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Did Cities Ever Need Tech, Anyway? Seattle vs. the Post-COVID Economy

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Amanda Spiegel 0 Comments amazon, coronavirus, covid, crime, homelessness, housing, housing crisis, housing insecurity, housing security, missing middle, public health, seattle, tableau, tech, tech bubble

Long a sleepy seaport town, Seattle was enjoying a fraught, decade-long flirtation with explosive growth– and inequality. Will COVID bust up the party forevermore?