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SAN FRANCISCO—Stripe, a financial services and software company headquartered in San Francisco, plans to pay employees who move out of San Francisco, New York, or Seattle $20,000 while cutting their base salaries. The offer applies to any of the 2,800 employees who is willing to move before the end of 2020, a Stripe employee told Bloomberg.  Multiple technology companies have...

SAN FRANCISCO—Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone called on parishes and their followers to participate in a public demonstration of worship in protest of San Francisco’s restrictions on in-person Mass attendance. Cordileone shared details with priests of his archdiocese in a memo on Sunday, September 13. Separate processions will begin on Sunday, September 20 at St. Anthony, St. Patrick, and Star of...

HOLLYWOOD—Oh, Wyatt he is just spiraling further and further into oblivion on Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Last week he stumbled into the Iron Bone Bar unbeknownst that Vinny and Sandi were waiting for him to carry out Mama Rose’s plan to get the $1 million she wants. This week’s episode, ‘The Executor’ saw Wyatt higher...

HOLLYWOOD—Big news was revealed last week on the casting side of the upcoming installment in the “Scream” franchise. For many horror fans, you all know that “Scream 5” is slated to hit theaters in January 2022. That seems like a long time, but news already spilled that David Arquette would be reprising his role as Deputy Dewey Riley and...

UNITED STATES—Toni, I am a financial planner with a client who just received a bill for her mother's Medicaid Long Term Care that was cared for at her mother’s house instead of a nursing home. Sue is now stuck with a $67,500 bill that Medicaid says must be paid in full. Her mother died at least 8 months ago. She...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, September 14, philanthropist, designer and society figure Ann Getty died from a heart attack at the age of 79 in San Francisco her husband Gordon Getty announced. Getty and her husband, who is an oil heir and billionaire, reside in the Pacific Heights neighborhood. They married on Christmas Day in 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Getty Family...

UNITED STATES—Juniperus, which is the entire genus of juniper, had been languishing in a bad reputation for too long. The problem likely began nearly three quarters of a century ago. More people than ever were enjoying leisurely suburban gardening. Many appreciated the resiliency of juniper cultivars. At that time, a few species of juniper were gaining popularity. Evolving cultivars...

HELLO AMERICA!—I was very anxious to view the Harry Belafonte documentary which premiered on MSNBC this last weekend. As expected, it revealed an expected picture of the man I first worked within the film "Carmen Jones.” The documentary was well-done capturing a time in our nation that erupted with racial discourse and explosive anger that touched human aspect of...

HOLLYWOOD—A lot has transpired on “General Hospital” since we last spoke, the biggest being Nelle Benson is presumed on the run by many Port Charles residents, but Carly and Jax are the only to know she fell off that cliff. Carly tried to help, but it was too late. That half-heart pendant that Nina holds the other half to...

SAN FRANCISCO—Vote 16 is a proposition that will allow voters to decide if 16 and 17-year-olds can vote in local elections and will appear on the San Francisco ballot in November 2020.  A similar measure was introduced in 2016 that failed with a 48-50 percent margin. Individuals who are not 18 or older cannot vote in municipal elections in any...