Katie Wilson

Seattle Bans AI Grocery Pricing Using Personal Data in First-in-Nation Rule

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Seattle grocery aisle with price tags as city bans AI personal-data grocery pricing

SEATTLE – Seattle will become the first city in the nation to stop large grocery retailers from using artificial intelligence and sensitive personal data to charge different shoppers different prices for the same items, after the Full City Council approved the Fair and Transparent Pricing policy backed by Mayor Katie B. Wilson and Councilmember Alexis … Read more

Seattle Councilmember Foster Revives Temporary MHA Fee Holiday for Stalled Housing Projects

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Apartment construction site in Seattle illustrating the Mandatory Housing Affordability fee holiday debate

SEATTLE — City Councilmember Dionne Foster has introduced legislation that would temporarily slash Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability fees for stalled pipeline projects, reviving a developer-backed break that collapsed earlier this year amid a fight over housing production versus affordable-housing funding. PubliCola’s Erica C. Barnett reported the deal on Sept. 16, 2026. Under Foster’s bill, developers … Read more