Maggie’s Plan should have planned a better film
I keep giving actress Greta Gerwig chances to not annoy me to death. She always seems to play the female equivalent of an Adam Driver character: a self-centered, listless millennial.10 years ago
Metro axes trash bin after too many people used it
Despite Seattle’s Alki neighborhood struggling with an overabundance of trash, King County Metro has reportedly decided to get rid of one trash can near a bus stop because too many people were using it.10 years ago
Angry texts by Mayor Ed Murray to Seattle council member are childish, but justified
While up to 12 fires were intentionally set near and at "The Jungle" Monday afternoon, the Seattle Times reports that Seattle Mayor Ed Murray threatened Council member Sally Bagshaw who he viewed as standing in the way of his efforts to clean up the area known for homeless encampments.10 years ago
State representative angry Rantz called him out on tolling
Despite voting in favor of the bill that both established the toll lanes on I-405 and explained that the plan was to implement them across Washington, Rep. Moscoso is trying to tell voters that he's anti-tolling.10 years ago
Rantz: State representative dishonestly claims he’s anti-tolling
State Representative Luis Moscoso (D-Bothell) constantly tells us he's above politicizing issues (a reason he used to decline a second interview with me).10 years ago
RV safe lot bigger disaster than previously thought
Despite the big push for the RV safe lots by Mayor Ed Murray's office, we have further evidence to suggest the idea is an even bigger disaster than previously thought.10 years ago
‘Nitro’ Starbucks cold brew exciting, confusing
I don't know what the new Starbucks drink is, but I want it.10 years ago
Jason Rantz: ‘Fishy’ Sound Transit timeline reason to say no to ST3
Something seems fishy with Sound Transit's new plan, says KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz. They put out their multi-billion dollar plan just eight weeks ago and most people weren't happy.10 years ago
Progressive Seattle activists have failed the black community
The truth is Seattle's black community is shrinking because of the failure of the mostly white Progressive Seattle politicians and activists who have failed black Seattleites for years.10 years ago
Get psyched for X-Men: Apocalypse
Jason Rantz reviews X-Men: Apocalypse. If you like the XMen series, you'll love this one.10 years ago
‘Click-it or Ticket?’ More like ‘Cash-it’ in Pierce County
The Pierce County Sheriff's Department and the Washington State Patrol this week launched another campaign to go after drivers who refuse or forget to wear their seat belts.10 years ago
Seattle Transportation Department to briefly pretend it cares about drivers
The Seattle Department of Transportation is finally pretending to care about the insane traffic congestion on on the 'Mercer Mess,' finally decided to invest in signal synchronization technology that's being used elsewhere in the State.10 years ago
Seattle activists angry City is helping the homeless
A coalition of Seattle activists are upset that the City of Seattle is cleaning up and sweeping through 'The Jungle' area in South Seattle.10 years ago
Striking Green River College faculty don’t really care about their students
Over 100 union faculty members at Green River College in Auburn are on strike for the next three days, angry that the school may cut 11 programs to save money.10 years ago
Washington Republican will let a campaign donor Taser him
I have an offer to State Rep. Dave Hayes, and it involves a taser.10 years ago
Rantz: Sound Transit spent over $850K tax dollars on party no one asked for
Jason Rantz just wonders how much of the billions Sound Transit is asking for in ST3 that will go to parties no one needs.10 years ago
This is Seattle losing the war on homelessness
In early April, as I was driving through 7th and Cherry in downtown Seattle, I saw an illegal tent encampment under the I-5 overpass.10 years ago
Source: Seattle City Council member Debora Juarez swears at citizen testimony after asking for respect
Days after rightfully demanding respect from Seattleites angry over the council's vote to deny a street vacation for a stadium, one unidentified Seattle City Councilwoman dismissed the concerns of one voter, calling out his criticism as "bulls*it" on an open mic during a council meeting.10 years ago
Rantz: My WSDOT conspiracy theory
This weekend we learned the Alaskan Way viaduct closure would end well before WSDOT said it would; a welcome gift to the tens of thousands of drivers stuck in crippling traffic trying to get to and from work. I have a conspiracy theory: this early opening was planned.10 years ago
Rantz: Not even SDOT bike leaders signed up for Pronto!
The financial outlook for the Pronto! bike share looks even worse than previously thought.10 years ago
Here’s the scariest part about a Trump nomination
This week, with the exits of Ted Cruz and John Kasich from the race to secure the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump became the face of the Republican party. All but one major poll suggests Trump will lose quite handily to Hillary Clinton. In fact, he gets trounced by Bernie Sanders, too. You know […]10 years ago
Embarrassing auditor report identifies WSDOT incompetence
Today, we have even more evidence that WSDOT's leadership has been truly embarrassing, and that the agency has mishandled its tolling system.10 years ago
The stunning hypocrisy of the Seattle arena ‘no’ vote
Why do we call people fans? Because they're fanatics and they won't soon forget the stunning hypocrisy behind the vote to deny a simple street vacation to build a new Seattle arena to house a future NBA and NHL franchise.10 years ago
