So when were talking about Affordable Housing needs, were talking about all of us. Only 10 or 15 are exempt from the need of Affordable Housing, meaning below market rate housing. Fights over rent control cropped up around the bay area. Several cities have measures on the November Ballot including oakland which has seen a lot of demand for rent recently, a lot of it spillover from San Francisco. Theres a rally at 8 a. M. At San Franciscos lower haight and at noon in oakland. Live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. What are the arguments against rent control . Reporter you can imagine there are plenty of arguments against it coming from landlords and from economists saying it makes the situation worse by restricting supply resulting in rundown apartments and driving market prices higher. Then landlords bully protected tenants to try to get them out of their apartments. Thank you. Concord police are investigating a double shooting after a man and woman were attacked in their home las
Right now, in San Francisco, check that out 22mileperhour winds, 29 at sfo but we have seen wind gusts to 40 Miles Per Hour. Pretty consistent winds 10 to 15 east of the bay then towards fairfield at 11, inland areas temperatures near 75. Otherwise both 70s in livermore, down from the average high of 87 degrees. On this first day of fall temperatures unseasonably cool across the board. Details at 18 after the hour but lets send it to roqui. Lets take a look at the high wind advisory advisory on the san mateo bridge issued by the chp and the Altamont Pass with the peninsula commute from hayward to foster city, 880 to 101, 15 minutes across the span there of the san mateo bridge. Looking a little hazy, too. Heres a look at the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco. 580 in san rafael to the toll plaza, southbound will take about 15 minutes. But looking good otherwise coming in from marin. Bay bridge toll plaza looks fine, metering lights come on about 5 30. Carquinez bridge to the maze we
Morning, you should no hayward to foster city between whipple and mission. 880 both directions, two lanes closed on both sides of the freeway. Bay bridge toll plaza we have backups in the cash lane but otherwise looking good true the toll. Carquinez bridge to the maze westbound, carquinez bridge to the maze westbound 20 minutes. Police are looking for suspects who reportedly walked into a house in concord and shot people inside around 10 p. M. On bella drive near clayton road. Police say the man and woman were shot. The man is in critical condition. Police say that one or two suspects got away in a getaway car. There is no description. A second straight my of chaos in charlotte, north carolina. A result of protests against an officerinvolved shooting. A state of emergency has been declared in the city because of the riots, vandalism and looting. One protestor was wounded by gunfire but investigators say the shot did not come from police. The latest from cbs news don champion reporter t
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The quoted portion title of this post is the headline of this recent
New York Times commentary authored by Elizabeth Hinton. Here are excerpts (with a little commentary at the end from me):
Imagine if prisons looked like the grounds of universities. Instead of languishing in cells, incarcerated people sat in classrooms and learned about climate science or poetry just like college students. Or even with them.
This would be a boon to prisoners across the country, a vast majority of whom do not have a high school diploma. And it could help shrink our prison population. While racial disparities in arrests and convictions are alarming, education level is a far stronger predictor of future incarceration than race.