California eclipses Washington as Amazon’s biggest state for jobs, with 153k employees and counting Amazon topped 153,000 full- and part-time employees in California as of the fourth quarter of 2020, rapidly outpacing the more… Read More
Washington, Oregon and California to coordinate on plan to re-open economies and fight COVID-19 West Coast states unveiled a unified approach to lifting lockdown orders and combating COVID-19 on Monday. The governors of Washington,… Read More
A new era for data privacy: How California’s law is impacting companies in Seattle and beyond California’s new data privacy law took effect Jan. 1, marking the first time many American tech companies must provide users… Read More
Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative multi-family housing developer After building its foundation in Washington state, Blokable is scaling in California. The Seattle startup that takes a novel approach… Read More
Can Uber and Lyft survive regulations that force them to treat drivers like employees? California is poised to enact a law that would force Uber and Lyft to treat drivers like employees as part… Read More
California’s new law mandating women on corporate boards could be a model for other states California became the first state in the nation Sunday to pass a law demanding women have a seat on the… Read More
California sets plans in motion to test self-driving cars without backup drivers Today, California’s Department of motor vehicles opened up public comment on proposed regulations that would allow car manufacturers to test,… Read More
California Governor strikes down bill that would have squashed Amazon’s drone dreams California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill this week that would have required anyone flying a drone below 350 feet in… Read More
Apple to spend $850M on construction of 1,300-acre solar farm in California There’s a new 1,300-acre solar farm coming to California’s Monterey County, and it has Apple’s name on it. Apple CEO… Read More
POLL: Should employers have access to your social media passwords? Imagine this for a second: You walk into your next job interview, sit down and the employer asks you for… Read More
Amazon adding 3 new distribution centers in Texas after tax truce Amazon continues to grow and today announced plans to build three new fulfillment centers in Texas, creating more than 1,000… Read More
Californians hurry up and shop, shop, shop ahead of Amazon.com tax deadline There’s a bit of an e-commerce gold rush going down in California, where Amazon.com customers are scrambling to squeeze in some… Read More
Amazon calls California tax compromise a ‘win-win’ Amazon.com and California legislators have reached a compromise on sales tax collection in the state. As part of the deal,… Read More
Amazon.com reaches truce in California sales tax battle Amazon.com has made a tentative agreement with California lawmakers to resolve a battle over sales taxes on online purchases in… Read More
Amazon to support California referendum to repeal sales tax for online retailers Amazon.com is not backing down from California’s new sales tax collection policy. After canceling its affiliate program in the state… Read More
