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White liberal billionaires and the Blackrock's may buy up cheap commercial RE in San Fran, and then force a positive change within the local government which will lead to increases in property values.
Inside the Far Left Billionaires' Push to Maintain Control of San Francisco ...
Supervisor Dean Preston, who has used his perch on the city council to push for abolishing prisons and police, seized upon the news to claim that it confirms a “right wing takeover” of San Francisco. Preston, who is facing reelection, promised to “fight back” against “dystopian conservatives.”
Yet the groups and individuals named as conservative donors, like Michael Moritz and Garry Tan, are virtually all Democratic moderates with a history of donating to liberal causes. The issues these donors have zeroed in on are traditionally associated with political moderates, like restoring algebra to public middle school – the classes were removed by city leftists for racial equity reasons – hiring more police officers in the midst of a crime wave and street addiction crisis, and encouraging new construction to bring down the price of housing.
What’s more, beyond the absurdity of painting these mainstream goals as some type of fascist plot, the subtext of the trio of news articles is the false assumption that big money only flows to the moderates. In reality, the city’s hard left wildly benefits from millions of dollars from its own faction of wealthy donors – many of whom are slum lords and heirs of family wealth who have radically transformed San Francisco with years of advocacy and electioneering.
A Chamber of Commerce survey found that 72% of voters believe that the city is on the wrong track, compared with only 22% who said the opposite. The number was slightly improved from the 77% figure in the Chamber’s survey back in May, but still a far cry from the 46% who believed the arrow was pointed downward in 2019.
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White liberal billionaires and the Blackrock's may buy up cheap commercial RE in San Fran, and then force a positive change within the local government which will lead to increases in property values.
Yes, while cutting in those local officials with a piece of the action. Once you see bulk buying, you'll know the fix is in.
We can’t trust SFUSD to reinstate eighth-grade algebra. Voters must weigh in
San Francisco’s school board meant well when it dropped eighth-grade algebra. But students have fled, and the district should learn its lesson.
... Yet in San Francisco, Algebra 1 has not been offered until ninth grade for the past decade. Our public schools stopped letting eighth graders take algebra in 2014 because of concerns about a racial gap in algebra completion rates.
It was a well-intentioned policy. The goal was to stop segmenting kids based on ability and keep all students together until everyone was prepared to take advanced math classes.
But the policy failed. A study by Stanford University showed the policy didn’t help kids who were behind in math. It only held back kids who love math. And we lost many of those kids when their parents pulled them out of public school.
We have a tale of two school systems in San Francisco. Nearly a third of our kids attend private school, compared with only 10% statewide, according to Private School Review. A policy against eighth-grade algebra is a big factor when families decide to leave public schools when their child reaches middle school.
We can’t trust SFUSD to reinstate eighth-grade algebra.
It was a well-intentioned policy. The goal was to stop segmenting kids based on ability and keep all students together until everyone was prepared to take advanced math classes.
A policy against eighth-grade algebra is a big factor when families decide to leave public schools when their child reaches middle school.
Macy's to close historic San Francisco flagship in Union Square
Macy's plans to close its massive 700,000-square-foot flagship store in Union Square, drawing an end to a presence of nearly a century in the heart of San Francisco.
The downtown Macy's has been earmarked as one of 150 underperforming stores the company plans to cut around the country, a source with knowledge of the company's plans told the Business Times. Per the source with detailed knowledge, Macy's will keep the location at 170 O'Farrell St. open until a buyer can be found for the real estate. Ultimately the move will impact about 500 jobs tied to the Macy's flagship.
The impending closure promises to be yet another significant blow to San Francisco's downtown retail footprint, following the closures of major stores such as Nordstrom anchor in the former Westfield San Francisco Center (now, in receivership under its new owners, the San Francisco Center) as well as Coco Republic, CB2, and Jeffrey's Toys within the last year. ...
White liberal billionaires and the Blackrock's may buy up cheap commercial RE in San Fran, and then force a positive change within the local government which will lead to increases in property values.
That is true for universal suffrage. It would be a different story if voting was limited to net tax payers. That is, only people who pay more in than they consume are allowed to vote. That would remove military members, government workers, defense industry contactors, welfare recipients, and SS retirees from the voter rolls.
out illegals in the process.
Bought for $949M, 2 San Francisco offices have been marked down to zero ...
The owner of two iconic San Francisco office properties is likely to give them up as major tenants pull out and the final due date for debt payments draws nearer, according to an earnings call with the New York real estate firm the Paramount Group.
One of the properties is known as the Market Center, a 770,000-square-foot brutalist office complex split across two buildings at 555 and 575 Market St. in the middle of the Financial District. The complex used to serve as the headquarters for Standard Oil and Chevron.
The other is a neo-gothic structure a block away at 111 Sutter St. that was the fictional address of private detective Sam Spade’s office in the noir novel The Maltese Falcon, which in 1941 was made into a classic film starring Humphrey Bogart.
Paramount executives said in the Feb. 15 earnings call that they are in negotiations with their lenders on the two properties, but both investments have already been marked down to zero on company books. Executives say debt on the buildings far exceeds their current market value.
State Farm's California exit could cause headache for Bay Area home, business owners
State Farm Insurance's decision last week to cease accepting new applications — including all business and personal lines property and casualty insurance — has potential consequences for both homebuyers and small business owners in the Bay Area.
The company — the largest property and casualty insurance provider in the state as of 2021 — said it was necessary to take the actions now to improve the its financial strength. But it could spell trouble for some local real estate transactions by limiting the buyer pool in heavily wooded areas. Buyers getting a mortgage typically are required to have insurance that covers losses from fire, and brokers have said this had already gotten more difficult before State Farm's announcement.
and brokers have said this had already gotten more difficult before State Farm's announcement.
The Empty Storefronts of Downtown San Francisco
San Francisco vacancy ‘is probably worse than 37% right now’
Many illegals use real tax ids of actual citizens.
'San Francisco has lost some of its appeal post-pandemic. A lot of tech employers and big-name retailers have moved out of the city, and some of my clients have reported they're leaving the area because they don't feel as safe as they used to.'
San Francisco's Westfield, once a thriving mall home to the largest Nordstrom in America in the city's downtown area, is now a shell of its former self after a string of departures from big-name stores.
Occupancy was at a measly 25 percent in January, and staff and shoppers told DailyMail.com how they were left 'scared' by 'rising crime, drug-taking and homelessness' in the area.
You know, it's very much like the vaxx thing. Most people who took it refuse to believe that it's really as bad as it provably is.
Yes, that article was sent to me by someone I know here, for example.
But he rents, like I do. People who own a house never mention the downtrend around here. The psychology is amazingly consistent that way.
My hood prices dropped around 200k then bounced back up rather quickly. The cash is out there in somebody's' pockets, interest rates be damned.
At the rate things are going, the Asians will probably make us a neighborhood Caucasian museum and throw peanuts and bananas at us. That, and surrounded by inheritors.
Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime
Unpunished crime is so out of control in San Francisco that the city now wants to punish grocery stores who want to leave.
Under the 'Grocery Protection Act' introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), stores that want to flee all the crime and other increased liabilities will have to provide the city with six months advanced notice, and make efforts to find a replacement supermarket for the location being vacated, Benzinga reports.
The move comes after While Foods shut down its flagship store in San Francisco after being open for just over a year, citing employee safety concerns.
The reports show how workers at the store were routinely threatened with weapons, while vagrants would throw food at staff, engage in fights, and even defecate on the floor.
One incident saw a homeless man with a knife spray an employee with a fire extinguisher.
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There were also cases of drug overdoses with one man dying in the bathroom after overdosing on fentanyl and methamphetamine. Thefts were also common with large quantities of alcohol stolen from the store. -Daily Mail
Nearly 570 emergency calls were logged from the location, including one call with desperate pleas to the police saying "male [with] machete is back," and "another security guard was just assaulted." ...
Preston's proposal would allow anyone impacted by a noncompliant store closure to initiate legal proceedings.
As Benzinga further notes, "It’s not just grocery stores that have had enough of the city. Other large businesses that recently closed their downtown San Francisco locations include Adidas, AT&T Inc., Nordstrom and Lego Group."
Maybe start punishing crime?
How can you force a store to be open?
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