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Jason Rantz
KeyArena proponents will bury traffic impact
The two groups advocating for a renovation of KeyArena for a future NBA team has hired consultants to determine the impact of traffic.10 years ago
Kipp Robertson
Seattle Mayor: City will be more accountable with homeless funding
The proposal to raise $275 million for homeless funding in Seattle over five years isn't a small ask. But Ed Murray says the city will be more accountable.10 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Seattle Mayor Murray defends his proposed soda tax
Seattle Mayor Murray is pressed on why he wants to impose a soda tax that will likely strike the the same communities he wants to help with the money.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Lazy Seattle City Council doesn’t truly care about environment
KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says the Seattle City Council is lazy and politically motivated. And kudos to Wells Fargo for helping highlight that.10 years ago
Stephanie Klein
Mayor Ed Murray: Property tax is ‘not a tax I want to use’
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray told KIRO Radio's Jason and Burns that a Seattle taxpayer's burden ranks in the middle of the 39 cities in King County.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Seattle maliciously blames traffic on Uber, Lyft
It seems obvious that Seattle is trying to blame ride-sharing services such as Uber for traffic to almost extort them out of data, Jason Rantz says.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
PR stunt: There’s no ‘openly gay’ character in Beauty and the Beast
KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz is offended by a publicity stunt that claims Beauty and the Beast includes Disney's first openly gay character.10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Pitch for fan-based Seattle arena platform falling flat
Is it a scam or a revolutionary idea? The founders of MyArenaFund have had lots of explaining to do regarding their pitch in a platform that would give fans a chance to invest in, and make money on, a new Seattle arena.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: SDOT’s out-of-control streetcar the latest embarrassment
The Seattle Department of Transportation held a press conference on the mysteriously cancelled First Hill streetcar.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Transit activists try to bully Democrats over Sound Transit
Transit activists around Seattle aren't happy with legislation that could potentially change the makeup of the Sound Traansit board.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Nick Hanauer hates big money, but will buy election
While Nick Hanauer supports getting big money out of elections, he is using his own big money to single-handedly buy an election.10 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Meet Seattle’s mermaids … and merman
Yes. There are people in Seattle who call themselves mermaids. And Jason and Burns Show producer Jacob took a swim with them. He's a merman now.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Latest I-5 crash indicates we’re toast in natural disaster
Whether it's a truck of frozen fish or a tanker of butane on I-5, the entire region's traffic comes to a standstill. When lives are on the line, will the City be able to work faster?10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Soon-to-be homeless Rachel Dolezal shunned by Progressives
KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says Rachel Dolezal's struggles are her own fault, yet he also feels bad for the former head of the Spokane NAACP chapter.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Disgusting political stunt at Oscars
KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz is appalled at Asghar Farhadi's speech, or lack thereof, at the Oscars Sunday night. Farhadi won Best Foreign Language Film.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Transgender rights activists should side with Trump bathroom roll back
If you're concerned over Trump's recent move to roll back the Obama-era transgender bathroom guidance, respectfully, you shouldn't be.10 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Does Wells Fargo really care about Seattle’s opt out?
Seattle made a statement by removing its business from Wells Fargo over its ties to the Dakota Access Pipeline. But does the bank really care?10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Labor front group hiding in plain sight
KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says he's always known that Working Washington was a labor union group masquerading as a grassroots activist organization.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Senseless Seattle Mayor’s soda tax targets low-income minorities
Seattle's mayor will propose a tax on beverages sweetened by sugar -- or a soda tax. KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says it targets minorities.10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Seattle’s Idris Mosque: We’re not props
A conversation about the Islamic faith with a member of the Idris Mosque, where Mayor Murray presented a special presentation of the state of the city.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Watch: In ‘act of bravery,’ Rantz walks in Seattle
KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz puts on his brave face and takes a walk in Seattle. Spoiler alert: He lived to tell the tale.10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Mayor Ed Murray’s LGBTQ inconsistency?
By holding his State of the City address in a mosque, is Seattle Mayor Ed Murray being inconsistent on his own fight for LGBTQ rights?10 years ago
Jason Rantz
Rantz: The moment this Seattle City Councilmember lost his mind
KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz says it's ridiculous for Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien to claim walking in the city is an act of heroism.10 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Cyborgs, the University of Washington and playing God
How close is science to creating cyborgs -- an integration of humans and technology? Closer than you may think, according to these UW students.10 years ago
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