[eysquared]

Headline is a bit misleading, as this isn't all of Seattle and just one specific location. That location has been one of the worst spots in Seattle for as far back as I can remember, so it was always a bit odd they had an office there.

Still I'm sure Amazon will take any excuse it can get to reduce headcount in Seattle given the city council's feelings towards them. They've been shifting to Bellevue for a few years now, and most hiring in Seattle proper has slowed or stopped due to headcount caps.

[MartinCron]

That specific location for an Amazon office never made sense to me. It's like someone at Amazon was making late night impulse buys of real estate.

[bink]

Not sure if Seattle is the same but San Francisco has tax incentives for companies that open offices in under-served areas.

[qiskit]

> Headline is a bit misleading, as this isn't all of Seattle and just one specific location.

It's mainly the tourist part between king street station and pike place. And pretty much outside of 2nd and 3rd, you don't see it. It doesn't represent 99.99% of seattle and yet people here make it seem like all of seattle is overrun with homelessness.

[toast0]

SoDo is pretty sketch too. Lots of people living in RVs that won't move. The McDonald's has a bouncer and the bathroom has uv lighting. Tents on the side of most freeways. There's a lot of Seattle where this isn't the case, but I don't think it's 4 nines nice.

[vkou]

All of Seattle is overrun with homelessness, because most of the ~11,000 homeless people in King County live here, and less than half of them are sheltered.

But no, 99.9% of Seattle does not look like the block bounded by 2nd, 3rd, Pike, and Pine. Or like Pioneer square.