Articles about Seattle – Page 5 of 53

Seattle passes big business tax on salaries of top earners after years of false starts

Seattle’s years-long effort to tax the wealth generated by tech and other lucrative industries crossed a new milestone Monday. The… Read More

Instacart sues Seattle over law requiring premium pay to drivers during the pandemic

The Seattle City Council is once again embroiled in a legal dispute with a gig economy company over efforts to… Read More

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s ‘first of its kind’ housing and homeless services facility opens in Seattle

During his lifetime, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s wide-ranging philanthropic initiatives included several programs to alleviate the homelessness crisis in his… Read More

Want to fix Seattle traffic? Redditor makes game that allows players to tweak city streets and more

Every driver, bus rider, bicyclist and pedestrian has surely grumbled about what it takes to move around Seattle and perhaps… Read More

Seattle tech and business leaders form racial justice coalition, demand police reforms

Hundreds of Seattle-area business and technology leaders formed a coalition this week to push for racial equity at their companies… Read More

Seattle City Council unveils new payroll tax targeting Amazon and other large companies

The Seattle City Council introduced a new proposal Tuesday to tax the largest companies in the city, the latest in… Read More

Seattle adopts hazard pay for food delivery drivers during the pandemic

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation Monday that requires food delivery companies to pay drivers $2.50 per delivery on… Read More

What’s really happening in Seattle’s protest zone? Photographer creates 360-degree immersive tour

Troubled by news reports about events allegedly taking place in an area of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in recent days,… Read More

Seattle police will use body cameras during protests under new policy

The Seattle Police Department said Wednesday that officers will be ordered to turn on their body-worn cameras during protests in… Read More

Instacart threatens to pull out of Seattle if new hazard pay law passes

Instacart said it may not be able to continue operating in Seattle if a law requiring hazard pay for delivery… Read More

Hundreds of Microsoft employees urge company to cut ties with Seattle PD, call for mayor’s resignation

More than 250 Microsoft employees sent an email urging company leadership to take action in response to nationwide protests for… Read More

Seattle will order police to turn on body cameras during protests despite privacy concerns

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan plans to issue an executive order Monday requiring police to turn on their body cameras during… Read More

Seattle City Council mandates paid sick time for gig workers during pandemic

Drivers for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub, and other delivery services will soon be eligible for paid sick time off in… Read More

Lights, camera, Amazon: Should the tech giant buy Seattle’s iconic Cinerama movie theater?

Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news… Read More

Seattle considers mandating hazard pay for gig workers during the pandemic

The Seattle City Council is considering new emergency legislation that would require companies like Uber and Grubhub to pay drivers… Read More

Photos: Inside Amazon’s new 8-floor family homeless shelter attached to its Seattle HQ

Attached to one of Amazon’s downtown Seattle office buildings, in the heart of the tech giant’s headquarters campus, a new… Read More

Seattle launches marketplace to connect businesses with local face mask producers

The City of Seattle launched an online marketplace Tuesday to connect organizations that need face coverings with local producers manufacturing… Read More

Pandemic spells uncertain future for bikes and scooters as mobility services confront new realities

Three years ago, thousands of candy-colored shared bicycles appeared on Seattle streets, rebranding the characteristically gray-green city with a theme… Read More

Washington state adds hundreds of WiFi hotspots with funding from Microsoft

Washington state is deploying more than 300 “drive-in” WiFi hotspots to help residents who are unable to access the internet… Read More

Seattle City Council tables proposed ‘Amazon Tax’ to comply with open meeting rules under shutdown

A proposal to tax Seattle’s largest corporations — including Amazon, Expedia, and other tech companies — will be tabled while… Read More

Ready to return to the office? Seattle employers offer advice in Madrona’s ‘Back to Work Toolkit’

More than 600 people signed up to hear guidance on reopening their workplaces during a Madrona Venture Group virtual event… Read More

Seattle caps fees that delivery companies charge restaurants at 15% to ease financial duress

Seattle is capping the fees that services like UberEats charge restaurants at 15% in an effort to mitigate the financial… Read More

PBS Frontline contrasts state and federal response to coronavirus crisis in ‘a tale of two Washingtons’

When the first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was discovered in Seattle, officials in Washington state quickly realized they would… Read More

Seattle tech industry fights proposed ‘Amazon Tax,’ claiming it will delay recovery and cost jobs

Hundreds of business and community leaders are asking Seattle officials to reject a new payroll tax on the city’s highest-paying… Read More

As local farmers embrace technology, coronavirus crisis could change our relationship to food forever

Alex Johnstone and David Rothstein dreamed of changing the world through food. They started with pastries. Then the coronavirus hit.… Read More

In Seattle and across U.S., ‘Light It Blue’ campaign is a colorful ‘thank you’ to front-line workers

Buildings and landmarks across Seattle and the U.S. were awash in blue light on Thursday night as part of another… Read More

Washington state launches $5M grant program to help small businesses struggling under shutdown

Washington rolled out a $5 million emergency grant program Tuesday to help small businesses in the state that have been… Read More

Internet should be an ‘essential utility,’ WA schools chief says as state pulls plug on rest of term

The longtime problem of digital inequity has been thrown into sharp relief by the coronavirus pandemic as schools turn to… Read More

Google location data for Seattle shows decline in work, transit and retail trips — but not park visits

Seattle-area residents are taking Washington state’s social distancing mandate seriously. They have dramatically reduced trips to work, retail and restaurants,… Read More

‘Joyful noise’ rings out in Seattle as people show support for workers on front lines of crisis

We heard you, Seattle. From balconies and windows and front porches across the city on Thursday night, people cheered, hollered,… Read More