by tech@wahospitality.org | Jun 29, 2023 | News
In a narrow 5-4 vote, the King County Council voted on July 27 to require retail businesses including restaurants in unincorporated King County to accept cash payments. Your government affairs team opposed this legislation and advocated throughout the process to...
by tech@wahospitality.org | Jun 8, 2023 | News
In a 5-4 vote, the Seattle City Council voted to reject a proposal by City Attorney Ann Davison and sponsored by Councilmembers Sara Nelson and Alex Pedersen. The proposal would have given the city attorney the authority to prosecute drug possession and public drug...
by tech@wahospitality.org | May 12, 2023 | News
On behalf of thousands of employees and hundreds of local business owners and managers, we urge the Seattle City Council to support the proposal from City Attorney Ann Davison and Councilmembers Sara Nelson and Alex Pedersen to decrease public drug use and curb the...
by tech@wahospitality.org | Apr 18, 2023 | Meetings and Events, News
Join your fellow members and peers on Thursday for our Seattle Hotel Association Spring Membership Meeting at Bell Harbor Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA. The meeting will start at 4 p.m. followed by a reception at 5 p.m. Andy Kaplowitz from...
by tech@wahospitality.org | Oct 18, 2022 | Meetings and Events, News
On Oct. 13, the Seattle Hotel Association hosted its fall membership meeting. The Office of Sustainability and Environment gave us a presentation about the Building Performance Standards legislation that the office is currently drafting. Your government affairs team...
by tech@wahospitality.org | Oct 4, 2022 | News
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards announced today an increase to the Seattle minimum wage for 2023. Effective January 1, 2023, the minimum wage for Seattle is as follows: $18.69/hour – Large employers (501 or more employees) $18.69/hour – Small...
