we got a new landlord. this was the third since our wonderful john passed away who lived in the front unit. [please stand by] -[please stand b >> since they've been in, we were offered a buyout which we turned down, but we were given, like, i think about 10 days for us and the tenants below us to either accept or reject the buyout. once this started happening, i can't describe the kind of turmoil, the fears, you know, and you can't think. you know, you don't know where to turn. it's just all so sudden. in responding to the buyout offer, i basically said we would need more time to move out. they've given us three months to -- >> you've got to wrap up. >> [ indiscernible ] -- >> gail, i'll tell you what, i'm happy -- you know where i live. you know where my office is. we can meet offline. i'm happy to continue talking with you. >> good afternoon. theresa flederick, senior and disability action. i live in north beach. i know of 39 households within four blocks of where i live. and within two blocks, 39 househo

lastly, the amendment will push landlords to file by waiving any waiver of tenant rights if a landlord does not file on time with the rent board. so we submitted several amendments, actually at the request of the regular board, and each of these together are intended to help make sure the recording is done in a way that's easier to track. on page one, lines eight through 10, it will note that we now require landlords to include in the final buyout agreement identifying information about the location of the unit, same thing continues on page four, lines two to three, it specifies the agreement will show the parcel number. on page six, line six and seven and nine, reiterates the same, and lastly, page nine, line one and six we've deleted the march 1 operative date so it becomes effective 30 days after enactment. we have heard criticism from some interested parties that this legislation will discourage buyouts, and that is in some way, disadvantaged to tenants. on behalf of supervisor ronen, we want to make sure the goal of the board should be to preserve tenants in rent-controlled units.

small landlords that already own the units but are struggling to legalize them. >> reporter: in the walls of this victorian home could talk, they'd had quite the housing crisis problem to share. >> we liked the charm to it. >> we have a space that can really feel like hours and like a home. >> reporter: this is what affordable housing should look like in san francisco. it's a beautiful home in a nice neighborhood. the rent is below market rate, the tenants and landlord all actually like each other, and everyone wants to stale put. but because of conflicting city laws, this is all about to come apart. >> it's a total catch 22. >> reporter: eric is a small landlord in san francisco. this is his only rental property. upstairs in a 2 bedroom are 2 couples including brittany and frank. down stairs in a studio are matt, his girlfriend, and their dog banksy who crashed the interview a couple of times. matt's apartment is the apparent problem. >> i was pretty shocked when we heard why it was considered an illegal unit. >> reporter: the ceiling is off by a couple of inches. so are the floorboards,

equity mcd has been abused by landlords. i would like to voice to the supervisors how we could prevent the abuse. thank you. >> thank you for your testimony. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i am aaron. we own 1940 ocean avenue. according to the department of health there are two available mcd locations at 1545 and 1944 ocean. i am also an equity applicant in the process of applying for the retail cannabis space at 1940. my retail application will be blocked by whoever decides to move into the vacant mcd at 1944. my family's location is 1940 it is within the 600 feet. my location will be blocked. i believe this comes down to equity applicant versus applicant. the town of the little guys fighting for the same right to operate in san francisco. i request the legislation is amended so an equity grandfathered mcd cannot move into an equity applicant in the process of applying within 600 feet of that available location. if this passes it would disenfranchise me from operating a business in a building owned by my family my

the tenants and landlord all actually like each other, and everyone wants to stay put. but because of conflicting city laws, this is all about to come apart. >> it's a total catch 22. >> reporter: eric is a small landlord in san francisco. this is his only rental property. upstairs in a 2 bedroom are 2 couples including brittany and frank. downstairs in a studio are matt, his girlfriend and their dog banksy. matt's apartment is the apparent problem. >> i was pretty shocked when we heard why it was considered an illegal unit. >> reporter: the ceiling is off by a couple of inches. so are the floorboards. and ground water access isn't ideal. all of which make the unit technically illegal. something they only found out about after a neighbor complained. >> they could continue to fine me, i think it's $250 or $300 a day eric would have to tear up the sidewalk out front which would cost at least $50,000, and the excavation work needed to raise the moilings would costink needs to be done and that eric can't afford to do. >> it's extremely frustrating for someone who doesn't ha

we got a new landlord. this was the third since our wonderful john passed away who lived in the front unit. [please stand by] -[please stand b >> since they've been in, we were offered a buyout which we turned down, but we were given, like, i think about 10 days for us and the tenants below us to either accept or reject the buyout. once this started happening, i can't describe the kind of turmoil, the fears, you know, and you can't think. you know, you don't know where to turn. it's just all so sudden. in responding to the buyout offer, i basically said we would need more time to move out. they've given us three months to -- >> you've got to wrap up. >> [ indiscernible ] -- >> gail, i'll tell you what, i'm happy -- you know where i live. you know where my office is. we can meet offline. i'm happy to continue talking with you. >> good afternoon. theresa flederick, senior and disability action. i live in north beach. i know of 39 households within four blocks of where i live. and within two blocks, 39 househo

we got a new landlord.s the third since our wonderful john passed away who lived in the front unit. [please stand by] -[please stand b >> since they've been in, we were offered a buyout which we turned down, but we were given, like, i think about 10 days for us and the tenants below us to either accept or reject the buyout. once this started happening, i can't describe the kind of turmoil, the fears, you know, and you can't think. you know, you don't know where to turn. it's just all so sudden. in responding to the buyout offer, i basically said we would need more time to move out. they've given us three months to -- >> you've got to wrap up. >> [ indiscernible ] -- >> gail, i'll tell you what, i'm happy -- you know where i live. you know where my office is. we can meet offline. i'm happy to continue talking with you. >> good afternoon. theresa flederick, senior and disability action. i live in north beach. i know of 39 households within four blocks of where i live. and within two blocks, 39 households are

but we've also discovered that dodgy landlords have developed new, devious tactics.people placing genuine ads and contacting them directly rather than taking the risk of posting potentially illegal ads themselves. vicky was looking for accommodation in bristol on the website spareroom when she received an unexpected offer. so at what point was it that you started to think, "hm, something's not right here?" i got a text off someone saying, "are you still looking for somewhere to live?" and then theyjust kind of said i was up for living rent—free. so i asked, "how is it rent—free?" they said they wanted some discreet fun on the side. so being fairly obvious about what exactly is expected? yeah. how did that make you feel when you got that message? it made me feel disgusting. really, really horrible. and it's never something i've ever heard about before. i'd never have known that this was a thing. so for someone to just text me something like that is quite... itjust made me feel horrible. we asked spareroom for a statement and they told us... i hope i will hear from you

landlords and developers. and those people are the ones who are causing all these no-fault evictions. they advertise for them, they do trainings on them. they bring landlords into their offices in order to evict tenants. and the great thing about t.r.c. is that now we have a unified front against that and can, through, like a lot of owner move-in cases over the summer, a lot of them happened because of the right of school-age children to only be evicted after the school year, we saw a lot of cases come. a lot of them came through our office, so we could have a unified front, we knew what the eviction industry was doing to try to get -- [off mic] >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm a co-chair of democratic socialists of america's electoral arm. our organization alongside supervisor preston fought hard to make prop f a reality. we talked to our neighbors, canvassed, phone banked, fund-raised, we talked to lots of people in the city, we mobilized volunteers. we are proud of having a right to counsel law in san f

the landlord agreed to a meeting. >> they're quickly realizing this is a thing. the community is watching. now they seem more willing to come to the table. >> reporter: the housing issue likely propelled by the recent victory of moms for housing, activists who recently took over a vacant west oakland house and got the owner to sell to the lapd trust. >> i don't like the slow creep of i'm going to hold my rent and expect at some point in time to cause someone to make a decision to sell me the property. it feels heavy handed. >> we're trying to send a message to the community to fight back. >> reporter: abc7 tried to reach the building's owner, so far no response. in oakland, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> there's a new top dog at the westminster dog show. >> the best in show goes to the standard poodle. >> siba, am i the only one that's excited? >> note the silence. >> that's fine. the 3-year-old poodle won best in show, she's poised, she's a queen, but dog experts say don't be fooled. she's more than good looks. >> why are we showing that shot again? >> reggie, t

landlords and developers. and those people are the ones who are causing all these no-fault evictions. they advertise for them, they do trainings on them. they bring landlords into their offices in order to evict tenants. and the great thing about t.r.c. is that now we have a unified front against that and can, through, like a lot of owner move-in cases over the summer, a lot of them happened because of the right of school-age children to only be evicted after the school year, we saw a lot of cases come. a lot of them came through our office, so we could have a unified front, we knew what the eviction industry was doing to try to get -- [off mic] >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm a co-chair of democratic socialists of america's electoral arm. our organization alongside supervisor preston fought hard to make prop f a reality. we talked to our neighbors, canvassed, phone banked, fund-raised, we talked to lots of people in the city, we mobilized volunteers. we are proud of having a right to counsel law in san f

disputes but have you ever heard of a landlord doing this.onight at 11:00 we investigate a stunning battle between a bay area landlord and her tenant. >> there is video in the trial showing you going into the tenants apartment without permission, is that true. >> i never entered a premise that belongs to someone else. >> tonight at 11:00 on bay bridge news. we investigate. >>> i need your help right now. we're on the cusp of something really great. >>> at 5:00, the polls are open and the nation's first primary. a live report from new hampshire on the push for presidential candidates and what they're doing to try to get the votes. >>> and global outbreak. the new case of coronavirus in southern california and the new action leaders in the bay area are taking to stop its spread. >>> plus cutting costs. a contra costa county school district could be ready to lay off hundreds of teachers. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> and good tuesday morning. thanks for starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura gar

they don't plan to until the landlord sells the building to them. >>> a dog from menlo park made the westminster dog show. would little bono take home best in show? >>> record warmth today. there's a possibility of rain in our future. >>> first here's a look what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> nothing can prepare you for what you're about to see. are you still celebrating valentine's day, the holiday you invented? yes, but it kind of caught on as a fun fake [ fast-paced drumming ] >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma wrapping up a warm day but our rain fail deficit is growing. both san francisco and oakland close to 6 inches or above that below average and san jose near 5 inches below average when it comes to the rainfall deficit. now meteorologist sandhya patel will have the full accuweather forecast in just minutes. >>> thank you, drew. well, finding solutions to our ongoing housing crisis is one way abc 7 is building a better baarea. and tonight a group of oakland apartment tenants say their landlord has been unresponsive to their need

. >> you've heard of tenant/landlord disputes but have you ever heard of a landlord doing this?onight at 11:00 we investigate a stunning battle between a bay area landlord and her tenant. >> there is video in the trial showing you going into the tenant's apartment without permission, is that true? >> no, i have never entered a premise that belongs to someone else. >> tonight at 11:00 on bay area news. we investigate. tv just keeps getting better. how you watch it does too. this is xfinity x1. featuring the emmy award-winning voice remote. streaming services without changing passwords and input. live sports - with real-time stats and scores. access to the most 4k content. and your movies and shows to go. the best tv experience is the best tv value. xfinity x1. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the

they don't plan to until the landlord sells the building to them. >>> a dog from menlo park made the westminster dog show. would little bono take home best in show? >>> record warmth today. there's a possibility of rain in our future. >>> first here's a look what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> nothing can prepare you for what you're about to see. are you still celebrating valentine's day, the holiday you invented? yes, but it kind of caught on as a fun fake >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma wrapping up a warm day but our rain fail deficit is growing. both san francisco and oakland close to 6 inches or above that below average and san jose near 5 inches below average when it comes to the rainfall deficit. now meteorologist sandhya patel will have the full accuweather forecast in just minutes. >>> thank you, drew. well, finding solutions to our ongoing housing crisis is one way abc 7 is building a better bay area. and tonight a group of oakland apartment tenants say their landlord has been unresponsive to their needs while raising the re

we offer traditional landlords but long-term tenancy is encouraged. our lease terms are not finite and we rent to individuals seeking to live and stay in san francisco. the vast majority want to stay long-term and we offer lease terms because folks need it and they can't qualify or commit to a 12-month lease even if they wanted to. we've been working with supervisor peskin's office and though we understand we may not be the subject, intended subject of this legislation, we have proposed a select view clarifying amendments to the author and the staff to give our business the ability to operate in our hometown. the first is the definition be clarified to leases to tenant uses and the definition between 30 day expos30 days and three tr months. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm a native of san francisco, went to george washington and i live in the city and went to school in the city and worked at almost every hotel over my career. i'm currently the general manager for furnished quarters we're a family-owned company and we're 20 years in busin

that much is the truth. >> reporter: tension between landlord and the tenants escalated.ight months into their lease, they'd had enough. they moved out, sued west for a multitude of issues including negligence and harassment. turns out they weren't the first to rent and go. according to the tenants' attorney. >> it's just been an endless string of tenants who one after the other move in, one after the other move out, and they all have similar experiences. >> reporter: we found at least eight other kwlclaims against w dating back to 2004. also a dozen complaints to the board of building inspection and the sf rent board. last month a jury sided with the tenants. >> allegations made by these plaintiffs aren't necessarily true, and so if i choose not to defend myself here, it's because i have to do it in court. >> reporter: west agreed to talk outside her home last week. while she contends she is a good landlord, she told us she couldn't talk specifics about her case. for west, the lawsuit is far from over as she prepares to file a motion for a new trial. >> defendants are mo

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how the catch-22 is hurting landlords trying to survive the crisis. good morning. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. >>> let's get right over to mary lee with a look at the forecast. >> we are looking at warmer temperatures as we head through today. so yesterday was a warm one with above average temps. we're going to do it again today. maybe a touch cooler, looking at one temps as we head through our afternoon and into some mild start the day. we are at 53 degrees in concord. low 60s oakland, livermore, san francisco, 50 for you in found her say with clear skies and mid-40s for santa rosa. so our winds looking at breezy conditions in livermore at 14. seven in concord. looking at 8 mile-per-hour winds in santa rosa. as we head through today, looking at those highs topping out at 67 in san francisco. 69, oakland. 70 in fremont as well as for san jose and 76 for for santa rosa. we will talk about a cooldown as we head through next several days. details on that coming up. now let's check in with gianna. and how's that commute? >> it is busy, mary. we got a tro

of a landlord doing this? >> i wish i had put up cameras a lot sooner. i never felt safe in my own home. tonight at 11:00 we investigate a stunning battle between a bay area landlord and her tenant. >> there is video in the trial showing you going into the tenant's apartment without permission, is that true? >> no, i never entered a premise that belongs to someone else. >> tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. we investigate. obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. which of your devices are protected by daily

the victim defense center said landline landlords will kick out complaining tenants. we also found incomplete or missing enforcement records or follow-up failures with the city of oakland. rental advocate group said they have seen significant problems with the city requiring an overhaul of the entire system. that is what they think it will take. >> we want to ask you what is the city going to do to change this. you are having is getting any answers from the department >> it was so discouraging despite all of the emails, text messages, and phone calls. ivan reach out to individual inspectors and many never got back to me. the city would only provide data. i wanted to be able to sit down with someone and ask those questions because it is not fair that these people living with low incomes have to live in those sorts of conditions. >> any number of life- threatening issues can turn deadly, and you have exposed that here. i wonder if there will be follow-up now. >> i sure hope so. the biggest thing is we were setting out to do a story about children who were getting sick f

if given approval, landlords won't be able to ask about criminal history.andlords can still look up people on the safe sex offender industry but only after providing a conditional offer to that potential renter. >>> a new housing program in oakland is helping people who lost their homes. rob ross spoke with a 77-year- old woman that said it kept her from becoming homeless. >> a woman 77 years old wasn't aware of where she was going to go. washington's home for the last two years has been an apartment in this building. she says her building was sold. she was facing a rent increase and eventually faced an eviction notice. through a program called "keep oakland housed" it gave her emergency rent money to keep her stabilize and in her apartment. >> this is not uncommon. we have in our housing clinics we have numerous people that walk through our door. >> washington is one of approximately 4,000 people who were in imminent risk of homelessness the past year and a half who managed to keep a roof over their heads through oakland house. the city works with three no

small landlords like this man who readily owned these units are struggli to liioinhis idered iegal right now because of the ceiling and floor boards being off by a couple of inches. to legalize it he would have to pay more than $250,000 for excavation work, something he says he cannot afford. >>> two conflicting symphysis the laws are play, the first is an ordinance that allows landlords to bring illegal in law units onto the market without a permit. a second law makes it difficult for landlords to remove any unit legal or not from the unit so eric would have to be granted a hearing by the planning commission to remove the unit. >> dealing with the planning commission and the planning fro's history is sort of san like playing russian roulette. >> he said he just heard from the planning department and he says right now it looks like his only option is to remove the unit. the hearing has been set to consider the removal in april. >>> we want to hear your housing stories and ideas, you can send them to us, project home@cbs.com. >>> sprint and t-mobile but joining forces, how to make her mer

now they say they'd like to buy the landlord out. half of the building's 14 tenants have been on a strike. tenants are working with two community groups in hopes of buying the building. >> they are actually willing to sit down and negotiate the sale of the property which we see as a fantastic win. >> now, the tenants say that they were inspired by the moms for housing group. the moms who took over a west oakland home who were evicted and now working with an oakland community group to buy that home. >>> today the grand opening of the tiny homes. the finishing touches were made earlier this week on the homes. each one has its own bathroom is a shower and a kitchen. the new residents will move in starting at 9:00 this morning. >>> our time is 4:49. transportation officials are still debating on whether to put bus-only lanes on the bridge. having bus-only lanes could help reduce traffic jams but there are other fixes that have to take place first. a traffic study found there's more congestion at the approaches to the bridge during peak c

why one group of tenants demanding their landlord sell them the building. violent robbery in broad daylight. a man in oakland, you can see him in this video, held up at gun point while cleaning out his car. >> that is infuriating. right now something that is not infuriating, you can see that we are way up this morning, 217 points on the stock market. more on all these stories just ahead. first some other good news, and that is our weather today. it's going to be another stunner. >> yeah, real nice day today. not the record highs we had yesterday. so we'll substitute the 70s and 80s for 60s and one 70 out there. reason being is we have less wind. we're up to 25 degrees cooler in half moon bay where it's 37 degrees. that means it was 62 this time yesterday. it's 52 in daly city. san bruno, 51. everyone else in the 40s until you get to menlo park. 45 at san jose. 4 44 at hayward. 38 in the north bay. bay bridge toll plaza, it's about 51 degrees. driving, breezy no more. no fog. just have to dress a little bit warmer if you're going to be out in the elements. s

we expose a bay area landlord once called one of oakland's worst was still in business. >>> dozens of rvs and cameras order to move. the plans install boulders along a street in the east bay to those campers don't return. we tried to get the politicians to deal with the problem. but they wouldn't. so we took it to the voters and forced big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs. we fought oil companies for new clean air laws and closed a billion dollar corporate tax loophole to fund public schools. by going directly to the people we got results. that's not something you see a lot of from washington these days. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. let's make change happen. >>> starting tomorrow the city of fremont plans install large boulders on one city street. >>> the aim is to keep people from parking there specifically the homeless who moved in recent months.>> reporter: the signs are up along cato road. the deadline is approaching. according to the city of fremont all rvs must be moved to tomorrow. >>> everybody knows -- >> reporter: this area is home to big companies

that would have disclosed the quality of the property landlords would have to maintain properties in return when tenants left. the speculator is the population similar to those that fell victim to subprime mortgages helping low income families that could not qualify for traditional mortgages attain homeownership. homeownership meant poor quality without traditional consumer protection. the family who thought bought the property must finance the repair which made it necessary for expenditures to lead them to default and leave their homes. caught up in making the house livable for a larger family never that concerned that they weren't paying the property taxes. most states including michigan does not require contracts to be recorded by february 2016 at least 300 properties of a primary participant a dallas-based asset management firm entered foreclosure for nonpayment of property taxes. purchasing more than 6400 single-family properties from the government-sponsored lender fannie mae at an average price of $8000 and then resold on land contracts. by that time he and his family had grow

's new tonight, the ultimatum for their landlord. >> and oakland tradition is in the spotlight. >>> i'm in the newsroom with dramatic new video out of southern california, a security camera captures the moment of a violent crash. watch as the suspected proposed police were chasing the car in the moment of impact. >> at least two people are in custody, one person was seen rusting running away from the scene. other suspects were tracked trapped in the wreckage of the crash. the truck driver was also taken to the hospital. >> it was scary, i came from work surrounded by police officers. >> no officers were hurt. that cruiser is still working to clear all of the wreckage. >>> a scary scene in anaheim at a hockey game between the docks and the blues, shortly after finishing his shift, the defenseman collapsed on the bench. he was carried out of the arena on a stretcher although he did appear to be awake and alert. a statement was issued saying he suffered a cardiac episode but has been taken to the hospital. the rest of the game has been postponed. >>> a group says they went on a strike, pro

this is restricted just to landlords. and the high level of displacement that you see in san francisco is because landlords have pulled their units off the market. this is a known fact, because of the legislation crafted by people like aaron peskin and his colleagues there at the board of supervisors, along with the rent board, have stripped the rights from the landlords, not just to restrict rent increases, but also have restricted landlords from being able to maintain their properties appropriately. i think that this really needs some addressing as the former speakers have allowed. i think this is -- will not address the housing crisis as tent right activists say. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> i am really hoping we move quickly on this legislation. i hope that we also learn the lessons that we did experience with short-term rentals. that was several years of trying to regulate a business that started without asking, had refused taxes to be paid, et cetera. so i hope that we can take those lessons and apply that

this was rot owners of commercial spaces that sit is empty for more than six months it passed and landlordsill have until 2021 to bring business back and avoid fines that could ramp up to 1,000 per square foot. i'll see you later. vo: he had already taken the giving pledge to give his money to charity, when this californian walked away from his billion dollar company for good. he drives a chevy volt, flies commercial, and spends his days building grassroots campaigns for social and environmental justice. why? tom steyer believes every child deserves the same opportunities as his. a healthy planet. good schools. quality healthcare, living wage jobs, and life without fear of discrimination. tom: i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new dwoomts in the college admissions scandal. theç lawyer for lori loughlin claims new evidence exonerates the couple in the admissions scandal. miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: overnight the latest twist in the ongoing college admissions scandal. the lawyer for lori loughlin and her fashion designer husband arguing that new evidence

they also want to buy the property from the landlord. ktvu's henry lee talked to one tenant today about the problems and the plan. >> reporter: francisco perez has done many of the repairs over the past two decades at his apartment in oakland's fruitvale district. >> the leaking pipes and stuff, drainage. the wood was all rotted out. >> reporter: rotted out, while the rent went up. so for the past four months, the retired roofer has been on a rent strike, along with half of the building's 14 tenants. they say the landlord has failed to maintain the building, even while raising the rent. >> how come he doesn't want to take care of us? we're so easy. we're not demanding anything too fancy or anything. >> reporter: the rebellion comes with a twist. the renters hope the landlord will sell the building to them, so they can take over the responsibility themselves. they're working with two groups that supported mom's for housing, in which several mothers took over a west oakland home before being evicted. the mothers are hoping to buy that home

they arranged an agreement with the landlord there for all the units. and that is unusual.es, it will be, and the apartment association has told us that most owners will limit the number of units that can be used for this purpose to maybe 10% or so of the total in the building. so sonder, the arrangement at 2100 market was unusual. i think there might be one other in san francisco at 21st and capp that is the same type of arrangement. but most of the companies are not doing it that way, at least at the present time, most of the landlords are not allowing for all units to be converted to that purpose. so that is a summary of the report. i think that we have more information in the document about job growth in san francisco, the nature of job growth, the increase in what's high-wage jobs that are particularly in the tech industry but also in professional services and how that dovetails with industry growth in the intermediate-length occupancy market nationally, we think it's very relevant here, it seems to be growing. there's certainly a lot of money to be made in it. one can

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the ultimatum they're giving their landlord. >> and heart stopping video of a commuter taking a very risky ride on muni. >>> right now at 7:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the man accused of stabbing nia wilson to death on a bart platform tells a jury what he was thinking at the time. good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. kpix 5's juliette goodrich reports the suspect's rambling testimony included accusations about aliens. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the defendant threw quite a temper tantrum in the courtroom calling the prosecutor disrespectful, and the prosecution fired back saying the defendant was quote putting on a show. dressed in conservative clothing, john lee cowell's testimony continued down an unusual path. he claimed the wilson sisters were aliens that kidnapped his grandmother and threatened to assault her. his attorney claims he's not mentally competent for trial. a court appointed psychologist disagreed. >> i don't know what planet he got from from. that's just absurd. no, it doesn't make any sense. we are not aliens. if i'm an alien, you on

so, councils are increasingly reliant on other private landlords.ne who is rich enough can buy and convert an office block. there are no rules on the size rooms should be, and they don't even have to have windows. this is thanks to permitted development rights, introduced in 2013 to address the lack of housing. developers don't need planning permission. hailed as a bold new business model, 511,000 offices have already been converted across the country. in harlow they have the highest proportion of office block to housing conversions than anywhere else in england. in all, 12 form office blocks have been converted in harlow, creating nearly 1100 rooms. the housing charity shelter has campaigned against them. the permitted development rights basically means that people can get around planning permission rules and convert, for example, office blocks into temporary accommodation for large amounts of people, putting them in tiny little units. it is totally inappropriate and it is allowing even more public money to be poured into the pockets of individuals

but this at the landlords in the vendor support you we are going to put money in.ve a problem. maria: you broke the news on mornings with maria on friday you were closing stores. you had to close doors as we can correct? >> correct so we hired a restructuring company ber g berkeley research group, and they have been working with us going through every one of our 141 stores and looking at which of the stores are unprofitable. if we get rid of those unprofitable stores, then we have all stores who are for-profit move forward. it was excruciating. we told the people on thursday, family and some of the managers have been ten, 20, 30 years. it was heartbreaking. you're trying to find a home somewhere and do whatever we can in any way possible. it's just heartbreaking. maria: you are an incredible person. are you willing to take on a different approach, direct consumer, are you willing to do different things to keep going? >> we have to come at the end of the day if you don't change or die. so the question is how do you create that experience that people will want to com