Rantz: Game changing scooter video boosts Inslee to commanding 1 percent support
Did you laugh at Governor Jay Inslee’s scooter video? Well, the joke's on you. The video ad catapulted Inslee to 1 percent of support in the latest presidential poll.7 years ago
Rantz Fact Check: Mayor Durkan says Seattle crime is down. Is it?
On the heels of gang-related shootings and emphasis police patrols, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan claims crime is down in the city.7 years ago
Rantz: Kshama Sawant says Seattle cops target black people to ‘shoot and kill’
As the police community honors law enforcement during National Police Week, they’re also pushing back at the latest vile rhetoric from a notorious cop-hating Seattle council member.7 years ago
Rantz: Emails reveal Dan Satterberg’s office coordinated media lie on felony assault story
A chronological look at King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg's office’s attempts at damage control, setting a record straight, and then correcting the record his office didn't get quite right.7 years ago
Rantz: With new polling at 0 percent, can anyone stop Jay Inslee? Yes. Literally anyone
A new poll has Governor Jay Inslee at zero percent support for his presidential campaign ... again. With this new data, can anything stop Inslee from getting the nomination? Yes. Literally anything can stop him.7 years ago
Rantz: Seattle Ethics Commission doesn’t track complaints, making oversight difficult
Seattle has either the most ethical City Council or the most lenient ethics commission. Unfortunately, the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC) doesn’t track its complaints.7 years ago
Rantz: Anonymous UW student uses fake quote to get professor fired
An anonymous UW student is on a mission to fire a professor for not holding the same political opinions. And they use a completely incorrect quote as a key piece of ammunition.7 years ago
Rantz: King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg’s house of lies is crumbling
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg’s office put out a statement last week that included three major lies. Given his office’s conduct, they seem intentional. Now, he’s walking back one of those points.7 years ago
Rantz: After affirmative action bake sale, UW president declares war on free speech
The University of Washington deeply cares about free speech, so long as the speech is deemed acceptable to their Progressive viewpoints.7 years ago
Rantz: King County does major damage control, but Sheriff backs original report
The King County Prosecutor’s Office didn’t like a story I wrote, and now they’re engaged in damage control via a deeply misleading statement that flatly contradicts their earlier claims.7 years ago
Rantz: King County won’t charge criminals assaulting cops while resisting arrest
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg will “not file [charges] when the assault can be best described as resisting” an arrest from an officer, his office confirms.7 years ago
Rantz: As hate crimes rise, Seattle activists host anti-Semitic event
As hate crimes against Jews are on the rise both nationally and locally, Seattle activists are hosting an anti-Semitic event that one high-placed Democratic leader calls “important.”7 years ago
Rantz: Jay Inslee ‘surges’ to 0.3 percent in polls as he attacks Beto O’Rourke on climate
As Jay Inslee “surges” to 0.3% in the polls, the governor has decided to take on former Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s recently unveiled climate plan. Inslee’s attack is as lifeless as his failing campaign.7 years ago
Rantz: Seattle leaders angry when repeat assaulter finally put in jail
Seattle city leaders are mad that a homeless man with 72 criminal convictions was finally put in jail, instead of being offered treatment he won’t accept so that he ends up back on the streets, attacking innocent passers-by.7 years ago
Rantz: Activists may use buyback data to target and dox local gun owners
If you participated in the recent bump stock buyback program, your personal information may be used to target and harass you as a gun owner.7 years ago
Rantz: Liberal activists livid when SDOT acknowledges cars exist
Who knew an innocent safe-driving event would trigger the ire of Seattle’s extremist urbanist class? Well, the Seattle Department of Transportation just found out.7 years ago
Rantz: WSDOT alters algorithm to worsen traffic, collect much higher tolls
Though the express toll lanes between Lynnwood and Bellevue didn’t meet some of the standards necessary to keep the system going, it’s raking in millions more than anticipated, so WSDOT kept it in place.7 years ago
Rantz: Does Mayor Jenny Durkan actually live in Seattle?
I know it seems like a joke, but I legitimately wonder if Mayor Jenny Durkan lives in Seattle, and, if so, where exactly? The mayor has made a series of comments that suggests she’s blind to the problems of the City.7 years ago
Rantz: Conservative college student harassed, stalked by Seattle activist
A conservative college student said she was harassed and stalked by an unhinged Seattle student activist who was mad she held views he disagreed with.7 years ago
Rantz: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan insults illegal immigrants in dumpster-fire editorial
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's weekend piece in the Washington Post manages to reject and welcome illegal immigrants, while inadvertently insulting them.7 years ago
Rantz: Seattle activists fought for rapists, murderers to get access to erotica, horror books
Congrats, Seattle activists! You fought the good fight and now, as a result of your activism, rapists and murderers once again have access to erotica, dictionaries, and the latest John Grisham novel of their choosing.7 years ago
Rantz: Jay Inslee couldn’t answer easy question he based his entire campaign on
Jay Inslee, unable to crack 0 percent support in most polls, had the opportunity to bring his message to the 113 people watching CNN last night during a Town Hall, and he botched it. Big time.7 years ago
Rantz: Times columnist dismisses homeless crisis with data from 1980s
After KOMO TV’s “Seattle is Dying” documentary, we’ve seen lots of hot takes from Conservative suburbanites vastly overstating how bad the situation is and Seattle Progressive urbanists who pretend there’s no problem at all.8 years ago
