Eric Adams - Mayor of San Francisco

I don't see any weakness on the part of City Hall here.
On the contrary, what I'm seeing is just pure bitterness toward the system.

vividraven79 said:I don't see any weakness on the part of City Hall here.
On the contrary, what I'm seeing is just pure bitterness toward the system.

It looks like I'm going to have to bold everything and explain myself step-by-step. 😁

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2. Referring to a person: a. who pursues unrealistic ideals and wastes time trying to achieve them, or b. someone who becomes an object of ridicule.

Maybe you aren't seeing the cheap jokes about doing good, but I highly doubt a decent guy like Petranović doesn't know what he's reading...

The truth is, Petranović just wants the parasites and the bureaucrats left alone—he wants places where people can grab a coffee, use a restroom, and ensure this whole success story doesn't fall apart. 🤣
He could have simply said, "Let Relata and Sikirica live their lives and run their business in peace." That would have been much more honest than this entire meltdown...

Yeah, George Balanchine is definitely the kind of journalist who would just let thieves keep on stealing.

Buddy, you're lost. Like I told you before, you've been out of the loop way too long.

vividraven79 said:Yeah, George Balanchine is definitely the kind of journalist who would just let thieves keep on stealing.

Buddy, you're lost. Like I told you before, you've been out of the loop way too long.

I've laid everything out for you—bolded it, enlarged it, quoted it, and practically handed you the dictionary... 😉

But you’re still here playing buddy and defending that hack's takes on all the necessary moves being made to finally shut down these parasites and grifters...☕

I’m not buying what velvetmason14 is selling, nor any part of it, but Petranović is clearly just making excuses here:

We find ourselves at a standstill. It’s almost certain the city administration will embark on some Quixotic crusade to enforce these regulations—an effort that, more predictably, will end in a total legal disaster seven or maybe even more years down the line. That doesn't mean they aren't right, though.

It's just that, unfortunately, they seem to be living in a fantasy world.

Charles Fox10 said:I’m not buying what velvetmason14 is selling, nor any part of it, but Petranović is clearly just making excuses here:

We find ourselves at a standstill. It’s almost certain the city administration will embark on some Quixotic crusade to enforce these regulations—an effort that, more predictably, will end in a total legal disaster seven or maybe even more years down the line. That doesn't mean they aren't right, though.

It's just that, unfortunately, they seem to be living in a fantasy world.

Then you and I are perfectly aligned on that point. Exactly—it’s just terrible writing... 🤣

Now the real question is whether Petranović is just slow, bitter about life, or actually malicious—to use velvetmason14's phrasing. Who knows? Either way, the result is the same. 😉

Screw it 😬

I can't stand these news pieces. Whoever wrote this, they built a solid foundation of facts only to throw it all away at the end with some nonsensical rambling.

Regarding Eric Adams—all those scandals he’s exposing? No one is going to just sweep them under the rug anymore like some old-school political machine used to do.

It’ll probably take patience and a lot of nerve, but if you follow Dean Kružić’s lead, persistence pays off for the good of the city. Speaking of which, forget a lifetime achievement award; the man deserves every honor possible. Only a truly great leader can save a city from being driven into bankruptcy by special interest groups.

Write to Petranović if you feel like it, brother, but when you get the shot, take it. ☕

Petranoivic is just talking out of his ass—he clearly doesn't want to defend Adams, so he’s just spewing nonsense
He should probably mention what a joke that old guy is and all the shady stuff he's up to around town

says: Exactly, but this comes up because there was an implication of a father-in-law/daughter-in-law connection when a bigger issue involving a restaurant near San Francisco's waterfront came up. Back then, she was a city councilwoman criticizing the management of the local forest park. Personally, I don't care about their private lives or who is doing what behind closed doors. The bottom line is that the father-in-law seems to be acting entirely on his own.

So that's the takeaway? That the leech from Relata is a lone wolf?

Was nobody aware of that little beachfront property in a prime location? It was raking in cash and funding apartment renovations, yet no one in the family realized the old man at Relata wasn't just out for a jog in the park, but was actually bleeding the city dry through something he never even owned😂

The whole family lived in total ignorance for years... Meanwhile, the daughter-in-law is a key Republican Party figure in the city, a lawyer with a cushy government job at the parking authority, and the son is just a con artist...

And nobody knew? Just "lone actor" this, "lone actor" that... solo-solo... 🤣

majo is going after that crook

Quincy:

[ RESTAURANT ON ZVONČAC - how "ours" turned into "mine," part 2 ] Back in the nineties, a San Francisco restaurateur named John McCain decided to just grab a chunk of prime real estate along with the building sitting on one of San Francisco's most elite waterfront spots. Years rolled by—different restaurants popped up on that lot under various names—but San Francisco, the actual owner, didn't see a single cent from its property. Not even one former city administration did a damn thing to stop this takeover. And instead of stopping the squatting, during the previous mayor's term, they pulled a total legal backflip when the former director of Central Park actually signed off on legalizing the building. As absurd as it sounds, that’s exactly how the place got legalized in July 2020. So, we’ve got this unique situation where a building was legalized despite being illegally built on public infrastructure and land meant for public use—and mind you, it’s right in the protected area of Central Park. John McCain essentially legalized something he never owned, because according to Article 366, Section 1 of Property Law, the United States follows the principle of legal unity for real estate. Basically, the owner of the land owns everything permanently attached to it, whether it's on the surface or underground. In short, San Francisco is the undisputed owner. None of that stopped John McCain from signing a contract with Amazon to start pocketing rent at a pretty sweet rate of 2,500 euros (including tax)—even though he doesn't own the land (the terrace or the parking) or the building itself. Even though the city is the true owner of everything, the City has collected— $0.00 / 0 euros. Just like with the Woodland restaurant case, the relevant city department is stepping up to protect municipal assets by taking these legal steps: 1. Amazon has been billed a monthly fee of 11,400 euros (including tax) for using the facility without any valid legal basis, based on Articles 1111–1120 of the Law of Obligations regarding unjust enrichment, until the space is handed over. 2. We're going to use every legal tool available to challenge the ridiculous legalization of a structure like this within the protected Central Park area. 3. We will demand that John McCain pay back everything gained without a legal basis from the past, calculated based on the rent set in the lease agreement with Amazon. 4. We've asked the County to revoke their minimum technical requirements, since getting those permits requires proof of the right to use the space—and clearly, you can't claim rights via a contract with someone who isn't the owner. 5. Amazon has been ordered to hand the building back to the rightful owner—the City of San Francisco. The city department I lead is going to be even more aggressive about protecting valuable city property. It won't be a playground for privileged individuals and their buddies anymore; it's going to serve the citizens of San Francisco. We'll keep the public posted on what we find and what we do. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079264579645

Charles Fox10 said:Screw it 😬

I can't stand these news pieces. Whoever wrote this, they built a solid foundation of facts only to throw it all away at the end with some nonsensical rambling.

Regarding Eric Adams—all those scandals he’s exposing? No one is going to just sweep them under the rug anymore like some old-school political machine used to do.

It’ll probably take patience and a lot of nerve, but if you follow Dean Kružić’s lead, persistence pays off for the good of the city. Speaking of which, forget a lifetime achievement award; the man deserves every honor possible. Only a truly great leader can save a city from being driven into bankruptcy by special interest groups.

Write to Petranović if you feel like it, brother, but when you get the shot, take it. ☕

Major props to Mr. Krucic for what he did, but it’s honestly depressing that we even call this heroism. In a functional country, it shouldn't even get to the point where someone has to step in because a few people drove the city into a ditch in the first place.

While other countries are focused on how to move forward and everyone is working toward progress, here, our few honest, smart, and capable people have to spend all their energy just trying to salvage things and crawl out from under the mess left behind by the trash. Only then can they actually work on improving the nation.

Basically, in this country, an honest person starts a 100-meter dash already standing 50 meters behind the starting line.

Eric Lopez79 said:majo is going after that crook

Quincy:

[ RESTAURANT ON ZVONČAC - how "ours" turned into "mine," part 2 ] Back in the nineties, a San Francisco restaurateur named John McCain decided to just grab a chunk of prime real estate along with the building sitting on one of San Francisco's most elite waterfront spots. Years rolled by—different restaurants popped up on that lot under various names—but San Francisco, the actual owner, didn't see a single cent from its property. Not even one former city administration did a damn thing to stop this takeover. And instead of stopping the squatting, during the previous mayor's term, they pulled a total legal backflip when the former director of Central Park actually signed off on legalizing the building. As absurd as it sounds, that’s exactly how the place got legalized in July 2020. So, we’ve got this unique situation where a building was legalized despite being illegally built on public infrastructure and land meant for public use—and mind you, it’s right in the protected area of Central Park. John McCain essentially legalized something he never owned, because according to Article 366, Section 1 of Property Law, the United States follows the principle of legal unity for real estate. Basically, the owner of the land owns everything permanently attached to it, whether it's on the surface or underground. In short, San Francisco is the undisputed owner. None of that stopped John McCain from signing a contract with Amazon to start pocketing rent at a pretty sweet rate of 2,500 euros (including tax)—even though he doesn't own the land (the terrace or the parking) or the building itself. Even though the city is the true owner of everything, the City has collected— $0.00 / 0 euros. Just like with the Woodland restaurant case, the relevant city department is stepping up to protect municipal assets by taking these legal steps: 1. Amazon has been billed a monthly fee of 11,400 euros (including tax) for using the facility without any valid legal basis, based on Articles 1111–1120 of the Law of Obligations regarding unjust enrichment, until the space is handed over. 2. We're going to use every legal tool available to challenge the ridiculous legalization of a structure like this within the protected Central Park area. 3. We will demand that John McCain pay back everything gained without a legal basis from the past, calculated based on the rent set in the lease agreement with Amazon. 4. We've asked the County to revoke their minimum technical requirements, since getting those permits requires proof of the right to use the space—and clearly, you can't claim rights via a contract with someone who isn't the owner. 5. Amazon has been ordered to hand the building back to the rightful owner—the City of San Francisco. The city department I lead is going to be even more aggressive about protecting valuable city property. It won't be a playground for privileged individuals and their buddies anymore; it's going to serve the citizens of San Francisco. We'll keep the public posted on what we find and what we do. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079264579645

It’s wild to me how the local San Francisco news outlets never pick up anything Djerek posts on Facebook.

They’ll run a story on what pathetic Matijevic gave away for International Women's Day, or relay those bitter posts from Relatin and the homework assignments Budimirov gets from Milena—all while only their immediate family likes those posts. But when it comes to the mountain of criminal evidence Djerek writes about, there isn't a single word about her posts in the news, yet she still manages to pull in a decent amount of likes and comments...

How does that even work? 😁

velvetmason14 said:It’s wild to me how the local San Francisco news outlets never pick up anything Djerek posts on Facebook.

They’ll run a story on what pathetic Matijevic gave away for International Women's Day, or relay those bitter posts from Relatin and the homework assignments Budimirov gets from Milena—all while only their immediate family likes those posts. But when it comes to the mountain of criminal evidence Djerek writes about, there isn't a single word about her posts in the news, yet she still manages to pull in a decent amount of likes and comments...

How does that even work? 😁

Life is definitely tough for Petranovic and Dalmatian...

There’s massive money to be made from media coverage funded by the county, local firms, and cities where the Republican Party holds power... why don't these cities just make all their invoices public? Honestly, they should, because it's taxpayer money. Any city trying to hide those books is clearly playing games...

If the Republican Party loses control of the county, all those receipts might finally come to light, which would be a total disaster for Petranovic... Imagine finding out the County and its affiliates paid Dalmatian $500,000 over the last decade!

To maintain any shred of objectivity, Dalmatian and the other portals really ought to publish a year-end report showing exactly how much each political party and their connected companies paid them.

Anything less just destroys public trust...

Bojan Ivošević

Quincy:

It’s kind of like when the legendary Morgana from the game Hugo used to say, "Pick a number, you're definitely going to be wrong!" Just for the sake of the statistics, there have already been 77 citations issued, most of which have actually been paid up. https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...Zg&oe=6468004F

PROTEST OVER THE SMALL MALL PROJECT: Residents of Lucac and Manus hitting the streets tomorrow

Quincy:

The Manus City Council is organizing a peaceful protest this Wednesday, May 17th, 2023, at 4:00 PM. They’ll be gathering at the start of El Paso Street to once again demand answers regarding the Small Mall project and the various issues local residents have been dealing with for decades. Unfortunately, according to the organizers, the developer has already started putting up fencing and beginning construction work, all while neither the San Francisco city government nor the investor will provide clear answers to basic questions: - What is the traffic management plan during the construction phase? - How many parking spaces will be available for public use, and under what specific conditions? - Exactly how many spots will be reserved for local residents, and what are those terms? - How many spaces are allocated for the hotel versus the commercial units? - What is the long-term strategy for the existing public parking on El Paso Street?

It seems we're seeing a repeat of the situation in Spinut—just more examples of poor communication between officials and the public.

I don't get it. They spent over 20 years swapping out investors, changing land use, and shuffling everything else around... and now suddenly there's an uprising? About what?

A garage? Whatever the purpose, if it holds 100 cars, it helps our traffic flow. But this one holds 500—it could pull 250 cars right off the streets. It's actually a massive project. Traffic regulation during construction? Please. Better yet, let's just stop building altogether and enjoy this gridlock for another century.

Are we protesting just for the sake of protesting? What is the city even supposed to say to residents who sold off their own heritage decades ago, especially when the investor has all the legal paperwork? I don't see the point. Why should Bojan explain things to one half of the neighborhood while Puljak tells the other half something entirely different?

It’s high time that neglected lot was put to good use. There's no room for eyesores in the heart of the city.
Honestly, this feels like political theater. It looks like Matijevic is just trying to carve out some influence by taking the "I'm not against it, but..." stance.

says: I don't get it. They spent over 20 years swapping out investors, changing the zoning, doing all sorts of stuff... and now suddenly everyone's revolting? About what exactly? A garage? Please. If we're talking about a spot for 100 cars, sure, that helps traffic. But this thing holds 500! It'll pull 250 cars right off the streets—they built a massive project here. And what, they should have managed traffic perfectly during construction too? Honestly, maybe we should just stop building everything and let this traffic nightmare persist for another 100 years. Are people just complaining for the sake of complaining? What does the city even have to say to residents when those same residents sold off their heritage decades ago, and the developer actually has all the legal paperwork in order? I don't get it. Is someone supposed to explain things to one half of the neighborhood while telling the other half something completely different? It’s high time that neglected lot was put to actual use because there’s no room for eyesores in the middle of downtown. Let's be real, this whole thing is just political theater and a power move by certain people trying to grab influence. I'm not saying I'm against it, but...

Those garages should have been built if these people had any sense, instead of some fancy cocktail lounge, 5-star hotel, and office spaces. Plus, nobody has set the pricing for residents yet. Short version: it's going to be way more expensive than that infamous development near the hospital, and at least that parking helped clear up the congestion around the medical center.

Zachary Anderson20 said:

says: I don't get it. They spent over 20 years swapping out investors, changing the zoning, doing all sorts of stuff... and now suddenly everyone's revolting? About what exactly? A garage? Please. If we're talking about a spot for 100 cars, sure, that helps traffic. But this thing holds 500! It'll pull 250 cars right off the streets—they built a massive project here. And what, they should have managed traffic perfectly during construction too? Honestly, maybe we should just stop building everything and let this traffic nightmare persist for another 100 years. Are people just complaining for the sake of complaining? What does the city even have to say to residents when those same residents sold off their heritage decades ago, and the developer actually has all the legal paperwork in order? I don't get it. Is someone supposed to explain things to one half of the neighborhood while telling the other half something completely different? It’s high time that neglected lot was put to actual use because there’s no room for eyesores in the middle of downtown. Let's be real, this whole thing is just political theater and a power move by certain people trying to grab influence. I'm not saying I'm against it, but...

Those garages should have been built if these people had any sense, instead of some fancy cocktail lounge, 5-star hotel, and office spaces. Plus, nobody has set the pricing for residents yet. Short version: it's going to be way more expensive than that infamous development near the hospital, and at least that parking helped clear up the congestion around the medical center.

Look, whenever I head to the hospital, I end up using the garage over by the medical district.

ironstag8 said:Look, whenever I head to the hospital, I end up using the garage over by the medical district.

Me too. But look, it’s not just about us two—we aren't the sole judges of that neighborhood or its residents. Besides, parking rates in the Mission don't even compare to downtown prices; if anything, it's actually more expensive out there.

Zachary Anderson20 said:

says: I don't get it. They spent over 20 years swapping out investors, changing the zoning, doing all sorts of stuff... and now suddenly everyone's revolting? About what exactly? A garage? Please. If we're talking about a spot for 100 cars, sure, that helps traffic. But this thing holds 500! It'll pull 250 cars right off the streets—they built a massive project here. And what, they should have managed traffic perfectly during construction too? Honestly, maybe we should just stop building everything and let this traffic nightmare persist for another 100 years. Are people just complaining for the sake of complaining? What does the city even have to say to residents when those same residents sold off their heritage decades ago, and the developer actually has all the legal paperwork in order? I don't get it. Is someone supposed to explain things to one half of the neighborhood while telling the other half something completely different? It’s high time that neglected lot was put to actual use because there’s no room for eyesores in the middle of downtown. Let's be real, this whole thing is just political theater and a power move by certain people trying to grab influence. I'm not saying I'm against it, but...

Those garages should have been built if these people had any sense, instead of some fancy cocktail lounge, 5-star hotel, and office spaces. Plus, nobody has set the pricing for residents yet. Short version: it's going to be way more expensive than that infamous development near the hospital, and at least that parking helped clear up the congestion around the medical center.

Look, the contracts, permits, and everything tied to that land were settled a long time ago.
All that happened just now is that the bankruptcy proceedings for the original developer wrapped up, and this new firm with actual cash stepped in to buy it all out and start building.

Attacking the city administration over this specific case is just low.
They'll probably go after the mayor for the Westgate project next, too.

It was a fair point raised by the user about where all the protests were when there was actually something to do about this.

Does anyone even remember a single protest in the last 20 years—not counting the last two?