Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900 San Francisco ’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and preventing rent spikes as the city grapples with soaring apartment prices. The Bay Area city, home to a large number of high-earning tech workers, has long been one of the most expensive housing and ren…
NYTimes – US Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to combat evictions in the city, which has the nation’s highest rent increases.
NYTimes – US Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to combat evictions in the city, which has the nation’s highest rent increases.
Sky News – World A drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei border region killed at least 153 people, according to local officials. The attack hit a fuel depot and caused a large fire. South Sudanese officials blamed Sudan's military; Sudan's army was described by South Sudan authorities as having launched the strike. Médecins Sans Frontières said it was treating 20 wounded people.
NYTimes – US Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Toforest Johnson, convicted of the 1995 murder of a sheriff's deputy, to life in prison without parole. The decision followed growing doubts about Johnson's conviction, which relied partly on testimony from a woman paid a $5,000 state reward.
Actor Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis and that learning she does not have the disease is "very unnerving" and "really confusing." She disclosed the news on her MeSsy podcast, according to reports.
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