Mayor Lurie has declared a 'rent emergency' due to rapidly rising rents. This declaration is a response to the current situation, where rents are spiking. The cause of the spike is attributed to an AI boom.
The mayor is urging the city's leaders to take action to address the issue. However, a tenant advocate believes that current efforts to address the problem are incomplete.
Further details about the 'rent emergency' declaration and the city's response are available from the source.
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Eastbound Interstate 580 lanes in San Leandro are reopening following a SWAT arrest. Police have not released details about the alleged crimes.
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There was a major traffic impact in the East Bay on I-580 Thursday due to police activity involving SWAT vehicles, where at least two have been taken into custody....
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A California couple's surrogate who refused to have an abortion is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over a child born with a heart defect....
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More than 300 dogs took part in the search, rescue and recovery efforts at ground zero following 9/11.
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It's a race against time to escape the beast's belly. Austin Abrams stars in the upcoming survival thriller "Whalefall," accidentally trapped in the stomach of a whale. Having to rely on childhood lessons and his own instincts, it's a race against the clock before his air runs ou...
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"There's no place like Africa." National Geographic takes a comprehensive look at new animals and new behaviors in its new series "Africa: Earth's Wildest Home." It premieres Oct. 2 on Nat Geo and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu....
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In the weeks after the World Trade Center was destroyed, city chefs and thousands of New Yorkers banded together to help feed Ground Zero workers around the clock....
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(KRON) -- Westbound and eastbound lanes on I-580 were being impacted by police activity on Thursday afternoon. According to the California Highway Patrol, there was a severe traffic alert issued for an incident on I-580 between 163rd Avenue and Fairmont Drive. All lanes are block...
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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend during which she said he threw her to the ground....
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Investigators said Julie Hanway Molina, the former treasurer, used money for the nonprofit to pay her mortgage and credit card bills.
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(KRON) -- In a video newly obtained by KRON4, a woman was caught on camera accusing a man of color of trafficking his own daughter because of their different skin tones. The father described himself as brown and his daughter of half-white. The video was shot on Sunday while the t...
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(KRON) -- If you've recently spent time on the streets of San Francisco, you may have noticed a ubiquitous sign on Muni buses. The sign reads, "Fare Required." It is rather an obvious message to send when public transit isn't free. However, fare evasion is an issue the San Franci...
