AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoOffice Real Estate: Blackstone is selling Seattle’s US Bank Center for about $280M—roughly 54% below what it paid in 2019—highlighting how pandemic-era office demand and higher borrowing costs keep pressuring downtown towers. Public Safety & Privacy: Seattle’s police surveillance-camera fight escalated as a council member argued Mayor Katie Wilson can’t pause the rollout; Wilson says cameras can’t be turned off already in use and only new ones would activate under a “credible threat.” Climate & Research Funding: The Ocean Observatories Initiative is set to go dark in parts of the Pacific this month as the NSF dismantles most of the $386M network, pulling sensors from Oregon, Washington, Alaska and more. Biotech & Brain Science: A major Seattle research effort is shifting from studying the brain to using gene therapy to treat disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Health Tech & Data: Amazon’s Ring faces a privacy lawsuit in Seattle over “Familiar Faces” facial recognition that a plaintiff says collected and stored biometric data without consent. Maritime Industry: Federal Chemical Safety Board probes after a Longview mill implosion are at risk as Congress weighs cutting the agency’s budget by more than 40%. STEM Education: Rep. Rick Larsen launched the 2026 Congressional App Challenge for Washington’s 2nd District, inviting middle and high school students to build apps.
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