Shutterstock In August, two Manhattan landlords were caught renting out illegal micro-apartments for $600 a month. Zillow provided Business Insider with a list of 36 US cities where you can legally rent an actual apartment for that much (or less). Of those 36 cities, Business Insider narrowed it down to a list of the largest […]
LA Church Leader Embezzled Millions, Uses Money to Buy Access to Disneyland’s Club 33
A magical meal at Disneyland | Wonho Frank Lee The ultra-exclusive club costs money, but not that much Federal agents from the Department of Justice are accusing a prominent former leader at the Los Angeles Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist of siphoning off more than $11 million from the organization in order to fund a […]
SGV Connect 47 – Catching up with Active SGV and David Diaz
We’re trying something new this week, both by hosting two podcasts in the same week and by conducting our first interview. In this episode both Damien Newton and Kris Fortin interview David Diaz, the director of the Streetsie Award-Winning Supergroup, Active SGV. We cover a lot of ground in this one. If you’re looking for […]
Hedge Fund Reaches Potential $2.7 Million Settlement Over Rent-to-Own Home Financing
Atalaya Capital Management agreed to pay restitution to more than 100 New York residents for its financial support of Vision Property Management. Source: NYT > Business – Matthew Goldstein
Brazil leader wants an apology before accepting $22 million fund to fight Amazon fires – CNBC
Brazil leader wants an apology before accepting $22 million fund to fight Amazon fires CNBC Brazil rejected millions in Amazon aid. Hours later, Bolsonaro hinted at a reversal CNN The Amazon Fires Are Intruding on Indigenous Lands The Atlantic Brazilian president demands apology before accepting $20M to help fight Amazon fires NBC News Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he might accept […]
The 10 best features of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 you might have missed
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider The Galaxy Note 10 from Samsung has a bunch of new features that are worth knowing about but easily missed. One of my favorite feature updates is the ability to convert handwritten notes into digital text, as well as searching for notes with keywords. It seems minor, but it makes a huge […]