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Kimberly White / Stringer Proposition C, a measure which will tax San Francisco’s largest companies in order to combat homelessness, passed on Tuesday. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been a vocal proponent of Prop C and hailed the victory in a tweet. Prop C would target Salesforce, which Benioff has estimated will pay between $ […]
Proposition C is a ballot measure in San Francisco that would tax the city’s largest corporations to provide relief in the city’s ongoing homelessness crisis. San Francisco’s biggest tech employer, Salesforce, and its CEO, Marc Benioff, have been the biggest advocates in favor of Prop C. The city’s second largest tech employer, Uber, has been […]
Enlarge / The Cambodian city of Angkor was once the largest in the world until vast swathes of the population decamped in the 15th century. Its famous temple, Angkor Wat (above), survived. (credit: Stefan Irvine/LightRocket/Getty Images) The Cambodian city of Angkor was once the largest in the world… then the vast majority of its inhabitants […]
Almost 2,000 years since it was buried beneath lava spewed by Mount Vesuvius, artifacts are still emerging from the lost city of Pompeii. Now new drone footage offers history buffs a visual treasure to savor from above. According to Pompeii expert and archaeologist Steven Ellis, the aerial tour through parts of the city’s ancient streets […]
Jacob Elliott for Ludovico and Michelangelo Mazzola at Compass A home in San Francisco’s ritzy Pacific Heights neighborhood has been privately listed off the market for $ 30 million, according to SF Curbed. That’s more than twice what it sold for just three years ago. The home at 2900 Vallejo St. once belonged to Vanessa […]
New York State Office of the Attorney General Evgeny “Gene” Freidman was commonly referred to as New York City’s Taxi King — notably by the New York attorney general’s office and the law firms that have filed suit against him. At one point, Freidman owned more than 800 taxi medallions, the metal plates on the […]
MANCHESTER City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after ending their troubled spell with a stylish 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side extended their lead over second-placed Manchester United to 16 points thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling at Wembley. Christian Eriksen […]
United managing director Richard Arnold has admitted expanding Old Trafford is a priority but it could leave them temporarily “homeless”. While Tottenham were able to seamlessly move out of White Hart Lane to play at Wembley, Manchester United’s options are severely limited. The current Old Trafford capacity is 74,994 with only Wembley, at 90,000, coming […]
Twitter/JJMagers A private charter helicopter crashed into New York City’s East River on Sunday evening. The aircraft, which belonged to Liberty Helicopters, hit the water and flipped over around East 90th Street between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. It had five passengers on board, all of whom have been confirmed dead. The pilot managed to escape […]
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