Civic – Page 61 of 65

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

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