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☆ In San Francisco, a Home Renovation Can Become a Battle Royale
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Heather Knight | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The project complies with city codes, and the San Francisco Planning Commission gave unanimous approval months ago; in many cities that would have been good enough for the remodel to move forward. But in San Francisco, neighbors wield unusual power over next-door renovations and modest improvements and can appeal even the replacement of rotted front steps. So on Tuesday, 11 members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will serve as judges in home construction, hearing from Ms. Park and Mr. McDonald, their neighbors, lawyers, Planning Department experts and any members of the public who care to weigh in. The feud between wealthy neighbors is emblematic of the city’s languor when it comes to building anything. San Francisco has already drawn the ire of state housing officials, who have demanded that the city add 82,000 units in the next seven years, a goal that seems out of reach when many projects draw multiple rounds of challenges and years of delays.

Persons: Julie Park, Tom McDonald, McDonald Organizations: San Francisco Planning, San, Supervisors, Planning Department Locations: Francisco’s, San Francisco, San Francisco’s

☆ Los Angeles firefighters fought investments in safer streets. For decades, fire regulations have made roads deadlier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Street safety advocates say fire officials' focus on speed is making roads more dangerous. Many of the city's residents want to take action to make their streets safer. In March, LA voted overwhelmingly for a street safety policy that will finally enforce a nearly decade-old mobility plan to make the city's streets safer for non-drivers. Fire departments across the country have for decades opposed safer street design. He said fire departments can be convinced to support safer street design if they're heavily engaged by planners.

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☆ Progressive Candidate Could Upend the San Francisco Mayor’s Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Heather Knight | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

San Francisco residents have repeatedly told pollsters they don’t support Mayor London Breed. But as those mayoral contenders try to outmaneuver one another from the middle, they may have left an opening for a candidate on the left. Into that void has stepped Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Mr. Peskin, 59, confirmed in an interview that he will file papers on Friday to run for mayor. Breed might be ousted by someone to her right, Mr. Peskin could win the race if enough liberals coalesce around him in a city known for its left-wing politics.

Persons: pollsters, Aaron Peskin, Peskin Organizations: London, San Francisco, of Supervisors Locations: Francisco

☆ Third-party candidates are the worrisome wild card amid Biden-Trump rematch in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In 2020, Biden won the state by fewer than 21,000 votes, with no Green Party candidates on the ballot. Four years earlier, Trump carried Wisconsin by nearly 23,000 votes, with the Green Party’s Jill Stein earning more than 30,000 voters. When third-party candidates were added to the mix, both Biden and Trump saw their numbers fall by about 10 percentage points. “It really brings forward the idea that the two big parties just hand us candidates to choose from,” Anderson said. But Democrats have long viewed Stein’s campaign as one of the decisive factors in delivering Trump the state of Wisconsin and the presidency.

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On Tuesday, lawyers for Ms. Lake indicated she would not dispute the facts of a defamation lawsuit that Stephen Richer, the Maricopa County recorder, had filed against her. But they seem to be more durable and pervasive in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, riling up residents long after campaigns have closed up shop. Credit... Rebecca Noble for The New York TimesThe numbers back up Arizona’s outsize role in election fraud claims. At a news conference on Monday, Gary M. Restaino, the U.S. attorney for Arizona, said seven of the nation’s roughly 18 federal cases regarding election threats involved people targeting Arizona election officials, though the suspects are not Arizonans. Image Bill Gates, a Maricopa County supervisor, during Arizona’s primary presidential election in Phoenix earlier in March.

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☆ Sacramento will soon give low-income Black and Native American families $725 a month, no strings attached
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The basic income plan is part of a six-step strategy to reduce child poverty in the county. It will offer $725 a month to low-income Black and Native American families. She said the guaranteed income program is just one piece of a six-step plan to eliminate child poverty. Researchers found that on average, program participants said they spent more than half of the cash they received on housing. The basic income pilot will start sending out payments in July 2024 and will distribute the payments for 12 months.

Persons: —, Michelle Callejas, Callejas, Tonaeya Moore Organizations: Service, Sacramento, Supervisors, United Way, Sacramento County, United, Baltimore Young Locations: Sacramento, United States, Baltimore, Maryland, Austin, Sacramento County

☆ Andre Gordon: A Pennsylvania man is suspected of killing 3 people, including his teen sister, at 2 different homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He carried out the attacks with an “AR-15 style assault rifle,” Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney said. Around 11:38 a.m., the carjacked Honda CRV was found abandoned in Trenton, according to Falls Township Police. The pair of shootings were “domestic related,” Falls Township Chairman of Board of Supervisors Jeff Dence told CNN. Family members were present at both homes in Falls Township, according to Schorn. Gordon is also believed to have “family ties” to the Trenton house, she said in a news conference.

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☆ Falls Township, Pennsylvania, shooting: Active shooter reported, shelter-in-place in effect
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Jeff Winter | Sarah Dewberry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —At least three people are dead after a shooting in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, Saturday morning, officials say. “Do NOT travel to Falls Township until further notice. We have directed the mall and Sesame Place to CLOSE until further notice,” the Middletown Township Police Department said. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, who represents Bucks County, said in an X post that there was a carjacking and two shootings in Falls Township. Falls Township is approximately 28 miles northeast of Philadelphia.

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As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Saving rural careThat was the case for Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla, Georgia, which was the second rural emergency hospital established in the U.S. “But ... we felt like we had to try.”Irwin County Hospital became a rural emergency hospital on Feb. 1, 2023. “We might have been closed if we hadn’t (become a rural emergency hospital), so ... something had to be done,” he said. Brock Slabach, the National Rural Health Association's chief operations officer, told the AP that upwards of 30 facilities are interested in converting to rural emergency hospitals this year.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The shakeup of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. In an email, DeSantis' communications director, Bryan Griffin, thanked Garcia for “successfully navigating” the transition of the district from a governing body controlled by Disney supporters to the current iteration controlled by DeSantis appointees. As punishment for opposition to the law, DeSantis took over the district through legislation passed by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature and appointed a new board of supervisors. Disney sued DeSantis and his appointees, claiming the company’s free speech rights were violated for speaking out against the legislation.

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☆ What to watch for on Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Here are 9 things to watch for:The night the lights go out on HaleyBarring a stunning upset – actually, multiple stunning upsets across the country – Super Tuesday is looking like the end of the road for Haley. While Haley has said she would stay in the race through at least Super Tuesday, she has not hinted at an exit. A North Carolina governor’s race with implications up and down the ballotOn a Super Tuesday with an unusual lack of spice, the North Carolina gubernatorial primary is a rare exception. Mark Robinson and Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein are expected to coast to their parties’ respective nominations. Down-ballot in Texas, there’s more to watch, starting with the payback campaign of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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☆ ‘I’m Matt.’ For Some Politicians, Addiction Battles Drive Policymaking.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Heather Knight | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Around a long wooden table at San Francisco City Hall, nine people battling drug addiction swapped news on a recent Friday. One woman got a new job for a tax preparation firm and said she hoped staying busy would distract her from her alcohol cravings. A man said his mother was dying and he was glad he could be there for her, cleareyed. “I work in the building.”He was Matt Dorsey, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and a regular participant in the weekly recovery meetings held on the second floor. Mr. Dorsey, 59, has battled an addiction to crystal meth over a quarter of a century and has been sober for more than three years now.

Persons: “ I’m Matt, ”, “, Matt Dorsey, Dorsey Organizations: San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, Supervisors

A study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 6.4% of adults living alone had feelings of depression in 2021, compared with 4.1% of adults living with others. Overall, 4.5% of adults reported feelings of depression in 2021, with a higher proportion among women (5.2%) than men (3.7%). Among Hispanic adults living alone, 7.3% reported feelings of depression compared with 3.2% from that group who lived with others. Approximately 6.7% of Black adults living alone reported depression versus 4.5% living with others, while 6.3% of white adults living alone reported depression compared with 4.3% who lived with others. While a higher percentage of adults living alone reported feelings of depression compared to those living with others across all household income levels, a higher proportion was found among poorer adults.

Persons: ”, Vivek Murthy Organizations: Valentine's, Centers for Disease Control, U.S Locations: U.S, San Mateo County, Silicon

☆ Remote Employees Are More Likely to Get Laid Off; WFH Is Risky
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Executives at the online furniture retailer Wayfair told its staff in January that remote workers were likelier to be hit in its latest round of job cuts. Add in long-term trends, like the decline in loyalty between employers and employees , and it's no wonder remote workers feel anxious about cuts. “It’s not too surprising,” Peter Cappelli, a management professor at the Wharton School who has never been a big fan of remote work, said. “That is something remote workers should be thinking about as they’re engaging with supervisors,” she said. Remote workers aren’t doomed to the unemployment line, but they may want to try a little extra to get noticed.

Persons: Wayfair, ”, Dell, Goldman Sachs, “ It’s, ” Peter Cappelli, “, Nick Bloom, ” Bloom, Emily Dickens, ” Prithwiraj Choudhury, ” Joseph Fuller, pang, Emily Stewart Organizations: IBM, Reuters, Google, Wharton School, Stanford, Society for Human Resource Management, Harvard Business School, Employers, Workers, “ Workers, Staff, Business

☆ Wealthy Silicon Valley county becomes first to declare loneliness a public health emergency
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Silicon Valley county declared loneliness to be a public health emergency. San Mateo County found that 45% of its residents said they were suffering from loneliness. AdvertisementA wealthy Silicon Valley county in California has become the first in the US to declare loneliness a public health emergency. Stephen Lam/Getty ImagesIn San Mateo County, Canepa has proposed several ideas to combat the problem, including making neighborhoods more walkable. San Mateo County, with over 700,000 residents, in the San Francisco Bay Area, includes part of Silicon Valley.

Persons: —, David Canepa, Vivek Murthy, Murthy, Stephen Lam, Canepa, Jennifer Steele Organizations: Facebook, YouTube, Electronic Arts, Service, Supervisors, NBC News, San Mateo, NBC, San Locations: San Mateo County, Silicon, California, California's San Mateo County, Japan, New York, San Mateo's, San Francisco Bay, Francisco, Silicon Valley

Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesMcGuire will succeed state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, a San Diego Democrat who recently announced her bid for governor in 2026. Chris Lopez, who chairs the policy group Rural County Representatives of California, is proud to see lawmakers from rural areas lead both chambers of the Legislature. Policy advocates and fellow lawmakers described McGuire as an honest, hard-working leader who is willing to listen to a variety of opinions. Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, a Republican representing part of San Diego County, said he has a good working relationship with McGuire. “I’m making sure that millions of California voices are being heard, and Mike McGuire is very respectful of that,” Jones said.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a crucial part of the region’s efforts to confront the crisis of tens of thousands of people living on the streets. Up to 6,000 volunteers with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority fanned out for the effort’s main component, the unsheltered street tally. About 46,200 were within the city of Los Angeles, where public frustration has grown as tents have proliferated on sidewalks and in parks and other locations. City Hall, the City Council and the LA County Board of Supervisors have said they intend to work together to tackle the crisis. The results of the LA County homeless count are expected to be released in late spring or early summer.

Persons: Karen Bass, Bass, hasn’t Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Democrat, City, City Council, LA County, Supervisors, LA Locations: Los Angeles, LA County, North Hollywood, LA’s San Fernando Valley, California

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would allow a referendum on a casino in the northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital cleared a hurdle Wednesday when a state Senate committee voted to advance the bill. Another bill that passed the committee Wednesday would allow Petersburg to hold a referendum on a casino in place of Richmond. Marsden said allowing a casino in northern Virginia provides geographic diversity and fairness. Legislative studies have also shown that a northern Virginia casino would generate more tax revenue than anywhere else. The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce supports the bill.

Persons: Glenn Youngkin, Sen, David Marsden, ” Marsden, Marsden Organizations: Senate, Committee, Delegates, Virginia Gov, Fairfax, Technology, Richmond, Northern, Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Locations: Va, Virginia, Fairfax County, Tysons, Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond, Maryland, Potomac, Bethesda, Northern Virginia

County lawyers had urged approval of the settlement in a letter to the board, the station said. In 2020, it won a five-year, $2.9 million contract with LA County for software to track election worker schedules, training, payroll and communications. Yu sued the county, alleging that District Attorney George Gascón had targeted him based on allegations of conspiracy theorists and election deniers. “Plaintiffs alleged Mr. Yu’s arrest and the seizure of Konnech’s property was without probable cause and a violation of Mr. Yu’s civil rights causing damage to Konnech’s business and Mr. Yu’s reputation,” according to the letter by the county lawyers. In legal filings for the lawsuit, Yu noted that Los Angeles County continues to use Konnech's services and is, in fact, its largest customer.

Persons: Eugene Yu of, Konnech, Yu, George Gascón, wasn't, Dean Z, ”, Mr, Gregg Phillips Organizations: ANGELES, Konnech Corp, LA, LA County, Attorney's Office, Associated Press, Attorney's, Chinese Communist Party, New York Times, Attorney’s Locations: Los Angeles County, Eugene Yu of Michigan, East Lansing , Michigan, Michigan, United States, China, Angeles, North America

☆ DeSantis board accuses Disney of controlling previous one with gifts
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It found the board was "inverted to serve Disney," which held voting control of the prior board of supervisors. The Central Florida Oversight Board will meet Wednesday to vote whether to accept the report, which was prepared for the board by a group of experts. In what Disney described as retaliation, the Florida legislature in February replaced the old board with a new Central Florida Oversight District, whose five supervisors are handpicked by DeSantis. In April, Disney sued Florida in federal court, claiming DeSantis and his allies of "weaponizing" state government to punish Disney for exercising its free speech rights. The DeSantis-appointed oversight board counter-sued in state court, seeking to void the "backroom deals" favorable to the entertainment giant.

Persons: Octavio Jones, Ron DeSantis, Walt Disney's, Disney, DeSantis, flagrantly, John Classe, Dawn Chmielewski, Ken Li, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Walt Disney, REUTERS, Walt, Disney, DeSantis, Central, Central Florida Tourism, Florida Oversight, Reuters, American Express, Florida, Thomson Locations: Orlando , Florida, U.S, Florida, Reedy, Central Florida, New York

☆ Trump’s avalanche of dishonesty: Fact-checking 102 of his false claims from this fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +111 min

Below is a fact check of 102 of Trump’s false claims from the 12 speeches. But contrary to Trump’s claim, it’s not true that people had been attempting for decades to create such an initiative. Trump’s aid to farmersIn speech after speech, Trump claimed that he had given US farmers $28 billion from China. Even if the poll result is off, it’s clear that Trump’s claim that “nobody wants them” is not true. He said he was an airline pilot.”Facts First: Trump made a false claim while mocking Biden for making false claims.

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☆ Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' residents say an eerie hum is keeping them up at night
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

At the beginning of this year, she started hearing an eerie hum that got louder at night. Virginia has had explosive growth in data centers since the early 2000s, when Loudoun County started allowing data centers to be built. Loudoun County residents say the noise started this past winter and gets louder at night when it's cooler. In Loudoun County, residents said they could hear the data center even with their windows closed. Unlike previous data centers, the new ones use so-called free air cooling , designed to leverage lower temperatures to use less electricity than most data centers.

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor was convicted Tuesday of a scheme to stuff the ballot box in her husband’s unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in 2020. Woodbury County election officials became aware of possible voter fraud in September 2020, when two Iowa State University students from Sioux City requested absentee ballots, only to learn ballots had already been cast in their name. When processing absentee ballots on election night, election workers notified Gill that the handwriting on a number of them appeared to be similar. Most voter fraud cases involve one voter casting a single ballot in another person’s name, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Evans, who helped prosecute Taylor’s case. “Despite what’s in the media, voter fraud is extremely rare,” Evans said.

Persons: Kim Taylor, Prosecutors, Taylor, Jeremy Taylor, Ron Timmons, Montgomery Brown, Brown didn’t, Pat Gill, Gill, Richard Evans, Taylor’s, ” Evans, “ Organizations: SIOUX, Republican, Sioux City Journal, Iowa House, Iowa’s, of Supervisors, U.S, Associated Press, Iowa State University, Sioux Locations: SIOUX CITY , Iowa, Iowa, Vietnam, Woodbury County, Sioux City

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat representing parts of California's Silicon Valley, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year, marking the end of her more than three decades in Congress. Eshoo joins more than a dozen House Democrats who are opting to retire or run for another office next year. Political Cartoons View All 1260 ImagesIn a statement, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries saluted Eshoo’s years of public service. “It is fitting that Silicon Valley has been represented by a prolific legislator, innovator, and barrier breaker like Anna Eshoo,” the New York Democrat said. Rep. Tony Cárdenas, who has represented California’s San Fernando Valley for nearly three decades, also said this week that he will be retiring when his term is up.

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KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — For the second time in nearly four months, officials in a northwestern Arizona county narrowly rejected a proposal to hand count all ballots in the 2024 election cycle rather than using electronic tabulating equipment. County election officials had said it would take 245 new workers and $1.1 million to count all ballots by hand. The Mohave County Republican Party said it had more than 300 volunteers willing to hand count ballots free of charge and Scottsdale attorney Bryan Blehm pledged to represent Mohave County in any related lawsuit. Ryan Esplin, a deputy county attorney who advises the board supervisors, told them no law specifically authorizes the proposed hand count. Prior to the 2022 general election, rural Cochise County in southeast Arizona pursued a hand count before it was stopped by a judge.

Persons: Kris Mayes, Travis Lingenfelter, Sen, Sonny Borrelli, Bryan Blehm, ”, Blehm, Kari Lake’s, Katie Hobbs, Borrelli, Ryan Esplin, I’m, I’ve, ” Esplin Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Mohave County Republican Party, Gov Locations: KINGMAN, Ariz, Arizona, Mohave County, Mohave, Lake Havasu City, Scottsdale, Cochise County, Nye County , Nevada

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