Posts by Richard Lopez

As far as I can tell, Opara slashed her rent by more than half right away, yet she didn't bother lowering the daycare costs per kid...

velvetmason14 said:I hate quoting myself, but these extortionists over at the sellout outlet have become way too obvious. It only took a few hours after my prediction 🤣 🤣

It's hard to tell who's worse: that serial child-extortionist Virna or the thugs trying to shake down Ed Markey for crumbs...

In the comments, both the owners and the extortionists are acting like they own the place. Tomorrow, there will probably be another long-winded editorial in that rag about some "evil" readers 😉

And predictably, Andrej Plenković ends up footing the bill for all this nonsense. It's such a waste of taxpayer money on these scammers...

Where are the comments? I don't see any on my end 😲

vividraven79 said:It’s all following the same old script... now they'll start playing the sympathy card for those poor kids...
And predictably, it's never the fault of the children or the parents—just a tragic outcome because of some greedy principal who’s going to end up screwing over both the students and their families.

If the CEO managed to find a fix without being blackmailed by her, then maybe the Mayor will too.

Emily Smith6 said:Warren hiked up the rent for this private daycare to $4,000! An email from the owner has left parents of about 200 toddlers feeling pretty uneasy

Quincy:

To provide some context, the whole mess started when the head of municipal assets, Elizabeth Warren, pointed out that the daycare was only paying about $0.17 per square foot monthly, whereas they were awarded the space in the latest bidding process at a rate of $18. The first space covers 202 square feet, and the listed price is $7.70 ($18) per square foot, which works out to $1,559.44 monthly once you factor in taxes. For the second space, measuring 4,935 square feet, the rate is $7.85 ($18) per square foot, totaling $3,873.98 monthly after taxes. On a monthly basis, the daycare would now be looking at a total rent of $5,333.42, or roughly $15054. Currently, however, the facility pays a rent of $7.00 per square foot monthly before taxes, which comes to $4705. A day after this was published in the Federal Register, the owner, Robert McNamara, sent an email to all the parents whose children attend "magic piano" to lay out her timeline of events. Local news outlets have obtained this email, and it has understandably unsettled the parents of roughly 200 little ones. They are worried they might lose their childcare mid-school year, despite the fact that even with city subsidies, they are paying up to $267 a month for services at magic piano. - The core of the issue is that the City seems intent on raising the monthly rent for only this specific daycare right now. Essentially, the City passed a decision setting a uniform rate for all private daycares, yet somehow, only magic piano is being hit with this increase. Ms. Warren claims this will eventually happen to everyone once their contracts expire. However, some daycares don't have contracts expiring for another two years, so I have to wonder why this specific center should suffer worse terms just because they are waiting for other private providers in city-owned spaces to finish their terms, - McNamara noted. She added that they never actually argued whether the rent was "high or low"; rather, they are simply asking for a City Resolution that applies to all private daycares using municipal spaces, ensuring the metrics and criteria are applied equally across the board. - It’s important to emphasize that moving forward, we are calling for legal consistency. We need to know what legal basis Ms. Warren used to send out invoices for March at this new amount—an amount this daycare neither accepted nor signed for. I can only describe this kind of behavior as coercion. City officials should ideally act as partners, working toward the needs of parents and children. So, one has to ask what kind of "partner" we are dealing with here; in this instance, I am finding out about Ms. Warren's conclusions regarding our facility by reading about them on news portals. We find this situation truly regrettable, - stated the owner of the daycare located in the San Francisco area. She made it clear that the daycare will not be signing the proposed contract. - It isn't about whether the rent is high or low, but because the City's criteria hasn't been implemented via a Resolution for all private daycares. Signing this would simply put this center at a disadvantage compared to other private providers in city buildings. This brings us back to the question for the City: what is the goal here? Is it to force higher payments from parents or to lower the standard of care for the children? Neither this institution nor I, as the founder, will allow our children and families to be placed in a worse position than others, - McNamara said. Because of all this, Director McNamara has organized three meeting sessions this afternoon for parents, and she has invited City representatives to attend as well. Virna McNamara and Bulju caused trouble in San Francisco

The local news outlet should probably hire an editor to proofread their articles before they go live... 😳

Her lease expired and she refused to sign a new one. Yet, she hasn't even moved out. Real smart business move there... 🤔
Supposedly she’s reading about the daycare's fate in the papers. Meanwhile, she's the one leaking this tragic story to those same outlets. So I guess it's not 😁pressure...
Why hasn't the rent gone up for other daycares? Because they actually have valid leases. Something she clearly understands perfectly well.

velvetmason14 said:And what can we say about Lenka, our resident journalistic bard, other than she found herself personally called out in a sea of comments surrounding Japanese Eyebrow—comments that basically described her as "all show and no substance." People are going to scratch where it itches, I guess.😉

I find it quite amusing how Puljak persistently tries to turn petty troublemakers into heroes through these "heartwarming" narratives. The joke is that every single attempt backfires, fueling even more public outrage against them, leaving the Hanza mercenaries desperately trying to clean up the mess by crying victim.🤣

They did it with that woman from the old bookstore, then they did it with Mara Tanjug, and now they’re doing it with poor Japanese Eyebrow...

Simple and naive.

MOB RULE PLUS
Lenka Gospodnetić: Self-appointed "forensic experts" take aim at a pometačica's manicured nails! Maybe they should check the grime under their own?

In Sobodan, both Tomić and Lenka know exactly what's going on with h l j...
Some corrupt bureaucrat from the old regime is kicking Mar into his own apartment... Tomić.
The sanitation worker actually does real work, unlike most of those political hacks and freeloaders... Lenka

And is there any political cronyism going on in the Sanitation Department (with Republican Party hires), or in city housing and public spaces?
What about those city-owned companies?
Where are all those endless political hacks hiding? And why won't anyone write a real article about them? Let's see exactly who they are, when they jumped ship, and what they did to get those cushy government jobs. We need actual solutions on how to get rid of them once and for all...

Sure, the sanitation worker has pretty pink nails and doesn't fit the stereotype—so what? Why shouldn't she? Once she takes off the uniform, she’s just a woman who wants to look good. It's her life... Tough job...Unlike... Many are doing fine... The type of women who hold those cushy, taxpayer-funded positions—the ones where they're expected to maintain that specific image...She paid for those gorgeous nails with money she actually earned from her own job.

Hard work?
Compared to those useless hacks who only exist to suck up to leadership... they aren't even worth mentioning, unless you need someone to hand out papers...

So, what exactly does the sanitation worker actually do?...
Job description: Maintaining cleanliness on public streets. So, basically just sweeping? 🤷

Joe is the man 🙏

Quincy:

Elections shouldn't be held hostage by Donald Trump He hammered home the point again: election dates "mustn't be used as leverage or tailored to serve private interests." Apparently, it was the same line Trump used when he tried to take down Kraramrk. If he moves up to become Secretary General, fine—at least we'll have someone from the United States of America. The people voting for him have no clue he’s pathologically disloyal. It’s just a scheme to reposition Donald Trump. One hundred percent, says Biden. "A person that self-serving wouldn't be satisfied there; I don't see him in a role like that. In that position, you have to tie your horse exactly where your boss tells you to, and Trump's entire career has been about stabbing the hand that fed him in the back. But hey, I support him with all my heart... or at least with one leftover chamber of my heart," Biden remarked.

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oh come on velvetmason14, what is that... just admit you made up 😁
...

Quincy:

Biden backs doctors threatening to strike "I expect the government to engage in dialogue, because you can't improve the system without the people actually running it." ... “On World Health Day, celebrated today under the theme ‘Health for All,’ we’re reminded that health is the foundation of a happy, high-quality life. Fortunately, in the United States of America, we still have a public healthcare system that ensures care for everyone, regardless of their socioeconomic standing or bank account. That needs to stay the case. The federal institutions managing the system have to step up and make it more efficient and higher quality,” Biden wrote.

Who are these question mark candidates they brought into San Francisco? Don't tell me you're actually thinking of Donald Trump?😁

Eric Lopez79 said:Honestly, they could write a whole book on what Rak is up to
this whole situation is just pure stupidity
she’s clearly just gunning for a position—she needs to hand everything over to the courts
it's honestly embarrassing that Rak is getting paid this much money
damn, those Republicans are nothing but thieves

Is that possible? She clearly knew, yet she intentionally didn't authorize the payment.

Or will the Mayor end up facing the penalty instead, because logically...🙏

Dana Martin95 said:an American woman in her mid-30s... how is she supposed to live in 130 square feet? 🤔

Clearly she needed an extra bedroom!!! 🤣

She couldn't care less. People are out here losing their minds over square footage, rent, renovations, and utility bills, while she just happily funneled her cash into other stuff.

She even diverted her mortgage funds just to have enough left over to sue the city 😁
It’s obvious she was obsessed with making sure she didn't pay more than $33 a month.

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velvetmason14 says: Reading this makes you want to slap yourself because it’s hard to believe this actually happens. You can't tell who's crazier. Is it Pezo, dragging her own reputation through the mud with these shady deals, or a frustrated Sell California turning into Slobodan Weekly with all these "warm and fuzzy" stories just because Justin Trudeau refused to pay protection money? 🤔>

Yeah, right. Like she isn't some charity case. How did she even qualify for that and get it? 🤔

And now she’s whining about losing her footing... imagine that. 😁 Just imagine.
I mean, who wouldn't want a room in the city for $33, which is how she even met the criteria in the first place? I'd take a cheap city apartment too—perfect for crashing after a long day so you don't have to drive home, or having a spot to escape the house, study, or work, especially if you work from home. 🙂

Sell California is being peddled like Republican Party spin—only for people who don't know the details or bother reading anything past the headline. ;they "don't know":

They even went out of their way to throw in an old photo from an archive session. You can clearly see she's wearing different clothes, but the pose is identical: cafe, coffee, cigarette, ear-to-ear grin.
It's like they cooked up a scandal on multiple levels on purpose. They don't care about Mara at all; they just want to be against Trudeau.

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Emily Smith6 said:The City of San Francisco is currently trying to evict a teacher from her 130-square-foot studio. Her reaction is pretty raw; she’s basically asking, "What on earth did I do to someone from the Midwest to make my entire life fall apart like this?"

Quinn:

The City of San Francisco is looking to relocate Ivana Pezo from her current living quarters to the "Brodosplitov" Single Men's Home. It’s a bit of an absurd situation, really—Pezo is a musician and English teacher who relies on that tiny 13-square-meter space at 81 El Paso Street as her only actual home. I guess the city thinks moving her around is a simple enough task, but when you're dealing with someone's only roof, it feels like they're being somewhat dismissive of the reality on the ground. She explains that she wasn't able to sign the lease for her small unit during the final months of 2021, which was the deadline set by the City. Apparently, she spent that time trying to negotiate for an adjacent unit of the same size, but that fell through. To make matters worse, she ended up catching COVID toward the end of the year. Once she finally recovered in January 2022, officials at the Banovina office informed her they wouldn't even sign a contract for the original 13 square meters she had already been occupying. Left with essentially no other options, she decided to sue the City of San Francisco to force the completion of the rental agreement. Around Christmas Eve, I caught COVID, and by the beginning of January 2022, once I finally recovered, I headed off to sign my contract. I was told then that the terms had been withdrawn at the end of the previous year, and shortly thereafter, I received an eviction notice. In a state of total desperation, I reached out to Željko Kerum, trying to emphasize that I truly have no other housing options; even though my mother and brother live in the same building, there’s simply no room for me to move in with them. Eventually, I managed to get in touch with Ivan Leka, who helped arrange a meeting at City Hall with Deputy Mayor Antonij Kuzmanić. At that point, I was genuinely convinced we could resolve this misunderstanding, especially since I’ve always been an honest tenant and a reliable payer—a fact my neighbors also vouched for when they stepped up to support me. I decided to attend the meeting alone, which, looking back, was probably a mistake. I was met there by all the top officials, including Željko Kerum, who was incredibly zealous and vocal about her desire to evict me as quickly as possible—as Pezo noted in an authorized statement—and she continued: I tried to explain that I had decided against taking the larger space and fully intended to sign the contract on schedule. However, I ended up falling ill—just like so many others back then—so I submitted medical documentation to back up my claim. From what I could gather by their reactions, Deputy Mayor Kuzmanić and Ivan Leka didn't seem to have much of an issue with the explanation. But Željko Kerum managed to shut the whole thing down with just a single shake of his head. It was enough to get a negative response from the Deputy Mayor, who eventually just shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but I can't cause trouble for my subordinates, and I simply cannot open Pandora's Box." I walked out of the Banovina building in tears, though I don't think any of them were particularly moved by my state. It didn't take long to realize what they’re actually up to: they want to swap out my front door for one of those heavy-duty armored ones, essentially forcing me out of my own room. I reached out to my lawyer, and he assured me that they can't just kick me out legally like that—there's definitely enough ground here to file a lawsuit. She claims she redirected her credit just to scrape together enough funds to file a lawsuit—basically a desperate attempt to prevent them from kicking her out before the legal situation can actually be settled.   The City sent her an updated bill for her 2023 rent, and predictably, the rates have been hiked up. "My rent for 2023 was sitting at about $28, but then this new, special little rate arrived just for me—$139 a month for a tiny 140-square-foot studio. Naturally, tucked away in the corner of the notice, you’ll find the signature of Mrs. Željko Kerum. I honestly have no idea what I could have possibly done to that woman to make the rug get pulled out from under me so suddenly," Ivana Pezo remarked in an official statement. Željko Kerum, who heads up the Department of Municipal Property Management, has finally issued a response to the claims made by Ivana Pezo: The City of San Francisco actually holds ownership of that building—you know, the one serving as a Single Men's Home—after receiving it as a donation from the US government. Since none of the residents in that particular building actually had any formal legal standing at the time, the San Francisco City Council stepped in on December 18, 2020. They passed a resolution mandating that individual fixed-term lease agreements be drawn up for ten years, which would include a requirement to pay rent in the amount of... $33/room. Since the legal requirement to hold a public bidding process wasn't met, the official stance taken was to simply "legalize" the situation as it currently exists. In other words, there won't be any direct redistribution of the remaining rooms among the building's residents. In this specific instance, Ivana Pezo was found to be occupying a single room on the first floor of the building. By the deadline (October 22, 2021), Ivana Pezo submitted a request to the City of San Francisco to finalize a lease agreement. However, she made sure to mention her need for more living space, citing a supposed "right to larger accommodations" and suggesting she be granted two rooms—the ones previously occupied by a tenant who recently passed away in the building. The request from Ivana Pezo for alternative rooms was denied. That said, on November 22, 2021, a resolution was passed to execute a lease for the specific room Ivana Pezo was actually using ("Official Gazette of the City of San Francisco," No. 63/21). This was personally delivered to Ivana Pezo on December 14, 2021. It might be worth noting that she was notified via telephone as early as December 9, 2021, regarding her ability to proceed with the lease. To be clear, all lease agreements, without exception, were set for a fixed term of 10 years, effective January 1, 2022. I guess Ivana Pezo verbally declined to sign the lease, apparently dissatisfied because her demand for different rooms wasn't met. Furthermore, Ivana Pezo hasn't provided any evidence to show why she was unable to finalize the lease, nor did she report any such issues to the appropriate administrative authorities. Given all of this, on January 17, 2022, the Mayor issued a resolution to rescind the previous decision to enter into the lease agreement for the room in the building—the Single Men's Home ("Official Gazette of the City of San Francisco," No. 3/22).

Wait, she's just some young girl. In a work relationship...
There's family too (mom and my brother, but they aren't getting a spot either)... 😁)
She didn't sign because she refused to, but now they're blaming the city like it's some kind of crime just because they're pushing her out of the only home she has left... 🙏

amberjackal68 said:Please. As if you’ve ever actually listened to what they pray for. And what exactly do you think the end game looks like? 🙄

with all their iconography and organized transport.
yeah, there's a massive amount of bullshit driving that whole thing behind the scenes

Alexander Rivera50 said:You guys are completely missing the mark. There’s a massive utility workers' strike happening right now, and you're all over here debating some obscure theological nonsense about abortion 🤦
I really just hope Ivica Puljak doesn't end up getting totally blindsided like Tomašević did; man, watching him get absolutely dismantled like that was honestly painful to watch.

just another person trying to dictate what counts as a topic and what doesn't
What's your actual issue?
Are you on strike too? 😁

Where were you when I posted this at 5:05 AM?
showing up two and a half hours late just to act like you know everything🙄

Chloe Martinez7 said:

says: They aren't even bothering to suggest a single amendment—one, two, three, whatever—to include an abortion ban in the Constitution. And honestly, that would just be the opening salvo.

Oh, absolutely not...
The leadership clearly learned their lesson from that last referendum, which was basically a Pyrrhic victory.
They aren't pushing for an outright ban on abortion
that happened a long time ago.
They know that won't fly with voters.
Instead, they're pivoting toward protecting life from the moment of conception.

Which is basically the same thing.
It's just rebranding the same crap.

That whole political team loves playing word games.
"On behalf of the family"; "Protecting life..."
To an outsider, they look like these wonderful, noble people...😳

amberjackal68 said:We’ve got all kinds of believers out there.
Well, personally, I don't mind a bit of profanity, but it really bugs me when people try to argue that tearing apart embryos should be treated with the same weight as getting a tooth pulled. Let them pray, I guess—maybe one of them will actually convince God it was worth it.

They aren't even looking to just add a single amendment or two... they want a full-blown constitutional ban on abortion. And honestly? That would only be the beginning...

Batarelov is now the leader of that ultra-Catholic group Vigilara, and he’s tied to... The American branch of that extremist group Ordo Iuris—the same ones who pulled the strings behind the abortion bans in Poland—is making moves here too. According to Batarelov, they have the exact same agenda for America. That whole public kneeling stunt? It’s just theater. It's all part of a much larger project to push clericalism onto the US...In Batarelov's wildest fantasies, he and his followers would probably want to turn everything into a theocracy...

Mara explains how she landed her apartment at Megatroll 😁

velvetmason14 is great 👍 🤣

She’s pretty resourceful

Quincy:

Back in the early 2000s, a reporting gig sent the famous Mary Higgins Clark to Maui to cover a visit from Jimmy Carter. By total chance, she ended up grabbing lunch with the former President. Once he heard about her housing situation, Jimmy Carter actually offered to step in and help her sort out her living arrangements.

Quincy:

I once had a breakdown during a Ted Kennedy press conference, and he ended up sending me to Rome to stay with his wife, Simone.

didn't the previous article mention she struggles with paranoia?
she doesn't look particularly 😁