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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Woke Seattle pizza shops shame unvaxxed, require vaccination for to-go orders

Two woke Seattle pizza restaurants are shaming the unvaccinated with bizarre policies in conflict with what we know about COVID.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle Parks hosted racist event purposefully excluding white people

Seattle Parks and Recreation is promoting and cohosting an event at Discovery Park that's open to all -- except white people.
5 years ago
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KTTH staff

Washington conservatives earmark victories in 2021 election for midterm ‘big red wave’

Washington voters rejected candidates in support of defunding the police. Conservatives see that momentum carrying into midterm elections.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Boys and Girls Club coordinator wishes COVID hospitalization, ‘endless tests’ on kids

A Skagit County Boys and Girls Club program coordinator wished COVID on kids so that their parents would take vaccination more seriously.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Vote like the future of Seattle is on the line — because it is

Seattle is at a crossroads. Voters will decide if it will course correct or continue the deadly embrace of police abolition and lawlessness.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle Fire turns units offline, spends hundreds of thousands in overtime

The Seattle Fire Department is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime, turning units offline, due to the COVID vaccine mandate.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Mayor quietly admits Seattle Police staffing crisis, but could be too late

Mayor Jenny Durkan finally admits the Seattle Police Department is having a staffing crisis. But is it too late?
5 years ago
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KTTH staff

Weather ‘switch flips’ in October across Western Washington

It's rainy and windy and warm, but Cliff Mass says that'll change by the weekend as this warm weather front moves past the Puget Sound region.
5 years ago
Seattle single family zoning bill sponsor Teresa Mosqueda, JumpStart tax...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: CM Teresa Mosqueda defended murder threats against cops. Will Seattle reelect her?

Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is running for reelection. Will defending a man threatening to murder cops come back to haunt her?
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Spokane Councilmember told cop she wasn’t ‘too enthused to help’ with murder investigation

When police asked for a Spokane County Councilmember's help in a murder investigation, an officer says she told him she wasn't "too enthused" to help.
5 years ago
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KTTH staff

Mill Creek councilmember calls for unvaccinated police separated under mandate to apply

With an eye toward those recently separated for non-compliance with Washington's vaccine mandate, Mill Creek is looking to fill a police labor shortage.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Photo shows WSU’s Pat Chun violating COVID policy after Rolovich firing

Four days before firing WSU head coach Nick Rolovich, Athletic Director Pat Chun appears to have violated the indoor mask mandate.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle Police can’t find enough staff for patrol, city and media silent

The Seattle Police Department does not have enough officers to meet daily minimum staffing needs in any precinct across the city.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Lorena Gonzalez runs ‘morally disgusting,’ ‘anti-Black’ attack ad in mayor’s race

A new "racist" attack ad by Seattle City Council President Lorena Gonzalez probably killed her chances of being the city's next mayor.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Police staffing crisis in Tacoma is nearly as bad as in Seattle, morale ‘decimated’

The Tacoma Police Department is dramatically understaffed as crime continues to surge across the city. Police officers are now sounding the alarms.
5 years ago
KTTH staff

Pierce County Sheriff Troyer says he knew charges were ‘coming since day one’

Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer joins the Jason Rantz Show to react to two misdemeanor charges against him from the attorney general's office.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: State AG charges Pierce County Sheriff with 2 misdemeanors after ‘unusual’ move

Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office is readying misdemeanor charges against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. The filing could come as early as Tuesday.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle mayor downplays crisis, falsely says only 24 officers didn’t turn in vaccine paperwork

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan told reporters on Monday that "only about two dozen officers have not put in their [vaccine] paperwork" ahead of the midnight deadline.
5 years ago
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KTTH staff

Seattle mayor: ‘About two dozen’ SPD officers have yet to submit proof of vaccination

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and interim Chief Adrian Diaz both submitted final pleas to unvaccinated officers over the weekend. 
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Trooper tells Gov. Inslee to ‘kiss my…’ in final sign-off before vaccine mandate

A 22-year veteran of the Washington State Patrol signed off from his final shift with some parting words for Governor Jay Inslee: "Kiss my..."
5 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

Seattle Police Chief asks officers to submit vaccine paperwork

As the Oct. 18 deadline to prove COVID-19 vaccination or risk losing a job looms, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz sent a heartfelt memo to officers letting them know he doesn't want to lose them.
5 years ago
Bothell Mayor, Seattle police, SPD positions...
KTTH staff

Former Bothell mayor cautions ‘defund the police’ is on November ballot

Former Bothell Mayor Mark Lamb breaks down November's municipal elections, and why the city has to mobilize against 'defund the police.'
5 years ago
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KTTH staff

Councilmember Kathy Lambert decries recent demotion as ‘unacceptable, dirty politics’

In a KTTH interview, King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert explicates her belief that she's being silenced over her political positions.
5 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle school cancels Halloween over ‘equity,’ says Black kids don’t celebrate

A Seattle school canceled a Halloween parade because they don't think Black males celebrate the secular holiday.
5 years ago
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