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‘What if they actually dressed up as Care Bears?’: Jake floats a novel strategy for Seattle’s $72M CARE team
Explore Jake Skorheim's concept of Care Bears in Seattle's $72M CARE team for innovative crime solutions amid budget increases.1 month ago
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Seattle Parks seeks public input on Denny Blaine Park redesign after court orders changes
Seattle Parks and Recreation is redesigning Denny Blaine Park, and the department wants input from neighbors and community members before redevelopment begins.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim
Jake: Sound Transit board votes unanimously to give Dow Constantine a raise? And a bonus? For what?!
Dow Constantine's new deal locks him in for three more years as CEO of the taxpayer-funded agency, at a cool $509,689 a year.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Don’t choke them’: KIRO hosts warn Tacoma that a $20 minimum wage will backfire on the workers it’s meant to help
Tacoma may raise its city minimum wage from Washington's $17.13 an hour to $20, and KIRO host Jake Skorheim said the city should study what happened the last time.1 month ago
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‘A complete and utter lie’: Rep. Couture fires back at Gov. Ferguson’s claim that IL26-001 weakens parents’ rights
Rep. Couture defends parental rights amid Ferguson's accusations that the IL26-001 initiative strips parents rights instead.1 month ago
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‘Why wouldn’t you use it?’: Jake calls the Seahawks’ use of fan-filmed training camp footage a savvy move, not a scandal
Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald's clip about scouting fan-filmed Broncos training camp footage sparked Spygate comparisons. Jake Skorheim said it's not cheating.1 month ago
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‘Parents deserve a seat at the table’: Jake ties the Edmonds school scandal to the broader parental rights fight
Jake Skorheim connects the Edmonds scandal to the parental rights fight, emphasizing the need for parental involvement in education.1 month ago
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‘Looks like a hostage video’: Jake breaks down Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s progressive efficiency pitch
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released a roughly 100-second video on social media arguing that "effective government is a progressive value."1 month ago
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‘If you’ve never had a credit card, you shouldn’t be handed the city credit card’: Jake reacts to Georgia’s youngest mayor removed from office
When Jayden Williams was elected mayor of Stockbridge, Georgia, he became the youngest in the city's history.1 month ago
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‘How does that work?’: Jake puzzles over Seattle’s new polyamory protections
Seattle just became the largest city in the country to extend civil rights protections to people practicing polyamory or non-monogamous relationships.1 month ago
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‘A bear meet and greet’: KIRO hosts swap scariest wildlife stories after black bear sends father and child to hospital
A father and a child were hospitalized after a black bear attacked them on a residential property north of Lake Whatcom on Sunday evening. Jake Skorheim said the story hit close to home in more ways than one.1 month ago
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‘They’ll be pariahs’: KIRO hosts split on smartphones as Jake bans them for his sons
KIRO host Jake Skorheim drew a hard line on smartphones and his four sons.1 month ago
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‘I got really, really mad’: Jake celebrates as Costco brings back fan-favorite food court item
Costco has officially confirmed it is bringing back churros to its food court, and KIRO host Jake Skorheim said it's about time.1 month ago
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‘You’re probably going to get Care Bears showing up’: Jake rips Seattle mayor’s gun violence plan
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released a gun violence plan that would move $5 million to the city's CARE Department. Jake thinks it landed with a thud.1 month ago
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Jake: Can Seattle learn from its affordable housing mistake?
Seattle has been running this experiment for a decade with "affordable housing," and the results are in. Good intentions, bad math.1 month ago
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‘That feels like a threat’: Jake flags Sen. Pedersen’s payroll tax warning if WA voters repeal the millionaires tax
Jake flags Sen. Pedersen's warning on payroll tax if WA voters repeal the millionaires tax, raising critical economic concerns.1 month ago
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‘Ticking time bombs’: KIRO hosts question how an 8x felon on active supervision was free to kill a man in Westlake Park
Jake Skorheim discussed an eight-time felon under supervision being charged with killing a man in Westlake Park, raising serious questions about public safety.1 month ago
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‘These things don’t mesh’: KIRO hosts say Seattle’s downtown crime drop just shifted problems to other neighborhoods
An analysis by The Seattle Times found violent and property crimes in Seattle's downtown commercial core have fallen by nearly 50% since 2018.1 month ago
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‘Stop taking my money’: Jake says lands commissioner’s op-ed ignores what’s actually fueling WA wildfires
KIRO host Jake Skorheim said Upthegrove left out the most important part in his op-ed on wildfires in Washington.1 month ago
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Jake: The suddenness of AI doomerism is suspicious
AI is now, apparently, an existential threat to humanity, and that only aggressive government regulation stands between us and extinction.1 month ago
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‘Ongoing headache’: KIRO hosts breaks down why Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour is far from over
Macklemore was removed from the rest of Ed Sheeran's tour after declaring "Free Palestine" on stage, and venue owners threatened to cancel shows if he stayed.1 month ago
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‘Written Seattle off’: Jake questions whether Amazon has quietly given up on the city after skipping public safety letter
Jake questions if Amazon is abandoning Seattle amid public safety issues and office closures across the city.1 month ago
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‘This is just who she is’: Jake questions whether Mayor Wilson can learn from repeated PR failures
Jake examines whether Mayor Wilson can learn from recent PR failures after she spoke about the violent Belltown shootings from a picket line.1 month ago
