President Obama Speaks at the DNC: It was, as ever, rousing and masterful—an impassioned plea for slow but steady progress and against what he called a "homegrown demagogue." He paid tribute to "organizers" everywhere, to Bernie Sanders and his supporters ("Feel the Bern!") and made the strongest case I've heard yet for Hillary Clinton:

Attorney General Wants Tim Eyman Held in Contempt: The state attorney general wants the anti-tax blowhard held in contempt for failing to turn over documents. "Eyman has proposed numerous tax-limiting initiatives over the years," the Seattle Times reports. "Last fall, the state Public Disclosure Commission said it discovered several potential violations of campaign-finance law and forwarded the information to Ferguson."

Judge Rules Against Sea-Tac in $18 Million Land Case: A couple who planned to open a parking garage were forced to "sell the property under duress after city leaders decided they didn't want the Kingens to develop a parking garage," according to the ruling, KOMO reports.

Man Arrested with Batarang: "A man was arrested in Seattle on Monday, after throwing one of Batman’s iconic bat-shaped weapons at a cop car," TIME reports. "The 23-year-old man threw the Batarang at police officers as they pursued him, after he threatened a bouncer at a bar with a homemade spear—consisting of a knife attached to a metal pole." CHS has more details.

Poor People and Their Right to Shelter Don't Matter: This story has played itself out so many times in Seattle and other boom towns: "Dozens of low-income residents in Bellevue are being forced to move, and now they're scrambling to find replacement housing," KOMO reports. "The Highland Village Apartments, which isn't subsidized but is below market rent, is being demolished to make room for a new development." This is the predictable, misery-inflicting outcome when we treat housing as a commodity, not a right.

Boeing Posts a Quarterly Loss: "Boeing, absorbing billions in write-downs related to two of its newest commercial jets and a military fuel tanker," the AP reports, "reported its first quarterly loss in nearly seven years." But revenue and company shares went up, all the same.

One Year After Donnie Chin's Murder, Plan to Tackle Safety in International District: A task force has recommended creating two new city positions to deal specifically with issues in the area. Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim said the ID has been impacted by "neglect and dis-investment that have been going on for decades." It's up to the City Council to approve the plan.

Spokane Could Outlaw Oil and Coal Trains: Spokane’s City Council Monday voted on a November ballot initiative that would "make the shipment of oil or coal by rail through the city a civil infraction," KPLU reports.

Richard Sherman on the Black Lives Matter Movement: I'm seeing these comments being taken out of context from a new interview, so here's the full question and answer:

What is your opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement?

It’s hard to formulate an opinion and generalize because they have several different messages. Some of them are peaceful and understandable and some of them are very radical and hard to support. Any time you see people who are saying, ‘Black Lives Matter,’ and then saying it’s time to kill police, then it is difficult to stand behind that logic. They are generalizing police just like they are asking police not to generalize us. It is very hypocritical. So, in that respect, I find it difficult to fully support that movement.