Seattle’s City Council on Monday passed a new tax on sugary drinks such as soda, Gatorade and energy drinks. The 7-1 vote, with Councilmember Lisa Herbold against and Councilmember Kshama… Read More
The five women of the Seattle City Council, who were attacked via misogynistic tweets and emails for a recent vote in which they sided against efforts to build a new… Read More
Amazon will be required to allow 24-hour public access and put up signs making it clear that free speech activities are permitted in a future courtyard that’s planned as part of the… Read More
The Seattle City Council voted against a $5 million municipal broadband pilot program on Monday, delivering a major blow to groups that want to see the Internet treated like a public utility akin to… Read More
What would happen if Seattle tech workers were more engaged with the community around them? And what would it take to get the rest of the city more in tune with the… Read More
The Seattle City Council is expected to vote today to repeal the ordinance that capped the number of active UberX, Lyft and Sidecar drivers at 150 each — setting the stage to… Read More
The Western Washington Taxi Cab Operators Association is suing Uber, the app-based transportation company, for operating illegally in Seattle and King County. The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, claims that… Read More
Follow-up: Seattle City Council approves cap on Lyft, UberX, Sidecar drivers Breakdown: What the key players are saying about Seattle’s ride-sharing cap Hey, Seattle, why stop with ride-sharing? Cap these… Read More
The Seattle City Council is expected today to place a cap on the number of vehicles that companies like Lyft and UberX can each have on the roads at one… Read More
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is not pleased with the Seattle City Council’s current moves toward regulating Uber and other ride-sharing companies. On a conference call about his company’s decision to… Read More
Members of a Seattle City Council committee will meet Friday morning to discuss a draft ordinance to regulate ride-sharing companies such as Lyft, Sidecar and Uberx in the city— proposing… Read More