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HOLLYWOOD—Oh, after the disaster that “Big Brother: All-Stars” or what some of us would call BB22 finally ended, I was desperate to find something exciting to watch on TV and I saw the return of the new sensation “Sequester.” It is the brainchild of “Big Brother 17” star Audrey Middleton and it is a damn fun series. I seriously...

SAN FRANCISCO—According to data published by Public Comment on November 17, nearly 90,000 San Francisco households have left the region since March 2020. The newly released data comes after an August 2020 report by Zillow that noted people are leaving San Francisco than entering and more than twice the number of homes are on the market compared to 2019. The data...

UNITED STATES—It is no coincidence that so many colorful berries ripen in autumn as migratory birds migrate south for winter. Such berries are intended for both migratory and overwintering birds. Rodents and other wildlife are welcome to take what they want as well. Most colorful berries are bright red, to get the attention of birds and wildlife. They are...

SAN FRANCISCO—Harlan Kelly Jr., 58, the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SF PUC), was charged with honest wire fraud on Monday, November 30. Honest wire fraud is defined in Skilling v. U.S. (2010), when an individual 'buys off' a public official using “fraudulent schemes to deprive another of honest services through bribes or kickbacks supplied by a...

HOLLYWOOD—I am so happy to have an entertaining series to watch on TV with so many shows in limbo. That brings me to my guilty pleasure Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” This week’s episode, ‘Power of the Purse’ saw Hanna make it crystal clear to Derrick that she was NOT interested in hearing anything he had...

HOLLYWOOD—I seriously have been off and on the FOX series, “Filthy Rich.” I will admit the first episode had me hooked, by episode two I was still intrigued, but by the third episode I easily started to lose interest. I would tune in, but I would not be glued to what I was witnessing on the small screen. The...

SAN FRANCISCO—The city of San Francisco issued a new curfew that started on Monday, November 30, according to a statement from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Officials indicated in the statement that San Francisco will follow California’s limited stay-at-home order. The statement explains  “any gatherings, including outdoors, and close non-essential businesses” must be avoided every day from 10...

CALIFORNIA—On Saturday, November 28, the Oakland Police Department noted two separate shootings, one resulted in a female being killed at the scene of the crime and one adult male being critically injured. The Oakland Police Department indicated that a 25-year-old San Francisco woman was found dead of a gunshot wound inside of a vehicle on the 8700 block of Hillside...

SAN FRANCISCO—Rapper Lil Yase, 26, was killed after a shooting in the East Bay area of San Francisco on Saturday, November 28. Yase's real name is Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr. The Dublin Police Department issued a press release that stated around 1 a.m., they responded to Valley Care Medical Center in Pleasanton for a report of a man who had...

CALIFORNIA—According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday, November 23 that more than two million health care workers in the state would be among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine as early as next month. The vaccine would have to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a press release, the FDA...