26, 2017, 3:44 PM

Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration reform chief: ‘There isn’t a technological hack to the system; Congress has to act’

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Todd Schulte believes, to his core, that the immigration system can be fixed “with one turn of… Read More

Sep 25, 2017, 5:29 PM

New Seattle mayor vows to participate in regional response to Amazon’s HQ2 ‘jolt’

Today, Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess reiterated the city’s plans to respond to Amazon’s search for a second North American headquarters,… Read More

Sep 25, 2017, 2:50 PM

White House commits $200M per year for K-12 computer science education

Today, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing Education Secretary Betsy Devos to improve K-12 computer science education. The memo… Read More

Sep 25, 2017, 10:56 AM

America’s lopsided recovery: Study shows pockets of economic prosperity, leaving millions behind

When it comes to economic prosperity in America, a rising tide does not lift all boats. Looking at national statistics,… Read More

Sep 22, 2017, 2:56 PM

Russians unsuccessfully tried to hack into Washington state election systems

Today, the Department of Homeland Security told Washington state officials that Russian hackers tried to access voting systems before the… Read More

Sep 20, 2017, 10:48 AM

Can Seattle handle more Amazon? How the tech giant’s first hometown could pursue its second HQ

Last week’s surprise announcement that Seattle will respond to Amazon’s request for proposals for its second North American headquarters raised… Read More

Sep 19, 2017, 10:23 AM

Venture capital group sues Trump administration for delaying ‘startup visa’

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is filing a lawsuit with startups and entrepreneurs claiming it is illegal for President… Read More

Sep 18, 2017, 3:52 PM

Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess to take over as mayor until November election

The Seattle City Council has elected Councilmember Tim Burgess to serve as interim mayor until Cary Moon or Jenny Durkan… Read More

Sep 18, 2017, 10:40 AM

Full text: Seattle mayor directs city to bid on Amazon’s second headquarters

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell dropped a surprise Friday when he announced that one of the key initiatives in his very… Read More

Sep 14, 2017, 8:41 AM

Seattle sets a new standard for private companies to launch public services, and other cities take note

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) got the green light to launch a pilot bike-share program in May of 2017.… Read More