Amazon to pay out $3 million over alleged labor violations against Seattle gig workers

While Amazon denies violating Seattle's app-based worker protection laws, the company agreed to pay more than $3 million to ...

Seattle office rents plunge faster than any U.S. city as vacancies hit record highs

According to a new CoStar analysis, Seattle leads the country in falling office rents, with vacancies hitting record highs.

Seattle ranks as 10th most congested city for traffic in the US

VOTE: Has worsening traffic changed your commuting habits?
Democracy Now

Katie Wilson Wins Seattle Mayor’s Race After Insurgent Campaign Demanding Affordability

In Seattle, first-term Mayor Bruce Harrell has conceded defeat in his reelection fight against community organizer Katie Wilson, who campaigned on a message of affordability in a city where the cost ...
The New York Times

Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle

Ms. Wilson, a self-described socialist, joined the race after Mayor Bruce Harrell opposed taxing high-income residents to finance construction of new housing. By Anna Griffin Reporting from Seattle ...
Seattle Times

Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor

Katie Wilson, a longtime City Hall advocate whose rise in Seattle politics came as she pushed for more progressive taxes, has been elected the city’s next mayor. On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote ...