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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Time to fight Seattle’s defund police movement before it’s too late

If reasonable Seattle voters don't immediately fight back against the dangerous 'defund police' movement, it will be too late. Lives are quite literally on the line.
6 years ago
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Rantz: CHOP shooting victim arrested for domestic violence assault

A surviving victim of a CHOP shooting was previously charged with assault stemming from a brutal alleged domestic violence incident.
6 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Creating police reform without the ‘us versus them’ mentality

King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski on a King County detective's offensive social media posts and what police oversight should look like.
6 years ago
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SPD Chief Best: Council bid to defund police is ‘height of recklessness’

SPD Chief Carmen Best on Seattle City Council's proposed plan to defund the department by 50% and why they're putting politics ahead of safety.
6 years ago
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Spokane councilmember urges Seattle businesses to move after tax bill

Spokane Councilman Michael Cathcart urges Seattle businesses to move in light of payroll taxes and what happened with CHOP.
6 years ago
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Rantz: President Trump was ‘set to go into Seattle’ to end CHOP

President Trump "was all set to go into Seattle" to end CHOP. His warning, he said, pushed Mayor Durkan to finally end the illegal, deadly occupation. 
6 years ago
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Rantz: Molly Moon’s ice cream goes to ‘war’ with SPD, bans police with weapons

Molly Moon's ice cream shop in Seattle has joined the cultural war against police, telling them to come in without firearms. Perhaps customers that support law enforcement should stay away, too?
6 years ago
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Rantz: ‘Toxic’ law enforcement oversight director faces discipline for shocking bigotry

The director for the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight, Deborah Jacobs, faces an investigation and possible discipline after a complainant alleges her department was a "toxic," bigoted work environment.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

WA resident on her maze-like experience getting unemployment

Lisa from Bellevue documents the big hoops she jumped through to get her unemployment -- after the state claimed she owed them money.
6 years ago
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New WA bill would outlaw CHOP zones and withdrawal of police services

State Senator Steve O’Ban (R-University Place) on bill to outlaw CHOP areas in Washington state where cities intentionally withdraw services and police.
6 years ago
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Rantz: Seattle CHOP protesters push wild white supremacist conspiracies

Whenever CHOP or protest-related violence occurs, activists repeatedly claim white supremacists are involved. They're quite literally always wrong.
6 years ago
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Why Climate Pledge Arena’s ‘greenest ice’ claim may miss the target

Todd Myers from the Washington Policy Center cuts through the good and useless from the Climate Pledge Arena action plan.
6 years ago
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Rantz: Bodycam shows Seattle racism victim wrong in cop complaint

A Seattle kindergarten teacher's claims about an interaction with police over a bias incident went viral. Much of what he wrote isn't true, bodycam footage reveals.
6 years ago
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Rantz: After CHOP assault, councilmember says don’t charge for ‘resisting’ police

Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda says CHOP protesters who resist or obstruct police officers shouldn't be charged with a crime. This is dangerous.
6 years ago
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Rantz: Mayor Durkan backs a protest on freeway, but not near her home

Mayor Jenny Durkan defends the dangerous decision to protest on a freeway at night. But when you protest in front of her house, she throws a fit.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Should electronic signatures be enough to qualify initiatives?

Secretary of State Kim Wyman on criticism from the left for not accepting digital signatures on initiatives, and why she believes we need to consider implications.
6 years ago
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Seattle business: Nothing done about CHOP until it affected officials

A member of a business in the CHOP area says the sweep came far too late and only when the protest impacted elected officials.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: The insufferable CHOP hypocrisy of Mayor Jenny Durkan

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s hypocrisy is insufferable. Durkan, playing politics, pretended CHOP was a street fair that would turn into a "summer of love."
6 years ago
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Rantz: How many murdered Black teens before Durkan, council end CHOP?

How many murdered black teens does it take for Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Council to end CHOP? Is another CHOP murder not enough to act?
6 years ago
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Rantz: Reporter blocked from filming CHOP activist pointing gun at crowd

A local reporter was blocked by CHOP activists from filming a man pointing a cocked rifle at a crowd. This is part of the activist media strategy.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Business owner in CHOP says city gave away the neighborhood

Bill Donner (Richmark Label) is one of the business owners suing the city of Seattle over CHOP, and says the area belongs to the community.
6 years ago
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Rantz: WA Democrat chair viciously says GOP is trying to ‘kill’ voters

The Washington chair of the Democratic party claims Republicans are "trying to kill every voter." It's not just unhinged; it's dangerous.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Are public officials failing to enforce the rule of law at CHOP?

Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan reacts to the weekend's shootings in CHOP and the feeling of lawlessness there.
6 years ago
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Rantz: Social worker program to supplement cops is a worthy idea from Black Lives Matter

A good idea has emerged from the Black Lives Matter protests locally and nationally: A program to embed social workers with cops.
6 years ago
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