Anti-Chinese Graffiti in S.F. Investigated as Hate Crime
Police in southeast San Francisco are investigating a string of anti-Chinese spray-painted taggings, which were discovered this past weekend, as both acts of vandalism and hate crimes.
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China Worries About Greece as Everyone Worries About China
China is teetering on the edge of a 1929-style stock market meltdown, and Greece might be about to exit the Euro. China is worried about what the Grexit, or an even larger collapse of the Euro, might do to its house-of-cards stock market. Everybody else is worried about what a Chinese collapse could do to their markets, especially since Western socialists have sold so much of their own nations to China over the years.
Jennifer Aniston Fights Construction of ‘Giga-Mansions’ Near Her Bel Air Home
Residents of the affluent Los Angeles neighborhoods of Beverly Hills and Bel Air, including actress Jennifer Aniston, are speaking out against the construction of sprawling mega homes in their once-quiet communities.
Donald Trump Is the Only 2016 Candidate with His Own Board Game. And Yes, It’s Actually Really Good
In 2015, Trump: The Game very much still exists– in thrift shops and eBay listings nationwide. Your authors were fortunate enough to snatch up some copies and play, and discover the buried lead about Trump: The Game that everyone reviewing it has missed: it is incredibly fun.
Dallas-Ft. Worth: Red Hot Real Estate, Sizzling Home Prices
S&P data showed that the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) real estate market is red hot: home prices jumped 9.3 percent, twice the national average of 4.1 percent. Only San Francisco at 10.3 percent and Denver, at 10 percent, rose higher.
Liz Warren: Fiery Class-War Populist, House-Flipping Profiteer
Our tax and regulatory systems should be prudently administered to protect property rights and the free, honest flow of commerce. Instead, we’re subjected to value judgments and accusations of bad faith from politicians who refuse to entertain such criticism of themselves.
Expert: American Babies ‘Status Symbols’ for New Chinese Elite
Pregnant Chinese nationals have reportedly been coming to the United States for decades in order to give birth and claim U.S. citizenship for their children. Many newly-rich Chinese have done so not only to secure the benefits and protections that come with U.S. citizenship, but also, according to court documents and media reports, as a show of wealth and status.
Austin, Houston Among US Cities With Highest Rent Increases
Two Texas cities — Austin and Houston — are among the top ten metropolitan areas in the United States that had the highest percentage increases in rental prices last year. San Francisco and San Jose, California were ranked first and second, both with median rent prices of over $3,000 per month. Austin was ranked sixth and Houston eighth.
Collapse of China’s Real Estate Could Be Next Financial ‘Black Swan’ Disaster
China’s Shanghai futures market crashed by the maximum 10 percent, and trading was suspended on January 19th, while Shanghai Composite Index fell by 7.7 percent. Both events were the worst day of trading since shortly after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy launched the financial crisis six years ago.
High Housing Costs Push Hundreds of Thousands of Low, Middle-Income Workers out of California
High housing costs across the Golden State are causing hundreds of thousands of low and middle-income workers to pack up and leave for other states.
