Seattle residents near Aurora Avenue performed a big march demanding change as the crime crisis spirals out of control. Sound Transit might start a fare gate pilot program at select locations. President Trump raised some eyebrows with his appointment of Bill Pulte as Acting Director of DNI. // LongForm: GUEST: Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank on a crazy investigation into a high school displaying vials of testosterone for Pride Month. // Quick Hit: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says nobody deserves to be a billionaire. Trump stormed off set in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press.

The World Cup is fast approaching and Seattle is still littered with far too many homeless people. The US hotel occupancy rate is lagging behind Canada and Mexico’s. Gov. Bob Ferguson roasted online after own budget office signals fresh shortfall. Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt in the LA mayoral primary over the weekend and looks slated to advance to the general election. // Big Local: Spokane Valley loses 124 jobs as Volex picks another state over Washington. Mountlake Terrace observed Pride for the first time. // You Pick the Topic: A Love Island contestant who is a cop is taking heat from his police department for taking time off to join the show.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson explains her decision to reverse course and turn the CCTV cameras on during the World Cup. Zillow co-founder Rich Barton ditches Seattle for Las Vegas as wealth exodus accelerates. // Graham Platner continues to expose Democrat hypocrisy. // Donald Trump will be attending the NBA Finals game in New York tonight and some people on the Left aren’t too thrilled about it. 

What’s Trending: Center Street/Hachette is publishing my first-ever book -- What’s Killing America: Inside the Radical Left’s Tragic Destruction of Our Cities, out September 26, Seattle council to vote on drug ordinance and parents outraged over inappropriate curriculum. // Sammamish planning commissioner resigns after criticizing DEIB training. // Tucker Carlson released his first episode of Tucker on Twitter.

Bob Ferguson touts WalletHub ranking without linking the study — because the study doesn’t say what he claims. John Bolton has accepted a plea deal. A driver in Seattle somehow ended up on light rail tracks. // LongForm: GUEST: Fox News host Trace Gallagher opines on the California primaries and the midterms. // Quick Hit: Even some people on the Left are calling the people attacking Graham Platner’s accusers.

A James Beard-nominated chef just fled Seattle, and the people running this city still call the exodus ‘overblown.’ A new poll says Americans are becoming less favorable of LGBTQ issues. Another radical Democrat wants to abolish ICE. // Big Local: There is an ‘OnlyFans house’ in Bellevue where police suspect Human trafficking might be going on. Downtown Spokane salon shutters after gunpoint robbery, bullets through window, and years of street chaos. The city of Pasco is ramming through a sales tax increase without the voters’ consent. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim on Russell Wilson’s retirement.

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.

Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka (who is going to run for Mayor) is sounding the alarms about Seattle’s business environment. Left-wing activists want the city of Seattle to issue a state of emergency for LGBTQ people. Renters in the Seattle-area are paying more than double double housing costs to own a home. //  LongForm: GUEST: Fox News Host Rachel Campos-Duffy on her new book All American Patriotism: Celebrating 250 Years of America's Greatness. // Quick Hit: CENTCOM Commander Admiral Bradley Cooper got into a heated exchange with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) over the conflict in Iran. A Panda Express customer in Lakewood says he was told to leave over his MAGA hat.

WSP says they are cracking down on people illegally using the carpool lane on SR 520. City leaders want to give Seattle Center a facelift in anticipation of the Sonics returning. A crazy guy yelled at the Artemis II space crew accusing them of not actually going to the moon. // Guest: Dale Whitaker is running for Spokane County Auditor and was allegedly headbutted by a man while posting campaign signs. // You Pick the Topic: LA Mayor Karen Bass promises free teeth to meth heads.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson walks back Starbucks boycott as Nashville expansion raises the stakes. The DOJ announced criminal charges against 15 people in the Minnesota fraud scandal. // Guest: Jeff Reynolds has monitored the Seattle real estate market for 20 years and he says we could be seeing unprecedented wealth transfer out of the state. // Actor Gary Sinise says he’s saved quite a bit of money as a result of moving out of California.