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. It's Zaki Hamid. It's Saturday, and this is Seattle Now. Today we're bringing you the best from the KOWW Newsroom.

Summers on the way and Seattle's beaches are about to be packed for the next few months.

As you may have heard on casual Friday this week, the city wants to curb late-night crime at its beaches and parks.

So they'll be imposing beach curfews, putting in physical

barriers like new gates, and increasing police and park range of patrols. Amy Radle has more on how

Seattle's legendary summer will be a bit different this year. Here's Amy. Robert Johnson is president

of the View Ridge Community Council.

His group has pressed city officials to address what Johnson describes as large parties,

reckless driving, property damage, and shots fired on warm nights in Magnuson Park in northeast Seattle.

Johnson says people set up big speakers that can be heard across Lake Washington.

That starts the process of people congregating, and it just turns more serious when they're

shooting off guns in the park. Mayor Herald's summer safety plan for the parks include several

changes at Magnuson, including new gates and barriers and an earlier boat ramp curfew

of 10 p.m. And effectively close this section of the park, which is where most of the partying

and most of the incidents that occurred last summer occurred around this boat launch. Why are

boat launches such a magnet for gatherings and problems on summer nights?

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