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Jason Rantz on television again

Roger Levesque, former Seattle Sounders FC star, and Jason Rantz were on New Day on Monday.
11 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray plans to add more rainbow crosswalks to Capitol Hill. (SDOT)...
Jason Rantz

More rainbow crosswalks coming; this time to fight crime

With an eye towards addressing both safety concerns and changing demographics of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray will add more rainbow crosswalks. This is one of many moves the Mayor is making in the coming weeks.
11 years ago
Are pedestrians really as unhappy as one writer explains? KIRO Radio’s Jazon Rantz thinks not...
Jason Rantz

Is there really a pedestrian battle for sidewalk space in Seattle?

While drivers struggle to find space to both park and drive on, with many lanes being converted to bike lanes 3.1 percent of commuters use and spots that are being converted to oft-ignored parklets, pedestrians are also unhappy. But is a new Pacific Northwest Magazine embellishing the truth a bit?
11 years ago
housing...
Jason Rantz

Mayor Murray’s cowardly attack on media and use of race card

In a desperate and cowardly move to shift the blame over a bad housing policy recommendation, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is turning his attack on the nefarious, but unnamed "sensationalized reporting by a few media outlets."
11 years ago
Jason Rantz says protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement are making the argument that prote...
Jason Rantz

Protesters think protesters who break laws shouldn’t be punished

A number of protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement are making the argument that protesters in the movement who break the law should not be punished because that's not progressive, man!
11 years ago
Many drivers are going to be forced into paying a toll they would otherwise avoid this weekend. (WS...
Jason Rantz

Drivers are being forced to pay for state’s debt this weekend

Many of you are going to be pretty much forced into paying a toll you would otherwise avoid this weekend.
11 years ago
rainbow...
Jason Rantz

Death of the ‘gayborhood’ is a sign of progress

Like it or not, the death of "gayborhoods" is a sign of progress, even if it does bring with it some feelings of loss. That, despite an article in Salon.com that highlights one Capitol Hill resident's complaint that that Amazon killed his "gayborhood."
11 years ago
Despite the legalization of marijuana in the state of Washington, you can’t smoke at Marymoor...
Jason Rantz

Why Marymoor Park’s concert rules are ridiculous and will be broken

A policy in place at Marymoor Park concerts has some concertgoers a bit mad.
11 years ago
A critic is taking issue with $20 million that Amazon has paid in fees towards affordable housing b...
Jason Rantz

You won’t believe this mindless attack on Amazon

A critic is taking issue with $20 million that Amazon has paid in fees towards affordable housing because it's not enough.
11 years ago
supreme court, plan b, abortion...
Jason Rantz

Pharmacists sticking to their convictions behind the counter are in the wrong line of work

Pharmacists are saying they don't want to violate their religion by giving out a drug that causes an abortion.
11 years ago
taxes, property tax...
Jason Rantz

King County property tax is getting out of control

Another day, another property tax for King County homeowners and it's starting to get out of control even if I think it's for a worthy cause.
11 years ago

Rantz makes his Fox News debut

The show host was featured in a video, highlighting fallout from Seattle's $15 minimum wage.
11 years ago
bicycle...
Jason Rantz

City’s pet project only helps a handful of people

Another obscene example of how the Seattle Department of Transportation doesn't really care how badly they hurt downtown traffic, so long as a handful of bicyclists get bike lanes.
11 years ago
Four billboards went up around Seattle, offering anyone who calls a free Quran. (AP)...
Jason Rantz

Hypocrisy, irony behind Muslim billboards in Seattle

If you drove around Seattle over the past few days you might have seen some new, curious billboards. These billboards are an ironic reminder and the hypocrisy of Progressive Seattleites.

11 years ago
You are supposed to feel bad if a mom breastfeeding in public makes you a little uncomfortable. (AP...
Jason Rantz

It’s selfish for mothers to breastfeed in public to make a political statement

You are supposed to feel bad if a mom breastfeeding in public makes you a little uncomfortable.
11 years ago
A local union tried to disrupt and alter a huge development in Seattle, and they failed, thankfully...
Jason Rantz

Seattle union fails to hurt developer, ends up killing affordable housing

A local union tried to disrupt and alter a huge development in Seattle, and they failed.
11 years ago
What do you think putting a black community under surveillance is going to do exactly? (File photo)...
Jason Rantz

Do we really want surveillance cameras in black neighborhoods?

What do you think putting a black community under surveillance is going to do exactly?
11 years ago
New polling from the firm EMC shows that Kshama Sawant has astronomically high unfavorables, in com...
Jason Rantz

Is Kshama Sawant’s campaign in trouble?

A lot of people strongly dislike Socialist city councilwoman Kshama Sawant, but does this mean she's in trouble?
11 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray admitted that city leaders don't have a concrete plan in place to deal with...
Jason Rantz

Fact Check: Is Seattle’s mayor kowtowing to Sharia law?

Is Sharia law creeping into Seattle rule of law? Is it taking over the city of Seattle?
11 years ago
Jason Rantz says Seattle Police Officer Glen Mulkey has been handing out a ton of bike tickets to p...
Jason Rantz

Seattle cyclists complain they get ticketed when they break the law

Jason Rantz says Seattle Police Officer Glen Mulkey has been handing out a ton of bike tickets to people breaking the law. And he should be celebrated for saving lives.
11 years ago
The Washington Poison Center reports in 2015, they have received just 133 cases of marijuana exposu...
Jason Rantz

Fact Check: Are marijuana edibles really poisoning our kids?

An alarming press release from the Washington Poison Center is making rounds in the news over concern with what appears to be an increase in marijuana poisoning in kids finding and eating edibles.
11 years ago
Jason Rantz says Becca’s Law essentially lets judges in Washington put certain kids in juveni...
Jason Rantz

Stop throwing our kids in juvenile detention

Some folks in the state of Washington are wondering if Becca's Law might be doing more harm than good and I tend to think it is.
11 years ago
Diners in Seattle are trying to figure out how they’ll tip now that wait staff are making a h...
Jason Rantz

To tip or not to tip? That is the question

It was inevitable. Diners in Seattle are trying to figure out how they'll tip now that wait staff are making a higher wage.
11 years ago
Jason Rantz says there’s a bizarre and complicated new plan to publicly finance campaigns in ...
Jason Rantz

Initiative 122 – to publicly finance campaigns in Seattle – is an awful idea

There's a bizarre and complicated new plan to publicly finance campaigns in Seattle and it's going to be on the ballot in November. It's called Initiative 122.
11 years ago
Jason Rantz on Seattle Red AM 770
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