Best of the Jason Rantz Show Hour 2: SPD staffing crisis, 'Sexiest Man' controversy, racist bagel

Seattle has 863 patrol officers available for the whole city, fewer than it had back in June. WA Rep. Adam Smith claimed that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is running the department “from a White Christian Nationalist standpoint.” Seattle home buyer demand craters 27 percent as Democrat taxes and Microsoft buyouts hit. Actor Noah Wyle of ‘The Pit’ was named ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ and people can’t figure out why. // Big Local: An Arlington teacher saved a young girl that was choking on a bottle cap. Mill Creek is considering an annexation plan that would grow the city by about half. // You Pick the Topic: A bagel shop in New York is under fire for a mascot that is being dubbed racist.

Jason Rantz is Seattle’s fresh, contemporary conservative voice. Young and urban, passionate and bold, Rantz is outnumbered by the Progressive chorus, yet refuses to ignore the conservative principles at the core of America’s greatness. Prolific on-air and online, Rantz knows he’s outnumbered in Seattle, but he’s never shy to be outspoken about it.