Lawsuits Archives - Page 3 of 8

Housing

COVID rent strips Latinx tenants in SF of savings, wealth, and security

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2021

El Tecolote survey shows that more than 75 percent of families lost all or most of their savings to preserve their housing during the pandemic.

Business + Tech

Can Big Tech really be regulated?

Amy Howerska - March 15, 2021

Hate speech and misinformation has multiplied and been weaponized -- but that may be changing.

News + Politics

Deaf advocacy group diversifies leadership—but now faces lawsuit

Caitlin Donohue - January 19, 2021

Board president resigns after her racially-charged video rocks the Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency community. But way forward may be blocked by legal challenge.

News + Politics

Breaking the law and abusing workers plays well on Wall Street

Tim Redmond - December 14, 2020

Breaking the law repeatedly, enabling thousands of evictions, ducking your taxes, overturning state labor codes, and abusing your workers seems to be a recipe...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: What Bolivia can teach the US about fair elections

Reese Erlich - October 23, 2020

The South American nation sets an example of how to undo a coup.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: New films storm the barricades, in myriad ways

Dennis Harvey - October 8, 2020

New movies embody the spirit of activism—and different spirits, too. Plus: American Indian and Filipino flicks, and a Woody Allen stinker.

Housing

Newsom, Chiu agree on bill that could lead to widespread evictions

Tim Redmond - August 28, 2020

Assemblymember David Chiu has reached a compromise with Gov. Gavin Newsom and the big landlord groups on a relatively limited bill to protect renters...

Business + Tech

Uber, Lyft drivers rally as state sues the companies

Garrett Leahy - August 8, 2020

On Thursday, about 50 Uber and Lyft drivers joined a caravan outside the Uber Greenlight Hub in Oakland demanding that the rideshare companies classify...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Sentiment averse

Dennis Harvey - July 31, 2020

Normally I wouldn’t bother explaining why a certain movie is not being covered in this column, but this weekend there’s a particular glut of ‘em, all...

Culture

Insurance companies deny 100s of COVID claims; venues sue

Garrett Leahy - June 16, 2020

When the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order began on March 19, owners of the East Bay music venue Ivy Room, thought that their business interruption insurance would...

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