Front Page: Helicopter battles, Light Rail Funding, and the Mystery of the WinCo store

Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. 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: Ryan Packer - Contributing Editor at The Urbanist Related Links: Seattle Children's and Laurelhurst neighborhood agree to change controversial helicopter landing policy  Noisy protest calls out limits on airlifts to Seattle Children's Sound Transit Board Grapples with Plan to Rebalance ST3 Somers Proposal Keeps Rail to Everett and Tacoma On Track, Stops Short of Ballard Seattle Sound Transit Leaders Rally to Avoid Light Rail Delays Who doesn’t want WinCo store to open in North Seattle? Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.