foreclosures

Fighting foreclosure in East Oakland

Casey Miner — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:32:25 +0000

Bruce Mirken is conducting what seems like a high-profile auction in New York City.

“As you can see,” he says to the gathered crowd, “we’re auctioning this lovely Manhattan luxury condo that was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Blankfein back in 2008 for $26 million. I wish you could see the lobby of this building. It’s bigger than some small countries!”

Occupy Bernal: Occupy at the local level

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:07:35 +0000

It’s Sunday afternoon, and two-dozen San Francisco homeowners and activists are gathered in front of venture capitalist Peter Briger’s house, in the wealthy South Bay suburb of Atherton chanting, “Come out and talk to us! Don’t throw us under the bus!”

Briger is co-chairman of Fortress Investment Group, which owns the company foreclosing on some of the demonstrators’ homes. A protest two weeks earlier at the downtown San Francisco offices of the company did not draw a response, so they are taking their concerns to Briger’s home.

The toll foreclosures take on public health

Ben Trefny — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:58:02 +0000

Researchers have been starting to study how the recession will affect our health in the coming years. Dr. Sanjay Basu is a researcher at UCSF. KALW's Ben Trefny visited him at San Francisco General Hospital and asked him how he has seen impoverished conditions conspire to bring down one’s physical and emotional health.

Today on Your Call: How are people acting locally to stop foreclosures?

Ali Budner — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:22:15 +0000

Connecting the Dots: Afternoon edition for Monday, February 27, 2012

Judy Silber — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:02:06 +0000

California's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office has released a report stating Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget for the next fiscal year is $6.5 billion short...