Report: The Increasingly Unequal States Of America : The Two-Way : NPR
Report: The Increasingly Unequal States Of America : The Two-Way : NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/29/382132715/report-the-increasingly-unequal-states-of-america Report: The Increasingly Unequal States Of America An oil well near Tioga, North Dakota. KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images A study released this week supports previous reporting that income growth in America has been lopsided ever since the economy began to bounce back from […]more…
Tonight: Biennial Counting Of Homeless People In San Francisco”
If you’re wandering the streets of the Mission, Bayview, downtown area or the Sunset tonight, you may notice groups of people with pens and paper taking notes as they walk around. No, they won’t be playing a citywide game, asking for signatures, or petitioning residents. Tonight volunteers will be participating in a count of the city’s homeless […]more…
Coffee Horror: Parody Pokes At Environmental Absurdity Of K-Cups
I found the following story on the NPR iPhone App Coffee Horror: Parody Pokes At Environmental Absurdity Of K-Cupsby Maria Godoy NPR – January 28, 2015 You want a cup of decaf. Your significant other is craving the fully caffeinated stuff. With the simple push of a button, Keurig’s single-serving K-Cup coffee pods can make […]more…
SF Planners yawn over vacant units | 48 hills
SF Planners yawn over vacant units | 48 hills http://48hillsonline.org/2015/01/27/sf-planners-yawn-vacant-units/ SF Planners yawn over vacant units SPUR study, flawed as it is, shows a serious problem. Will someone wake up the Planning Commission? This chart shows where there are high levels of housing units that are pieds a terre, only rarely occupied By Tim Redmond […]more…
Psychology studies suggest rising wealth means more jerks in S.F. – SFGate
Psychology studies suggest rising wealth means more jerks in S.F. – SFGate http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Psychology-studies-suggest-rising-wealth-means-6039481.php Psychology studies suggest rising wealth means more jerks in S.F. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle Image 1 of 12 Pedestrians walk past Tiffany & Co. Jan. 21, 2015 in San Francisco, Calif. Image 6 of 12 Tom Cebollero, owner of Metric Motors, […]more…
The Uber model runs into the DMV | 48 hills
The Uber model runs into the DMV | 48 hills http://48hillsonline.org/2015/01/25/uber-model-runs-dmv/ The Uber model runs into the DMV A state agency is the latest to say: Get permission first. But sharing economy companies aren’t interested in that. By Tim Redmond JANUARY 26, 2015 – About ten years ago, my brother and I were at a […]more…
Senate Says Climate Change Real, But Not Really Our Fault
Breathtakingly broad as its jurisdiction may be, the U.S. Senate does not usually vote on the validity of scientific theories. This week, it did. And science won. The Senate voted that climate change is real, and not a hoax. The vote was 98-1. The vote was about an amendment to the bill approving the Keystone […]more…
This Northeast Metro Area Is The Most Unequal Place In America
This Northeast Metro Area Is The Most Unequal Place In America http://www.businessinsider.com/this-northeast-metro-area-is-the-most-unequal-place-in-america-2014-12 This Connecticut Metro Area Is The Most Unequal Place In America Getty ImagesA woman in front of a graffitied building in Bridgeport. A recent Business Insider ranking called the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metro area in Fairfield County, Connecticut, the most unequal place in America, and […]more…
24 charts every leader should see – Agenda – The World Economic Forum
24 charts every leader should see – Agenda – The World Economic Forum https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/01/24-charts-every-leader-should-see/ 24 charts every leader should see From the impact of the industrial revolution to today’s rapid urbanisation and the climate trends that made 2014 the warmest year on record, these charts are a snapshot of our changing world. They testify to […]more…
Flawed Airbnb legislation takes effect — as problem proliferates | 48 hills
Flawed Airbnb legislation takes effect — as problem proliferates | 48 hills http://48hillsonline.org/2015/01/20/flawed-airbnb-legislation-takes-effect-problem-proliferates/ Flawed Airbnb legislation takes effect — as problem proliferates New map shows there are short-term rentals in every part of town. How can weak regulation ever control this loss of housing? Click in the map to see how many Airbnb units there […]more…