内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2025/we-are-not-going-anywhere-key-amazon-exec-reaffirms-tech-giants-commitment-to-seattle-region/

内容总结：

（西雅图讯）在市长换届之际，亚马逊高管近日公开重申对普吉特湾地区的长期承诺，强调“绝不会撤离这片扎根之地”。面对新任市长即将推行的新政，这家科技巨头正积极寻求与市政府重建合作关系。

亚马逊全球事务及法律总顾问戴维·扎波尔斯基在周二举行的社区影响力交流活动中表示：“我们始终将普吉特湾视为家园。面对区域发展与全球变革，我们比以往任何时候都更坚定参与社区建设的决心。”此番表态被业界视为对该区域作为亚马逊核心基地的罕见公开确认。

近年来，因税收政策等分歧，亚马逊已陆续将部分员工迁往贝尔维尤市及弗吉尼亚州。随着以“解决科技繁荣引发的民生问题”为竞选纲领的凯蒂·威尔逊当选新市长，这家科技巨头面临新一轮政策调整。威尔逊曾主导2020年引发争议的“JumpStart”薪资税改革，该税种约3.6亿美元年度税收主要来自亚马逊等十家企业。

尽管前市长布鲁斯·哈勒尔任内与企业界保持良性互动，但新任市长威尔逊已表态愿与科技企业协同创新。与此同时，选民高票通过的2号提案将重塑企业营业税体系，预计对亚马逊等科技公司产生深远影响。

活动中，亚马逊重点展示了其社区投入成果：9亿美元住房基金计划建设万套保障房、2020年来提供450万份救助餐食、通过玛丽之家庇护38万人次无家可归者。扎波尔斯基透露，公司已从早期零散捐赠转变为系统化运作，正运用物流技术、法律专业等核心优势推动社区建设。

目前亚马逊在普吉特湾区拥有逾8万名员工，其中西雅图办公人数从2020年6万降至5万。在十月全球裁员潮中，华盛顿州2303名员工受到影响。扎波尔斯基强调：“我们仍处于建设征程中，期待与各方携手持续改善这片共同的家园。”

中文翻译：

西雅图新任市长当选次日，亚马逊高管5月21日公开表态："我们不会离开这片热土。"亚马逊全球事务与法律总顾问戴维·扎波尔斯基在公司社区影响力招待会上强调，企业将继续扎根普吉特湾地区。这场在"球体"建筑内举行的活动，重点展示了亚马逊从住房保障到食品安全等民生领域的公益举措。

"当前正值区域与全球格局变革之际，"扎波尔斯基表示，"亚马逊始终视普吉特湾为家园，我们绝不会撤离。我们将持续投身社区建设。"这番表态罕见地明确了西雅图作为亚马逊大本营的地位。此前因税收等政策分歧，亚马逊已逐步将大量岗位转移至贝尔维尤及北弗吉尼亚。

随着承诺解决住房 affordability 等问题的候任市长凯蒂·威尔逊即将上任，这家科技巨头亟需重建政企关系。威尔逊在竞选期间曾推动2020年颇具争议的"JumpStart"薪酬税，该税种约3.6亿美元（2024年）收入主要来自亚马逊等十家企业。她在九月接受采访时表态："科技企业与城市发展休戚相关，建立良性政企合作至关重要。"

同场选举中，选民高票通过由前市长布鲁斯·哈雷尔与市议员亚历克西斯·林克共同提出的第二号议案，该案将重塑适用于企业总收入的商业运营税体系。公开记录显示，包括扎波尔斯基（550美元）在内的多位亚马逊高管曾为哈雷尔连任竞选捐款。

在"球体"活动现场，亚马逊重点披露了多项民生数据：通过住房基金投入9亿美元新建/维护万余套保障房；2020年以来为困难家庭提供450万份餐食；通过玛丽之家为无家可归者提供38万晚住宿。扎波尔斯基指出，随着企业在西雅图的迅猛扩张，亚马逊的社区策略已从早期零散举措转变为系统化运营。2009年前后爆发式增长促使管理层建立长效机制。

目前亚马逊在普吉特湾拥有逾8万名员工，其中西雅图办公的技术人员从2020年的6万降至约5万。十月裁员潮中，华盛顿州2303名白领岗位被裁撤。已在亚马逊任职26年的扎波尔斯基动情表示，32年前从纽约迁居西雅图是其人生最佳抉择。他盛赞这座城市的人文底蕴与基建升级，并打趣道："即便政府想搞砸这么好的地方也难办到。"最后他再次强调："我们扎根于此，愿与各界伙伴携手，让普吉特湾成为更美好的家园。"

英文来源：

Following the election of a new mayor in Seattle, one of Amazon’s top executives reaffirmed its commitment to the region Tuesday, promising, “We are not going anywhere.”
David Zapolsky, Amazon chief global affairs and legal officer, made the comment during an Amazon Community Impact Reception at The Spheres in Seattle, where he and others discussed the company’s philanthropic and civic initiatives from housing to food security.
“Obviously, this is a time of change, both in this region and around the world,” Zapolsky said. “Amazon remains committed to our home, this Puget Sound region. We are not going anywhere. And so we remain committed to building this community.”
It’s a rare public reaffirmation of the Seattle region as Amazon’s primary base. It follows years of political disputes over taxes and other city policies that contributed to Amazon shifting more of its workforce to Bellevue, Wash., and Northern Virginia.
With the arrival of Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson, Amazon must once again establish a working relationship with a city leader who ran on promises to address issues such as affordability, brought about in part by a tech boom that Amazon helped fuel.
Wilson defeated Mayor Bruce Harrell, a more business friendly leader than Amazon was used to dealing with during the tech giant’s strained relations with City Hall.
“I’ve tried to have a very supportive relationship, but also one on mutual accountability,” Harrell told GeekWire in January about his dealings with Amazon. “I think it’s working out well.”
During her campaign in September, Wilson told GeekWire that she aims to work with the tech sector and Amazon on innovative solutions to civic challenges.
A longtime community organizer and Transit Riders Union co-founder, Wilson helped design and pass Seattle’s controversial JumpStart payroll expense tax in 2020. A majority of the revenue — $360 million in 2024 — is generated from 10 companies, including Amazon.
“Obviously Amazon and the other big tech companies are very important players in our city and in our economy, and so I think it’s very important that the city has working relationships there,” she said.
In the same election that ushered in Wilson, voters also overwhelmingly approved Proposition 2, a plan hatched by Harrell and City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck that will reshape the city’s business and occupation (B&O) tax that applies to gross revenue. It will impact both small startups and large tech companies such as Amazon.
According to public records, Zapolsky gave $550 to Harrell’s re-election campaign. Amazon HR chief Beth Galetti ($650) and Amazon Stores CEO Doug Herrington ($550) are among others from Amazon who contributed.
During Tuesday’s event at The Spheres, Amazon spotlighted its philanthropic efforts and the progress being made across the region, including:

• $900 million committed through its Housing Fund to create or preserve more than 10,000 affordable homes.
• 4.5 million meals delivered to families in need since 2020.
• 380,000 bed nights provided through Mary’s Place to families experiencing homelessness.
  Zapolsky said Amazon’s community strategy shifted as the company rapidly expanded in Seattle. He said employees and leaders have always cared about their community, but the company’s efforts were informal and relatively small-scale in its earlier days. By 2009 and 2010, Amazon had grown far faster than expected and “we were sort of backing into the scale that we have in the city,” Zapolsky said — prompting company leaders to recognize the need for a more organized approach.
  From there, he said, Amazon began applying its core business principles to civic work: taking a long-term view, listening to partners to understand what the community actually needs, and focusing on where Amazon’s unique capabilities — logistics, technology, legal expertise — could make the biggest impact, rather than just financial contributions.
  “We’re still in the middle of the journey,” Zapolsky said.
  Amazon counts more than 80,000 full- and part-time employees in the Puget Sound region. About 50,000 corporate and tech workers are in Seattle— a number that shrunk from about 60,000 in 2020 as more jobs shifted to Bellevue. The company cut 14,000 workers in broad layoffs in October, with 2,303 corporate employees in Washington state.
  Zapolsky, who has been at Amazon 26 years, called his move from New York to Seattle 32 years ago the best decision he ever made. He cited the city’s amazing assets, from its people and diversity to its infrastructure improvements including the waterfront, convention center, and Climate Pledge Arena.
  “Even government when it tries can’t screw this up,” he said, adding, again, “We’re here to stay. We want to continue working with our partners in the community, continue making the Puget Sound region better for our community and for our employees.”