Eric Adams - Mayor of San Francisco

Maybe someone was complaining... probably just one of those small-time local dealers who’s been peddling cheap Chinese junk there for years

vividraven79 said:Maybe someone was complaining... probably just one of those small-time local dealers who’s been peddling cheap Chinese junk there for years

They’re all basically toddlers compared to what a real small business owner faces when dealing with the City of San Francisco government.😁

Seems like this paper is trying way too hard to manufacture some kind of crisis
journalists

The guy is basically trying to kick the oldest cultural institution out on the street: We’re stunned. He’d probably try to bulldoze a cathedral or the Rose Bowl next if he had the chance.

Keith Martin7 said:If we're talking about dollars, they didn't blow more than 70 bucks total, $6.25 which works out to over $87 per person. Personally, I grab a decent lunch at Panera for $40 all the time.

And another thing: they claim "the meal was eaten during a break in the City Council session."
There are about 30 Councilmen on the board, so how in the world can it be "no more than 70 people" at lunch?

God, the sheer corruption, the stealing, the greed... I don't know about you guys, but I'm just sick of this filth leaking out every single day. And when you think about how many cities, towns, counties, mayors, and all those political bureaucrats and various little officials we have... multiply that by thirty years of this whole system existing...
What on earth have we been funding all these years....

Doctors, professors, athletes: We’re uncovering who snagged San Francisco apartments at sweetheart prices

At least 22 properties owned by the City of San Francisco—which were previously handed out for use to "individuals of special interest to the city"—were sold to those very same people at an average price of less than $1,100 per square foot, according to data obtained from the San Francisco municipal administration. The practice of handing out these so-called "staff apartments" was widespread throughout the nineties and early 2000s. While there was technically a commission tasked with deciding which "distinguished citizens" deserved them, the process usually boiled down to the discretionary whims of whoever happened to be Mayor at the time. These officials would set the minimum rent, which generally hovered somewhere between a hundred and five hundred bucks. However, ambitions tended to run a bit higher. After a short period of occupancy, users would submit requests to buy the units outright. This would trigger a—once again, purely formal—public bidding process where they held the right of first refusal, provided they agreed to the highest bid. In practice, nobody else ever bothered to apply. Consequently, valuable city real estate was regularly transferred into private hands via down payments based on rather suspiciously lenient appraisals from local experts. One instance involves a Superior Court judge, where the initial price was slashed; she purchased a roughly 300-square-foot unit for a symbolic $40,000, despite evidence later surfacing that she had been renting it out to subtenants in the meantime. Documentation regarding both matters has been forwarded to the Department of Justice and the FBI. Among the list of purchased staff apartments held by news outlets, there are several names belonging to individuals who have since passed away, along with a few others whose "distinguished service" to the city remains difficult to verify even after some serious digging online. The roster includes doctors, professors, and various professionals—as well as certain high-profile figures and their spouses who technically handled the paperwork for the purchase. It also lists several actors, some of whom are no longer with us. Also appearing on the list are several current and former physicians. One notable athlete managed to purchase her unit only after the property transitioned from city ownership to federal ownership, a similar fate befell the unit assigned to a different prominent athlete. A celebrated mountaineer purchased his apartment, which had been allocated to him due to his status as a disabled veteran of the American Civil War; as such, his price was quite symbolic—less than $9,000 for 72 square meters.

Only Bianca actually shelled out the full amount...

Emily Smith6 said:Doctors, professors, athletes: We’re uncovering who snagged San Francisco apartments at sweetheart prices

At least 22 properties owned by the City of San Francisco—which were previously handed out for use to "individuals of special interest to the city"—were sold to those very same people at an average price of less than $1,100 per square foot, according to data obtained from the San Francisco municipal administration. The practice of handing out these so-called "staff apartments" was widespread throughout the nineties and early 2000s. While there was technically a commission tasked with deciding which "distinguished citizens" deserved them, the process usually boiled down to the discretionary whims of whoever happened to be Mayor at the time. These officials would set the minimum rent, which generally hovered somewhere between a hundred and five hundred bucks. However, ambitions tended to run a bit higher. After a short period of occupancy, users would submit requests to buy the units outright. This would trigger a—once again, purely formal—public bidding process where they held the right of first refusal, provided they agreed to the highest bid. In practice, nobody else ever bothered to apply. Consequently, valuable city real estate was regularly transferred into private hands via down payments based on rather suspiciously lenient appraisals from local experts. One instance involves a Superior Court judge, where the initial price was slashed; she purchased a roughly 300-square-foot unit for a symbolic $40,000, despite evidence later surfacing that she had been renting it out to subtenants in the meantime. Documentation regarding both matters has been forwarded to the Department of Justice and the FBI. Among the list of purchased staff apartments held by news outlets, there are several names belonging to individuals who have since passed away, along with a few others whose "distinguished service" to the city remains difficult to verify even after some serious digging online. The roster includes doctors, professors, and various professionals—as well as certain high-profile figures and their spouses who technically handled the paperwork for the purchase. It also lists several actors, some of whom are no longer with us. Also appearing on the list are several current and former physicians. One notable athlete managed to purchase her unit only after the property transitioned from city ownership to federal ownership, a similar fate befell the unit assigned to a different prominent athlete. A celebrated mountaineer purchased his apartment, which had been allocated to him due to his status as a disabled veteran of the American Civil War; as such, his price was quite symbolic—less than $9,000 for 72 square meters.

The corruption is just oozing out of everywhere...

That Republican Drake guy, Primrose, managed to grab a 75m2 city apartment for only $50,000. 🤦

Then there's the Republican Party's John Boozman, who got a 73m2 place for just $8,000. 🤦

What a total joke of a list ...

I’d give an apartment to that unnamed US political figure—athlete, warrior, and US Census Bureau employee—but as for the rest? I’m tired of hearing about their entire extended families and political cronies.

velvetmason14 said:The corruption is just oozing out of everywhere...

That Republican Drake guy, Primrose, managed to grab a 75m2 city apartment for only $50,000. 🤦

Then there's the Republican Party's John Boozman, who got a 73m2 place for just $8,000. 🤦

What a total joke of a list ...

John McCain really lived an incredible life. I mean, I swallowed everything he ever wrote or recorded about his adventures... and honestly, I just don't get why a world-class figure like him would sell his soul to politics, especially when it involves being tied to a compromised mess like the Republican Party at every single level. 🤦

Charles Fox10 said:I’d give an apartment to that unnamed US political figure—athlete, warrior, and US Census Bureau employee—but as for the rest? I’m tired of hearing about their entire extended families and political cronies.

So he didn't win him over? He just bought him off for pennies on the dollar because he's a war veteran??🤔
I honestly had no idea...

John McCain used to be an ABC reporter. He took lighter wounds to his hand, thigh, and finger, and somehow that made him an Exelon hero?

The number of times Steve—that Census Bureau employee—has saved tourists wandering through the hills in hiking boots, or helped our own people lost on mountain trails, or stepped up during flood relief... using that as an excuse for Exelon is just foolish. He earned it.

The Census Bureau is made up of volunteers.

McCain's apartment is worth at least $330,000 now. Back when he was running with that Republican crony Kurt, he picked it up for a mere $8,500...
Man, what a hero he turned out to be. 😉

It’s a shame they didn't list the approximate location of the apartments. I highly doubt some high-roller like Dragan Primorac ever spent his time out on the
Hill.

The Mayor of San Francisco and his crew are just out there running wild... honestly...🙏

Charles Fox10, let me know if you guys manage to clean up all that trash in the city... maybe we could borrow them (Puljak, Boyd, and Derrick) for Washington, D.C., if things get messy over there...

ps. Is Drake Primrose that doctor who looks a bit intense but acts like some big-shot world-class physician?
👍

Edward Lee7 said:The Mayor of San Francisco and his crew are just out there running wild... honestly...🙏

Charles Fox10, let me know if you guys manage to clean up all that trash in the city... maybe we could borrow them (Puljak, Boyd, and Derrick) for Washington, D.C., if things get messy over there...

ps. Is Drake Primrose that doctor who looks a bit intense but acts like some big-shot world-class physician?
👍

To be honest, it feels like Derrick has been absolutely tearing through the garbage lately. And he's doing it brutally.

Today, the New York Post has on the front page attacking Derrick. Puljak gives this lukewarm statement about how the New York Times is such a prestigious, essential institution, despite the fact that they actually owe the city money 🤦

Where are these two geniuses to step up and defend Derrick? Maybe Puljak’s whole team should just publicly stand by Derrick and support cleaning out the scum? Or is it just a bit too much heavy lifting for these two kingmakers? 🤣

Does anyone have a contact over at the New York Times before
Seth
chimes in?
This whole housing situation just goes to show how much we've hit rock bottom...
Just so everyone is aware, the descendants of Ivan Kuret, the former Mayor of San Francisco, should know that their ancestor cost the city of San Francisco about $110,000 regarding John McCain's apartment. To the descendants of John McCain: your ancestor was a true hero for rescuing those people in need, and we are eternally grateful for his bravery! But you should also realize you're living in an apartment you acquired for about 1/10th of its actual market value...

The pay for a security guard tasked with wrestling naked, drunk tourists through the streets of San Francisco is going to be about $5,400 a month gross, if my math is right. Honestly, I might just go apply for that job myself. ☕

says: Think about how much the U.S. Coast Guard—or even local volunteer rescue squads—has saved hikers lost in the woods wearing flip-flops, or all those people wandering off trails, or even during flood rescues and stuff like that. That’s why the whole situation with the national agency is just stupid. They basically earned it. The search and rescue teams are volunteers.

I guess when you have enough other problems to deal with in life, war somehow ends up being a secondary concern...

velvetmason14 said:To be honest, it feels like Derrick has been absolutely tearing through the garbage lately. And he's doing it brutally.

Today, the New York Post has on the front page attacking Derrick. Puljak gives this lukewarm statement about how the New York Times is such a prestigious, essential institution, despite the fact that they actually owe the city money 🤦

Where are these two geniuses to step up and defend Derrick? Maybe Puljak’s whole team should just publicly stand by Derrick and support cleaning out the scum? Or is it just a bit too much heavy lifting for these two kingmakers? 🤣

I was hoping the Mayor would actually have her back, but nope, nothing happening
where's Bojan? why isn't he saying anything
Maja is out there doing the dirty work and everyone needs to get behind her

The Smithsonian is just this massive, overfunded institution that does basically nothing except drain taxpayer money while acting like they own the whole damn downtown area of San Francisco.