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Seattle repeals head tax 7-2 in dramatic reversal that leaves city divided over homeless crisis

Seattle’s new per-employee tax on large businesses to fund affordable housing is officially dead, bringing an end to one of… Read More

Live: Watch the raucous debate as Seattle City Council considers repealing new head tax

Update: The council voted 7-2 to repeal the head tax. Read GeekWire’s full story here. Another heated debate is taking place… Read More

Artist builds LEGO scene for a modern day Seattle, with iconic buildings — and tents on the streets

As an artist working with LEGO bricks, Iain Heath has created pieces that capture iconic figures of popular culture and… Read More

Petition to overturn Seattle head tax gets more than twice the signatures needed, as city prepares to repeal polarizing law

Monday afternoon, as organizers prepared to submit a petition for a ballot initiative to overturn Seattle’s new head tax with… Read More

Seattle Council president on sudden head tax reversal: Why the city decided to hit ‘the reset button’

Seattle plans to vote on legislation that would repeal the city’s new head tax Tuesday, less than a month after… Read More

Seattle considers repealing controversial head tax as referendum campaign picks up steam

Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday to consider repealing the so-called “head tax,” which… Read More

We sent GeekWire’s summer intern on an Amazon HQ tour, and it was an eye-opening experience

In downtown Seattle, the land known as “Amazonia” is dense. And I didn’t know I was walking into it until… Read More

Epic prank by seniors at Seattle high school fills parking lot with bike-share bicycles

Updated, June 8, 12:05 p.m. PT: More details from LimeBike have been added to the story below. If you need… Read More

Head tax is a ‘redefining moment’ for Seattle and start of a larger discussion, councilmember says

Debate over Seattle’s controversial “head tax” often focuses on what the city is or isn’t doing about a surging homelessness problem… Read More

TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair, the state of bike share, new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Redfin CEO challenges Seattle to avoid SF’s pitfalls: ‘If we think we’re smarter than everyone else we should figure it out’

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman paints a dystopian picture of San Francisco, where he lived for years before fleeing to Seattle.… Read More

In cities competing for Amazon HQ2, reaction to tech giant’s Seattle tax battle is all over the map

Three days after the Seattle City Council passed a head tax on large businesses, the editorial board of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,… Read More

Mystery solved: The story behind a rogue JUMP bike spotted in Seattle

When Mighty AI CEO Daryn Nakhuda spotted a runaway JUMP bike on a ferry in Seattle, he put GeekWire on… Read More

Does the US need a new social contract? Dems call Trump a symptom of ‘the real threat to our republic’

Technologies younger than some pop stars are dramatically reshaping the modern economy and leaving many workers without the societal protections… Read More

Historic population boom pushes Seattle to 19th month in a row as the nation’s hottest housing market

Seattle has earned a couple of titles that explain a lot of the tension going on in the city lately:… Read More

Thirsty for Seattle businesses, Phoenix uses head tax as recruiting tool

Phoenix is coming on strong. The Arizona city’s office of economic development has been hitting up Seattle companies with the… Read More

At odds with Seattle on head tax, Paul Allen’s Vulcan builds tiny-house village to shelter homeless people

More than 500 employees and volunteers organized by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. will spend Friday hammering, sawing, painting, and assembling 30… Read More

TLDR: How Europe’s new privacy law affects U.S. tech companies, Getaround expands to Seattle, ‘float’ above Seattle on the Space Needle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

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Seattle repeals head tax 7-2 in dramatic reversal that leaves city divided over homeless crisis

Live: Watch the raucous debate as Seattle City Council considers repealing new head tax

Artist builds LEGO scene for a modern day Seattle, with iconic buildings — and tents on the streets

Petition to overturn Seattle head tax gets more than twice the signatures needed, as city prepares to repeal polarizing law

Seattle Council president on sudden head tax reversal: Why the city decided to hit ‘the reset button’

Seattle considers repealing controversial head tax as referendum campaign picks up steam

We sent GeekWire’s summer intern on an Amazon HQ tour, and it was an eye-opening experience

Head tax is a ‘redefining moment’ for Seattle and start of a larger discussion, councilmember says

TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair, the state of bike share, new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition

Redfin CEO challenges Seattle to avoid SF’s pitfalls: ‘If we think we’re smarter than everyone else we should figure it out’

In cities competing for Amazon HQ2, reaction to tech giant’s Seattle tax battle is all over the map

Does the US need a new social contract? Dems call Trump a symptom of ‘the real threat to our republic’

Historic population boom pushes Seattle to 19th month in a row as the nation’s hottest housing market

Thirsty for Seattle businesses, Phoenix uses head tax as recruiting tool

At odds with Seattle on head tax, Paul Allen’s Vulcan builds tiny-house village to shelter homeless people

Kiss the sky: First visitors ‘float’ on Space Needle’s new glass benches 520 feet above Seattle

Here’s how much Amazon, Starbucks and Vulcan donated to campaign to repeal Seattle head tax

From $1 to $2.25 — state seeks public input on proposed toll rates inside Seattle’s new tunnel

A ‘punch in the gut’: Fast-growing Seattle startup eyes Bellevue after head tax vote

Business coalition launching ‘No Tax on Jobs’ campaign to overturn Seattle’s contentious new head tax

After months under wraps, Space Needle begins big reveal of remodel and all that new glass

Irish airline begins direct service between Dublin and Seattle, linking tech companies to outposts

Seattle’s iconic Scarecrow Video turns 30 and uses vast catalog to stay in the fight against streaming

Redfin CEO breaks ranks with tech community in maverick response to ‘unreasonable’ Seattle tax

After Seattle passes ‘Amazon tax,’ mayor of neighboring city says ‘Bellevue is open for business’

Amazon responds to tax vote: Seattle’s ‘hostile approach and rhetoric … forces us to question our growth here’

Seattle passes smaller ‘head tax’ on Amazon and other big companies after impassioned debate