Exit interview: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on the pandemic, Amazon, and fighting the city council To suggest that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan had a pressurized run as the Emerald City’s top elected official is to… Read More
Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election — Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas… Read More
Uber and Lyft push back on Seattle mayor’s plan to pay drivers more money Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled a new proposal to increase pay for Uber and Lyft drivers and cover expenses such… Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield joins Madrona Venture Labs; Starbucks hires sustainability chief; and more — Former BMW ReachNow CEO and INRIX executive Steve Banfield has joined Seattle-based “startup studio” Madrona Venture Labs as founder-in-residence.… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Apple goes big in Seattle: New campus escalates rivalry with Amazon, Microsoft and Google Play Apple’s new campus in Seattle, unveiled this week, will accommodate as many as 2,000 workers, doubling the company’s previous commitment… Read More
Seattle mayor: Fighting traffic with congestion pricing is an uphill battle in West Coast tech hubs Earlier this year, New York became the first city in America to adopt congestion pricing, a.k.a. tolls that drivers pay… Read More
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Let’s try scooters, but let’s do it right Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. See this story for more details about… Read More
Seattle’s biggest tech companies unveil 7 city projects built by controversial Innovation Council When Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a new advisory council of tech leaders in 2018, the reaction was mixed, to… Read More
Mayor Durkan says Amazon moving employees to Bellevue is ‘a good thing for Seattle’ Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan seems unfazed by news that Amazon plans to shift thousands of jobs to Bellevue, Wash. GeekWire… Read More
Seattle mayor wants law that requires new buildings to have electric vehicle charging capability All new buildings in Seattle must install electric vehicle charging infrastructure. That’s what Mayor Jenny Durkan wants to see happen… Read More
Seattle mayor moves to reduce tax burden on small businesses and startups Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an executive order Friday in the hopes of removing burdens and barriers on the city’s… Read More
City of Seattle says it’ll challenge FCC ‘overreach’ on 5G telecom transition policy Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes say they intend to appeal an order from the Federal Communications… Read More
As tensions rise in booming Seattle, tech industry steps up civic engagement On Thursday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan met with representatives from some of the most powerful tech companies in the region… Read More
Can tech fix Seattle? Facebook, Twitter and others join new innovation council amid debate over group’s role Tech titans and startups are joining forces to identify ways technology can help address some of Seattle’s most pressing problems.… Read More
Seattle mayor’s compromise voted down as original ‘Amazon tax’ on big business moves forward The Seattle City Council rejected a compromise version of the so-called “head tax” proposed by Mayor Jenny Durkan late Thursday… Read More
Mayor Jenny Durkan: Seattle is and always will be the city that ‘invents the future’ Despite the outsized impact it has on Seattle’s growth, the tech industry was largely absent from Mayor Jenny Durkan’s State… Read More
Jenny Durkan leads in early Seattle mayor election results but Cary Moon says it’s not over yet Jenny Durkan established a comfortable lead over her opponent, Cary Moon in early election results released Tuesday evening. Final election… Read More
The procrastinator’s last-minute guide to the Seattle mayoral race King County ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday which means procrastinators across the region are scrambling to make a… Read More
Seattle tech leaders endorse former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan, calling for a mayor who can keep up with ever-changing city Some of the leading voices in the Seattle technology community have signed their names to a letter endorsing Jenny Durkan… Read More
Amazon’s HQ2 search ‘breaks my heart,’ says Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan PREVIOUSLY: Amazon gives $350K to group supporting Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor, its biggest local political contribution ever One of… Read More
Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon wants a modern-day ‘welcome wagon’ for tech workers Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan are squaring off in one of the final debates of the campaign… Read More
Watch: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate On Nov. 7, Seattle will elect a new mayor to guide the city through a period of unprecedented growth, driven… Read More
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
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
Here’s where Seattle mayoral frontrunners Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon stand on key tech issues A wide field of 21 candidates is narrowing to two in a mayoral race whose winner will navigate Seattle through… Read More
Former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan takes big lead in Seattle mayoral primary In Seattle’s mayoral race, former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan looks highly likely to advance based on early results of Tuesday’s… Read More
Seattle Chamber thinks you should vote for these candidates in competitive mayoral and City Council races The Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), a political organization sponsored by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has… Read More
