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What It Takes To Make Government Work – Part 4: The Solutions We Choose Not to See
Seattle’s public-safety debate often begins with a convenient lie. We pretend not to know what to do, then spend years studying familiar problems as they grow worse. We commission another study. We assemble another advisory group. We argue over semantics and wait for...
What It Takes To Make Government Work – Part 3: When Compassion Has No Destination
San Francisco built a humane alternative between jail and walking away. Seattle already has many of the pieces to do the same. Part Three of a four-part series on what Seattle can learn from San Francisco Some of our most compassionate public policies are written as...
Businesses Now Pay Two-Thirds of Seattle’s Taxes while Seattle Is Losing Jobs for the first time in Decades
SEATTLE, Oct. 5, 2026 — Seattle’s tax collections have grown substantially faster than the city’s population, employment and inflation over the past decade, according to a new analysis commissioned by the Downtown Seattle Association and the Seattle Metro Chamber. The...
What It Takes To Make Government Work-Part 2: Government Is Not a Workgroup
San Francisco did not need another coordinating body to coordinate the existing coordinating bodies. It needed the people already at the table to make decisions. Seattle and this...
What It Takes to Make Government Work- Part 1: It Is Safer to Fail Quietly Than to Succeed Publicly
Part 1 of four reflections on leadership, accountability, compassionate intervention, and smarter public safety.
Business Leaders Welcome Mayor Wilson’s Focus on Fiscal Responsibility and Public Safety in Proposed Budget
The Seattle Metro Chamber, Challenge Seattle, and Washington Roundtable today welcomed key elements of Mayor Wilson's proposed budget, citing its emphasis on public safety and fiscal...
Op-ed: Seattle’s Progressive Values Need Businesses to Succeed
By Joe Nguyễn, President and CEO of the Seattle Metro Chamber You can support affordable housing, strong public services and a safety net, and still want Seattle’s businesses to...
Seattle Business and Community Leaders Call for Immediate Public Safety Action and Investment
September 10, 2026 The Seattle Metro Chamber, Challenge Seattle, and the Washington Roundtable, joined a coalition of business and community organizations in sending a letter to Mayor...
Why Nothing Seems to Work in Seattle
When elected officials abdicate their responsibility to govern, the loudest voices set the agenda, the most important problems go unsolved, and the public is left to deal with the...
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Director of Marketing and Communications
Seattle Metro Chamber
(206) 389-7235
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What It Takes To Make Government Work – Part 4: The Solutions We Choose Not to See
Seattle’s public-safety debate often begins with a convenient lie. We pretend not to know what to do, then spend years studying familiar problems as they grow worse. We commission...
What It Takes To Make Government Work – Part 3: When Compassion Has No Destination
San Francisco built a humane alternative between jail and walking away. Seattle already has many of the pieces to do the same. Part Three of a four-part series on what Seattle can...
Businesses Now Pay Two-Thirds of Seattle’s Taxes while Seattle Is Losing Jobs for the first time in Decades
SEATTLE, Oct. 5, 2026 — Seattle’s tax collections have grown substantially faster than the city’s population, employment and inflation over the past decade, according to a new...
What It Takes To Make Government Work-Part 2: Government Is Not a Workgroup
San Francisco did not need another coordinating body to coordinate the existing coordinating bodies. It needed the people already at the table to make decisions. Seattle and this...
What It Takes to Make Government Work- Part 1: It Is Safer to Fail Quietly Than to Succeed Publicly
Part 1 of four reflections on leadership, accountability, compassionate intervention, and smarter public safety.
Business Leaders Welcome Mayor Wilson’s Focus on Fiscal Responsibility and Public Safety in Proposed Budget
The Seattle Metro Chamber, Challenge Seattle, and Washington Roundtable today welcomed key elements of Mayor Wilson's proposed budget, citing its emphasis on public safety and fiscal...
Media Contact
Mara Samudrala
Director of Marketing and Communications
Seattle Metro Chamber
(206) 389-7235
Email the Media Contact
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