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Public policies have consequences. Microsoft is pulling their major \u2018Build\u2019 conference out of Seattle because their members are tired of tripping over homeless people and junkies.<\/p>\n

So now the city will lose a major source of revenue because they refuse to enforce laws and keep the city clean and inviting.<\/p>\n

Think of all the working people in the city who are going to lose wages and tips because the leaders place more value on the dregs of society who contribute nothing of value.<\/p>\n

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#BREAKING<\/a>: I have obtained the internal memo outlining reasons behind Microsoft Build’s(@Microsoft<\/a>) exit from Seattle. This is an absolute indictment on Mayor Bruce Harrell’s(@MayorofSeattle<\/a>) administration and shows his failure to get the homeless drug crisis under control. https:\/\/t.co\/T5P4wyNrv0<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/aI50Nnkza2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) June 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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According to an internal email obtained by journalist Jonathan Choe of the Discovery Institute, Visit Seattle\u2014the city\u2019s official tourism and marketing organization\u2014was informed that Microsoft will cancel its 2026 event and release all future holds for the conference in Seattle. The email, titled \u201cDEFINITE BOOKING CANCELLATION NOTICE,\u201d said the decision was heavily influenced by the experience of company leadership and attendees walking the downtown core between the Hyatt Regency and the Arch Building on 8th Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe customers cited the general uncleanliness of the street scene, visibility of individuals engaging in drug use, and unhoused individuals, including the recurring tent in the Arch Tunnel,\u201d the email stated. \u201cMicrosoft has previously addressed these concerns and Visit Seattle has been working actively with SPD, DSA [Downtown Seattle Association], the Care team, and others\u2026 Unfortunately for Build, it was a contributing factor to their final decision to move out of Seattle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s Build conference has long served as a showcase of Seattle\u2019s innovation and global tech prominence. It typically brings in thousands of developers and tech insiders from around the world and has been a signature event for the city\u2019s economy. Its departure is a major blow to Seattle\u2019s struggling tourism and convention business, especially as downtown continues to battle the aftermath of the pandemic, rising crime, and a homelessness crisis that city officials have so far failed to contain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is terrible news for the working, law abiding people of Seattle, but the people who run their city just don\u2019t care about them. They care more about the rights of the homeless junkies camping on the sidewalks.<\/p>\n

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