Amazon adding $1.4B to its affordable housing fund in Seattle and other regions
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, left, speaks with Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell at an event at the Pacific Medical Tower in Seattle at which Jassy announced $1.4
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, left, speaks with Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell at an event at the Pacific Medical Tower in Seattle at which Jassy announced $1.4
Kshama Sawant, who just left office, became famous nationally for her fights for workers' rights. But her party had no one to replace her and the council became more conservative in last year's elections.
These community centers, powered by green energy, provide resources during extreme weather and double as gathering spaces during calmer times.
The City of Seattle will spend $97 million in funds created through its payroll tax on high-income earners on 1,769 units of affordable housing.
A Washington Court of Appeals upheld the King County Superior Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Greater Seattle of Chamber of Commerce that contested the constitutionality of a payroll expense tax.