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bike lanes, seattle, bike commuting...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle bike commuting is at record lows

Once again, Seattle bike commuting numbers have dropped. Yet city leaders continue to invest in more bike infrastructure at the expense of the majority of Seattle commuters.
8 years ago
nova, sawant, socialism...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Kshama Sawant preys on uninformed students planning walkout

Councilmember Kshama Sawant has spurred a student walkout to protest inequality in Seattle. The students, however, don't know what they are protesting or the details surrounding the issue.
8 years ago
seattle, police, spd, bias...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Violent, homeless man loose after county pushed treatment over jail

A violent, homeless man with a long criminal record is on the loose after stealing a safe, nearly $2,500 worth of goods from a local clothing shop, and a woman’s bike and bank card.
8 years ago
Orca cards...
Jason Rantz

Fact Check: Did Mayor Durkan mislead and discriminate with her ORCA plan?

Mayor Jenny Durkan has routinely touted a plan to bring free ORCA cards to “every Seattle public high school student” in order to provide unlimited year-round access to mass transit.
8 years ago
head tax, seattle city council, saul spady...
Jason Rantz Show

Saul Spady wants you to prepare for Seattle’s 2019 elections

Saul Spady is speaking out about Seattle leadership again, after revealing text messages show how some leaders feel about "privileged voters."
8 years ago
LEAD, 5th LD, king county, Covington...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Cops skeptical of ‘ludicrous’ King County plan to legalize drugs, push treatment

Three cops in Seattle and King County discuss their skepticism that the LEAD program works. Promoted by the region's leaders, LEAD diverts low-level offenders from jail to treatment options.
8 years ago
olympia, government employees...
Jason Rantz Show

Olympia businesses using private security to curb downtown homeless

Activists in Olympia are protesting businesses who are using private security to clear homeless people from sleeping in front of their entrances.
8 years ago
heroin injection sites, drug vagrants...
Jason Rantz Show

Are heroin injection sites a state’s rights issue?

Susan Hutchison weighs in on whether safe injection sites are a state's rights issue or if the federal government be intervening.
8 years ago
Gonzalez, seattle mayor, text messages...
Jason Rantz

Text shows Councilmember Gonzalez insulting ‘privileged’ Seattle voters behind their backs

Seattle Councilmember Lorena González really doesn’t like it when voters disagree with her on policy issues. Text messages show her insulting voters and throwing the mayor under the bus.
8 years ago
Jenny Durkan...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Out of touch Mayor Durkan dismisses her boss

Though I wasn’t holding my breath, I had hoped that Mayor Jenny Durkan would end the city’s obsession with pushing a transit-at-all-costs message, but alas, she’s out of touch with drivers.
8 years ago
Sue Bird...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Sue Bird foolishly rejects non-existent invite from White House

Seattle Storm champion Sue Bird has rejected an invite to stop at the White House to celebrate her team’s WNBA championship. She never got an invite in the first place, however.
8 years ago
seattle streetcar...
Jason Rantz Show

Is the Seattle streetcar a social justice issue?

President of Pike Brewing Company Charles Finkel belives the Seattle streetcar project is a social justice issue.
8 years ago
cyberstalking law, social media...
Jason Rantz Show

Federal lawsuit suggests Washington cyberstalking law violates free speech

Free speech lawyer Eugene Volokh discusses the case he's bringing against Washington's cyberstalking law, which may infringe on speech.
8 years ago
Evergreen, HB 2223, Evergreen State College protesters...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Evergreen State College hit with ‘catastrophic’ enrollment crisis

The incoming freshman class to Evergreen State College is expected to be 350 students. It's a "catastrophic drop," according to one professor, as the school faces enrollment and funding problems.
8 years ago
seattle storm...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Stop harassing us about the Seattle Storm

Not being a Storm fan doesn't make you sexist or homophobic. It just means most of us don't care about women's basketball. Some -- like me -- don’t care about basketball, period.
8 years ago
Sawant...
Jason Rantz

Kshama Sawant holding protest against non-existent event

Well, this is embarrassing. Can someone let Councilmember Kshama Sawant that she’s pushing a protest against something that isn’t happening?
8 years ago
geese poop...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle park overrun by geese and their voluminous poop

The geese in Seattle have waged a war on clean shoes, leaving goose poop everywhere. Just try to enjoy Lake Union Park. You can't. The geese have taken over and have left their droppings.
8 years ago
seattle police...
Jason Rantz

Seattle police officer quit over mistreatment by council, Kshama Sawant

An inside look at why one officer is leaving the Seattle Police Department. He cites Councilmember Kshama Sawant, "an overzealous" Office of Professional Accountability, and poor staffing and morale in general.
8 years ago
9th circuit court...
Jason Rantz Show

Dad finds needles on waterfront, blames Seattle City Council

Naveed Jamali won't say if he's running for Seattle City Council, but he talks like he is. This is what he has to say about the problems Seattle faces and the solutions it needs.
8 years ago
seattle ballard encampment katie wilson...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: We are giving our parks to the homeless and drug dealers

If we do care about our parks, perhaps we shouldn’t make it easier for homeless people and drug dealers to occupy the space.
8 years ago
Bellevue parking...
Jason Rantz Show

Will cutting Bellevue parking requirement hurt the economy?

Bellevue parking is at the heart of an Eastside affordable housing debate. Councilmember Jennifer Robertson believes that replicating Seattle's policy is not a solution and will hurt the economy and traffic.
8 years ago
seattle burglars...
Jason Rantz

Seattle cops would be highest paid in state under tentative agreement

The tentative agreement between Seattle police and the city will make them the highest paid officers in Washington state after years of working without a contract.
8 years ago
Initiative 940...
Jason Rantz

Seattle police, city reach tentative contract agreement

The Seattle Police Officers Guild and the City of Seattle have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
8 years ago
I-1639...
Jason Rantz Show

Will I-1639 ‘wake up’ gun owners in Washington state?

Dave Workman of the Second Amendment Foundation hopes that gun control initiative I-1639's return the ballot will wake up gun owners across Washington state.
8 years ago