Every Monday on Soundside we catch you up on the top stories that are fascinating right now – and what they say about the Pacific Northwest.

It’s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the stories that we'll be following as the week moves forward.

GUEST: Former KIRO-FM host Dave Ross

TODAY'S TOPICS:

• Flooding
  • Seattle Times: A damaged King County levee awaited fixes for years. Then it failed.
  • NBC News: Federal grants for flood mitigation work sat on hold as storms inundated Washington state
• Affordability
  • NYTimes: How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump
  • NYTimes: These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.
• Dave Ross parody songs

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