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<p>Some celebrities can hide behind a large pair of sunglasses and pass unbothered through Los Angeles, but it's considerably harder to blend in when your'e Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and San Franciscans are somewhat less discrete than Angelenos when a bona fide movie star waltzes through town. So, as the Rock was on Nob Hill to film the HBO show <em>Ballers</em>, which is about a high-profile sports agent and which I haven't watched but feel safe in assuming is like <em>Jerry Maguire</em> meets <em>Entourage</em> meets <em>WrestleMania</em>, tourists and local fans have been going a little nuts.</p>

<p>Sadly, you've missed <a href="https://www.facebook.com/filmSF/photos/a.10150205274265475.459853.275151610474/10158109920110475/?type=3&amp;theater">the open casting call</a> for the show, and today is the last day of local filming <a href="http://hoodline.com/2017/01/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-alert-hbo-s-ballers-filming-in-san-francisco-this-week%22">according to Hoodline</a>, with a shoot to take place at Pine and Leavenworth.</p>

<p>And earlier this week, atop Nob Hill for filming at the Fairmont Hotel, the Rock recorded a greeting with one fan with his usual dramatic flare on Instagram.</p>

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</div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQA7gQZgchl/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Had a 30min break from set, so instead of going back to my hotel, I posted up in the back of my SUV and just worked from my phone.  All the fans we're cleared out from the streets because they thought I left. I look up and this one dude was just standing on the church steps looking around at our set. He didn't have tons of memorabilia for me to sign, didn't have kids &amp; toys, didn't have his phone out. He was just kinda standing there, with his hands in his pockets, excited and looking around. He had no idea I was in the SUV right in front of him. Well after about 20min of me trying to get work done and every time I look up, he's still there looking around. He can't see me, but I can see him and now my conscience starts f*cking with me! I can't get my work done if I know someone is standing there hoping to see me. Dammit.  So I have my guy @billsinla go over and tell him I want to meet him. If you watch the vid closely you can see the man make the 🙏🏾 sign when my guy tells him the news.  Time for me to be an asshole.</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by therock (@therock) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-02-02T15:38:30+00:00">Feb 2, 2017 at 7:38am PST</time></p>
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"Well, I tried to be an asshole but as you see from his caption below it didn't go quite as planned," writes Johnson, who is probably just constitutionally not an asshole. "After this pic, he was so happy, he skipped away. Literally, skipped away. Probably the coolest part of my day. I' grateful to have the greatest fans in the world. Good to meet you Lucas. Thanks for being such a cool fan. #SkipGameStrong"</p>

<p>HBO's <em>Ballers</em> returns in July.</p>

<p><strong>related:</strong> <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/08/07/rock_and_zuck_for_ever.php">Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Is Kicking It With Mark Zuckerberg</a><br>
</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait, I Get Paid Overtime For This?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A maid in Atherton is suing her former employers for not paying her wages owed for working over 40 hours a week. Vilma Serralta, 69, worked for her employers for four years where she would "scrub bath...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/03/13/wait_i_get_paid/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2431a944ad066cdcf9a9f4</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[atherton]]></category><category><![CDATA[ballers]]></category><category><![CDATA[maids]]></category><category><![CDATA[who's the boss?]]></category><category><![CDATA[work sucks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[SFist_Dianne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:32:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry151874_thumb-thumb-640xauto-197647.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry151874_thumb-thumb-640xauto-197647.jpg" alt="Wait, I Get Paid Overtime For This?"><p>Serralta, who was a live-in maid for Sakhawat and Roomy Khan of Atherton, claims she was unaware of California state laws mandating overtime pay and was never informed of the law by her employers. She often worked 14-hour days for six days a week, "without overtime pay or breaks."  Serralta was paid $1,000 to $1,300 a month for her services.</p>

<blockquote>The suit asks for unpaid wages, liquidated damages and penalties, which Serralta's attorney Christina Chung of the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center estimated could approach $120,000. It does not claim punitive damages.</blockquote>

<p>No punitive damages to boot? Sounds fair enough to us. Especially given this extra piece of information the Gate dug up:</p>

<blockquote>... the Khan's home, which is currently listed for sale with an asking price of $17.9 million. County records describe the residence as having 6 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. The 1.8 acre property includes a pool, a tennis court and a two-story guest house, according to real estate listings, which describe it as a "grand estate."</blockquote>

<p>Shouldn't be hard to dig out $120,000 out from under that $17.9 mil, should it? Pocket change, my dears. Pocket change.</p>

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<em>Picture from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Boss-Complete-First-Season/dp/B0001Z3I1C/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=dvd&amp;qid=1205443793&amp;sr=8-1">Amazon.com</a>. Yes, the complete first season is available on DVD. Score.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>