Seattle City Councilman Rob Saka said Tuesday that he’s concerned about Starbucks moving jobs from Seattle to Nashville and didn’t agree with how Mayor Katie Wilson has approached the issue.
Saka’s comments in an interview with The Center Square come after a series of incidents involving Wilson, including encouraging boycotts of Starbucks while she was a mayoral candidate and dismissing concerns that high income earners would flee the area after she took office.
Those remarks have helped fuel a debate over whether the state’s and Seattle’s increasing business taxes and approach to businesses in general are causing companies to shed jobs and look for opportunities elsewhere…