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Peter Holmes must be disciplined and city must be honest
I'm calling on the City to admit what Holmes did was a violation and discipline him or just don't hold the other city employees to the rules.
12 years ago
Man shot by deputy at SoDo light rail station was killed, but not murdered
Friends and family of Oscar Perez Giron, the 23-year-old shot and killed by a King County Sheriff's Deputy at a SoDo light rail station last week, protested Sunday at the site where he was killed.12 years ago
Jason Rantz: Seattle City Council gun violence study reeks of political agenda
The Seattle City Council just spent over $150,000 of your dollars on a study to look at gun violence in King County.12 years ago
Josh Kerns
Opponents deliver referendum signatures to put Seattle’s $15 minimum wage on ballot
Supporters of a referendum to put Seattle's $15 minimum wage to a public vote have turned in what they are confident will be enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Seattle bar owner speaks out amidst minimum wage boycott
The Liberty Bar in Seattle faced protesters on Tuesday for their support of a group trying to file a referendum to send the minimum wage issue to voters.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Whale watch operators defend practices after NOAA study reveals impact of vessels
Whale watch operators are defending their practices following the release of a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that looked at vessel impact on whales.12 years ago
Stephanie Klein
Ross Fletcher on your Sounders playing in the World Cup
Ross Fletcher, the voice of the Seattle Sounders FC, joins the show to reflect on Thursday's USA-Germany loss, what to expect from the American team going forward, and how the Sounders are contributing to the team's success.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Seattle City Light CEO Jorge Carrasco responds to media storm
A few weeks ago, many didn't know the name Jorge Carrasco. But after the Seattle City Council voted to approve a pay raise for the Seattle City Light CEO, who was already the city's highest paid employee, Carrasco became subject of back-to-back-to-back reports that weren't necessarily flattering.12 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray trying to forward inaccurate narrative on gun violence
Mayor Ed Murray gave a truly bizarre speech on Wednesday that truly makes me question if either his perception of the city is wrong or my perception of the city is wrong.12 years ago
Jason Rantz: Criticism of conned Seattle City Light CEO not entirely fair
The CEO of Seattle City Light, Jorge Carrasco, has been at the center of the news the last couple weeks. I don't think all the criticism of Carrasco is fair.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Congressman soliciting support for Renton woman imprisoned in Mexico
U.S. Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) is speaking out on behalf of a Renton woman who's been held in a Mexican prison for 10 months.12 years ago
Stephanie Klein
Forward Seattle proposes $18 minimum wage, wants you to vote no
Two small business owners in Seattle are gathering signatures for a referendum that would put the mayor's and City Council's $15 minimum wage bill on the November ballot. Only the referendum uses $18.13 an hour.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
City Councilmember Kshama Sawant answers Dori Monson’s final question
The first-ever appearance of Socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant on the Dori Monson Show was cut short when the councilwoman said she had to go mid-interview and dropped off the line. But Jason got the answer to Dori's final question.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Mom, I’m going into the pot business – UW students take advantage of new industry
Typically, the kids into after-school clubs weren't the same ones into marijuana, but with pot being legalized, those lines are blurring, and a pot business has emerged out of the entrepreneurship club at the University of Washington.12 years ago
Seattle Times ‘cheap date’ ideas to avoid
The Seattle Times put out a list of 13 ideas for cheap dates and I'd like to bring some attention to the ideas if only to shame folks who actually go through with them. Why? Seems rather callous to some of you, I'm sure. But you should never be on the lookout for cheap dates.
12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Federal lawsuit challenges Seattle’s $15 minimum wage
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday challenges Seattle's adoption of what would be the nation's highest minimum wage as unfair to small franchises.12 years ago
Stephanie Klein
Small businesses push for $12.50 minimum wage in Seattle
Small business owners in Seattle are proposing their own minimum wage initiative they believe is more fair than the $15 the City Council approved last week.12 years ago
There is no school shooting epidemic, thankfully
Is there a school shooting epidemic in this country? Not at all. And we should be thankful for that.
12 years ago
Chris Sullivan
Amazon teasing mystery smartphone release
Jeff Bezos is at it again. The Amazon CEO has set the tech world on fire with his latest tease, hinting at the release of the company's smartphone.12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
State rep. planning to push for $12 minimum wage for Washington
Will Washington state be next to see an increase in the minimum wage? Rep. Jessyn Farrell (D-46th District Lake Forest Park, Kenmore) is trying to take the momentum from the approval of a minimum wage increase in Seattle and make it work in the state legislature.12 years ago
MyNorthwest.com
Seattle business owner says $15 minimum wage threatens her future
A Seattle business owner says she doesn't know where she'll get the money to cover the city's newly approved $15 minimum wage.12 years ago
Jason joins New Day to talk about mental illness’ role in UCSB violence
Jason was a panelist on KING-TV's New Day Tuesday to discuss the role mental illness may have played in the UCSB shooting rampage.12 years ago
Interview: Director Richard Linklater describes groundbreaking new film
Richard Linklater, director of School of Rock, Before Sunrise, Dazed and Confused, joins Rantz in-studio to talk about his brand new film, Boyhood, which was shot over 12 years. “I was trying to make a film about childhood and all my ideas were scattered over the whole thing. I couldn’t pick a spot.” Linklater said […]12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim
Committee member: Mayor’s income inequality commission was charade
One of the members of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's Income Inequality Advisory Committee that was working on the plan for implementing a $15 minimum wage in Seattle says the whole thing was a sham.12 years ago
Jason Rantz on Seattle Red AM 770
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