Tech companies are looking beyond Seattle for new office space, and the pandemic is enabling more employers to allow remote work. Both trends are concerning for government leaders in the… Read More
The mayors of New York, San Francisco, Portland, and a handful of other cities across the country are banding together to pressure internet providers to respect net neutrality standards. New… Read More
Despite the outsized impact it has on Seattle’s growth, the tech industry was largely absent from Mayor Jenny Durkan’s State of the City speech Tuesday. For most of the speech,… Read More
King County ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday which means procrastinators across the region are scrambling to make a last-minute decision about who should be Seattle’s next mayor and… Read More
Seattle is electing a new mayor at a critical moment for the city and the tech community, which is often at odds with civic leaders. Both Jenny Durkan and Cary… Read More
On Nov. 7, Seattle will elect a new mayor to guide the city through a period of unprecedented growth, driven largely by the booming technology industry. Tonight, candidates Cary Moon… Read More
With each day, it seems we learn more about the shadowy world of political advertising on digital platforms like Facebook, Google, and Twitter. As multiple investigations into the 2016 presidential… Read More
Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess is expressing the city’s commitment to Amazon with a Tinder joke. “With 40,000 Amazon employees in Seattle working in 8.1 million square feet of local office… Read More
Today, Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess reiterated the city’s plans to respond to Amazon’s search for a second North American headquarters, with King County leading the charge. He pledged to “respond… Read More
The Seattle City Council has elected Councilmember Tim Burgess to serve as interim mayor until Cary Moon or Jenny Durkan is elected in November. Burgess will be Seattle’s third mayor… Read More
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed an executive order directing Seattle’s economic development officials to respond to Amazon’s request for proposals to build a second headquarters in North America. “If… Read More
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his resignation Tuesday, hours after The Seattle Times published an interview in which his cousin, Joseph Dyer accused him of sexual abuse as a child.… Read More
Seattle mayoral race narrowing from 21 candidates to 2 Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan maintained a clear lead in this week’s Seattle mayoral primary, with 28.7 percent of the vote… Read More
A wide field of 21 candidates is narrowing to two in a mayoral race whose winner will navigate Seattle through its rapid, tech industry-driven transformation. Former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan… Read More
In Seattle’s mayoral race, former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan looks highly likely to advance based on early results of Tuesday’s primary. She is leading by more than 15 percentage points… Read More
Seattle mayoral candidates debate, answer questions from tech industry The top six candidates for Seattle mayor took the stage Monday in the race’s only televised debate, co-hosted by GeekWire, KING… Read More
Today, the Washington Technology Industry Association unveiled a voter guide to help members of the Seattle tech community decide who to vote for in the upcoming mayoral and City Council… Read More
Ballots for Seattle’s contentious mayoral race are out and the Aug. 1 primary is less than two weeks away. Despite the approaching deadline, many voters are still undecided among the… Read More
Seattle’s next mayor will help the city navigate an unprecedented period of growth and change. How that ship is steered is up to voters — and they have 21 candidates,… Read More
City Council passes tax on Seattle’s wealthiest residents Seattle lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to tax income that is over $250,000 for individuals and $500,000 for joint filers. The measure… Read More
Seattle’s highly unusual mayoral race has 21 candidates vying for the city’s top executive office. The election comes at a time when Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented population spike,… Read More
Throwing his weight behind Jenny Durkan, Mayor Murray announces he won’t re-enter the race It’s official: Mayor Ed Murray will not be running for re-election. He first bowed out of… Read More
SPD shuts down Twitch channel amid backlash over Charleena Lyles discussion The Seattle Police Department has taken down its Twitch channel, FuzzFeed206, after a controversial broadcast this week that centered… Read More
The Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), a political organization sponsored by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has released its endorsements for the upcoming mayoral, King County Executive,… Read More
Rapidly-evolving Seattle says goodbye to rockstar Chris Cornell The passing of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, at age 52 sent shockwaves through the music world and hit many longtime Seattleites, like GeekWire’s… Read More
Mayoral candidates line up in the wake of Murray’s exit Seattle Mayor Ed Murray ended his bid for re-election Tuesday because of a lawsuit and related claims that he sexually… Read More
With Seattle Mayor Ed Murray stepping aside amid allegations of sexual abuse that he denies, the city’s mayoral race is anyone’s game. More than a dozen contenders have announced their… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Tension rises between the Trump administration and local jurisdictions over the federal government’s efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants; Macklemore endorses a mayoral candidate; lawmakers… Read More
This week in Seattle: The mayoral race heats up; Scoop partners with the city to promote carpooling; Earth Day celebrations kick off; and Gov. Inslee calls for a special session.… Read More
If Mike McGinn is elected as mayor of Seattle again, he plans to ask big companies to help “pay for the impacts that their growth has on our city.” That’s what… Read More