On the latest episode of sound politics, the vast majority of Americans say that money in politics is a threat to democracy.

Seattle came up with a novel solution.

Give everyone money to donate to candidates.

Now, is that working?

We'll talk about it ahead of the August 5th primary when voters will decide if the democracy voucher program

should stick around. That's on the latest sound politics, wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, the famous Uncle Sam

Billboard in Southern Washington has a new owner. Well, sort of new owner. Notable Seattle

celebrities have been the target of home invasions over the past several months. And it's

raining men. Seattle is the most male-dominated major metro in the U.S.

Author Danielle Marie Holland and K-E-X-P-D-J. Kennedy Quill are here to break down the week.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Rallies and marches are happening in Seattle and across western Washington tomorrow.

They're part of nationwide protests against the Trump administration's ice raids.

Protesters will march from Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center beginning at noon tomorrow.

Rallies are also planned in Tacoma, Shoreline, Renton, and other cities in the region. Three school districts

on the Washington coast have secured state funding to relocate several schools to higher ground

and out of the tsunami zone. The low-lying schools in ocean shores, Cape Flattery, and the Quinault

Indian Reservation could be swallowed up by a tsunami, triggered by a mega quake.

One school in Grays Harbor County can't be relocated because there's no nearby high ground.

Ocean Shores Elementary will instead get a new evacuation tower.

The Washington State Standard reports the $151 million in funding comes from the state legislature in the recently

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