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Jason Rantz

Rantz: ‘Seattle Compassion’ from Kshama Sawant, Lisa Herbold will kill the homeless

Shame on any of us, and any politician, that lets Kshama Sawant and Lisa Herbold gut Seattle's Navigation Team.
7 years ago
herbold...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle Councilmember Lisa Herbold hit with over $32,000 tax lien, won’t respond to questions

Embattled incumbent Seattle city councilwoman Lisa Herbold and her husband were hit with a notice of federal tax lien from the Internal Revenue Service for $32,645.03, according to a document obtained by the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.
7 years ago
Lisa Herbold, Phil Tavel, Seattle council race...
Jason Rantz Show

Coalition of 100 West Seattle businesses rise in opposition to Lisa Herbold

A coalition of over 100 West Seattle businesses have come together to say no to a second term for Seattle councilmember Lisa Herbold.
7 years ago
ceo pay, jeff bezos, Amazon...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle Progressives desperately attack Amazon over council races

Amazon announced this week that they’re donating over $1 million in their fight against inept and dangerous Seattle City Council candidates, and now, candidates and their allies are terrified.
7 years ago
Lisa Herbold, Phil Tavel, Seattle council race...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Consultants, activists armed with oppo-research get nasty in Seattle council races

Recent smears in Seattle council races have shined a giant spotlight on just how nasty and petty consultants and professional activists can be.
7 years ago
spongebob...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: UW Seattle professor declares Spongebob Squarepants ‘racist’ whitewashing

University of Washington professor Holly Barker is no fan of Spongebob Squarepants, a fictional, underwater animated creature she believes represents racism and violence.
7 years ago
Herbold traffic infractions...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle Councilmember Lisa Herbold sped through school crosswalk, had nearly 30 infractions

During a debate last week, supporters for Councilmember Lisa Herbold went on a social media campaign to highlight, in their view, an embarrassing history of traffic infractions by her opponent Phil Tavel.
7 years ago
homelessness, embedded social worker...
Jason Rantz Show

Monroe finds success with creative solution to homeless crisis

Monroe Mayor Geoffrey Thomas joined the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH to discuss how the embedded social worker program is producing effective results in the community.
7 years ago
king county homeless, seattle homeless, kent, All Home...
Jason Rantz Show

Community advocate: System failing to address Seattle homelessness

A community health and safety advocate says the city isn't listening to concerns about Seattle homelessness and drug activity in the International District.
7 years ago
exit...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Eco-business ditches Seattle over crime and human waste, declares ‘this is not OK’

The exact kind of business that seems perfect for Seattle is ditching the city, fed up with the rampant drug use, human waste, and vandalism found at their business.
7 years ago
Vaping juul...
Jason Rantz Show

La Conner school district brings lawsuit against Juul e-cigs for ‘targeting kids’

The La Conner school district in Skagit County is one of four school districts all across the country suing the company Juul, the largest e-cigarette maker in the country. Superintendent Whitney Meissner discuses.
7 years ago
opioid, Public Health...
Jason Rantz Show

SPD officer, WA congressional candidate on the opioid fight, stronger treatment

Keith Swank -- US airborne infantry veteran and a 28-year Seattle police commander -- has decided to take on Congresswoman Kim Schrier,
7 years ago
fentanyl, overdoses...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Dangerous Seattle-area policy leading to teen overdose deaths

Fentanyl-laced counterfeit drugs continue to kill and cause overdoses in King County. But local policy is only making the problem worse.
7 years ago
herbold, PTSD, Seattle head tax...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Anger as Seattle Councilmember Herbold trivializes PTSD with bizarre claim

Some people living with post-traumatic stress disorder are angry and annoyed with incumbent Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold for claiming she suffered “severe PTSD” after losing the fight over the job-killing Amazon head tax.
7 years ago
federal way...
Jason Rantz Show

Federal Way mayor doesn’t believe string of shootings are gang-related

Federal Way is dealing with an alarming string of crimes and shootings. Federal Way Mayor Jim Farrell discusses how he doesn't feel it's gang related.
7 years ago
RV...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Fed up activist threatens to tow derelict RVs to homes of Seattle councilmembers

Community activist and former Seattle City Council candidate Ari Hoffman is fed up with derelict RVs lining the streets outside the Bikur Cholim cemetery.
7 years ago
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, heat tax...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Need heat for a cold Seattle night? There’s a heat tax for that

If you’re looking to stay warm on a cold Seattle night, bad news: You’ll have to pay a heat tax. And, apparently, elderly residents will be hit the hardest.  
7 years ago
washington governor, health care, transit...
Jason Rantz Show

Army experience motivates candidate’s opposition to Democrats’ health care plan

Republican Jesse Jensen is challenging Progressive freshman representative Kim Schrier in the Washington 8th District, and discusses his opposition to the Democratic plan on health care.
7 years ago
homelessness, embedded social worker...
Jason Rantz Show

How small Washington cities are attempting to fight homelessness

As crime and homelessness impact bigger cities across Snohomish County, it's spreading to some of the smaller areas nearby which lack big-city resources.
7 years ago
Math, Seattle schools...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle Schools document say math is oppressive, US government racist

Two plus two may equal four, but if a math student says five, you better not correct them, oppressor!
7 years ago
homeless, homelessness plan...
Jason Rantz Show

Why Puyallup spent more on homeless lawsuits than actual help

The city of Puyallup has spent more on lawsuits around homelessness in the past five years than it actually has on nonprofits to serve the homeless community that, according to the Tacoma News Tribune.
7 years ago
Seattle restaurants closing, restaurant...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Celebrated Seattle restaurant to close, killed by rising costs and minimum wage

Award-winning chef Matt Dillon will soon close his much-beloved restaurant, Sitka & Spruce, citing increased costs of doing business in Seattle.
7 years ago
vaping...
Jason Rantz Show

Uncle Ike’s owner: Vape flavor ban ‘more political than policy’

Uncle Ike's owner Ian Eisenberg joined the Jason Rantz Show to discuss Vape Gate, and why the move could end up hurting teenagers.
7 years ago
I-5 Lid...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle I-5 lid is ‘technically feasible’ but still an awful waste of money

Even after a proposed lid over I-5 in Seattle was declared "technically feasible," it remains an expensive, disruptive undertaking for the city.
7 years ago
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