Lefty Seattle-Area Corporate Giants Begin Revolt Against Progressive City Hall

Seattle-area corporate giants, including Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, and Alaska Airlines, are pressuring City Hall for a new public safety plan amid concerns about violent crime and ongoing disorder after years of failed progressive experiments have transformed parts of the metro area into a hellhole. 

🚨THIS IS INSANE!!!!

A community is now BEGGING for help after a tiny homeless encampment in Seattle EXPLODED into a SEVERAL ACRE camp.

In just over a year, a small cluster of tents became a GIGANTIC tent city.

The people who live there, families, homeowners, taxpayers, have… pic.twitter.com/aPm2WVLNmS

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) September 7, 2026

The coalition includes Microsoft President Brad Smith, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, Costco CEO Ron Vachris and executives from Nordstrom, Alaska Air Group and other major employers, according to local outlet Komo News. Their letter, sent to City Hall on Thursday, brings coordinated pressure from the business community to change how City Hall governs. 

2024 donations (employees + PACS):

Starbucks: 92% went to Democrats
Microsoft: 84% went to Democrats
Costco: 80% went to Democrats

Ya’ll literally voted for it https://t.co/V3XPDnOcdC

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 11, 2026

“The clearest message” from an August poll of Seattle voters, the coalition wrote, is that residents expect the city “to act with urgency, fund the actions needed to improve public safety, and provide a clear plan for measuring progress.” 

DO YOU TIME TRAVEL? Literal madness on the streets of Seattle Monday afternoon. A woman was totally naked on the sidewalk across the street from Seattle City Hall. This is the best I could do with the blurs. 🙃
I asked if she needed help. Instead, she wanted my muffins. Then she… pic.twitter.com/EhfsepupF9

— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) September 5, 2023

The coalition wants cameras in Pioneer Square, the Stadium District and other areas hosting large events. It also seeks more foot and bicycle patrols, adherence to a seven-minute response standard for priority 911 calls, and an end to open-air drug markets. 

“We need action,” former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, now the CEO of Challenge Seattle, said. “We’ve got a crisis on our hands right now, and we need action on public safety.”

Breaking — Following the inauguration of Seattle’s newly-elected Social Mayor Katie Wilson, Seattle police has been ordered to stop making arrests for open-air drug use.

This is the current scene in Seattle, close to Lumen Field, where the World Cup is set to take place.… pic.twitter.com/s5FwdDpzXD

— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) January 7, 2026

Perhaps the progressive experiment of defunding police and open-air drug markets has run its course, and shame on the corporations that fueled this era of left-wing stupidity.