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Investigation finds widespread discrimination against Calif. Section 8 tenants
California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major real estate firms, according to an undercover investigation that found widespread discrimination in the state. The investigative nonprofit Housing Rights Initiative announced Tuesday that it has filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, alleging landlords violated a state law against denying leases to renters who pay with vouchers. It seeks penalties against 203 companies and individuals. The nonprofit is also pushing for more state funding to adequately enforce the law, which Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2019. "This historic...
In-N-Out Burger’s owner to rock out against opioid abuse
The owner of In-N-Out Burger plans to strap on the bass guitar with the goal of saving lives. The Slave 2 Nothing Foundation, founded by In-N-Out Burger owner and president Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson and her husband, Sean Ellingson, is ramping up its efforts to combat substance abuse with its annual #NotAnother campaign. The campaign invites participants […]
Man seriously injured in stabbing, golf club attack in SF Financial District
A 38-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries when he was stabbed with a knife and attacked with a golf club in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday morning, police said.The attack was reported at 1:43 a.m. in the first block of California Street.Police did not provide any details on what preceded the assault but said the man was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries. An update on his condition was not immediately available Tuesday afternoon.Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the SFPD tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with SFPD at the start of the message.
California's Prop 33, explained: Allow local governments to impose rent controls
CALIFORNIA, USA — Many cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, limit the amount a landlord can raise the rent each year — a policy known as rent control. But for nearly 30 years, California has imposed limits on those limits, via a law known as Costa-Hawkins. Cities...
Multiple cars vandalized along San Mateo street; suspect arrested
A man who allegedly vandalized multiple cars along a block-long stretch in a San Mateo neighborhood was arrested, police said Tuesday.San Mateo police said the department received phone calls from multiple witnesses about a man with a stick damaging parked cars while walking along the unit block of South Fremont Street. Witnesses told responding officers the man used a paint roller to break mirrors and windshields and damage the hoods of several cars on the block, police said.Based on witness descriptions, officers quickly located the suspect and detained him, police said. He was identified as 29-year-old Carlos Utan of Burlingame. Investigators determined eight vehicles were damaged, with a total amount of damage estimated at nearly $9,000, according to police.Utan was arrested for felony vandalism and booked into San Mateo County Jail.
Black Skimmers and Their Strange Bills Amaze Us
Last year I saw a single black skimmer, close to the shore, at Crab Cove and got so excited that I tripped in the sand and nearly did a head-dive—but I saved the camera and lens! Just needed to brush off the sand and get my focus aligned.
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