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Call to Action: Save the Bike Path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
The board of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, will hear testimony Thursday/tomorrow May 2 on whether or not to ban anyone not in a motor-vehicle from crossing the Bay between Richmond and San Rafael. From Bike East Bay's web page:. ... the...
Signatures gathered to put rent control in San Anselmo up for public vote
San Anselmo Rent Control Referendum Surpasses Signature Goal in Record Time Petition Drive Puts New Rent Ordinance On Hold Pending Potential November Ballot Vote. On Thursday, May 2, citizens will assemble at San Anselmo Town Hall at 10 a.m. to deliver completed Rent Control Referendum petitions to the Town Clerk, thereby requiring the Town Council to either repeal the new San Anselmo Rent Ordinance 2024-1185 or put the ordinance on the ballot for a public vote in November 2024.
Det. Josh Wax honored as ‘Community Champion’
Novato Police Department Detective Josh Wax was honored as a “2024 Community Champion” at the Community Violence Solutions (CVS) Luncheon. Detective Wax is currently assigned as the Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse Detective investigating crimes against our community. He works with partner organizations to ensure victims are supported, heard, and have a better understanding of the Criminal Justice System. Detective Wax is committed to developing a safer community for all and helps survivors feel empowered while sharing their traumatic experiences.
Antitrust suit alleges 6 hotel chains, with Bay Area locations, colluded to fix prices
A major antitrust class action landed in federal court in San Francisco on Friday, alleging that six major hotel operators colluded to fix prices for their rooms using AI-powered software that provides pricing recommendations. Plaintiffs and proposed class representatives are eight individual consumers who stayed at one or more of the hotel chains in the last four years.The 41-page complaint alleges that Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc. or "IDeaS" of Minnesota, and its parent company, SAS Institute, Inc, created and licensed software called "G3 RMS," that is the hotel industry's leading "revenue management system."The defendants allegedly promote their system as...
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