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Internal Memo: Urban Decay “Contributing Factor” to Microsoft Conference Leaving Seattle

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I have obtained the internal memo outlining reasons behind Microsoft Build’s exit from Seattle. This is an absolute indictment on Mayor Bruce Harrell’s administration and shows his failure to get the homeless drug crisis under control.

Seeking Next Location

Microsoft Build says it has “struggled to find its footing and identity post-Covid.”

It appears Las Vegas and San Francisco are two locations already being floated around for its next developers conference.

Urban Decay “was a contributing factor to their final decision”

But here’s the real kicker. Redmond, WA-based Microsoft is done walking around tents, urban filth, and open-air drug use in Seattle’s downtown core. Mayor Harrell had nearly four years in office to handle this problem but has failed to do so.

Losing Business

Visit Seattle is the city tourism bureau. Even this agency acknowledges the massive failure by the Harrell administration. There is no way to spin this epic debacle.

Seattle’s Failure

The city had one job to do. Clear out the downtown core for Microsoft’s tech elites for the biggest developer conference of the year. This is the lone tent that remains under the arch at The Seattle Convention Center.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.