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Sunday Links: Major Hotel Workers Strike to Begin

Virgil Aspen — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:54:07 GMT

The City of Oakland finalized the $125 million sale of their share of the Oakland Colliseum, a deal which was made earlier this summer to patch a substantial budget shortfall. The new owners are set to pay the city in installments stretching out to no later than June 2026. [Chronicle]
Tens of thousands of unionized hotel workers located across the country are striking, after negotiations between their union and major hotel chains such as Hyatt and Hilton have stalled. The dispute primarily hinges on lowered wages and staffing shortages in the wake of the pandemic. [Associated Press]
Sonoma County's most prominent marijuana industry convention is opening its doors to the public for its second day when it occurs later this month. Seth Rogan and Wiz Khalifa are set to appear, as growers hope to get valuable feedback from consumers. [Press Democrat]
A winning Powerball ticket worth $1.1 million was dispensed near Sacramento earlier this week, according to lottery officials. [NBC Bay Area]
Over $22 million has been raised for the upcoming San Francisco elections, most of it coming from gifts of over a thousand dollars. [Mission Local]
San Mateo sheriff's deputies seized more than 80 firearms earlier this week after de-escalating a mental health crisis. [CBS]
A new private high school recently had its ribbon-cutting ceremony in the heart of downtown San Jose. [Mercury News]

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Saturday Links: Caltrain to Offer $1 Youth Fare

Virgil Aspen — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 23:20:27 GMT

Kamala Harris, recently released a plan saying she intends to help first-time homebuyers by offering up to $25,000 in down payment assistance. Experts are concerned it will make the affordable housing crisis worse. [Chronicle]
San Jose officials have secured $850,000 in federal funding to clean up Lake Cunningham. The once-beloved waterway has faced decades of neglect, and has only recently seen efforts to restore it. [Mercury News]
Tiny, interim shelters for the homeless have become big business in California, in the wake of the state's perpetually worsening housing crisis. Now, they face an uncertain future. [The Oaklandside]
Caltrain says they plan to begin offering a $1 youth fare beginning next Sunday, according to a Friday press release. [CBS]
Tonya Love, an Oakland City Council hopeful, will not appear on November's ballot after a judge disqualified her for "technical errors" on her nomination form. [KQED]
Los Gatos will not be having town council elections this November because no one is running to challenge the incumbents, saving the city tens of thousands of dollars. [San Jose Spotlight]
A paralyzed Oakland woman has been charged with attempted murder just six months after being released on probation. [East Bay Times]

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Day Around the Bay

Brock Keeling — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:40:35 GMT

-- And then Nancy was all, "Like, what the hell, you guys?" [SF Examiner]

-- The Central Subway Project. [Transbay Blog]

-- Now you don't have to leave your bedroom to travel. Ever again. Yay! [The Tech Chronicles]

-- The seven rules for talking (and not screaming self-righteously) about gentrification. [Neighbors Project]

-- Behold: SF Weekly's new food blog. [SFoodie]

-- A censure-free DiFi. [SFBG]

-- After it was revealed that he was, and then wasn't, now it seems that Devaughndre Broussard might have been involved with Bailey's murder. At least for now. [Oakland Tribune]

-- Also, Alfonza Phillips III, 22, was convicted of killing Your Black Muslim Bakery boss. [SFGate]

-- A staggeringly drunk mayoral candidate? How tacky, Vallejo. SF would never stand for such a thing. [VHT]