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A bombshell new study has dropped, and it confirms what Seattle residents have long suspected: this city is the most dangerous major city in America for overnight home burglaries. With a staggering rate of 234.6 break-ins per 100,000 residents, Seattle has claimed the top spot on a list no city wants to lead — and under Katie Wilson's leadership, there is no plan to fix it.This isn't a random fluctuation. It's the predictable result of decades of progressive soft-on-crime policies that have hollowed out law enforcement, crippled the judicial system, and left families sleeping with one eye open. Repeat offenders cycle through the courts without consequence while law-abiding homeowners install Wyze cameras and barricade their garages just to feel safe in their own neighborhoods. And as Sean notes, most victims don't even bother calling the police anymore — because nothing ever happens.It isn't just Seattle. Spokane also landed in the top five most dangerous cities in the nation for overnight burglaries, confirming this is a statewide failure of leadership, not an isolated incident. Washington is leading the country in the wrong direction, and the people paying the price are the ones who can't afford to leave.Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily commentary on the stories the mainstream media won't cover straight.#Seattle #Crime #PublicSafetyGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Six months into her tenure at City Hall and Mayor Katie Wilson has a message for Seattle: things are going great, actually. On this episode of Seattle Nice, hosts Erica C Barnett, David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik dig into Publicola's two-parter with the mayor: a "spicy" interview that covers everything from whether she's the next "sweeps" mayor to whether Chief Shon Barnes keeps his job. Plus, why the council keeps finding out about Wilson's legislation the same way the rest of us do: by reading PubliCola. And what she's doing to fix the tense relationship with the council. Also: a school lunch program got ambushed the same day the mayor bragged about it.World Cup hangover / promise. Seattle's role in the World Cup is over and Sandeep is back to driving his gas-guzzler to work at Pioneer Square, but the vibes (and the Occidental Park jumbotron) haven't fully left. Will Wilson pedestrianize more of downtown for good?The Pioneer Square playbook. Sandeep makes the case that the PDA-led shelter-and-services push that cleared the neighborhood for the World Cup actually worked, and that Wilson wants to replicate it citywide. One catch: there's no money in the budget for it yet.The "Sweeps" Mayor Dilemma: Erica presses Wilson on encampment removals. Wilson's answer boils down to political triage: stop all sweeps and you lose the "political will" to build more shelter. $175 million hole. We discuss the deficit and the looming push for new progressive revenue (capital gains? JumpStart again?), and why Wilson admits there's "no silver bullet."SPD budget in the crosshairs and Chief Barnes stays, for now. Every department's been told to model budget cuts, including police, even as SPD keeps hiring at a pace the city may not be able to afford (starting pay tops $126K after six months). But will they actually cut officers? In the middle of that squeeze, Wilson confirms she's retaining Chief Shon Barnes. The council relationship: still a mess, but improving? Wilson owns some of the dysfunction from the shelter-legislation fight earlier this year, admitting her office was "slow to staff" council relations. There are reportedly efforts now to rebuild those one-on-one relationships, but meetings aren't going great yet.Looking Back: How does Wilson's first six months compare to former Mayor Bruce Harrell?Read the two-part interview in PubliCola:Mayor Katie Wilson at Six Months In: "Incredibly Proud of What We're Accomplishing" (Part 1)Mayor Katie Wilson Says She's "Doing a Reset" on Housing Agenda, "Very Hopeful" About Police Chief (Part 2)If you appreciate the in-depth, behind-the-scenes coverage of Seattle politics, help us keep the lights on. We're a bare-bones operation trying to expand into video, and we can't do it without our listeners. https://www.patreon.com/seattlenice  Send us a text! Note that we can only respond directly to emails realseattlenice@gmail.comThanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice. 

5pm - JAMES LYNCH - KATIE WILSON DOES ANOTHER QUESTIONLESS PRESS CONFERENCE // Trump Says Ceasefire With Iran Is Over After Latest Attacks // Does leisure make us happy? Often the answer is no // They Traded America for a Remote Archipelago. Now They’re Moving Back // This guy bought some land and has already cleared some brush // LETTERS

In Washington state, the revolution is eating its own. State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen engineered the largest income tax in state history — a 9.9% millionaires tax — and positioned himself as a progressive hero in the process. It wasn't enough. Socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has now endorsed his primary challenger, Hannah Sabio-Howell, a self-described socialist and labor organizer who says Pedersen is too cozy with corporations. He passed their signature legislation. His reward is a knife in the back.This is the inevitable endpoint of leftist politics: no tax is ever high enough, no policy is ever radical enough, and no loyalty is ever repaid. Katie Wilson just made clear that her coalition has no use for moderates — even Democratic ones who delivered historic progressive wins. When you spend years appeasing the far left, don't be surprised when they come for you next.The broader picture is grim for Washington. With no credible Republican opposition in Seattle, the only competition is between socialist factions fighting over how fast to accelerate the decline. From the Jumpstart payroll tax fallout to banning ICE officers from becoming cops, the city keeps drifting further left while affordability crumbles and downtown empties out. Conservatives are already leaving. The socialists will keep winning elections — and Washington residents will keep living with the consequences.Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily commentary on the stories mainstream media buries.#Seattle #Socialism #WashingtonPoliticsGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

4pm - GUEST - FORMER SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON // Sara gets candid on affordable housing, Katie Wilson’s reign at the helm, homelessness and what is next for the former city council president // Seattle axes plan to cut developer fees that fund affordable housing // Seattle area’s outlier status on homelessness is only getting worse // Seattle, King County announce sweeping changes to homeless service system

6pm - GUEST - FORMER SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON // Sara gets candid on affordable housing, Katie Wilson’s reign at the helm, homelessness and what is next for the former city council president // Seattle axes plan to cut developer fees that fund affordable housing // Seattle area’s outlier status on homelessness is only getting worse // Seattle, King County announce sweeping changes to homeless service system

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and David Kroman of the Seattle Times discuss Mayor Katie Wilson's proposed ban on so-called "junk fees" for renters, a deal to eliminate affordable housing fees to spur development that's now stalled out, a battle between the Mayor and the Seattle City Council over the size of the transit measure set to go before voters this fall, a City Auditor report showing dozens of recommendations that haven't been acted upon, and a look at the future of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, too. If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon!

Just as urbanists thought they had a deal to jumpstart stalled housing construction, it fell apart. We unpack the rise and fall of a proposed temporary break on Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability program, which taxes new development to fund affordable housing. Those tax dollars have all but dried up as building costs have soared and construction has stalled. Developers and density advocates argued a two-year partial fee pause could revive dozens of stalled projects while costing the city little to no affordable housing revenue.But after weeks of backroom negotiating, Mayor Katie Wilson pulled the plug, siding with anti-displacement advocates on the left over the pro-development urbanist coalition. We ask what this reveals about Wilson's brand of urbanism, and whether "the Urbanist Mayor" label still fits.Plus, Seattle and King County announced they're clawing back roughly $160 million in service contracts from the flailing King County Regional Homelessness Authority, effectively gutting the agency's core function. KCRHA was supposed to be the region's big fix for homelessness: one coordinated system instead of a patchwork of city and county programs. But KCRHA never delivered. We break down how years of leadership turnover, a structurally messy governance model, and a scathing forensic audit brought KCRHA to this point, and talk about what comes next.Support the show:We are transitioning to video and need your help to make it happen. If you value this podcast, please support us on Patreon at patreon.com/seattle-nice. Your contribution helps us keep the show free and independent. Send us a text! Note that we can only respond directly to emails realseattlenice@gmail.comThanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at realseattlenice@gmail.comSupport the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice. 

Is Katie Wilson’s endorsement of far-left candidates in Seattle actually going to help them? A Democrat Governor wants SCOTUS to be overhauled. Washington, Oregon gouge parents on child care; red state Idaho doesn’t. // LongForm: GUEST: KIRO News Radio’s Chris Sullivan on high gas prices in WA. // Quick Hit: The odds for the Democrats taking back the Senate doesn’t look very promising (yay).

Is Katie Wilson’s endorsement of far-left candidates in Seattle actually going to help them? A Democrat Governor wants SCOTUS to be overhauled. Washington, Oregon gouge parents on child care; red state Idaho doesn’t. // LongForm: GUEST: KIRO News Radio’s Chris Sullivan on high gas prices in WA. // Quick Hit: The odds for the Democrats taking back the Senate doesn’t look very promising (yay).

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and David Kroman of the Seattle Times discuss some new, politically risky endorsements from Mayor Katie Wilson, some proposed changes to the way Seattle residents can file environmental appeals on development projects, a plan to fend off "vultures" trying to purchase homes in Seattle, a continuing discussion on the need for design review in construction projects, and a proposal to remove 6 miles of Highway 99 from South Park. If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon!

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is seeking proposals for an $8 million "homelessness prevention fund" that will distribute about $8,000 per household in rental assistance and eviction protection. It sounds compassionate on paper — until you ask who actually ends up in Seattle's encampments and why they're there.Sean makes the case that funneling taxpayer cash through a revolving door of nonprofit intermediaries doesn't treat the addiction driving visible homelessness; it creates a taxpayer-funded revenue stream for NGOs with every incentive to keep the crisis alive. The math is brutal: a World Cup-era city-funded housing project built 500 units and has 7 occupants. Meanwhile Seattle rents keep climbing, and every new "prevention fund" announcement is another chapter in the homeless industrial complex collecting checks while the problem compounds.The deeper issue is the progressive refusal to name the root cause. Rental assistance for functional families in temporary hardship is a different policy category than what Seattle is actually funding — and conflating the two is either dishonest or delusional. When the policy framework treats addiction-driven homelessness as a housing supply problem, you don't solve homelessness; you subsidize it indefinitely while driving everyone else out of the city.Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily commentary on the stories Seattle media won't touch honestly.#Seattle #HomelessCrisis #KatieWilsonGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has unveiled yet another "new approach" to the city's notorious 12th and Jackson corridor — one of the most active open-air drug and stolen-goods markets on the entire West Coast. The plan promises police enforcement, outreach workers, and treatment referrals. Sound familiar? It should, because the Chinatown International District has been living through variations of this announcement for twenty years.The Asian community in Little Saigon has watched this corridor collapse while city leaders recycled the same playbook. The LEAD diversion program hasn't worked. The community meetings and studies haven't worked. The $1.1 million in services haven't moved the needle. Meanwhile, real families — including high schoolers — navigate the gauntlet daily while Seattle leadership insists that consequences for criminal behavior are somehow not the answer.The progressive refusal to arrest, prosecute, and jail people who are openly dealing drugs and stolen goods is not a policy position — it's a choice to let a community die slowly. Until Katie Wilson's administration is willing to do what actually changes behavior on the street, every new plan is just another press conference on the way to the next one.Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily news commentary on Pacific Northwest politics, urban policy, and the stories Seattle's legacy media won't touch straight.#Seattle #HomelessCrisis #KatieWilsonGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Jason Rantz stopped by the Armstrong & Getty Show (weekdays 6am-9am on Seattle Red 770 AM) to give an update on how Seattle's socialist mayor Katie Wilson is handling homelessness during the World Cup and whether or not the Democrats have a true socialism problem (they do).

Five years after Seattle's JumpStart tax went into effect, the verdict is in — and it's brutal. A new Downtown Seattle Association report confirms the city has shed approximately 30,000 downtown jobs while the taxable value of its commercial office buildings has collapsed by 48%. This isn't a pandemic hangover or a national trend. Bellevue, twelve miles away across a couple of bridges, has no JumpStart tax and is thriving — adding jobs, filling offices, and watching its property values climb.The math was never complicated. When you pile a targeted payroll tax on your largest employers — Starbucks, Amazon, and the top ten firms that account for roughly 70% of JumpStart revenue — you hand them a reason to leave. And leave they did, right across Lake Washington to a city that doesn't punish growth. Seattle threw away the tax base; Bellevue picked it up.Mayor Katie Wilson's response to the report? Blame Trump. Blame federal housing cuts. Blame interest rates. Four decades of Democratic supermajority control of Washington state apparently enters the conversation nowhere. Sean walks through the full picture: the JumpStart mechanics, Seattle's spending addiction, the insolvency creep building underneath, and why San Francisco, Portland, and Chicago are running the exact same playbook toward the exact same cliff.Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of the stories the Seattle press won't touch — and hit the notification bell so you don't miss an episode.#Seattle #GovernmentWaste #KingCountyGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

North Seattle residents got tired of waiting. Tired of watching sex traffickers work the Aurora Avenue corridor night after night while city hall looked the other way. So they did what Mayor Katie Wilson wouldn't — they blocked the streets themselves, throwing up makeshift barricades to break the johns' loop and take back their neighborhood by force.Now, after months of community pressure made the city's inaction impossible to ignore, Seattle officials are announcing their own formal street closures. Mayor Wilson and SDOT are framing this as a response to a "clear message" from residents — which is one way to describe what happens when a government fails so completely that ordinary people are forced to build their own infrastructure just to survive it.The Police Chief is promising redirected resources. The City Attorney is pointing to gun seizures and new prosecutorial involvement. Whether any of it amounts to more than a press conference remains to be seen. Seattle has a long track record of theatrical responses to crises its own progressive policies created and then ignored until the cameras showed up.New episode every weekday. Subscribe to @reasonablenews to stay ahead of what the mainstream press won't tell you.#Seattle #Crime #FailedCityGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Seattle fought hard to land World Cup games, officials celebrated in press releases, and the hospitality industry got left holding the bag. Hotel bookings are down a staggering 20% compared to last year — and the Washington Hospitality Association is calling it a "recipe for disaster," potentially worse than the pandemic's toll on the industry. The financial bonanza everyone promised never materialized.Mayor Katie Wilson's progressive management of the city is the story visitors are actually telling with their wallets. High prices, persistent crime concerns, and the chaos that defines modern Seattle are driving tourists away from what should have been a guaranteed economic slam dunk. Sean's own family felt it: his son Kiernan had his car broken into in Madison Park, and another vehicle broken into in South Lake Union. This is the Seattle that international visitors are reading about before they book — or don't.The Airbnb glut and desperate hotel price-cutting complete the picture. Hotels that gambled on World Cup demand are slashing rates trying to fill rooms. Friends are scoring downtown stays at bargain prices. Something ain't right — and the numbers prove it. When even a global sporting event can't move the needle, the problem isn't scheduling or tariffs. It's the city itself.Subscribe to @reasonablenews and hit the notification bell — we're going to keep pulling on this thread. The proof is in the pudding.#Seattle #WAPolitics #BusinessClimateGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and David Kroman of the Seattle Times discuss a novel legal approach from City Attorney Erika Evans to combat gun violence and prostitution on Aurora Avenue North, a budget plan involving the Seattle Fire Department that's apparently been extinguished, a look at what's next following a Seattle City Council data center moratorium, a battle between city and county leaders over a local transportation tax, and a political debate unfolding over a particular flag at the World Cup matches in Seattle. If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon!

Flash Shelton began his career as a California handyman. After successfully removing squatters from his mother's home in 2019, he documented the experience online, and the viral video transformed him into the nationally known "Squatter Hunter," helping homeowners reclaim properties occupied by squatters. He has since built a nationwide consulting and property-recovery business, appeared regularly in major media outlets, and became the host of the A&E reality series Squatters which you can watch Tuesdays at 10 & 10:30PM. News Stories Covered: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson mayor ripped after unveiling fleet of tiny homes likened to porta-potty drug dens, Exclusive | California housewife has courtroom meltdown as she learns her fate for killing man in kinky sex act, Video shows LA ‘bros' driving golf balls into traffic and at buildings in downtown, Michael Knowles Has To Explain ‘Two-Spirit' To Gay Commentator On Live TelevisionFOR MORE WITH FLASH SHELTON:T.V. SHOW: “Squatters” On A&E Tuesdays at 10 & 10:30PM INSTAGRAM: @flashsheltonYOUTUBE: @flashsheltonFOR MORE WITH RUDY PAVICH:WEBSITE: RudyPavichComedy.comINSTAGRAM: @ Rudy_Pavich PUNCH UP LIVE: https://punchup.live/rudypavichLIVE SHOWS: June 20 - Santa Ana, CA (KROQ Doc Screening)June 27 - Carson City, NV (2 Shows)July 9 - Las Vegas, NV (2 Shows)July 10 - Las Vegas, NV (2 Shows)July 11 - Las Vegas, NV (2 Shows)Thank you for supporting our sponsors:BetOnlineBollAndBranch.com/acs with code acsChime.com/ADAMHims.com/ADAMMarathonRewards.comoreillyauto.com/ADAMPluto.tvPodcastOneSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Seattle had grand plans: 500 units of homeless housing ready for the 2026 World Cup. What taxpayers got instead is Bayside Village — 50 tiny homes in Interbay, each costing between $16,000 and $17,000 apiece. That's 75 total, roughly 15% of what was promised. City leaders are celebrating it anyway.The shelters are manufactured by Pallet, a company that markets them as emergency-room-style stabilization for the unsheltered. Even Pallet's own CEO acknowledges that housing alone won't fix the crisis — accountability and addiction treatment have to be part of the equation. Seattle's political class, led by progressives like Katie Wilson, keeps funding the same model and calling it progress.With fentanyl driving an overdose emergency that no number of pallet shacks can address, residents are left asking the obvious question: at what point does a $17,000 temporary shelter become an expensive way to not solve the problem? The math isn't complicated — 500 minus 75 is 425 units short, and counting.Subscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of Pacific Northwest politics and the stories your local media won't tell you straight.#Seattle #HomelessCrisis #ConservativeNewsGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Activists in Alameda County are collecting signatures to put a $30 minimum wage on the November ballot — promising prosperity, new jobs, and relief from Bay Area's crushing cost of living. They have friendly studies. They have One Fair Wage backing them. What they don't have is a single example of this actually working.Seattle tried it. Researchers documented the destruction: 1,800 jobs gone, hundreds of millions in economic disruption, and a downtown now famous for empty storefronts and shuttered restaurants. Mayor-elect Katie Wilson wants to double down on the same formula that gutted the city. Alameda County activists watched all of it and decided the answer is to go even higher.Sean runs through the wage study math the activists are leaning on, the MIT living-wage calculator they cite, and the real arithmetic no one wants to run — what happens to tax revenue when 20% of small businesses fold, what happens to workers when employers automate or cut hours, and what it means when the people promising you a raise are the same ones who've never run a payroll.Subscribe to @reasonablenews and hit the notification bell for daily breakdowns of the stories the mainstream press won't tell straight.#Seattle #HomelessCrisis #ConservativeNewsGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and David Kroman of the Seattle Times discuss the tension between the Seattle City Council and Mayor Wilson over the proper response to gun violence on Aurora Avenue North, the Council's attempt to change a city ordinance that would allow better deployment of its CARE 911 alternative teams, the use of surveillance cameras during the World Cup, a report on police officer hiring and retention that may point to a budget overspend, the huge demand for social housing with its first units opening this week, and new plans to combat fare evasion on local transit. If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon!

Mayor Wilson joins Sound Politics to talk about Seattle's preparedness for the World Cup, CCTV cameras, and her goal to stand up 500 shelter beds before the first matchThank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible. If you want to help out, go to https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundpolitics/.Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Catharine Smith. Our producer is Hans Anderson. Our hosts are Libby Denkmann and Scott Greenstone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Cheri Preston on the big tickets sold ahead of the NBA Finals Game 3 // Jim Ryan on the danger of "screwworms" // Charlie Commentary on Katie Wilson's absence from a neighborhood march in North Seattle // Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — our weekly check in with the King County Prosecutor's Office // Gee Scott on Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's turning back on CCTV cameras

Katie Wilson reverses course on World Cup surveillance cameras. The New York Times revealed yet another scandal about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and it might be the worst one yet. // Bob Ferguson can’t say the word “woman” when talking about people that go through menopause. New York is close to passing a bill that removes the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’ in favor of gender-neutral language. Activists in Seattle are pushing back against a new data center. // Jason learned the hard way that he shouldn’t bring a can of creatine through JFK Airport.

3pm - Breaking: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson greenlights Stadium District cameras during World Cup // Will L.A.’s homeless population move to Seattle if Spencer Pratt wins? Mayor Katie Wilson reacts // Sound Transit study suggests fare gates at 14 busy stations by 2030 // Out of the audience, into the orchestra: Aspiring musician saves the show 

This week on bigcitysmalltown, we sit down with San Antonio Police Chief William  McManus as he approaches the end of his nearly 20-year tenure leading the San Antonio Police Department. With retirement on the horizon in September 2026, Chief McManus offers a candid reflection on two decades of service in a city that has grown and changed dramatically.Bob Rivard guides a conversation that covers the evolving challenges facing law enforcement in San Antonio. From changes in public celebrations to the impact of state legislation on policing practices, Chief McManus discusses the complexities of running a department in one of the country's largest and fastest-growing cities.They discuss:The unique pressures of policing during major community events such as Spurs celebrations and FiestaHow the department responds to trends in drunk driving, road rage, and domestic violenceThe growing influence of state immigration laws, cooperation with federal authorities, and the evolving relationship with ICEEfforts to improve recruitment, strengthen community relations, and address officer wellness and mental healthPolicing homelessness, the expansion of mental health response units, and San Antonio's efforts to support its most vulnerable residentsThe significance of cultural awareness and community immersion for new officers, and thoughts on leadership succession within SAPDThrough personal stories and policy details, Chief McManus reflects on the accomplishments and challenges that have defined his leadership and shares what he believes San Antonio needs as it looks to the future of public safety.RECOMMENDED NEXT LISTEN:▶️ #162. Close to Home on Why the City Struggles to Keep Up With Homelessness Building on this week's discussion of policing and homelessness, Bob Rivard and Cory Ames talk with Katie Wilson of Close to Home about San Antonio's ongoing struggle to address housing, mental health, and chronic homelessness. Discover why collaboration and long-term planning are crucial as they unpack the local realities and policy challenges behind this persistent citywide issue.-- --CONNECT

CM Bob Kettle says Mayor Wilson is violating city law over CCTV cameras ahead of World Cup. Katie’s ever-changing stance on surveillance cameras has become one of three critical issues that will define her term. Aurora homeowner describes how bullet almost hit his baby. Aurora residents pin future violence on Katie Wilson // Victor Marx, the Republican frontrunner for Colorado Governor, is… interesting // Driver follows GPS onto Seattle light rail tracks at Mount Baker Station, disrupting service for two hours

CM Bob Kettle says Mayor Wilson is violating city law over CCTV cameras ahead of World Cup. Katie’s ever-changing stance on surveillance cameras has become one of three critical issues that will define her term. Aurora homeowner describes how bullet almost hit his baby. Aurora residents pin future violence on Katie Wilson // VIDEO GUEST - SAL SPADY - THE SPENCER PRATT WAGER. Spencer Pratt earning a run-off shocks many who counted him out… Like John

Members of the Pacific Northwest Drag Racing Association on the disappearing sport of Drag Racing // Brad Garrett on the rise of "firefighter arson" cases across the country // Patrick De Haan on the fluctuating gas market and uncertainty for global oil reserves // Charlie Commentary on why Katie Wilson is endangering the city by not turning on CCTV cameras ahead of the World Cup // James Lynch with a "Cold Case Project": looking into the murder of a US military veteran // Gee Scott on Seattle's housing affordability issue

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Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: The Revive I-5 Project is taking a brief break // Leland Vittert on the President's approval rating and primary elections // Charlie Commentary on why Katie Wilson was absent from a city-led safety walk in North Seattle last weekend // David Fahrenthold on President Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" and rennovations throughout the nation's capitol // Andrew Villeneuve from the NW Progressive Institute on the state budget and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson // Gee Scott on Myles Garrett signing with the Los Angeles Rams

Residents of Seattle’s Aurora Avenue are reaching their limit with the crime and violence plaguing the neighborhood. Scott Jennings called out Katie Wilson. Guest: Ben Rudolph is yet another Washington business owner who is packing up and leaving for Idaho. // Big Local: Guest: Dale Whitaker is running for Spokane County Auditor and was allegedly headbutted by a man while posting campaign signs. // You Pick the Topic: A Christian lifeguard was suspended for not flying the pride flag and now he’s going to court. A prosecutor in Virginia is refusing to enforce the state’s new ‘assault weapon’ ban.

Seattle's Starbucks workers are getting exactly what they asked for — and it's not pretty. After refusing to relocate to the company's Nashville hub and clinging to remote work arrangements, layoffs are now reportedly incoming for employees who believed ideological solidarity was a job benefit. Red states don't have to chase you out when your politics do the work for them.Meanwhile, Seattle's socialist mayor is floating a city income tax and capital gains tax on top of an already brutal cost-of-living crisis. Washington State's constitution has historically blocked income taxes, but Seattle's progressives have never let a legal obstacle slow them down. They will come after your paycheck, your portfolio, and your business — and they will call it compassion.Together, these two stories are the clearest snapshot yet of a city actively destroying itself: workers choosing unemployment over living somewhere functional, and politicians determined to tax away whatever's left. The Seattle doom loop isn't a metaphor anymore — it's official municipal policy.CHAPTERS0:00 Socialist Seattle Mayor Pushes City…3:07 Starbucks Workers Resist Nashville Move3:53 Howard Schultz's Progressive About-Face5:02 How Corporations Quietly Exit Cities6:03 Seattle Staff Reject Tennessee…7:13 Katie Wilson and the Seattle Bubble8:13 Move to Nashville or Lose Your Job9:09 What Nashville Has That Seattle Doesn't10:43 Starbucks Profits While Seattle Declines12:46 Tennessee's Values Drive the Culture Gap13:30 Real ID Headaches in Washington State14:40 Tennessee Declares Nuclear Family Month15:27 Retention Bonuses Before the Layoffs16:58 Katie Wilson's Day-One Starbucks BoycottSubscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of Pacific Northwest politics, urban failure, and the stories the mainstream press won't touch. New episodes every weekday.#Seattle #BudgetDeficit #ProgressivePolicies

Big money pours into Washington Supreme Court races amid millionaires tax debate // Ferguson's latest pick for SC is a political donor that’s never been a judge. // Project Blue Beam - A Fake Alien Invasion Decades in the Making? // Curley explains his Katie Wilson endorsement… AGAIN

6pm - GUEST - LEAH COURAGE - REALTOR AND CONSULTANT AT THE COURAGE GROUP - COURAGEREALTY.COM // Washington State is Changing RAPIDLY.  Why business is saying “Bye” // Is a “Second Home” Tax coming to Washington? // Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s budget deficit nears half-billion dollars, raising threat of taxes and layoffs // TikTok creator's crowdfunding campaign to buy Spirit Airlines racks up more than $335M in pledges

Uber just voted with its feet — and its destination is Bellevue. The ride-share giant's massive expansion across the lake isn't a coincidence; it's a verdict on what Seattle's socialist leadership has done to the city's business climate. While Mayor Harrell and city council celebrate the "vibrancy" of downtown, corporate tenants are quietly loading the moving trucks.Speaking of Seattle's socialist leadership — who is actually running this city? Katie Wilson's name is on the ballot, but Sean digs into the real power structure behind the scenes and what it means for anyone hoping the next election cycle will change anything.And in the most visceral story of the day: Ballard business owners have recorded 181 burglaries in their corridor — and they've resorted to camping out overnight in their own storefronts just to stop the bleeding. This is what progressive governance delivers: shop owners sleeping on the floor so criminals don't clean them out by morning.CHAPTERS0:00 Opening2:15 Ballard Crime Epidemic Hits Seattle2:54 Ballard Homeless Encampments Keep…3:59 Ballard Businesses Robbed With No…5:11 Seattle's Failed Housing First Policies6:08 Ballard Records 181 Business Burglaries6:43 Ballard Alliance's Response Falls Short7:40 Seattle Prosecutor Claims City Is Safe8:32 Highway 99 Sex Trafficking Goes…9:58 Seattle's Storefront Fund Fails…11:21 Seattle Funds Libraries While Ballard…12:20 Business Owners Camp Overnight to Stop…15:47 Ballard's Top Ten Business Break-Ins17:37 Begin Jewelers Loses $100K to Ballard…18:56 Seattle's Socialism Fuels Property Crime21:52 Seattle Awaits 2026 FIFA World CupSubscribe to @reasonablenews for daily coverage of the stories Seattle's mainstream media won't tell you straight.

Another Seattle institution has closed its doors for good, and the culprits are exactly who you think they are. The collapse of one of the city's most storied business clubs is yet another data point in a long and painful story of progressive governance driving out the very people who built this region's economy. When the business community can't sustain its own gathering places, you know the rot has gone deep.Sean breaks down how decades of anti-business ideology, runaway taxation, and a city leadership that treats entrepreneurs like the enemy have created conditions where even legacy institutions can't survive. This isn't just nostalgia — it's a warning signal that Seattle's productive class is either leaving or giving up.The doom loop isn't just empty office towers and crime-riddled streets. It's the quiet disappearance of the civic and professional fabric that once made Seattle a world-class city. Every closure like this one is another thread pulled from that fabric, and nobody at City Hall seems to care.CHAPTERS0:00 Opening1:38 Pre-show intro takes & montage setup3:54 Columbia Tower Club background & SLU…6:34 Club details, dues, and Sean's…8:33 Club views, business decline,…11:23 Downtown Seattle decay & national…13:29 Socialist mayor, Katie Wilson,…15:41 Invited Club exec quote and consolidati…18:10 Tax policy, Hochul, millionaire tax &…21:45 Final analysis & sign-offSubscribe to @reasonablenews for daily news commentary that cuts through the spin and tells you what the mainstream media won't.

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Katie Wilson is now praising big business? April’s job’s numbers far exceeded expectations. Guest: Let’s Go Washington’s Brian Heywood is launching an initiative against Washington’s income tax. // Big Local: Tumwater police are getting body cams that can translate languages in real time. Why you’re paying more than you should be at the airport. // Jake Skorheim on the UW Women’s team losing to barely pubescent boys.

VIDEO GUEST - DONOVAN JOJOLA - IT’S TIME TO LET 16 YEAR OLDS VOTE // Donovan is a junior at Capital High School in Olympia, co-chair of the Olympia Youth Council and a civic organizer for youth in Thurston County. // Let 16-year-olds vote in WA; they’re ready //  Should 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election, government plans // John’s Katie Wilson “endorsement” is quite the divisive topic online // Ted Turner, Who Shaped Cable TV and Launched CNN, Has Died at 87

Seattle Mayor Wilson and her staff had a very awkward exchange with KOMO’s Chris Daniels. Delridge residents are fed up with a problematic homeless encampment and a recent shooting was the last straw. SCOTUS temporarily restored access to the abortion drug mifepristone after it was blocked by a lower court judge. // Guest: Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood reacts to the Washington State Supreme Court's decision to block his challenge to the new income tax bill. // Amid some discouraging polling numbers for the GOP is some reason for optimism as Trump has actually increased his approval with black voters. Could John Fetterman switch parties?

Democratic lawmakers have little in the way of private-sector experience. Katie Wilson's father might be to blame for her leadership struggles. Happy Press Freedom Day … for some. The Department of Justice intervenes in another case of Antifa violence. 

3pm - I WAS THINKING: What Katie Wilson’s Father Can Tell us About Her Ideology // Brett Weinstein on Katie Wilson’s Father and Group Selection // Katie Wilson’s media team fails her miserably with Chris Daniels // Legion, Bellevue restaurant owned by former Seahawks stars, will close

6pm - I WAS THINKING: What Katie Wilson’s Father Can Tell us About Her Ideology // Brett Weinstein on Katie Wilson’s Father and Group Selection // Katie Wilson’s media team fails her miserably with Chris Daniels // Legion, Bellevue restaurant owned by former Seahawks stars, will close

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including how Trump's new retirement plan could impact tens of millions of Americans with expanded savings options and federal matching contributions; why Amazon is reportedly exploring a reboot of The Apprentice and what it could signal about the changing relationship between Jeff Bezos and Trump; and backlash after Seattle's socialist mayor Katie Wilson laughs off wealthy residents leaving as businesses and tax revenue follow them out after it passed a millionaire tax, and much more.

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Alan's Soap https://AlansSoaps.com/ToddHonor John's memory and the legacy he created for Ian and Alan with Alan's Artisan Soaps “John's Favorites” bundle.  Get one bar of each of his favorites for only $28.99. Bulwark Capital https://KnowYourRiskPodcast.comBe confident in your portfolio with Bulwark! Schedule your free Know Your Risk Portfolio review. Go to KnowYourRiskPodcast.com today. Renue Healthcare https://Renue.Healthcare/ToddYour journey to a better life starts at Renue Healthcare. Visit https://Renue.Healthcare/Todd Bonefrog https://BonefrogCoffee.com/ToddGet the new limited release, The Sisterhood, created to honor the extraordinary women behind the heroes. Use code TODD at checkout to receive 10% off your first purchase and 15% on subscriptions.LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE at:The Todd Herman Show - Podcast - Apple PodcastsThe Todd Herman Show | Podcast on SpotifyWATCH and SUBSCRIBE at: Todd Herman - The Todd Herman Show - YouTubeEpisode Links:King Charles Pretends to Respect Christianity - Faith & Flag(People are calling these musicians "Red Coats" (including TMZ). This is the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps)  "NO KINGS" crowd greets King Charles with a standing ovation KING CHARLES TO CONGRESS: "The Christian faith is a FIRM ANCHOR and daily inspiration that guides us." Christians show up outside school after headteacher decided to cancel Easter to celebrate ‘refugee week' instead.l Christians are fighting back. King Charles announces he won't deliver any Easter message this year. Back in 1993 he stated: "Islam is part of our past and present. It created a modern Europe. Islam teaches us all lessons that Christianity has lost.”  A Christian pastor is arrested in the UK for "criticizing Islam" and LGBTQ lifestyles while preaching the Word of God. Pastor Steve Maile, a grandfather with no criminal record, was arrested in front of his family.  Please pray for him.Seattle: Life Without God - Faith & FactsShots fired near Seattle mayor Katie Wilson's press conference

Today, we’re bringing you the best from newsrooms across Washington… First, President Joe Biden announced an executive order that created the first-ever national assessment of nature, but President Donald Trump rescinded the effort on his first day in office. The team that had started the work – led by a professor at the University of Washington – refused to give it up. Read more here. Next, doctors at UW Medicine’s Long Covid Clinic are beginning to see patterns of how Long Covid is impacting various communities, including Latino farmworkers. Read more here. And finally, you heard about it on Casual Friday - The notoriously late number 8 bus in Seattle is finally getting fixed. Read more here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On stage before an enthusiastic audience of around 900 Seattleites, Mayor Wilson talks with Meghna about housing and homelessness, and also about what it's like to be a Democratic Mayor in the time of President Donald Trump. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint