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A San Francisco ballot measure meant to tax Amazon won’t go before voters in November, after its backers realized the measure might not apply to the e-commerce giant and a judge ruled they can pull it from the ballot. The backers of the ballot measure went to court over the issue after city officials and community members told them not only might it not apply to Amazon, but it could ensnare hundreds of small businesses and reduce general city revenue. Affordable housing organization TODCO and its director, John Elberling, wrote Proposition K to generate money for a guaranteed basic income program, which traditionally gives out regular, no-strings-attached cash payments to low-income people. They garnered support from former Stockton mayor and universal basic income superstar Michael Tubbs and Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton and gathered nearly 20,000 signatures to put it on the ballot. But that’s when the president of the city’s Small Business Commission, Sharky … [Read more...] about After S.F. activists bungled Amazon tax, judge lets them pull it from ballot

A construction front loader rammed into a home near San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood Friday, demolishing a stairwell and ripping out a porch wall, while crushing a car parked outside, as shown in a startling photo tweeted by the San Francisco Fire Department. The crash that occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on the 3900 block of San Bruno Avenue left several cars damaged, fire officials said — one that appears in the tweet is all but crumpled, its trunk and back fender split open and filled with debris. FRONT LOADER INTO BUILDG--3970 SAN BRUNO AVE, A CONTRUCTION FRONT LOADER INTO A HOUSE, SEVERAL CARS AND FRONT OF HOUSE DAMAGED, NO INJURIES 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM pic.twitter.com/gSG2lYwk4Y — SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) September 30, 2022 Fractured bricks that apparently came loose with the impact spilled are piled on the sidewalk behind a row of caution tape. Officials did not report any injuries or immediately provide details about what … [Read more...] about Construction loader rams into S.F. house, crushing car and ripping wall

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 RENO, Nev. (AP) — Thousands of people in hundreds of cars took over northern Nevada parking lots and intersections Friday night and into Saturday, performing stunts in souped-up vehicles and leading to crashes and arrests, police said. Police beefed up nighttime staffing after social media posts urged people from San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to come to the “sideshow” in Reno, Police Lt. Michael Browett said. The disturbances started late Friday as several hundred cars and their occupants met in the parking lot of a still-open Walmart store. Police tried to break up the crowds and drivers sped off, meeting up again at several intersections and industrial parks into Saturday morning. A dozen people were arrested, 14 cars impounded and 33 people were issued citations. Browett said Reno is just the latest city to see late-night takeovers by auto enthusiasts who ignore law … [Read more...] about Hundreds of cars pack Nevada streets for illegal stunts

Listen to this episode of The Times: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Monkeypox is on the rise, and now officially considered a global health emergency. Cases in the U.S. number in the thousands and only took a week to double here in Los Angeles. The viral disease has, so far, mostly affected gay and bisexual men, but anyone can get it. So how worried should we be? Today, we talk about what to know and answer listener questions. Read the full transcript here. Advertisement Host: Gustavo Arellano Guests: L.A. Times breaking news reporter Grace Toohey More reading: Monkeypox spreads in L.A. County, but vaccine shortage persists. What to know World Health Organization declares monkeypox a global emergency San Francisco officials declare state of emergency as monkeypox spreads … [Read more...] about The Times podcast: What you need to know about monkeypox

The Travelin’ McCourys are pulling out of their Saturday set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass after their flight to San Francisco was canceled due to Hurricane Ian, according to a statement from the music festival in its app and on social media. The announcement came just hours before the Nashville-based bluegrass band, which won a Grammy for best bluegrass album in 2019, was slated to play on the Swan Stage at 12:25 p.m. Jake Blount, a 27-year-old multi-instrumentalist from Providence, Rhode Island, will fill in for the band after his previous set at the festival’s Bandwagon Stage on Friday evening. “The Travelin’ McCourys, sidelined by Hurricane Ian, will not be able to make it to HSB this year,” read a statement from Hardly Strictly on Twitter. “Happily, Jake Blount will have an encore performance in their stead on the Swan Stage at 12:25 p.m., Sat. Oct.1 -- and streaming live on HSBTV.’” The Travelin' McCourys, sidelined by Hurricane Ian, will not be able to make it to … [Read more...] about Grammy-winning band drops out of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass as Hurricane Ian cancels flight to SF