September 13, 2026 ZeroHedge and We Heart Seattle 3

Thirty-eight Seattle-area businesses, including corporate giants Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, and Alaska Airlines, are pressuring City Hall for a new public safety plan amid concerns about violent crime, open-air drug markets, homeless encampments, and disorder after years of failed progressive experiments have transformed parts of the metro area into a hellhole. Some critics believe that lawlessness has been used by the left for social demolition in the pursuit of power.

Starbucks, Microsoft and Costco have funded the left but are unhappy when they are subjected to the fallout for defunding the police and other soft-on-crime policies.

This woman says that a minor can shoot up to 5 people before being charged as an adult. 

There were three separate incidents of shooting deaths in Belltown over a 24-hour period. One of the incidents involved a fight at an illegal street racing takeover scene.

From ZeroHedge:

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. 

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. 

According to Twitter/ X poster, End Wokeness,

“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”

“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.” 

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.”

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.