To mask or not to mask? That seems to be the question. Public Health officials and many businesses are encouraging masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. If we want to definitively ditch face coverings, cases in King County need to be lower. Still need a vaccination incentive? How about a free beer?
Tech for Good Updates
- Amazon awarded $4 million in scholarships to computer science students
- Amazon is donating $1.4 million to the City of Bellevue to aid social services and improve neighborhoods and parks
- Challenge Seattle, whose members include Expedia, Madrona Venture Group, Microsoft and Zillow, released a new report on chronic homelessness
- Google announced that in 2020 it matched 100% of its global electricity use with purchases of renewable energy
- Remitly was named one of the 2021 best places to work by Inc. Magazine
- Uber reaffirmed its commitment to being an anti-racist company
Individual Actions & Distractions
- Find diverse mental health resources in Seattle
- Join the Seattle Community Involvement Commission
- Read about the rest of the world
- Do some transformative desk yoga
- Don’t underestimate the power of kindness at work
- Lose the very
Local News
- King County’s top public health official is strongly encouraging residents to keep wearing masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status
- Gov. Inslee signed a dozen police reform bills into law
- If you’re fully vaccinated, you won’t have to wear a mask at Mariners games
- Seattle students will return to in-person school in the fall