landlord.andlord sent us a little note every month and said with an envelope to pay the rent and we paid the rent, never a problem. no one had a problem. we have a lot of history together. now recently what's happened, though, with the verutose take-over, things have changed and now we have different managers. we have had three different managers so far. the first thing that happened to us -- >> after you finish your two minutes, she can begin. >> i'm not going to speak. >> she's a little shy about that. we wanted to say that we thought reasonable rents, we all got along fine. we wish we could have that kind of relationship again. the rent, my rent, i showed my papers and they said your rent increase was 19% and that doesn't include in the two years, that doesn't include the attorney i had to hire. my wife and i had medical issues requiring hospitalization and surgery and this is when they took over the building. they didn't know about that. they didn't know what we were going through at the ti

this flips the rule and asks landlords to disclose their information first. the commission will take this issue up again next month. >> more of anse s.co eathis hour w bay, sth bay, santa cruz. christin. >> reporter: yeah, weteago d earlier in the newscast, you could see some of the traffic lights, traffic signals and lights out here in lafayette downtown that were on. shortly after we went off air, the entire downtown went pitch black. the only light we have is the light from our camera and what's mind us here, which is a patrol car with its lights on. we honestly don't even have flashing traffic signals or anything on out here. some of the folks who work nearby, there's a safe way not far from us, had went mostly dark. they have back up generators in there, so some of the dim lighting is on in there. some of the folks saying they have never seen anything like this. it's an erie kind of darkness out here. you knhe is coletely pitc stars out . just an ie ing . lly :15, all into pick up the forecast and i'm going to do the same thing are the east bay i did in

mike: the landlord was looking for other options.is: i mean, i spent a couple hundred thousand dollars here. mike: i'm still hoping you're gonna be able to do something. lemonis: do what? what do you want me to do? i invested in the trademark. i did not want to get invested into running these locations. that was what you and paul were supposed to do. it makes absolutely no sense to me that buena park is shutting its doors. this is the location that did over $4 million in revenue, plenty of room to pay its vendors, pay its bills, pay its rent, and pay my royalty. the place is literally destroyed. look at this booth. mike: we had to close it down immediately and get out. lemonis: what'd he do, just kick you out? mike: yeah. lemonis: did they bring the sheriff here? mike: yes. lemonis: it literally looks like you guys just walked away from this place. mike: i made mistakes. i mean, there's no getting around it. i made mistakes. lemonis: it was a family fun center where people old and young can come and share good times and build memorie

and san francisco largest landlord.eached a truce. >>> it is neighborhoods. >> reporter: all year we have been telling you how tenants on six incomes have been playing off their landlord's mortgage. after substantial public pressure veritas agreed to stop this practice. a story we have been reporting on since the beginning. introducing you to tenants like rosie garcia. >>> if the rent keeps going up and up what am i going to do?>> reporter: and patrick shannon>> longtime san francisco residents were facing double- digit rent increases and were feel for of losing their homes they were they have lived in for decades. san francisco passed a law last year to band this type of mortgage pass-through. we found out the law is and retroactive. some landlords including veritas are still passing on this kind of debt to their tenants. until now. now veritas is volunteering to stop doing that. >>> we wanted to do our part in creating more economic stability for our residents.>> reporter: veritas is's chief strategy officer.>>> is th

and at the same time, to assure landlords fair and adequate rent. in my mind, this mission should be the board's touch stone to safeguard tenants from excessive rent increases to go the extra smile to interpret the ordinance always to safeguard tenants and their homes. to rent stabilization and through eviction protections, to prevent displacement of our less economically advantaged residents while being fair to landlords to maintain adequate rents. as i've said at so many rent board meetings, we aren't just tenant commissioners furthering the interest of tenants and lard lord commissions furthering the interest of the landlords and newt tral commissions trying to keep the peace, we are an institution. rent board staff and commissioners alike, tasks with enforcing a consumer protection tenant protective, anti displacement ordinance for the benefit of the entire population of our city all income levels, all races and ethnicity, all ages. all san franciscans. .six mayerthe six may ma mayors. very few shared my ideals and few were supported by me when

this flips the rule and asks landlords to disclose their information first.e this issue up again next month. >> more of an even playing field between the two sides. >> more information. >>> remember to send your ideas and stories to project home at cbs.com. you can see all of susie's reports on our website. >>> we continue to follow breaking news at this hour, the power going out in the east bay, south bay, santa cruz. christin. >> reporter: yeah, we were just live a few minutes ago and earlier in the newscast, you could see some of the traffic lights, traffic signals and lights out here in lafayette downtown that were on. shortly after we went off air, the entire downtown went pitch black. the only light we have is the light from our camera and what's mind us here, which is a patrol car with its lights on. we honestly don't even have flashing traffic signals or anything on out here. some of the folks who work nearby, there's a safe way not far from us, had ntmostly dark. they have back up generators in there, so some of the dim lighting is on in there. some

at the end of the day, landlords and tenants are interdependent.annot survive without the other. somes been difficult, and are very slow in addressing it. i think that would really hurt the long-term relationship of business opportunities. it is that lack of recognition, perhaps, which has been response will for where we have got to today. >> yes. and many of these tenants are small business. will leave them empty rather than fill them up. richaad: and get that huge asking rent. >> that is that conversation we have the landlord. they cannot survive another three or four months. retail is a very cash flow driven business. once they get into a crunch, even for three or four months, they may not survive no matter how good the long-term prospect could be. all thelly urge landlord's to take a much more collaborative and understanding approach. yvonne: has it changed your strategy in any way, whether it is not opening stores or closing stores? job cuts? >> we are very fortunate to say at least to this point there are no job cuts. company and organization

he talked about the relationship between tenants and landlords.listen to what he had to say. >> at the end of the day, landlords and tenants are absolutely interdependent. one cannot survive without the other. so it has been difficult, and some are very slow in addressing it. i think that will really hurt the long-term relationship and business opportunities. see moreou want to action from the authorities to pressure landlords on this issue? douglas: yes, i think so. actually, the business is so even if the landlords wanted to charge us zero rent, we would still be in trouble, it has been that bad. typicallyops, rent is 30% of our outgoings, so we still have to pay rent, wages, electricity. it is bad. of theat have you heard announcement of additional stimulus? is it going to go any way in addressing pressures you are under, and how much more would you like to see from them? douglas: the best thing is for the conflict to end, actually. it really depends on how and when it will end, because we are coming up to the christmas season, which is crucial

most of us here share the same landlord. you likely know them by name.eferencing our reports of the last meeting, the board of supervisors stepped in unanimously voted to asked him to tighten rules about when landlords can pass on the biggest rent increase of all.>> you need to listen are you going to wonder what you mastodon for everybody else in the industry. >> the top of increase was banned. the law is not retroactive. tennis is still being forced to pay. in the 18 months, the report is approved 32 such petitions. >> we are working with the supervisors and the city to ensure we are not passing on these for the people who needed. >> landlords to be forced to disclose the prophets in order to justify these types of rent increases. the debate is whether or not this puts mom-and-pop landlords at a disadvantage. the commission will take this up again next month. remember to send your ideas and stories to project home. you see all of her reports on our website. >>> let's get another check on traffic.>> we have been keeping our eye on this trouble spot. the

themselves the landlords would say you're out. we can take over we can run a co-working operation here too i don't think the risk is that great. >> great to see you. thanks so much >>> ahead, we continue to monitor these markets. the dow down as more than 300 points leaked audio of mark zuckerberg. >>> tensions continue to escalate in hong congrekong no two patients are the same. predicting the next step for them can be challenging. today we're using the ibm cloud to run new analytics tools that help us better predict and plan a patient's recovery. ♪ ♪ ultimately, it's helping thousands of patients return home. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back here is your cnbc news update at this hour. the justice department inspector general said in a report that the dea was slow to respond to the country's opioid crisis. the findings could bolster the claims of drug makers and distributors who had claimed the government should share the blame for the opioid crisis. protesters are calling for a change of government because of its failure to approve services

it would force landlords to disclose their finances to justify the height. it is not just a few tenants. not just a few building.>> is one of hundreds of tenants facing this type of english.>> the percentage of my increase is $300. >> is hoping that they take the side.>> i have not been paying my increase. partially because i am hopeful i will have to. >> landlords could be forced to disclose the profits in order to justify these types of increases. the debate is whether or not this puts them at a disadvantage and the commission will take up this issue again next month. >>> volunteers are fanning out across the bay area to make sure what will people are not left to fend for themselves. details on their effort. >>> another look at the toll plaza. it it's time for sleep numbers fall sale on the sleep number 360 smart bed. you can adjust your comfort on both sides your sleep number setting. can it help us fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep us asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adj

in order to provide the best possible service to the tenants and landlords of san francisco. when customer service was always our number one objective. and i thank you we did a pretty good job in that regard. i'm so proud of the work we did. how much we were able to accomplish with a tight budget and inadequate staffing, insufficient office space and a constantly changing ordinance. i doubt you could find a more ex victoria din arextraordinary exa agency. we had the steady support of the board of supervisors and for that i also thank you with all my heart. i hope you continue to recognize and support the important work of the rent board and its commission for many years to come. thank you. [applause] >> supervisor yee: ok. now i'd like to invite supervisor mandelman to present his. >> poly marshal, would you like to come up and anyone else wants to come up with poly and back her up, come on up. maybe mitchell at least. so, i am so happy we get to honor poly marshal for her decades of service as an affordable housing attorney, her 35 years at the san francisco rent board. her

. >>> our original series project home investigates the loophole allowing landlords to flip affordable housing into corporate rentals. >>> a 49er takes a knee and proposes to his longtime girlfriend on the field. did she say yes? >>> good evening. >>> we begin with some breaking news. almost all of napa county and the towns of moraga orinda and lafayette in contra costa county will lose power beginning wednesday morning for at least 24 hours and possibly for days. >>> our team coverage in napa. hope it is not just rural areas bracing for pg&e to shut their power off. hustling downtown areas like the stretch of napa. the restaurants and wine bars of downtown napa lit up tonight. come wednesday they could be plunged into darkness. >>> it will affect the economy locally.>> reporter: tourists whose plans revolve around restaurants said the outages could have longtime impacts. words will get around that it is not a good place to visit if we are having these controlled electrical shutdowns.>> reporter: tonight napa county officials say almost the entire county could lose power beginning wedn

in america the largest private landlord if you rent a home you're probably renting to blackstone and that's because of timothy geithner's policies that were supposedly to bail out the good people of america well actually it was a gift and a handout to blacks and groups so now they almost property and again like when you see all this hysteria that's been going on especially in our cable news all the elite on the news are becoming more and more and more hysterical and you see that especially since the financial. crisis you see them acting in total hysteria and they keep pointing fingers and total witch hunts about all those people overseas the people in russia those people in ukraine those people in libya those people in syria it's all of those people now look at what how this is projection of what they themselves are doing what they're afraid of all you know the 300 say 20000000 peasants in america 10000000 aren't so 320000000 peasants are so afraid of what they're what you're going to find out but there they can't help but project doctor patient unity has also spent hundreds of thous

uk retail giantjohn lewis is seeking discounts from its landlords to cut costs.hat it has been telling property owners in some locations that it will withhold 20% of this quarter's service charge. the highly unusual move highlights the huge pressures on retailers but could seejohn lewis facing legal action. the reserve bank of india has cut its key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in a bid to boost the economy from its six—year low. it's the fifth cut this year as india faces the weakest economic growth since 2013. our business correspondent jagdip cheema joins us live from india's central bank. will this be enough to boost india's sluggish economy? that's a good question. i spoke to the governor just a that's a good question. i spoke to the governorjust a few minutes ago, andi the governorjust a few minutes ago, and i asked him a similar question, he said the indian banking system right now is very strong and that is despite concerns that these rate cuts are not being passed onto consumers. he also mentioned the reserve bank had lowered india's

our landlord has been lovely, and he's taken a chance on us.e town centre, and looking around, this is what people want. while other town centres are battling for survival, the challenge here is keeping harrogate special. a recipe that might now need a tweak. joining me now isjon copestake, a senior consumer analyst. 90 was speaking to us at bbc news. hello! you have described the uk high street as overweight, what does that mean? i think there is a sense that mean? i think there is a sense that there are probably too many shops, as people shift to online shopping and other channels of buying, the sense that, you know, footfall, which has been in decline for a decade on the high street is continuing to fall, and there are perhaps too many shops open. too many shops or the wrong types? most people would think, oh, we need the shops. that is an interesting point, something that is reflected in that report. the notion is that the high street became very homogenous, very much the same shops, the same chains on every high street, but i think now we

among the things it's considering is that landlords might have to disclose their finances if they aregoing to ask their tenants to pay off any of their debt. veritas says it's staying away from that topic and not going to weigh in because its tenants will not be affected either way. susie steimle, kpix5. >> you can send your ideas and stories to project home at cbs.com. you can see all of suzie's reports on our website as well, kpix.com. >>> back to the kincade fire in sonoma county. it is more than 74,000 acres large and 15% contained. the fire has destroyed 123 buildings including 57 homes. the air quality is still a concern. nearly 30,000 students in the east bay were sent home early yesterday because of the layer of smoke blanketing the hillside. doctors warn n95 masks don't fit children securely enough to be effective. >> we don't have any masks that fit children and they can't seal if you have facial haired. if it's well sealed and -- you may get more benefit from wearing a mask than not. >> the best advice is to stay indoors if you can and our mary lee is in the weather center

in the spring of 201 2018 withii authored to ban landlords from passing a rent-controlled building.ts made me aware of petitions being filed at the rent board. the vast majority coming from large corporat corporate landlo. as a small property owner myself, i have never filed a pass-through petition and was not aware of all of the passes available to landlords that allow us to pass various costs on to our ten ans. ants. there was a major flaw in the omn pass-flew petition that allowed landlords to impose permanent rent increases by passing through debt service and property tax expenses they incurred from simply purchasing a rent-controlled building. i am proud to have passed this legislation that is speculative and unfair practises for property purchased after april 3 april 3, 2013. the ordinance says that a landlord who had already purchased a property prior to april 3, 2013 can pass through debt service and property tax increases if he or she demonstrates that it had reasonably relied on its ability to pass through costs at the time of purchase. then the clause was to grandfather t

. >>> a fight between rent control tenants and san francisco's largest landlord reached a truce. all your, we told you how tenants on fixed incomes have been paying off their landlords mortgage. after substantial public pressure, veritas decided to stop. >> is that veritas admitting it made a mistake and should not have passed these on in the first place? >> no, we have always followed the law is the city required us to do, we are more than willing to play our part. this is a step of us showing we are committed to san francisco and our residents. >> landlords can pass on capital improvement costs that can raise rent by as much as 10 %. supervisors are calling for a public hearing on that later this year. the red board commission expected to make a decision on pass-throughs on november 4. you can send your ideas and housing stories and problems to project home at kpix.com and see all of our original project home reports on our website. >>> let's check in with mary to talk about the wind, high fire risk because of the wind. >> that's right, looking at the dry air, low relative humi

i am a mother of two children and i joined this because my landlord was harassing me. i live on ocean avenue, and i can see first that they're going to be 121 parking spaces. i saw two accidents. my and i saw two people dying on ocean avenue. bringing all this parking space is outrageous. another thing is, a low percentage is going to be for families. these people, it's just doing one bedroom luxury, kind of condos. families, you know, i start living in ocean, 16 years ago with my husband. fortunately, my husband for immigration reasons how to leave the country. right now, i can see is like you do one bedroom, and then you don't have kids, you move out of town to start a family. that is not my case, i am raising my kids in my small apartment with one bedroom. thinking of families is like if you're going to have two kids and i have a boy and a girl, you need at least three bedrooms to live like this. also, the rent control, thank god for rent control i'm still able to support my family and my children. i live a couple of blocks from city college. please try to increase

[applause] basically the landlord to about half of the united states. [laughter] a friend of mine, a great gentleman. he's going to be leaving and, i'll tell ya, there's one that's going to do well. but he's been right from the beginning, for almost three years now, energy secretary rick perry. rick? [cheers and applause] great guy. great guy, great competitor. i ran against rick. he was nasty. [laughter] he was tough. but he, he was a gentleman. and when he decided that it was time to do something else, there was nobody that could have been nicer. he's been a tremendous asset to the administration. and he was a great governor of texas, and he's been a great, great job with the energy. and that includes nuclear energy. really fantastic. thank you, rick.

there were landlords before who would not lease to them.hat we will see now is i think defaults by wework coming down the line, certainly the buildings they are tenants in are going to be penalized in their cap rate when they go to market to sell them. frankly, cap rates are the reflection of the risk associated with commercial office buildings and people are buying, investors are buying income stream and dependability of it. anyone looking at a building with significant wework occupancy has to be concerned and will penalize that building. >> if wework is in there, people want a higher rate because they say it's a riskier investment, i guess, would be one way to look at it. you mentioned the imbalance here wework had $47 million in future landlord operations over the next 10, 15 years versus $2.5 billion cash on hand in the middle of the year as we look at the company's struggles to raise more funding, how quickly do they need to get money in the door so more of those defaults as you mentioned don't happen >> very, very fast they're losing

tenants who have received a pass through of a general obligation bond repayment cost from their landlord to petition the board for just such a hardship waiver. in addition, it seeks to address the issue of banking pass throughs by creating a new use it or lose it klaus for owners who assume control of a property. finally, it extends the time period for tenants to pay. i want to thank the san francisco tenants union, housing rights committee, the asian law caucus, rent board members, and the san francisco apartment association as well as the affordable housing alliance, the educators of san francisco for providing feedback and i hope thattiis w meet all of your support. >> president yee: supervisor fewer? >> supervisor fewer: thank you, president yee. i'd just like to be listed as a cosponsor, please. >> president yee: okay. >> supervisor peskin: and i'd also like to thank sonny angulo for spear heading this process. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, let's go to our 2:30 presentations. okay. madam clerk, we have six. so in the past -- i've reminded that you have five minutes total. tha

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our landlord has been lovely, and he's taken a chance on us.urvival, the challenge here is keeping harrogate special. a recipe that might now need a tweak. emma simpson, bbc news, harrogate. five years ago she thought it was the end of her career but tonight lucia lucas is making a little bit of history — the first performance by a transgender singer on the london opera stage. she‘s appearing in orpheus in the underworld at the english national opera. however, on stage because of her deep baritone voice, she continues to play male roles. our arts correspondent, david sillito reports. hi. my name is lucia lucas and i am a professional opera singer. she sings opera. i am not trying to be a pioneer. i am trying to see how far i can get this to go and how long i can stay in the business because i hope that people in the future won‘t have the difficulties that i have had. lucia lucas. it has been more than five years before she decided the time had come to be her true self. the director of the opera comapny at the time said... "just one question — w

the sector with actual real sharks like kingpin of the commercial real estate sector so the very landlords who actually own the space from which we work is plying its wares can set up and are setting up their own lemonade stands as he calls them in the form of short term flexible occupancy co-working spaces copious support services and tie ins so we work is renting from huge commercial landlords in new york and they're renting a floor 2 or 3 floors in the building and then the same course the real estate agents are saying. wait we're going to do the same model we own the building and we're just going to do like we're going to offer a short term let's just well it's remarkable predatory behavior within a predatory nation within a predatory company that was going public thanks to a predatory bank j.p. morgan so it's a parasite rather than a predator or wrapped in a neural disease and diarrhea pretty much is how you would sum this up. remarkable to the point you just mentioned there's only one cardinal sin you can make in business. if you just fill it down to its essence and that would be to