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Councilmember Solomon on Renters' Commission kerfuffle, District 2 election

Seattle’s City Council confirmed 14 members to the Renters’ Commission on Tuesday, following a controversial delay of last week’s vote on these appointments. In this episode of Soundside, we catch up with Councilmember Mark Solomon, who was appointed to Seattle’s District 2 seat earlier this year, to get his thoughts on the kerfuffle.
- Maleeha Syed
Environment

What makes a tsunami — and what to do if one comes

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood.
- Michal Ruprecht
Wednesday Evening Headlines

World's first nuclear fusion plant breaks ground in WA, fighting climate change could get more difficult under Trump proposal, and Seattle Police crack down on an Aurora Ave motel.
- Andy Hurst
Government

An earthquake could break Seattle into several 'islands'

Given its geography, Seattle faces some unique challenges were it to face something similar to the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck early Wednesday off Russia's coast. Such an event could break Seattle into several islands — not islands surrounded by water, but islands nonetheless.
- Joshua McNichols
Crystals with a side of conspiracy theory: Washington's role in the spread of new age movements

The new book ‘Blazing Eye Sees All’ tracks the growth and spread of the American New Age movement, and author Leah Sottile joins Soundside to talk about Washington State's place in that history.
- Gabrielle Healy
To hear an iconic sound of the Northwest, listen to a driftwood log

Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton shares one of his favorite field recordings from the Washington coast
- Hans Anderson
Business

Everett-based Helion breaks ground on ‘world’s first fusion power plant’

On the banks of the Columbia River in the small town of Malaga, Washington, Everett-based Helion has broken ground on what it says is “the world’s first fusion power plant.”
- Monica Nickelsburg
Politics

Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago. The unsolved mystery and his legend endure

Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago
- Don Gonyea
Arts & Life

England's Birmingham bids farewell to Ozzy Osbourne, its homegrown heavy metal hero

Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.
- Willem Marx
Health Care

Washington’s safety net clinics face ‘perfect storm’ of federal threats

Clinics across Washington that focus on serving low-income patients are bracing for a dual threat from the federal government.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard

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